Gandhara royal family
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The Gandhara royal family is the legendary ruling dynasty of the ancient kingdom of Gandhara, prominently featured in the Indian epic Mahabharata through figures such as King Subala, Shakuni, and Gandhari.
All labels observed (1)
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| Gandhara royal family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19293095 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gandhara royal family Context triple: [Subala, relatedToDynasty, Gandhara royal family]
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Hindu Shahi dynasty
The Hindu Shahi dynasty was a medieval ruling family in the Kabul and Gandhara regions of northwest South Asia, known for its Hindu kings who resisted early Islamic invasions before being conquered by the Ghaznavids around the 10th–11th centuries.
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Khandavala dynasty
The Khandavala dynasty was a historical ruling lineage associated with the Maithil people of the Mithila region in the eastern Indian subcontinent.
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Aulikara dynasty
The Aulikara dynasty was an ancient Indian ruling family that governed parts of central and western India, particularly around present-day Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, during the early historic period.
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Gupta family
The Gupta family was an influential ruling lineage in ancient India that founded the Later Gupta dynasty in the Magadha region, contributing to a period of significant political and cultural development.
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Nishapuri dynasty
The Nishapuri dynasty was a ruling family of Persian origin that produced several notable Mughal-era nobles in South Asia, including the influential 18th-century Nawab of Awadh, Shuja-ud-Daula.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gandhara royal family Target entity description: The Gandhara royal family is the legendary ruling dynasty of the ancient kingdom of Gandhara, prominently featured in the Indian epic Mahabharata through figures such as King Subala, Shakuni, and Gandhari.
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A.
Hindu Shahi dynasty
The Hindu Shahi dynasty was a medieval ruling family in the Kabul and Gandhara regions of northwest South Asia, known for its Hindu kings who resisted early Islamic invasions before being conquered by the Ghaznavids around the 10th–11th centuries.
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B.
Khandavala dynasty
The Khandavala dynasty was a historical ruling lineage associated with the Maithil people of the Mithila region in the eastern Indian subcontinent.
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C.
Aulikara dynasty
The Aulikara dynasty was an ancient Indian ruling family that governed parts of central and western India, particularly around present-day Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, during the early historic period.
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D.
Gupta family
The Gupta family was an influential ruling lineage in ancient India that founded the Later Gupta dynasty in the Magadha region, contributing to a period of significant political and cultural development.
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E.
Nishapuri dynasty
The Nishapuri dynasty was a ruling family of Persian origin that produced several notable Mughal-era nobles in South Asia, including the influential 18th-century Nawab of Awadh, Shuja-ud-Daula.
- F. None of above. chosen
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