Mahakosala
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Mahakosala was an ancient Indian king of the Kosala kingdom, remembered primarily as the father of Queen Mahamaya, the mother of Gautama Buddha.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mahakosala canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19594641 — 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: Mahakosala Context triple: [Kosala kingdom, notableRuler, Mahakosala]
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A.
Mahishya
Mahishya is a prominent agrarian and artisan community from Bengal, historically influential in regional society, economy, and social reform movements.
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B.
Mahapach
Mahapach is the popular Hebrew nickname for Israel’s 1977 election, marking the historic political upheaval in which the right-wing Likud party first came to power and ended decades of Labor dominance.
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C.
Lomaharshana
Lomaharshana is an ancient sage and storyteller in Hindu tradition, known as the disciple of Vyasa and the father of the narrator Ugrashravas Sauti.
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D.
Kumbhandas
Kumbhandas was a prominent 16th-century devotional poet-saint of the Pushtimarg tradition, known for his heartfelt compositions dedicated to Lord Krishna.
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E.
Lambodara
Lambodara is an epithet of the Hindu deity Ganesha, highlighting his distinctive pot-bellied form and role as the remover of obstacles.
- 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: Mahakosala Target entity description: Mahakosala was an ancient Indian king of the Kosala kingdom, remembered primarily as the father of Queen Mahamaya, the mother of Gautama Buddha.
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A.
Mahishya
Mahishya is a prominent agrarian and artisan community from Bengal, historically influential in regional society, economy, and social reform movements.
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B.
Mahapach
Mahapach is the popular Hebrew nickname for Israel’s 1977 election, marking the historic political upheaval in which the right-wing Likud party first came to power and ended decades of Labor dominance.
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C.
Lomaharshana
Lomaharshana is an ancient sage and storyteller in Hindu tradition, known as the disciple of Vyasa and the father of the narrator Ugrashravas Sauti.
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D.
Kumbhandas
Kumbhandas was a prominent 16th-century devotional poet-saint of the Pushtimarg tradition, known for his heartfelt compositions dedicated to Lord Krishna.
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E.
Lambodara
Lambodara is an epithet of the Hindu deity Ganesha, highlighting his distinctive pot-bellied form and role as the remover of obstacles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.