Magadha
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Magadha was an ancient Indian kingdom and region in the eastern Gangetic plain that became a powerful political and cultural center, forming the core of several major empires.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magadha canonical | 27 |
| Magadha region | 11 |
| Magadh | 2 |
| Magadha kingdom | 2 |
| Ancient Magadha | 1 |
| Magadha Empire | 1 |
| Magadha Mahajanapada | 1 |
| Magadha–Vaishali area | 1 |
| ancient Magadha kingdom | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1223264 — 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.
Target entity: Magadha Context triple: [Maurya Empire, territoryIncludes, Magadha]
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A.
Mahakoshal region
The Mahakoshal region is a historical and cultural area in central India, largely corresponding to parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh and known for its diverse tribal communities and rich linguistic and cultural heritage.
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B.
Mithila region
The Mithila region is a historic and cultural area in the eastern Indian subcontinent, primarily in northern Bihar and parts of Nepal, known for its Maithili language, rich literary heritage, and distinctive Mithila (Madhubani) painting tradition.
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C.
Bundeli
Bundeli is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Bundelkhand region of central India, encompassing parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
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D.
Braj
Braj is a culturally significant region in northern India traditionally associated with the life and legends of the Hindu deity Krishna.
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E.
Shan States
The Shan States were a collection of semi-autonomous, traditionally ruled principalities in what is now eastern Myanmar, historically inhabited by the Shan people and later organized as a distinct administrative region under British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Magadha Target entity description: Magadha was an ancient Indian kingdom and region in the eastern Gangetic plain that became a powerful political and cultural center, forming the core of several major empires.
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A.
Mahakoshal region
The Mahakoshal region is a historical and cultural area in central India, largely corresponding to parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh and known for its diverse tribal communities and rich linguistic and cultural heritage.
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B.
Mithila region
The Mithila region is a historic and cultural area in the eastern Indian subcontinent, primarily in northern Bihar and parts of Nepal, known for its Maithili language, rich literary heritage, and distinctive Mithila (Madhubani) painting tradition.
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C.
Bundeli
Bundeli is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Bundelkhand region of central India, encompassing parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
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D.
Braj
Braj is a culturally significant region in northern India traditionally associated with the life and legends of the Hindu deity Krishna.
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E.
Shan States
The Shan States were a collection of semi-autonomous, traditionally ruled principalities in what is now eastern Myanmar, historically inhabited by the Shan people and later organized as a distinct administrative region under British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mahajanapada
ⓘ
ancient Indian kingdom ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| associatedLanguage | Magadhi Prakrit ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Chota Nagpur Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Chotanagpur plateau
Ganges ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges River
Son River ⓘ Vindhya Range ⓘ
surface form:
Vindhya range
|
| capital |
Pataliputra
ⓘ
Rajgir ⓘ
surface form:
Rajagriha
|
| coreOfEmpire |
Gupta Empire
ⓘ
Haryanka dynasty realm ⓘ Maurya Empire ⓘ Nanda Empire ⓘ Shishunaga dynasty realm ⓘ |
| culturalCenterFor |
Buddhist monastic learning
ⓘ
Jain monastic traditions ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
4th century BCE
ⓘ
6th century BCE ⓘ |
| importantCity |
Gaya
ⓘ
Nalanda ⓘ Pataliputra ⓘ Rajgir ⓘ
surface form:
Rajagriha
|
| knownFor |
early state formation
ⓘ
iron production ⓘ military strength ⓘ political power ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Indo-Gangetic Plain ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Gangetic plain
|
| locatedInPresentDay |
Bihar
ⓘ
parts of Jharkhand ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Ganges
ⓘ
Son River ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Buddhist texts
ⓘ
Jain texts ⓘ Puranas ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mahajanapada period
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahajanapadas
|
| ruler |
Ajātaśatru
ⓘ
surface form:
Ajatashatru
Ashoka ⓘ Bimbisara ⓘ Bindusara ⓘ Chandragupta Maurya ⓘ Mahapadma Nanda ⓘ |
| siteOf |
Nalanda
ⓘ
surface form:
Nalanda Mahavihara
|
| timePeriod | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Magadha Description of subject: Magadha was an ancient Indian kingdom and region in the eastern Gangetic plain that became a powerful political and cultural center, forming the core of several major empires.
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.