Chandragupta Maurya
E139579
Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of one of ancient India’s largest and most powerful empires, ruling from Pataliputra and laying the foundations for the Mauryan dynasty’s political and administrative systems.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chandragupta Maurya canonical | 32 |
| Chandragupta Maurya (by marriage into Mauryan family) | 1 |
| emperor Chandragupta Maurya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1223229 — 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: Chandragupta Maurya Context triple: [Maurya Empire, foundedBy, Chandragupta Maurya]
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A.
Ashoka
Ashoka was a 3rd-century BCE Mauryan emperor of India renowned for his vast empire, conversion to Buddhism, and promotion of nonviolence and moral governance.
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B.
Dasharatha
Dasharatha is the legendary king of Ayodhya in Hindu mythology, best known as the father of Lord Rama.
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C.
Rajasuya
Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
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D.
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great was a 4th-century BCE king of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in ancient history and spread Greek culture across the Near East.
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E.
Babur
Babur was a Central Asian conqueror and the first Mughal emperor, who established Mughal rule in the Indian subcontinent in the early 16th century.
- 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: Chandragupta Maurya Target entity description: Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of one of ancient India’s largest and most powerful empires, ruling from Pataliputra and laying the foundations for the Mauryan dynasty’s political and administrative systems.
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A.
Ashoka
Ashoka was a 3rd-century BCE Mauryan emperor of India renowned for his vast empire, conversion to Buddhism, and promotion of nonviolence and moral governance.
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B.
Dasharatha
Dasharatha is the legendary king of Ayodhya in Hindu mythology, best known as the father of Lord Rama.
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C.
Rajasuya
Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
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D.
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great was a 4th-century BCE king of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in ancient history and spread Greek culture across the Near East.
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E.
Babur
Babur was a Central Asian conqueror and the first Mughal emperor, who established Mughal rule in the Indian subcontinent in the early 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
emperor
ⓘ
founder of state or dynasty ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| advisor | Chanakya ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
Magadha ⓘ Pataliputra ⓘ |
| capital | Pataliputra ⓘ |
| child | Bindusara ⓘ |
| conflict |
conflict with Seleucid Empire
ⓘ
wars against the Nanda dynasty ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Jainism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Maurya Empire ⓘ |
| culture | Indian ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Karnataka
ⓘ
Shravanabelagola ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Maurya dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Maurya Empire
|
| era |
3rd century BCE
ⓘ
4th century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indian ⓘ |
| familyName |
Maurya
ⓘ
linked to:
Maurya Empire
|
| founded |
Maurya Empire
ⓘ
Maurya dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Maurya Empire
|
| knownFor |
being one of the earliest Indian emperors to rule a vast unified territory
ⓘ
founding the Maurya Empire ⓘ laying foundations of Mauryan political and administrative systems ⓘ |
| language |
Prakrit
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| legacy |
influence on Arthashastra’s political thought tradition
ⓘ
model for later Indian imperial governance ⓘ |
| mentor | Chanakya ⓘ |
| name | Chandragupta Maurya ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
conclusion of a treaty with Seleucus I Nicator
ⓘ
creation of one of ancient India’s largest empires ⓘ defeat of the Nanda dynasty ⓘ development of a standing army for the Maurya Empire ⓘ establishment of a centralized bureaucracy ⓘ establishment of provincial governance under imperial control ⓘ expansion of territory across northern India ⓘ introduction of standardized taxation in his empire ⓘ |
| notableWork |
establishment of centralized imperial administration in ancient India
ⓘ
unification of large parts of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Emperor of the Maurya Empire
ⓘ
founder of the Maurya dynasty ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Magadha
ⓘ
northern Indian subcontinent ⓘ northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| relative | Ashoka ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| residence | Pataliputra ⓘ |
| studentOf | Chanakya ⓘ |
| successor | Bindusara ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient India ⓘ |
| treaty | peace treaty with Seleucus I Nicator involving territorial exchanges ⓘ |
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Subject: Chandragupta Maurya Description of subject: Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of one of ancient India’s largest and most powerful empires, ruling from Pataliputra and laying the foundations for the Mauryan dynasty’s political and administrative systems.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
ancient India
subject linked to:
Amitrochates
subject linked to:
Amitrochates
subject linked to:
Subhadrangi (traditional identification as Ashoka’s mother)
linked to: Chandragupta Maurya
linked to: Chandragupta Maurya
subject linked to:
Chandragiri hill