King Shalya
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King Shalya is a prominent monarch in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the ruler of Madra and a formidable warrior who plays a complex role in the Kurukshetra War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King Shalya canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20237696 — 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: King Shalya Context triple: [Madra, associatedWith, King Shalya]
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A.
King Parikshit
King Parikshit is a legendary Kuru monarch in Hindu tradition, renowned as the grandson of Arjuna and the central listener of the teachings narrated in the Bhagavata Purana.
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B.
King Shantanu
King Shantanu is a legendary monarch of the Kuru dynasty in the Indian epic Mahabharata, best known as the father of Bhishma and a key ancestor of the Pandavas and Kauravas.
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C.
Ikshvaku
Ikshvaku is a legendary king in Hindu tradition regarded as the founder of the Ikshvaku (Solar) dynasty, from which many prominent rulers, including Lord Rama, are said to descend.
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D.
Khshathra Vairya
Khshathra Vairya is one of the Amesha Spentas in Zoroastrianism, embodying ideal dominion, just rule, and the divine power that protects and orders the world.
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E.
Kushadhvaja
Kushadhvaja is a figure in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as the brother of King Janaka of Mithila and a royal of the Videha dynasty.
- 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: King Shalya Target entity description: King Shalya is a prominent monarch in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the ruler of Madra and a formidable warrior who plays a complex role in the Kurukshetra War.
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A.
King Parikshit
King Parikshit is a legendary Kuru monarch in Hindu tradition, renowned as the grandson of Arjuna and the central listener of the teachings narrated in the Bhagavata Purana.
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B.
King Shantanu
King Shantanu is a legendary monarch of the Kuru dynasty in the Indian epic Mahabharata, best known as the father of Bhishma and a key ancestor of the Pandavas and Kauravas.
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C.
Ikshvaku
Ikshvaku is a legendary king in Hindu tradition regarded as the founder of the Ikshvaku (Solar) dynasty, from which many prominent rulers, including Lord Rama, are said to descend.
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D.
Khshathra Vairya
Khshathra Vairya is one of the Amesha Spentas in Zoroastrianism, embodying ideal dominion, just rule, and the divine power that protects and orders the world.
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E.
Kushadhvaja
Kushadhvaja is a figure in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as the brother of King Janaka of Mithila and a royal of the Videha dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.