King Mahasena
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King Mahasena was a 4th-century Sri Lankan monarch known for his extensive religious reforms, large-scale irrigation works, and controversial patronage of non-Theravada Buddhist sects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King Mahasena canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22215705 — 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 Mahasena Context triple: [Mahavamsa, coversReignOf, King Mahasena]
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A.
Prince Dutugemunu
Prince Dutugemunu was a legendary Sri Lankan prince and later king renowned for unifying much of the island by defeating the Chola ruler Elara and strengthening Sinhalese Buddhist culture.
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B.
Prince of Lanka
Prince of Lanka is a mythological royal title associated with the demon kingdom of Lanka in the Indian epic Ramayana, most notably borne by the warrior prince Meghanada (also known as Indrajit), son of the demon king Ravana.
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C.
King of Lanka
King of Lanka is the mythological monarch of the island kingdom of Lanka in the Hindu epic Ramayana, most famously ruled by the demon-king Ravana.
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D.
Mihirakula
Mihirakula was a 6th-century Huna ruler in northern India, historically remembered for his military campaigns and reputed cruelty.
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E.
Anandapala
Anandapala was a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty in northwestern India who is best known for resisting Mahmud of Ghazni’s invasions in the early 11th 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: King Mahasena Target entity description: King Mahasena was a 4th-century Sri Lankan monarch known for his extensive religious reforms, large-scale irrigation works, and controversial patronage of non-Theravada Buddhist sects.
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A.
Prince Dutugemunu
Prince Dutugemunu was a legendary Sri Lankan prince and later king renowned for unifying much of the island by defeating the Chola ruler Elara and strengthening Sinhalese Buddhist culture.
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B.
Prince of Lanka
Prince of Lanka is a mythological royal title associated with the demon kingdom of Lanka in the Indian epic Ramayana, most notably borne by the warrior prince Meghanada (also known as Indrajit), son of the demon king Ravana.
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C.
King of Lanka
King of Lanka is the mythological monarch of the island kingdom of Lanka in the Hindu epic Ramayana, most famously ruled by the demon-king Ravana.
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D.
Mihirakula
Mihirakula was a 6th-century Huna ruler in northern India, historically remembered for his military campaigns and reputed cruelty.
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E.
Anandapala
Anandapala was a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty in northwestern India who is best known for resisting Mahmud of Ghazni’s invasions in the early 11th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.