Pandukabhaya
E1533788
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Pandukabhaya was an early Sri Lankan monarch credited with consolidating power and establishing Anuradhapura as the island’s first major capital.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pandukabhaya canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22215806 — 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: Pandukabhaya Context triple: [Anuradhapura Kingdom, foundedBy, Pandukabhaya]
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A.
Bhuvanekabahu VII
Bhuvanekabahu VII was a 16th-century king of the Kingdom of Kotte in Sri Lanka, known for his reign during a period of increasing Portuguese influence on the island.
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B.
Parakramabahu V
Parakramabahu V was a 14th-century king of Sri Lanka who ruled from the central highland capital of Gampola during a period of political fragmentation on the island.
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C.
Bhuvanaikabahu IV
Bhuvanaikabahu IV was a 14th-century king of Sri Lanka who ruled from the capital at Gampola and is noted for his role in consolidating power in the central highlands.
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D.
Parakramabahu II
Parakramabahu II was a 13th-century king of Sri Lanka known for restoring political stability, fostering Buddhist scholarship, and overseeing a cultural renaissance during his reign.
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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: Pandukabhaya Target entity description: Pandukabhaya was an early Sri Lankan monarch credited with consolidating power and establishing Anuradhapura as the island’s first major capital.
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A.
Bhuvanekabahu VII
Bhuvanekabahu VII was a 16th-century king of the Kingdom of Kotte in Sri Lanka, known for his reign during a period of increasing Portuguese influence on the island.
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B.
Parakramabahu V
Parakramabahu V was a 14th-century king of Sri Lanka who ruled from the central highland capital of Gampola during a period of political fragmentation on the island.
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C.
Bhuvanaikabahu IV
Bhuvanaikabahu IV was a 14th-century king of Sri Lanka who ruled from the capital at Gampola and is noted for his role in consolidating power in the central highlands.
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D.
Parakramabahu II
Parakramabahu II was a 13th-century king of Sri Lanka known for restoring political stability, fostering Buddhist scholarship, and overseeing a cultural renaissance during his reign.
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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.