King Mayadunne
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King Mayadunne was a 16th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Sitawaka in Sri Lanka, known for his resistance against Portuguese colonial expansion.
All labels observed (1)
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| King Mayadunne canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22561952 — 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 Mayadunne Context triple: [Seethawaka, associatedWith, King Mayadunne]
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A.
King Mahasena
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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B.
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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C.
King Parakramabahu I
King Parakramabahu I was a 12th-century Sri Lankan monarch renowned for unifying the island, undertaking vast irrigation and construction projects, and presiding over a golden age centered at Polonnaruwa.
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D.
King Dhatusena
King Dhatusena was a 5th-century Sri Lankan monarch of Anuradhapura, best known for major irrigation works like the Kala Wewa reservoir and for his dramatic downfall at the hands of his son Kassapa I.
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E.
King Dutthagamani
King Dutthagamani was a renowned ancient Sri Lankan monarch celebrated for unifying much of the island and championing Buddhism.
- 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 Mayadunne Target entity description: King Mayadunne was a 16th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Sitawaka in Sri Lanka, known for his resistance against Portuguese colonial expansion.
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A.
King Mahasena
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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B.
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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C.
King Parakramabahu I
King Parakramabahu I was a 12th-century Sri Lankan monarch renowned for unifying the island, undertaking vast irrigation and construction projects, and presiding over a golden age centered at Polonnaruwa.
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D.
King Dhatusena
King Dhatusena was a 5th-century Sri Lankan monarch of Anuradhapura, best known for major irrigation works like the Kala Wewa reservoir and for his dramatic downfall at the hands of his son Kassapa I.
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E.
King Dutthagamani
King Dutthagamani was a renowned ancient Sri Lankan monarch celebrated for unifying much of the island and championing Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.