Kalashoka
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Kalashoka was a ruler of the ancient Indian Shishunaga dynasty, known in Buddhist and Jain traditions for his role in convening the Second Buddhist Council.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kalashoka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23170695 — 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: Kalashoka Context triple: [Shishunaga dynasty, hasMonarch, Kalashoka]
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A.
Nahapana
Nahapana was a prominent early 2nd-century CE Indo-Scythian ruler of western India, known for his extensive coinage and conflicts with the Satavahana dynasty.
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B.
Pundravardhana
Pundravardhana was an ancient historical region in northern Bengal, known as an important political and cultural center in early medieval eastern India.
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C.
Alakapuri
Alakapuri is the opulent celestial city and capital of the wealth-god Kubera in Hindu mythology.
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D.
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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E.
Kalinga dynasty
The Kalinga dynasty was a royal lineage from the historical Kalinga region of eastern India, known for producing rulers who later governed parts of Sri Lanka and influenced South Asian political and cultural history.
- 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: Kalashoka Target entity description: Kalashoka was a ruler of the ancient Indian Shishunaga dynasty, known in Buddhist and Jain traditions for his role in convening the Second Buddhist Council.
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A.
Nahapana
Nahapana was a prominent early 2nd-century CE Indo-Scythian ruler of western India, known for his extensive coinage and conflicts with the Satavahana dynasty.
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B.
Pundravardhana
Pundravardhana was an ancient historical region in northern Bengal, known as an important political and cultural center in early medieval eastern India.
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C.
Alakapuri
Alakapuri is the opulent celestial city and capital of the wealth-god Kubera in Hindu mythology.
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D.
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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E.
Kalinga dynasty
The Kalinga dynasty was a royal lineage from the historical Kalinga region of eastern India, known for producing rulers who later governed parts of Sri Lanka and influenced South Asian political and cultural history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.