Gajabahu II
E1577353
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Gajabahu II was a 12th-century king of Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka whose reign preceded that of the powerful ruler Parakramabahu I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gajabahu II canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22887137 — 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: Gajabahu II Context triple: [King Parakramabahu I, predecessor, Gajabahu II]
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A.
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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B.
Vijayabahu I
Vijayabahu I was a medieval Sri Lankan king renowned for defeating Chola rule and reuniting the island, establishing Polonnaruwa as the capital.
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C.
Jayavira Parakramabahu
Jayavira Parakramabahu was a monarch of the Kingdom of Kotte in Sri Lanka who succeeded Parakramabahu VI in the 15th century.
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D.
Vijayabahu III
Vijayabahu III was a 13th-century Sri Lankan monarch who reestablished Sinhalese royal authority by founding the Dambadeniya kingdom after the fall of Polonnaruwa.
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E.
Vijayabahu VII
Vijayabahu VII was a 16th-century king of Kotte in Sri Lanka, known for his brief and turbulent reign during a period of dynastic conflict and Portuguese encroachment.
- 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: Gajabahu II Target entity description: Gajabahu II was a 12th-century king of Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka whose reign preceded that of the powerful ruler Parakramabahu I.
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A.
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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B.
Vijayabahu I
Vijayabahu I was a medieval Sri Lankan king renowned for defeating Chola rule and reuniting the island, establishing Polonnaruwa as the capital.
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C.
Jayavira Parakramabahu
Jayavira Parakramabahu was a monarch of the Kingdom of Kotte in Sri Lanka who succeeded Parakramabahu VI in the 15th century.
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D.
Vijayabahu III
Vijayabahu III was a 13th-century Sri Lankan monarch who reestablished Sinhalese royal authority by founding the Dambadeniya kingdom after the fall of Polonnaruwa.
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E.
Vijayabahu VII
Vijayabahu VII was a 16th-century king of Kotte in Sri Lanka, known for his brief and turbulent reign during a period of dynastic conflict and Portuguese encroachment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.