King Mahasena of Anuradhapura
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King Mahasena of Anuradhapura was a 3rd–4th century Sri Lankan monarch noted for his extensive religious and irrigation works, including major Buddhist monuments and large-scale reservoirs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King Mahasena of Anuradhapura canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23004550 — 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 of Anuradhapura Context triple: [Jetavanaramaya, builtBy, King Mahasena of Anuradhapura]
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A.
King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura
King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura was a 5th-century Sri Lankan monarch best known for his dramatic usurpation of the throne and for establishing his fortress-palace at Sigiriya.
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B.
Moggallana I of Anuradhapura
Moggallana I of Anuradhapura was a 6th-century king of the ancient Sri Lankan Anuradhapura Kingdom, known for reclaiming the throne after exile and restoring stability following his brother Kashyapa I’s controversial reign.
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C.
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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D.
Mahinda V of Anuradhapura
Mahinda V of Anuradhapura was a 10th–11th century Sri Lankan monarch whose troubled reign ended with his capture by South Indian invaders, marking the collapse of the ancient Anuradhapura monarchy.
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E.
Dhatusena of Anuradhapura
Dhatusena of Anuradhapura was a 5th-century king of Sri Lanka renowned for unifying the island, constructing extensive irrigation works, and later being overthrown and killed by his son Kashyapa I.
- 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 of Anuradhapura Target entity description: King Mahasena of Anuradhapura was a 3rd–4th century Sri Lankan monarch noted for his extensive religious and irrigation works, including major Buddhist monuments and large-scale reservoirs.
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A.
King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura
King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura was a 5th-century Sri Lankan monarch best known for his dramatic usurpation of the throne and for establishing his fortress-palace at Sigiriya.
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B.
Moggallana I of Anuradhapura
Moggallana I of Anuradhapura was a 6th-century king of the ancient Sri Lankan Anuradhapura Kingdom, known for reclaiming the throne after exile and restoring stability following his brother Kashyapa I’s controversial reign.
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C.
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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D.
Mahinda V of Anuradhapura
Mahinda V of Anuradhapura was a 10th–11th century Sri Lankan monarch whose troubled reign ended with his capture by South Indian invaders, marking the collapse of the ancient Anuradhapura monarchy.
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E.
Dhatusena of Anuradhapura
Dhatusena of Anuradhapura was a 5th-century king of Sri Lanka renowned for unifying the island, constructing extensive irrigation works, and later being overthrown and killed by his son Kashyapa I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
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