Later Guptas
E172966
The Later Guptas were a post-Gupta dynasty that ruled parts of eastern India, particularly Magadha and surrounding regions, during the late 5th to 7th centuries CE, marking a fragmented continuation of Gupta political traditions after the decline of the classical Gupta Empire.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Later Guptas canonical | 3 |
| Later Gupta dynasty | 1 |
| Later Gupta rulers | 1 |
| late Gupta period | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1517326 — 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: Later Guptas Context triple: [Gupta Empire, followedBy, Later Guptas]
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A.
Newalkar dynasty
The Newalkar dynasty was the ruling Maratha royal family of the princely state of Jhansi, most famously associated with Rani Lakshmibai.
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B.
Jadeja dynasty
The Jadeja dynasty was a Rajput ruling clan that established several princely states and long dominated parts of western India, particularly in present-day Gujarat.
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C.
Gupta Empire
The Gupta Empire was a powerful ancient Indian dynasty, often called a "Golden Age" of India, known for major achievements in art, science, mathematics, and literature.
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D.
Yadu dynasty
The Yadu dynasty is an ancient royal lineage in Hindu tradition, revered as the clan of Lord Krishna and central to many narratives in the Mahabharata and related texts.
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E.
Satavahana dynasty
The Satavahana dynasty was an ancient Indian ruling family that controlled large parts of the Deccan plateau, playing a key role in regional trade, culture, and the spread of Buddhism between roughly the 1st century BCE and 3rd century CE.
- 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: Later Guptas Target entity description: The Later Guptas were a post-Gupta dynasty that ruled parts of eastern India, particularly Magadha and surrounding regions, during the late 5th to 7th centuries CE, marking a fragmented continuation of Gupta political traditions after the decline of the classical Gupta Empire.
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A.
Newalkar dynasty
The Newalkar dynasty was the ruling Maratha royal family of the princely state of Jhansi, most famously associated with Rani Lakshmibai.
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B.
Jadeja dynasty
The Jadeja dynasty was a Rajput ruling clan that established several princely states and long dominated parts of western India, particularly in present-day Gujarat.
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C.
Gupta Empire
The Gupta Empire was a powerful ancient Indian dynasty, often called a "Golden Age" of India, known for major achievements in art, science, mathematics, and literature.
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D.
Yadu dynasty
The Yadu dynasty is an ancient royal lineage in Hindu tradition, revered as the clan of Lord Krishna and central to many narratives in the Mahabharata and related texts.
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E.
Satavahana dynasty
The Satavahana dynasty was an ancient Indian ruling family that controlled large parts of the Deccan plateau, playing a key role in regional trade, culture, and the spread of Buddhism between roughly the 1st century BCE and 3rd century CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian dynasty
ⓘ
post-Gupta polity ⓘ |
| capital | Pataliputra ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | after classical Gupta Empire ⓘ |
| coinage |
copper coins
ⓘ
gold coins ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Gauda rulers
ⓘ
Maukharis ⓘ |
| coreTerritory |
Magadha
ⓘ
parts of Bengal ⓘ parts of Bihar ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | Gupta art and iconography ⓘ |
| endTime | 7th century CE ⓘ |
| era | post-classical period ⓘ |
| follows | Gupta Empire ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasRuler |
Adityasena
ⓘ
Devagupta ⓘ Krishnagupta ⓘ
surface form:
Harshagupta
Krishnagupta ⓘ
surface form:
Jivitagupta I
Krishnagupta ⓘ Kumaragupta III ⓘ Madhavagupta ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early medieval India
ⓘ
late ancient India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
continuation of Gupta political traditions in eastern India
ⓘ
regional rule in Magadha after Gupta decline ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Gupta Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Gupta dynasty
|
| partOf | early medieval India ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
regional kingdom
ⓘ
successor state to Gupta Empire ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Gupta Empire ⓘ |
| region |
Magadha
ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | patronage of Brahmanical Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Brahmi script ⓘ |
| sharesCulturalTraditionWith | Gupta Empire ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation |
Puranic references
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ numismatic evidence ⓘ |
| startTime | late 5th century CE ⓘ |
| successor |
Gauda Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Gauda kingdom
Vardhana (Pushyabhuti) dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Vardhana dynasty
|
| titleOfRuler | Maharajadhiraja ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Later Guptas Description of subject: The Later Guptas were a post-Gupta dynasty that ruled parts of eastern India, particularly Magadha and surrounding regions, during the late 5th to 7th centuries CE, marking a fragmented continuation of Gupta political traditions after the decline of the classical Gupta Empire.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Later Gupta dynasty
this entity surface form:
late Gupta period
this entity surface form:
Later Gupta rulers