Kurukshetra battlefield
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Kurukshetra battlefield is the legendary war site in the Indian epic Mahabharata where the dialogue between Prince Arjuna and Lord Krishna, recorded as the Bhagavad Gita, takes place.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kurukshetra | 20 |
| Kurukshetra battlefield canonical | 5 |
| Kurukshetra city | 2 |
| battlefield of Kurukshetra | 2 |
| Kurukshetra Mahabharata battlefield | 1 |
| Kurukshetra battlefield of the Mahabharata | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Kurukshetra battlefield Context triple: [Bhagavad Gita, setting, Kurukshetra battlefield]
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Agra
Agra is a historic city in northern India renowned for its Mughal-era architecture, most notably the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort.
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Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri is a 16th-century fortified city in Uttar Pradesh, India, built by the Mughal emperor Akbar and renowned for its grand red sandstone architecture and historical significance as a former imperial capital.
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Ajmer-Merwara
Ajmer-Merwara was a small British Indian province centered on the city of Ajmer in present-day Rajasthan, administered directly by the colonial government rather than through local princely rulers.
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Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial
Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial is a commemorative site in Amritsar, India, honoring the victims of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre and preserving the location’s historical significance.
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Kathiawar Peninsula
Kathiawar Peninsula is a large, historically significant peninsula in western India, forming part of present-day Gujarat and projecting into the Arabian Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kurukshetra battlefield Target entity description: Kurukshetra battlefield is the legendary war site in the Indian epic Mahabharata where the dialogue between Prince Arjuna and Lord Krishna, recorded as the Bhagavad Gita, takes place.
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A.
Agra
Agra is a historic city in northern India renowned for its Mughal-era architecture, most notably the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort.
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B.
Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri is a 16th-century fortified city in Uttar Pradesh, India, built by the Mughal emperor Akbar and renowned for its grand red sandstone architecture and historical significance as a former imperial capital.
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C.
Ajmer-Merwara
Ajmer-Merwara was a small British Indian province centered on the city of Ajmer in present-day Rajasthan, administered directly by the colonial government rather than through local princely rulers.
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D.
Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial
Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial is a commemorative site in Amritsar, India, honoring the victims of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre and preserving the location’s historical significance.
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E.
Kathiawar Peninsula
Kathiawar Peninsula is a large, historically significant peninsula in western India, forming part of present-day Gujarat and projecting into the Arabian Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu pilgrimage site
ⓘ
battlefield ⓘ mythological location ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Dharmakshetra ⓘ |
| appearsInTradition | Itihasa tradition of India ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arjuna
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Kauravas ⓘ Krishna ⓘ Pandavas ⓘ |
| battleType | civil war battlefield ⓘ |
| conflict | Kurukshetra War ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | important site for Hindu pilgrims ⓘ |
| describedAs | field of righteousness in the Bhagavad Gita ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Bhagavad Gita
ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ |
| etymology | name associated with King Kuru ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Haryana ⓘ |
| hasDeityAssociation |
Krishna
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhagavan Vishnu (as Krishna)
Krishna ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Gita Jayanti celebrations ⓘ |
| hasModernRepresentation |
depicted in Indian art and paintings of the Kurukshetra War
ⓘ
depicted in television adaptations of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPlace |
Brahma Sarovar
ⓘ
Jyotisar ⓘ Kurukshetra battlefield self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kurukshetra city
Sannihit Sarovar ⓘ |
| hasRole |
setting of the Bhagavad Gita discourse
ⓘ
setting of the Kurukshetra War ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between kin
ⓘ
dharma ⓘ duty and righteousness in war ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryText | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| linkedWork |
Bhagavad Gita
ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | epic setting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Haryana
ⓘ
India ⓘ Kurukshetra district ⓘ
surface form:
Kurukshetra
|
| mentionedIn | Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| numberOfDaysOfWar | 18 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kurukshetra district
ⓘ
surface form:
Kurukshetra region
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| significance |
place where Krishna delivered the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna
ⓘ
site of the Kurukshetra War between Pandavas and Kauravas ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Dvapara Yuga ⓘ |
| tourism | major religious tourism destination in Haryana ⓘ |
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Subject: Kurukshetra battlefield Description of subject: Kurukshetra battlefield is the legendary war site in the Indian epic Mahabharata where the dialogue between Prince Arjuna and Lord Krishna, recorded as the Bhagavad Gita, takes place.
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