mahapatih

E353433

government position historical title political office

A mahapatih was the powerful chief minister or prime minister in ancient Javanese kingdoms, notably serving as the top administrative and military official of the Majapahit Empire.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Mahapatih	2
Mahapatih (Old Javanese)	1
mahapatih canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3390974 — 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: mahapatih
Context triple: [Gajah Mada, occupation, mahapatih]

A. Raden Wijaya
Raden Wijaya was the Javanese prince and military leader who became the first king of the Majapahit Empire, one of Southeast Asia’s most powerful and influential kingdoms.
B. Sultan of Yogyakarta
The Sultan of Yogyakarta is the hereditary monarch and cultural leader of the Yogyakarta Sultanate in Indonesia, traditionally wielding both royal and political authority in the region.
C. Kertanegara
Kertanegara was the last and most influential king of the Singhasari Kingdom in Java, known for his ambitious expansionist policies and efforts to unify the Indonesian archipelago in the late 13th century.
D. Sarpanit
Sarpanit is a Mesopotamian goddess, chiefly known as the consort of the Babylonian god Marduk and associated with fertility and motherhood.
E. Valayapathi
Valayapathi is one of the five great ancient Tamil epics, known from fragmentary remains and celebrated for its exploration of love, ethics, and social life in classical Tamil society.
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: mahapatih
Target entity description: A mahapatih was the powerful chief minister or prime minister in ancient Javanese kingdoms, notably serving as the top administrative and military official of the Majapahit Empire.

A. Raden Wijaya
Raden Wijaya was the Javanese prince and military leader who became the first king of the Majapahit Empire, one of Southeast Asia’s most powerful and influential kingdoms.
B. Sultan of Yogyakarta
The Sultan of Yogyakarta is the hereditary monarch and cultural leader of the Yogyakarta Sultanate in Indonesia, traditionally wielding both royal and political authority in the region.
C. Kertanegara
Kertanegara was the last and most influential king of the Singhasari Kingdom in Java, known for his ambitious expansionist policies and efforts to unify the Indonesian archipelago in the late 13th century.
D. Sarpanit
Sarpanit is a Mesopotamian goddess, chiefly known as the consort of the Babylonian god Marduk and associated with fertility and motherhood.
E. Valayapathi
Valayapathi is one of the five great ancient Tamil epics, known from fragmentary remains and celebrated for its exploration of love, ethics, and social life in classical Tamil society.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government position ⓘ historical title ⓘ political office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Majapahit Empire ⓘ ancient Javanese kingdoms ⓘ
country	Java ⓘ
culture	Javanese ⓘ
domain	civil administration ⓘ military command ⓘ statecraft ⓘ
etymology	from Old Javanese elements "maha" (great) and "patih" (minister) ⓘ
governs	royal bureaucracy ⓘ
hasDuty	advising the king ⓘ commanding military forces ⓘ coordinating provincial officials ⓘ implementing royal policies ⓘ managing foreign relations ⓘ overseeing state administration ⓘ
hasNotableOfficeHolder	Arya Tadah ⓘ Gajah Mada ⓘ Mpu Nala ⓘ Nambi ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Majapahit Empire ⓘ surface form: Majapahit period classical Javanese era ⓘ
influencedBy	Indian models of kingship and bureaucracy ⓘ
isSimilarTo	chief of staff ⓘ grand vizier ⓘ prime minister ⓘ
officeType	chief minister ⓘ prime minister ⓘ top administrative official ⓘ top military official ⓘ
partOf	royal administration of Javanese kingdoms ⓘ Majapahit royal court ⓘ surface form: royal court of Majapahit
positionHeldIn	Kediri Kingdom ⓘ Majapahit Empire ⓘ Medang Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Mataram Kingdom (Medang) Singhasari Kingdom ⓘ
rank	second only to the king ⓘ
region	Indonesian archipelago ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ
religiousContext	Hindu-Buddhist Java ⓘ
seatOfOffice	royal capital of Majapahit ⓘ
subordinateTo	maharaja ⓘ raja ⓘ
usedInLanguage	Javanese ⓘ Kawi (Old Javanese) ⓘ surface form: Old Javanese

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gajah Mada → occupation → mahapatih ⓘ

Mahapatih (prime minister) of Majapahit → nativeLabel → mahapatih ⓘ

subject surface form: Mahapatih of Majapahit

this entity surface form: Mahapatih

Mahapatih of Majapahit → hasTitleInLanguage → mahapatih ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mahapatih (Old Javanese)

Mahapatih Amangkubumi → titleComponent → mahapatih ⓘ