Holkar
E394101
Holkar refers to a prominent Maratha dynasty that ruled the Indore State in central India and played a significant role in 18th- and 19th-century Indian politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holkar canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3848436 — 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: Holkar Context triple: [Maratha, subgroup, Holkar]
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A.
Randhawa
Randhawa is an Indian-origin Punjabi surname notably borne by American politician Nikki Haley.
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B.
Harilal
Harilal was the eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi, known for his troubled relationship with his father and his struggles with identity and faith.
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C.
Kusumagraj
Kusumagraj was the pen name of Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, a renowned Marathi poet, playwright, and writer celebrated for his contributions to modern Marathi literature and social activism.
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D.
Bithoor
Bithoor is a historic town in Uttar Pradesh, India, known for its religious significance on the banks of the Ganges and its prominent role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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E.
Shadharwan
Shadharwan is the sloped stone base or foundation that runs along the lower exterior walls of the Kaaba in Mecca.
- 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: Holkar Target entity description: Holkar refers to a prominent Maratha dynasty that ruled the Indore State in central India and played a significant role in 18th- and 19th-century Indian politics.
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A.
Randhawa
Randhawa is an Indian-origin Punjabi surname notably borne by American politician Nikki Haley.
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B.
Harilal
Harilal was the eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi, known for his troubled relationship with his father and his struggles with identity and faith.
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C.
Kusumagraj
Kusumagraj was the pen name of Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, a renowned Marathi poet, playwright, and writer celebrated for his contributions to modern Marathi literature and social activism.
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D.
Bithoor
Bithoor is a historic town in Uttar Pradesh, India, known for its religious significance on the banks of the Ganges and its prominent role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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E.
Shadharwan
Shadharwan is the sloped stone base or foundation that runs along the lower exterior walls of the Kaaba in Mecca.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maratha dynasty
ⓘ
ruling family ⓘ |
| allegiance | Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Indore
ⓘ
Maheshwar ⓘ |
| capital | Indore ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Holkar State emblem ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second Anglo-Maratha War
ⓘ
Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dynasticHouse | Holkar dynasty ⓘ |
| endTime | 1948 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Maratha ⓘ |
| founder | Malhar Rao Holkar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
Early Modern period ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
|
| houseType | royal house ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms in Indore
ⓘ
military campaigns in North India ⓘ patronage of temples and dharmashalas ⓘ |
| language |
Hindi
ⓘ
Marathi ⓘ |
| laterVassalOf |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Empire in India
|
| notableFor |
role in 18th-century Indian politics
ⓘ
role in 19th-century Indian politics ⓘ rule over Indore State ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Ahilyabai Holkar
ⓘ
Khanderao Holkar NERFINISHED ⓘ Malhar Rao Holkar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tukoji Rao Holkar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tukoji Rao Holkar II NERFINISHED ⓘ Tukoji Rao Holkar III NERFINISHED ⓘ Yashwantrao Holkar NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeshwantrao Holkar II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Ahilyabai Holkar
ⓘ
Malhar Rao Holkar NERFINISHED ⓘ Yashwantrao Holkar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | princely state under British Raj ⓘ |
| predecessor | Maratha Empire control of Malwa ⓘ |
| region | Central India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ruledTerritory |
Indore State
ⓘ
parts of Malwa region ⓘ |
| startTime | 1730 ⓘ |
| subdivision | Indore State ⓘ |
| successor | Dominion of India ⓘ |
| title | Maharaja of Indore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treaty | Treaty of Mandsaur ⓘ |
| vassalOf | Maratha Empire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Holkar Description of subject: Holkar refers to a prominent Maratha dynasty that ruled the Indore State in central India and played a significant role in 18th- and 19th-century Indian politics.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.