Parakramabahu VI
E402307
Parakramabahu VI was a 15th-century Sri Lankan monarch renowned for unifying much of the island and presiding over a flourishing period of literature and trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parakramabahu VI canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3912270 — 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: Parakramabahu VI Context triple: [Kingdom of Kotte, foundedBy, Parakramabahu VI]
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A.
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was the final king of the Sinhalese monarchy in Sri Lanka, whose reign ended with the British annexation of his kingdom in the early 19th century.
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B.
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha was an 18th-century king of Kandy in Sri Lanka, known as one of the early Nayakkar rulers who strengthened South Indian influence at the Kandyan court.
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C.
Rajasinha
Rajasinha was a royal title borne by monarchs of the Nayakkar dynasty that ruled parts of South India and Sri Lanka.
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D.
Kirti Sri Rajasinha
Kirti Sri Rajasinha was an 18th-century king of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka, known for reviving Buddhism and resisting European colonial influence.
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E.
Kertarajasa Jayawardhana
Kertarajasa Jayawardhana was the regnal name of Raden Wijaya, the founder and first king of the Majapahit Empire in Java.
- 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: Parakramabahu VI Target entity description: Parakramabahu VI was a 15th-century Sri Lankan monarch renowned for unifying much of the island and presiding over a flourishing period of literature and trade.
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A.
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha was the final king of the Sinhalese monarchy in Sri Lanka, whose reign ended with the British annexation of his kingdom in the early 19th century.
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B.
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha
Sri Vijaya Rajasinha was an 18th-century king of Kandy in Sri Lanka, known as one of the early Nayakkar rulers who strengthened South Indian influence at the Kandyan court.
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C.
Rajasinha
Rajasinha was a royal title borne by monarchs of the Nayakkar dynasty that ruled parts of South India and Sri Lanka.
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D.
Kirti Sri Rajasinha
Kirti Sri Rajasinha was an 18th-century king of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka, known for reviving Buddhism and resisting European colonial influence.
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E.
Kertarajasa Jayawardhana
Kertarajasa Jayawardhana was the regnal name of Raden Wijaya, the founder and first king of the Majapahit Empire in Java.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Kotte
ⓘ
Sri Lankan monarch ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kingdom of Kotte
ⓘ
surface form:
Kotte Kingdom
|
| capital | Kotte ⓘ |
| century | 15th century ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
growth of Buddhist literary tradition
ⓘ
revival of classical Sinhala poetry ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Kingdom of Kotte
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Kotte
|
| era |
Kingdom of Kotte
ⓘ
surface form:
Kotte period
|
| father | Vira Alakesvara ⓘ |
| floruit | mid-15th century ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
patronage of literature
ⓘ
political stability in Kotte ⓘ promotion of trade ⓘ unifying much of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Sinhala ⓘ |
| legacy | last Sri Lankan king to rule over a largely unified island ⓘ |
| notableEvent | consolidation of Kotte as major power in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Buddhist scholarship
ⓘ
Sinhala literature ⓘ temple construction ⓘ |
| policy |
development of irrigation works
ⓘ
encouragement of agriculture ⓘ |
| predecessor | Vira Alakesvara ⓘ |
| promoted |
diplomatic relations with Ming China
ⓘ
diplomatic relations with South India ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Lanka
|
| reignEnd | 1467 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1412 ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| seatOfPower | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ⓘ |
| strengthened | centralized royal authority ⓘ |
| successor | Jayavira Parakramabahu ⓘ |
| supported |
Buddhist monasteries
ⓘ
poets and scholars ⓘ |
| territorialControl |
parts of central Sri Lanka
ⓘ
parts of southern Sri Lanka ⓘ Western Sri Lanka ⓘ
surface form:
western Sri Lanka
|
| title |
King of Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor of Lanka
Kingdom of Kotte ⓘ
surface form:
King of Kotte
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parakramabahu VI Description of subject: Parakramabahu VI was a 15th-century Sri Lankan monarch renowned for unifying much of the island and presiding over a flourishing period of literature and trade.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.