Kertanagara
E437926
Kertanagara was the last and most prominent king of the Singhasari kingdom in Java, known for his ambitious expansionist policies and the precursor role he played in the rise of the Majapahit Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kertanagara canonical | 2 |
| Jayabhaya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4407474 — 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: Kertanagara Context triple: [Kertanegara, alsoKnownAs, Kertanagara]
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A.
Yasovarman I
Yasovarman I was a 9th–10th century Khmer king best known for founding the city of Yasodharapura (Angkor) and initiating the monumental temple-building tradition of the Angkorian Empire.
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B.
Parakramabahu VI
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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C.
Sri Maharaja Jayanegara
Sri Maharaja Jayanegara was a king of the Majapahit Empire in Java, known as one of its early rulers in the 14th century.
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D.
Rajasuya
Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
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E.
Dharmapala
Dharmapala was a powerful 8th–9th century ruler of the Pala Empire in eastern India, known for expanding his realm, patronizing Buddhism, and establishing centers of learning like Vikramashila.
- 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: Kertanagara Target entity description: Kertanagara was the last and most prominent king of the Singhasari kingdom in Java, known for his ambitious expansionist policies and the precursor role he played in the rise of the Majapahit Empire.
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A.
Yasovarman I
Yasovarman I was a 9th–10th century Khmer king best known for founding the city of Yasodharapura (Angkor) and initiating the monumental temple-building tradition of the Angkorian Empire.
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B.
Parakramabahu VI
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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C.
Sri Maharaja Jayanegara
Sri Maharaja Jayanegara was a king of the Majapahit Empire in Java, known as one of its early rulers in the 14th century.
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D.
Rajasuya
Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
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E.
Dharmapala
Dharmapala was a powerful 8th–9th century ruler of the Pala Empire in eastern India, known for expanding his realm, patronizing Buddhism, and establishing centers of learning like Vikramashila.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Javanese monarch
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ king ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kertanegara
ⓘ
Sri Maharajadiraja Kertanagara ⓘ
linked to:
Kertanegara
|
| capital | Kutaraja ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict |
mutilation of Mongol envoys
ⓘ
refusal to pay tribute to Kublai Khan ⓘ |
| conflict | Yuan–Singhasari tensions ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Singhasari
ⓘ
linked to:
Singhasari Kingdom
|
| coupLocation |
Singhasari palace
ⓘ
linked to:
Singosari Temple
|
| culturalPolicy |
promotion of Tantric rituals
ⓘ
support of religious syncretism ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1292 ⓘ |
| era | 13th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Javanese ⓘ |
| fullName | Kertanagara ⓘ |
| influenced | Raden Wijaya ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Pamalayu expedition
ⓘ
linked to:
Pamalayu expedition to Sumatra
|
| killedBy | Jayakatwang ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the last king of Singhasari
ⓘ
expansionist policies ⓘ foreign expeditions to Southeast Asia ⓘ precursor role in the rise of Majapahit ⓘ resisting Mongol demands ⓘ |
| legacy |
laid foundations for Majapahit Empire
ⓘ
model for later Javanese kingship ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Java ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in coup ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Mongol Yuan dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Yuan dynasty
|
| policy |
expansion of Singhasari influence over Nusantara
ⓘ
maritime expansion ⓘ religious syncretism of Shaivism and Buddhism ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Singhasari ⓘ |
| predecessor | Wisnuwardhana ⓘ |
| region | pre-Islamic Java ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1292 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1268 ⓘ |
| religion |
Shaivism
ⓘ
Tantric Buddhism ⓘ |
| sentExpeditionTo |
Bali
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Borneo ⓘ Malayu (Dharmasraya) ⓘ
linked to:
Dharmasraya
Sumatra ⓘ eastern Nusantara islands ⓘ |
| spouse |
Gayatri Rajapatni (traditional attribution, debated)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gayatri Rajapatni
|
| successorState | Majapahit Empire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kertanagara Description of subject: Kertanagara was the last and most prominent king of the Singhasari kingdom in Java, known for his ambitious expansionist policies and the precursor role he played in the rise of the Majapahit Empire.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kertanagara