King Vishnuvardhana
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King Vishnuvardhana was a prominent 12th-century Hoysala ruler of southern India known for his military conquests and patronage of grand temple architecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Vishnuvardhana canonical | 4 |
| Vishnuvardhana | 3 |
| Sri Vishnuvardhana | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4428440 — 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: King Vishnuvardhana Context triple: [Jago Temple, dedicatedTo, King Vishnuvardhana]
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A.
Sri Vishnuvardhana
Sri Vishnuvardhana was a prominent ruler of the Singhasari kingdom in 13th-century Java, known for consolidating royal power and laying foundations for later Javanese empires.
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B.
Devapala
Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
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C.
Andhra Bhoja
Andhra Bhoja is an honorific epithet celebrating Sri Krishnadevaraya as a great patron of Telugu literature and the arts, likening him to the legendary king Bhoja.
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D.
Vasudeva I
Vasudeva I was a prominent Kushan emperor of the early 3rd century CE, known for consolidating the empire’s power in northern India and promoting a syncretic culture blending Indian, Iranian, and Hellenistic influences.
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E.
Rajasuya
Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
- 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: King Vishnuvardhana Target entity description: King Vishnuvardhana was a prominent 12th-century Hoysala ruler of southern India known for his military conquests and patronage of grand temple architecture.
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A.
Sri Vishnuvardhana
Sri Vishnuvardhana was a prominent ruler of the Singhasari kingdom in 13th-century Java, known for consolidating royal power and laying foundations for later Javanese empires.
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B.
Devapala
Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
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C.
Andhra Bhoja
Andhra Bhoja is an honorific epithet celebrating Sri Krishnadevaraya as a great patron of Telugu literature and the arts, likening him to the legendary king Bhoja.
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D.
Vasudeva I
Vasudeva I was a prominent Kushan emperor of the early 3rd century CE, known for consolidating the empire’s power in northern India and promoting a syncretic culture blending Indian, Iranian, and Hellenistic influences.
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E.
Rajasuya
Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hoysala king
ⓘ
Indian monarch ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Bittideva ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Belur
ⓘ
Halebidu ⓘ |
| birthPlace | region of present-day Karnataka ⓘ |
| built |
Chennakesava Temple, Belur
ⓘ
Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu ⓘ Kappe Chennigaraya Temple, Belur ⓘ Vishnuvardhana Temple, Belur ⓘ
linked to:
Chennakesava Temple, Belur
|
| capital |
Dwarasamudra
ⓘ
linked to:
Pandavapura
Halebidu ⓘ
linked to:
Belur
|
| convertedTo | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| culturalContribution |
development of ornate soapstone temple art
ⓘ
growth of Belur as a major temple town ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Dwarasamudra
ⓘ
linked to:
Pandavapura
|
| dynasty |
Hoysala dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Hoysalas
|
| earlyReligion | Jainism ⓘ |
| era | 12th century ⓘ |
| expandedTerritory |
Gangavadi
ⓘ
parts of present-day Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| father | Ereya Hoysala ⓘ |
| house |
Hoysala
ⓘ
linked to:
Hoysalas
|
| influencedBy | Ramanujacharya ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defeating the Cholas at Talakad
ⓘ
expansion of Hoysala power ⓘ military conquests ⓘ patronage of Kannada literature ⓘ patronage of Sanskrit learning ⓘ patronage of temple architecture ⓘ victories in Gangavadi region ⓘ |
| legacy | established Hoysala Empire as a major power in southern India ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign |
against the Chola dynasty
ⓘ
against the Western Chalukyas ⓘ in Gangavadi ⓘ |
| name |
Vishnuvardhana
ⓘ
linked to:
King Vishnuvardhana
|
| patronOf |
Hoysala architectural style
ⓘ
linked to:
Hoysala style
Jain temples ⓘ Vaishnava temples ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ereya Hoysala ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Karnataka
ⓘ
southern India ⓘ
linked to:
South India
|
| reignEnd | c. 1152 CE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1108 CE ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| spouse | Queen Shantala Devi ⓘ |
| successor | Narasimha I ⓘ |
| supported |
Jain scholars
ⓘ
Vaishnavite scholars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King Vishnuvardhana Description of subject: King Vishnuvardhana was a prominent 12th-century Hoysala ruler of southern India known for his military conquests and patronage of grand temple architecture.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: King Vishnuvardhana
linked to: King Vishnuvardhana
linked to: King Vishnuvardhana
linked to: King Vishnuvardhana