King of Hastinapura
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The King of Hastinapura is the sovereign ruler of the Kuru kingdom in the Indian epic Mahabharata, presiding over its capital city and royal lineage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King of Hastinapura canonical | 11 |
| King Hasti (in tradition) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4523747 — 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 of Hastinapura Context triple: [Dhritarashtra, title, King of Hastinapura]
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A.
King of Nishadha
King of Nishadha is a royal title in Hindu mythology held by Nala, the virtuous and skilled ruler famed from the Mahabharata.
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B.
King Varuna
King Varuna is a Vedic deity revered as the sovereign guardian of cosmic order, moral law, and the celestial waters in ancient Indian mythology.
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C.
Raja Dahir
Raja Dahir was the last Hindu ruler of Sindh, known for his defeat and death in 712 CE during the Arab conquest of the region led by Muhammad bin Qasim.
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D.
King Chattergy
King Chattergy is a fictional monarch in Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," ruling the fantastical realm of Gup.
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E.
King Ashvapati
King Ashvapati is a righteous and devoted monarch in the Mahabharata’s Savitrī and Satyavan legend, known especially as Savitrī’s father and a model of piety and wisdom.
- 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 of Hastinapura Target entity description: The King of Hastinapura is the sovereign ruler of the Kuru kingdom in the Indian epic Mahabharata, presiding over its capital city and royal lineage.
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A.
King of Nishadha
King of Nishadha is a royal title in Hindu mythology held by Nala, the virtuous and skilled ruler famed from the Mahabharata.
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B.
King Varuna
King Varuna is a Vedic deity revered as the sovereign guardian of cosmic order, moral law, and the celestial waters in ancient Indian mythology.
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C.
Raja Dahir
Raja Dahir was the last Hindu ruler of Sindh, known for his defeat and death in 712 CE during the Arab conquest of the region led by Muhammad bin Qasim.
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D.
King Chattergy
King Chattergy is a fictional monarch in Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," ruling the fantastical realm of Gup.
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E.
King Ashvapati
King Ashvapati is a righteous and devoted monarch in the Mahabharata’s Savitrī and Satyavan legend, known especially as Savitrī’s father and a model of piety and wisdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional monarch
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position of authority ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Kuru dynasty territories
ⓘ
Kuru realm ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Kuru dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| associatedWithText | Mahabharata ⓘ |
| capital | Hastinapura ⓘ |
| country |
Kuru kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Kuru Kingdom
|
| follows | Kuru dynasty succession ⓘ |
| genre | epic literature concept ⓘ |
| governs |
Kuru clan
ⓘ
citizens of Hastinapura ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
conducting royal sacrifices
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maintaining justice ⓘ protecting subjects ⓘ upholding dharma ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | political events of the Kurukshetra War ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
crowning of Yudhishthira after Kurukshetra War
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dice game leading to loss of kingdom (Dhritarashtra’s reign) ⓘ snake sacrifice of Janamejaya ⓘ |
| hasPower |
authority to grant boons and lands
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authority to make treaties ⓘ control over royal treasury ⓘ military command of Kuru forces ⓘ |
| hasSeat |
Hastinapura royal court
ⓘ
linked to:
Hastinapura
|
| hasSuccessorOffice | King of Hastinapura (next in Kuru line) ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicRole |
embodiment of royal dharma
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guardian of Kuru lineage ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder |
Bhishma (regent, de facto ruler)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhishma
Chitrangada ⓘ Dhritarashtra ⓘ Janamejaya ⓘ Pandu ⓘ Parikshit ⓘ Shantanu ⓘ Vichitravirya ⓘ Yudhishthira ⓘ |
| inception | Vedic-epic period (mythic time) ⓘ |
| isCentralTo | succession disputes in the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Sanskrit (epic tradition) ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse |
Hindu epic tradition
ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kuru kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Kuru Kingdom
|
| precedesOffice | King of Indraprastha (in some periods) ⓘ |
| residence | Hastinapura palace ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King of Hastinapura Description of subject: The King of Hastinapura is the sovereign ruler of the Kuru kingdom in the Indian epic Mahabharata, presiding over its capital city and royal lineage.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.