Ashwapati
E470315
Ashwapati is a king in the Hindu epic Ramayana, best known as the ruler of the kingdom of Kekaya and the father of Queen Kaikeyi.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4782086 — 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: Ashwapati Context triple: [Kaikeyi, hasParent, Ashwapati]
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A.
Akrura
Akrura is a revered figure in Hindu mythology, known as a devout Yadava charioteer and ally of Krishna who played a key role in bringing him to Mathura.
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B.
Babruvahana
Babruvahana is a character in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the son of the Pandava prince Arjuna and the princess Chitrangada, and as a skilled warrior and later ruler of Manipura.
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C.
Wiradhuri
Wiradhuri refers to the Wiradjuri people, one of the largest Aboriginal groups in New South Wales, Australia, known for their rich cultural traditions and strong connection to the land.
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D.
Dasharathi
Dasharathi is an epithet of the Hindu deity Rama, highlighting him as the son of King Dasharatha.
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E.
Tarapith
Tarapith is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage town in India famous for its temple dedicated to the goddess Tara and associated tantric practices.
- 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: Ashwapati Target entity description: Ashwapati is a king in the Hindu epic Ramayana, best known as the ruler of the kingdom of Kekaya and the father of Queen Kaikeyi.
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A.
Akrura
Akrura is a revered figure in Hindu mythology, known as a devout Yadava charioteer and ally of Krishna who played a key role in bringing him to Mathura.
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B.
Babruvahana
Babruvahana is a character in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the son of the Pandava prince Arjuna and the princess Chitrangada, and as a skilled warrior and later ruler of Manipura.
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C.
Wiradhuri
Wiradhuri refers to the Wiradjuri people, one of the largest Aboriginal groups in New South Wales, Australia, known for their rich cultural traditions and strong connection to the land.
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D.
Dasharathi
Dasharathi is an epithet of the Hindu deity Rama, highlighting him as the son of King Dasharatha.
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E.
Tarapith
Tarapith is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage town in India famous for its temple dedicated to the goddess Tara and associated tantric practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu mythological figure
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character in the Ramayana ⓘ mythological king ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Valmiki Ramayana
ⓘ
linked to:
Ramayana
|
| associatedWithDynasty | Kekaya dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Northwestern Indian subcontinent
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linked to:
northwestern India
|
| canonicalStatus | part of the Ramayana narrative ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Indian ⓘ |
| fatherInLawOf | Dasharatha ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Kaikeyi ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| kingdomRuled | Kekaya ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | Epic literature ⓘ |
| locatedInText | Ramayana ⓘ |
| maternalGrandfatherOf |
Bharata
ⓘ
Lakshmana ⓘ Rama ⓘ Shatrughna ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Itihasa ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Ashvapati
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Aśvapati ⓘ
linked to:
Ashwapati
|
| notableRelative |
Dasharatha
ⓘ
Kaikeyi ⓘ Rama ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInEpic |
ally of Ayodhya through marriage alliance
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father of Queen Kaikeyi ⓘ |
| sourceType | religious scripture ⓘ |
| title |
King of Kekaya
ⓘ
Ruler of the Kekaya kingdom ⓘ |
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: Ashwapati Description of subject: Ashwapati is a king in the Hindu epic Ramayana, best known as the ruler of the kingdom of Kekaya and the father of Queen Kaikeyi.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.