Bhishmaka
E473612
Bhishmaka is a king in Hindu mythology, best known as the ruler of Vidarbha and the father of Rukmini, the principal wife of Lord Krishna.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bhishmaka canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4754488 — 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: Bhishmaka Context triple: [Rukmini, father, Bhishmaka]
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A.
Shakuni
Shakuni is a key antagonist in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the cunning prince of Gandhara whose deceitful schemes and manipulation of dice play a central role in triggering the Kurukshetra war.
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B.
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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C.
Drupada
Drupada is a king in the Indian epic Mahabharata, best known as the ruler of Panchala and the father of Draupadi and Dhrishtadyumna.
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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.
Bhishma
Bhishma is a revered elder warrior and statesman of the Kuru dynasty in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his vow of celibacy, unwavering duty, and pivotal role in the Kurukshetra War.
- 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: Bhishmaka Target entity description: Bhishmaka is a king in Hindu mythology, best known as the ruler of Vidarbha and the father of Rukmini, the principal wife of Lord Krishna.
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A.
Shakuni
Shakuni is a key antagonist in the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as the cunning prince of Gandhara whose deceitful schemes and manipulation of dice play a central role in triggering the Kurukshetra war.
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B.
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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C.
Drupada
Drupada is a king in the Indian epic Mahabharata, best known as the ruler of Panchala and the father of Draupadi and Dhrishtadyumna.
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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.
Bhishma
Bhishma is a revered elder warrior and statesman of the Kuru dynasty in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his vow of celibacy, unwavering duty, and pivotal role in the Kurukshetra War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in Hindu mythology
ⓘ
mythological king ⓘ |
| associatedText |
Bhagavata Purana
ⓘ
Harivamsa ⓘ Padma Purana ⓘ Vishnu Purana ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Krishna ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | marriage of Krishna and Rukmini ⓘ |
| characterType | pious king ⓘ |
| child |
Rukmi
ⓘ
Rukmini ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Indian ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Vidarbha royal line
ⓘ
linked to:
Vidarbha dynasty
|
| kingdom |
Vidarbha
ⓘ
linked to:
Vidarbha region
|
| languageOfTradition | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 10
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhagavata Purana
|
| mythologicalEra | Dvapara Yuga ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the father of Rukmini
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being the ruler of Vidarbha ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | benevolent father ⓘ |
| region |
Vidarbha
ⓘ
linked to:
Vidarbha region
|
| relatedTo |
Rukmi
ⓘ
Rukmini ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| roleInMythology | father-in-law of Krishna ⓘ |
| spouse | Unnamed queen of Vidarbha ⓘ |
| title |
King of Vidarbha
ⓘ
linked to:
Prince of Vidarbha
|
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: Bhishmaka Description of subject: Bhishmaka is a king in Hindu mythology, best known as the ruler of Vidarbha and the father of Rukmini, the principal wife of Lord Krishna.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.