Kingdom of Virata
E478917
The Kingdom of Virata is an ancient realm in the Indian epic Mahabharata where the Pandavas spend their final year of exile in disguise.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Virata canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4836187 — 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: Kingdom of Virata Context triple: [Virata Parva, setIn, Kingdom of Virata]
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A.
Kosala kingdom
The Kosala kingdom was an ancient Indian realm in the Ganges plain, prominent in Hindu epics and early Buddhist texts as a major political and cultural center.
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B.
Paurava kingdom
The Paurava kingdom was an ancient Indian realm in the Punjab region, ruled by King Porus and noted for its fierce resistance against Alexander the Great during his invasion of the Indian subcontinent.
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C.
Kingdom of Mithila
The Kingdom of Mithila was an ancient Indian realm in the Mithila region, renowned as a major center of Maithili culture, learning, and the Videha dynasty in early South Asian history.
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D.
Paramara kingdom
The Paramara kingdom was a medieval Indian dynasty that ruled much of the Malwa region in central India, known for its patronage of art, literature, and temple architecture.
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E.
Surasena kingdom
The Surasena kingdom was an ancient Indian realm centered in the region of present-day Mathura, known from early historical and epic traditions.
- 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: Kingdom of Virata Target entity description: The Kingdom of Virata is an ancient realm in the Indian epic Mahabharata where the Pandavas spend their final year of exile in disguise.
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A.
Kosala kingdom
The Kosala kingdom was an ancient Indian realm in the Ganges plain, prominent in Hindu epics and early Buddhist texts as a major political and cultural center.
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B.
Paurava kingdom
The Paurava kingdom was an ancient Indian realm in the Punjab region, ruled by King Porus and noted for its fierce resistance against Alexander the Great during his invasion of the Indian subcontinent.
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C.
Kingdom of Mithila
The Kingdom of Mithila was an ancient Indian realm in the Mithila region, renowned as a major center of Maithili culture, learning, and the Videha dynasty in early South Asian history.
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D.
Paramara kingdom
The Paramara kingdom was a medieval Indian dynasty that ruled much of the Malwa region in central India, known for its patronage of art, literature, and temple architecture.
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E.
Surasena kingdom
The Surasena kingdom was an ancient Indian realm centered in the region of present-day Mathura, known from early historical and epic traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient kingdom
ⓘ
fictional kingdom ⓘ location in the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Pandavas ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Matsya Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Matsya kingdom
|
| appearsInParva |
Bhishma Parva
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhīṣma Parva
Udyoga Parva ⓘ Virata Parva ⓘ |
| associatedCity |
Viratanagara
ⓘ
linked to:
Varanavata
|
| associatedWithCharacter |
Kichaka
ⓘ
Queen Sudeshna ⓘ Uttara ⓘ Uttaraa ⓘ |
| capital | Upaplavya ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Vedic culture ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Kauravas ⓘ |
| epicTradition | Itihasa ⓘ |
| formsMarriageAllianceWith | Pandavas through Abhimanyu and Uttaraa ⓘ |
| geographicallyAssociatedWith |
Rajasthan region (traditional identification)
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Rajasthan
modern Viratnagar (traditional identification) ⓘ northwestern India (traditional identification) ⓘ |
| governedBy | King Virata ⓘ |
| hasHeir | Prince Uttara ⓘ |
| hostsCharacterInDisguise |
Arjuna as Brihannala
ⓘ
linked to:
Arjuna
Bhima as Ballava ⓘ Draupadi as Sairandhri ⓘ
linked to:
Draupadi
Nakula as Granthika ⓘ
linked to:
Nakula
Sahadeva as Tantipala ⓘ Yudhishthira as Kanka ⓘ
linked to:
Yudhishthira
|
| languageOfNarrative | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | mythological setting ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | Mahabharata ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | critical edition of the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | monarchy ⓘ |
| providesArmyTo | Pandavas ⓘ |
| region | Matsya ⓘ |
| relatedToDynasty | Matsya dynasty ⓘ |
| religionContext | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ruledBy | King Virata ⓘ |
| settingForEvent |
Pandavas final year of exile
ⓘ
Pandavas incognito stay ⓘ |
| siteOfBattle | battle against Kaurava cattle raid ⓘ |
| siteOfEvent |
death of Kichaka by Bhima
ⓘ
marriage negotiations for Uttaraa ⓘ |
| sourceType | epic literature ⓘ |
| supportsSideInKurukshetraWar | Pandavas ⓘ |
| timePeriodInNarrative | Dvapara Yuga ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kingdom of Virata Description of subject: The Kingdom of Virata is an ancient realm in the Indian epic Mahabharata where the Pandavas spend their final year of exile in disguise.
Referenced by (1)
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