King Parikshit
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King Parikshit is a legendary Kuru monarch in Hindu tradition, renowned as the grandson of Arjuna and the central listener of the teachings narrated in the Bhagavata Purana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Parikshit canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5050869 — 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 Parikshit Context triple: [Bhagavata Purana, keyFigure, King Parikshit]
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A.
King Virata
King Virata is the ruler of the Matsya kingdom in the Mahabharata, best known for sheltering the Pandavas in disguise during their final year of exile.
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B.
King Shantanu
King Shantanu is a legendary monarch of the Kuru dynasty in the Indian epic Mahabharata, best known as the father of Bhishma and a key ancestor of the Pandavas and Kauravas.
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C.
Jayadratha
Jayadratha is a king from the Indian epic Mahabharata, best known for his role in the death of Abhimanyu and his subsequent slaying by Arjuna.
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D.
King Janaka
King Janaka is a revered philosopher-king in ancient Indian tradition, best known as the wise ruler of Videha and the father of Sita in the Ramayana.
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E.
Ugrasena
Ugrasena is a legendary king in Hindu mythology, known as a ruler of the Yadava clan and the grandfather of Krishna.
- 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 Parikshit Target entity description: King Parikshit is a legendary Kuru monarch in Hindu tradition, renowned as the grandson of Arjuna and the central listener of the teachings narrated in the Bhagavata Purana.
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A.
King Virata
King Virata is the ruler of the Matsya kingdom in the Mahabharata, best known for sheltering the Pandavas in disguise during their final year of exile.
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B.
King Shantanu
King Shantanu is a legendary monarch of the Kuru dynasty in the Indian epic Mahabharata, best known as the father of Bhishma and a key ancestor of the Pandavas and Kauravas.
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C.
Jayadratha
Jayadratha is a king from the Indian epic Mahabharata, best known for his role in the death of Abhimanyu and his subsequent slaying by Arjuna.
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D.
King Janaka
King Janaka is a revered philosopher-king in ancient Indian tradition, best known as the wise ruler of Videha and the father of Sita in the Ramayana.
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E.
Ugrasena
Ugrasena is a legendary king in Hindu mythology, known as a ruler of the Yadava clan and the grandfather of Krishna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu mythological figure
ⓘ
Kuru monarch ⓘ legendary king ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Bhagavata Purana
ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ |
| birthContext | post-Kurukshetra War period ⓘ |
| capital | Hastinapura ⓘ |
| cursedBy |
Shringi
ⓘ
son of sage Shamika ⓘ |
| deathCause | snakebite ⓘ |
| descendantOf |
Kuru
ⓘ
Pandu ⓘ |
| devoteeOf | Krishna ⓘ |
| durationOfListening | seven days ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Kuru ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Janamejaya ⓘ |
| genreOfAccount | Puranic literature ⓘ |
| grandsonOf | Arjuna ⓘ |
| killedBy | Takshaka ⓘ |
| kingdom |
Kuru kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Kuru Kingdom
|
| knownFor |
being cursed to die by snakebite
ⓘ
being saved in the womb by Krishna ⓘ being the primary listener of the Bhagavata Purana ⓘ hearing the teachings of Shukadeva ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| lineage | Pandava lineage ⓘ |
| listenedTo |
Bhagavata Purana recitation
ⓘ
Shukadeva ⓘ
linked to:
Suka (Shukadeva)
|
| memberOf | Kuru dynasty ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central listener in the Bhagavata Purana ⓘ |
| predecessor | Yudhishthira ⓘ |
| protectedBy | Krishna ⓘ |
| reasonForCurse | disrespecting sage Shamika ⓘ |
| region | ancient India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| savedFrom |
Brahmastra of Ashvatthama
ⓘ
linked to:
Brahmastra
|
| savedWhile | in the womb of Uttara ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhagavata Purana
Mahabharata, Ashramavasika Parva ⓘ |
| sonOf |
Abhimanyu
ⓘ
Uttara ⓘ
linked to:
Uttaraa
|
| succeeded | Yudhishthira as king of Hastinapura ⓘ |
| successor | Janamejaya ⓘ |
| title | King of Hastinapura ⓘ |
| tradition | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| virtue |
devotion to Krishna
ⓘ
righteous rule ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King Parikshit Description of subject: King Parikshit is a legendary Kuru monarch in Hindu tradition, renowned as the grandson of Arjuna and the central listener of the teachings narrated in the Bhagavata Purana.
Referenced by (4)
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