‘City of Indra’
E496065
"City of Indra" is the meaning of the ancient name Indraprastha, the legendary capital city associated with the Pandavas in the Indian epic Mahabharata.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City of Indra | 1 |
| ‘City of Indra’ canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5129619 — 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: ‘City of Indra’ Context triple: [Indraprastha, etymology, ‘City of Indra’]
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A.
Yantra Raj
Yantra Raj is a monumental astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, historically used for precise celestial measurements and timekeeping.
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B.
King of the Yakshas
King of the Yakshas is a divine title in Hindu mythology referring to Kubera as the sovereign ruler of the yaksha nature-spirits and the god of wealth.
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C.
Dunyapur
Dunyapur is a city in the Lodhran District of southern Punjab, Pakistan, known as a local commercial and agricultural center in the region.
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D.
Mahanagar
Mahanagar is a 1963 Bengali drama film by Satyajit Ray that explores the social and familial tensions arising when a middle-class housewife takes up employment in Calcutta.
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E.
City of Tehzeeb
City of Tehzeeb is a cultural epithet for Lucknow, highlighting its famed refinement, courteous manners, and rich heritage of art, music, and cuisine.
- 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: ‘City of Indra’ Target entity description: "City of Indra" is the meaning of the ancient name Indraprastha, the legendary capital city associated with the Pandavas in the Indian epic Mahabharata.
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A.
Yantra Raj
Yantra Raj is a monumental astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, historically used for precise celestial measurements and timekeeping.
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B.
King of the Yakshas
King of the Yakshas is a divine title in Hindu mythology referring to Kubera as the sovereign ruler of the yaksha nature-spirits and the god of wealth.
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C.
Dunyapur
Dunyapur is a city in the Lodhran District of southern Punjab, Pakistan, known as a local commercial and agricultural center in the region.
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D.
Mahanagar
Mahanagar is a 1963 Bengali drama film by Satyajit Ray that explores the social and familial tensions arising when a middle-class housewife takes up employment in Calcutta.
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E.
City of Tehzeeb
City of Tehzeeb is a cultural epithet for Lucknow, highlighting its famed refinement, courteous manners, and rich heritage of art, music, and cuisine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary city
ⓘ
mythological location ⓘ place in Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| appearsIn | stories of the Pandavas ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Indra ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kauravas
ⓘ
Pandavas ⓘ |
| associatedWithEpic | Mahabharata ⓘ |
| civilizationContext | ancient India ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Indian mythology ⓘ |
| etymologyContains |
Indra
ⓘ
prastha ⓘ |
| hasConceptualType |
idealized capital city
ⓘ
symbolic royal city ⓘ |
| hasGenre | mythological toponym ⓘ |
| hasMeaningOfName | Indraprastha ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedInTextualTradition |
Hindu epic tradition
ⓘ
ancient Indian literature ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Mahabharata ⓘ |
| namedAfterDeity | Indra ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
City of Indra
ⓘ
linked to:
‘City of Indra’
Indra’s city ⓘ |
| relatedPlaceName | Indraprastha ⓘ |
| roleInMythology |
capital of the Pandavas
ⓘ
royal capital in the Kurukshetra narrative ⓘ |
| traditionalLocationAssociation | Delhi region ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ‘City of Indra’ Description of subject: "City of Indra" is the meaning of the ancient name Indraprastha, the legendary capital city associated with the Pandavas in the Indian epic Mahabharata.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
‘City of Indra’
linked to: ‘City of Indra’