Avanti Mahajanapada
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Avanti Mahajanapada was an ancient Indian kingdom and one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, centered in the Malwa region and prominent in early historic political and trade networks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avanti Mahajanapada canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5241487 — 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: Avanti Mahajanapada Context triple: [Ujjain, wasCapitalOf, Avanti Mahajanapada]
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A.
Magadha
Magadha was an ancient Indian kingdom and region in the eastern Gangetic plain that became a powerful political and cultural center, forming the core of several major empires.
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B.
Gupta Empire
The Gupta Empire was a powerful ancient Indian dynasty, often called a "Golden Age" of India, known for major achievements in art, science, mathematics, and literature.
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C.
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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D.
Yadava kingdom
The Yadava kingdom was an ancient Indian realm traditionally associated with the Yadava clan, prominently linked to figures like Krishna and central to many narratives in Hindu mythology.
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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: Avanti Mahajanapada Target entity description: Avanti Mahajanapada was an ancient Indian kingdom and one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, centered in the Malwa region and prominent in early historic political and trade networks.
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A.
Magadha
Magadha was an ancient Indian kingdom and region in the eastern Gangetic plain that became a powerful political and cultural center, forming the core of several major empires.
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B.
Gupta Empire
The Gupta Empire was a powerful ancient Indian dynasty, often called a "Golden Age" of India, known for major achievements in art, science, mathematics, and literature.
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C.
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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D.
Yadava kingdom
The Yadava kingdom was an ancient Indian realm traditionally associated with the Yadava clan, prominently linked to figures like Krishna and central to many narratives in Hindu mythology.
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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 (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mahajanapada
ⓘ
ancient Indian kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedRiver |
Narmada River
ⓘ
linked to:
Narmada
Shipra River ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kuru-Panchala region
ⓘ
linked to:
Panchala
Magadha Mahajanapada ⓘ
linked to:
Magadha
Vatsa Mahajanapada ⓘ Vidarbha region ⓘ |
| capital |
Mahishmati
ⓘ
Ujjaini ⓘ
linked to:
Ujjain
|
| culturalRegion | Malwa ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Maheshwar
ⓘ
Ujjain ⓘ |
| knownFor |
participation in long-distance trade networks
ⓘ
strategic position on trade routes between north and south India ⓘ urban centers like Ujjaini ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Prakrit ⓘ |
| laterIncorporatedInto |
Magadha Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Magadha
Maurya Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Malwa region
ⓘ
linked to:
Malwa-Nimar region
central India ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Mahishmati
ⓘ
Ujjaini ⓘ
linked to:
Ujjain
Vidisha ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Anguttara Nikaya
ⓘ
linked to:
Sutta Pitaka
Buddhist texts ⓘ Jain texts ⓘ Mahabharata ⓘ Pali Canon ⓘ
linked to:
the Pali Canon
|
| partOf |
Sixteen Mahajanapadas
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahajanapada period
|
| politicalStructure | monarchy ⓘ |
| presentInModernCountry | India ⓘ |
| presentInModernState |
Madhya Pradesh
ⓘ
Rajasthan ⓘ |
| regionType | janapada ⓘ |
| religionPresent |
Jainism
ⓘ
Vedic religion ⓘ
linked to:
Vedic Hinduism
early Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
important center in early historic political networks
ⓘ
important node in early Indian trade routes ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
6th century BCE
ⓘ
Iron Age India ⓘ
linked to:
Vedic period
early historic period of India ⓘ |
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Subject: Avanti Mahajanapada Description of subject: Avanti Mahajanapada was an ancient Indian kingdom and one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas, centered in the Malwa region and prominent in early historic political and trade networks.
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