Amitrochates
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Amitrochates is the Greek name used in ancient sources for the Mauryan emperor Bindusara, the son of Chandragupta Maurya and father of Ashoka.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amitrochates canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5505473 — 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: Amitrochates Context triple: [Bindusara, alsoKnownAs, Amitrochates]
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A.
Reissekia
Reissekia is a small genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, native to parts of South America.
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B.
Boehmeriopsis
Boehmeriopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to parts of Asia and known for its herbaceous species.
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C.
Holboellia
Holboellia is a small genus of woody, often evergreen climbing plants known for their ornamental foliage and sausage-shaped fruits, native to East Asia.
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D.
Nothotalisia
Nothotalisia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Picramniaceae, known from tropical regions of the Americas.
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E.
Rizospastis
Rizospastis is the official newspaper and primary press organ of the Communist Party of Greece, known for its left-wing political commentary and party news.
- 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: Amitrochates Target entity description: Amitrochates is the Greek name used in ancient sources for the Mauryan emperor Bindusara, the son of Chandragupta Maurya and father of Ashoka.
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A.
Reissekia
Reissekia is a small genus of flowering plants in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, native to parts of South America.
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B.
Boehmeriopsis
Boehmeriopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the hemp family Cannabaceae, native to parts of Asia and known for its herbaceous species.
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C.
Holboellia
Holboellia is a small genus of woody, often evergreen climbing plants known for their ornamental foliage and sausage-shaped fruits, native to East Asia.
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D.
Nothotalisia
Nothotalisia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Picramniaceae, known from tropical regions of the Americas.
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E.
Rizospastis
Rizospastis is the official newspaper and primary press organ of the Communist Party of Greece, known for its left-wing political commentary and party news.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mauryan emperor
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Amitrochates Bindusara
ⓘ
linked to:
Bindusara
|
| capital | Pataliputra ⓘ |
| child |
Ashoka
ⓘ
Susima ⓘ |
| correspondsTo | second Mauryan emperor ⓘ |
| cultureContext |
Hellenistic world
ⓘ
linked to:
Hellenistic period
|
| dynasty |
Maurya dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Maurya Empire
|
| etymologySuggestedAs | Sanskrit "Amitraghata" (slayer of foes) ⓘ |
| father | Chandragupta Maurya ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Ashoka the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashoka
|
| hasNameForm | Greek ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Buddhist texts
ⓘ
Greek sources ⓘ Jain texts ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | writings of Greek historians ⓘ |
| mother | Durdhara ⓘ |
| positionInSuccession | second ruler of the Maurya Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Chandragupta Maurya ⓘ |
| realm | Maurya Empire ⓘ |
| refersTo | Bindusara ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 273 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 297 BCE ⓘ |
| religion |
Ajivika (attributed in some sources)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ajivika tradition
|
| successor | Ashoka ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amitrochates Description of subject: Amitrochates is the Greek name used in ancient sources for the Mauryan emperor Bindusara, the son of Chandragupta Maurya and father of Ashoka.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.