Emperor of the Maurya Empire
E533488
The Emperor of the Maurya Empire was the sovereign ruler of one of ancient India’s largest and most powerful dynasties, overseeing a vast territory and centralized administration across the Indian subcontinent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emperor of the Maurya Empire canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5505483 — 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: Emperor of the Maurya Empire Context triple: [Bindusara, positionHeld, Emperor of the Maurya Empire]
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A.
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of one of ancient India’s largest and most powerful empires, ruling from Pataliputra and laying the foundations for the Mauryan dynasty’s political and administrative systems.
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B.
Ashoka
Ashoka was a 3rd-century BCE Mauryan emperor of India renowned for his vast empire, conversion to Buddhism, and promotion of nonviolence and moral governance.
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C.
Dasharatha Maurya
Dasharatha Maurya was a Mauryan emperor who succeeded Ashoka and ruled a gradually declining empire in the late 3rd century BCE.
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D.
Maurya Empire
The Maurya Empire was an ancient Indian dynasty, founded by Chandragupta Maurya and reaching its zenith under Ashoka, that unified much of the Indian subcontinent and played a pivotal role in the spread of Buddhism.
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E.
Chakravarti
Chakravarti is the given name of C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, a prominent Indian lawyer, administrator, and statesman of the early 20th century.
- 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: Emperor of the Maurya Empire Target entity description: The Emperor of the Maurya Empire was the sovereign ruler of one of ancient India’s largest and most powerful dynasties, overseeing a vast territory and centralized administration across the Indian subcontinent.
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A.
Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of one of ancient India’s largest and most powerful empires, ruling from Pataliputra and laying the foundations for the Mauryan dynasty’s political and administrative systems.
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B.
Ashoka
Ashoka was a 3rd-century BCE Mauryan emperor of India renowned for his vast empire, conversion to Buddhism, and promotion of nonviolence and moral governance.
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C.
Dasharatha Maurya
Dasharatha Maurya was a Mauryan emperor who succeeded Ashoka and ruled a gradually declining empire in the late 3rd century BCE.
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D.
Maurya Empire
The Maurya Empire was an ancient Indian dynasty, founded by Chandragupta Maurya and reaching its zenith under Ashoka, that unified much of the Indian subcontinent and played a pivotal role in the spread of Buddhism.
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E.
Chakravarti
Chakravarti is the given name of C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, a prominent Indian lawyer, administrator, and statesman of the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monarchical title
ⓘ
sovereign ruler ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Maurya Empire ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Maurya Empire ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Chandragupta Maurya ⓘ |
| governmentForm | centralized monarchy ⓘ |
| hasAdvisor |
Mahamatya
ⓘ
Mantrin (minister) ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Pataliputra ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
maintenance of law and order
ⓘ
patronage of religion and learning ⓘ promotion of economic prosperity ⓘ protection of subjects ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Magadhi Prakrit ⓘ |
| hasOfficial |
Amatya (high official)
ⓘ
Dhamma‑mahamatta (officer of morality) ⓘ Rajuka (rural officer) ⓘ Yukta (revenue officer) ⓘ |
| hasPowerOver |
civil administration
ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ justice system ⓘ military ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ |
| hasSource |
Arthashastra
ⓘ
Ashokan edicts ⓘ
linked to:
Ashokan inscriptions
Greek accounts of Megasthenes ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
chakra (wheel)
ⓘ
lion capital ⓘ |
| hasTerritory |
Deccan region
ⓘ
Gandhara ⓘ
linked to:
Kamboja–Gandhara region
Magadha ⓘ Punjab ⓘ parts of present‑day Afghanistan ⓘ parts of present‑day Bangladesh ⓘ parts of present‑day India ⓘ parts of present‑day Nepal ⓘ parts of present‑day Pakistan ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Brahmi script
ⓘ
Kharosthi script ⓘ
linked to:
Kharoṣṭhī script
|
| lastHolder | Brihadratha Maurya ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| notableHolder |
Ashoka
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Bindusara ⓘ Brihadratha Maurya ⓘ Chandragupta Maurya ⓘ Dasharatha Maurya ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BCE to 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emperor of the Maurya Empire Description of subject: The Emperor of the Maurya Empire was the sovereign ruler of one of ancient India’s largest and most powerful dynasties, overseeing a vast territory and centralized administration across the Indian subcontinent.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.