King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura

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King of Anuradhapura Sri Lankan monarch human

King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura was a 5th-century Sri Lankan monarch best known for his dramatic usurpation of the throne and for establishing his fortress-palace at Sigiriya.

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Label	Occurrences
King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura canonical	1
King of Anuradhapura	1
Kings of Anuradhapura	1

How this entity was disambiguated

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Target entity: King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura
Context triple: [Ancient City of Sigiriya, builtFor, King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura]

A. Senasammata Vikramabahu
Senasammata Vikramabahu was a late 15th-century Sri Lankan monarch who established and ruled the independent Kingdom of Kandy in the central highlands.
B. King Sri Jayanasa
King Sri Jayanasa was an early ruler of the Srivijaya kingdom in Sumatra, known for his role in establishing the empire’s power and promoting Buddhist-inspired welfare and prosperity.
C. King of Lanka
King of Lanka is the mythological monarch of the island kingdom of Lanka in the Hindu epic Ramayana, most famously ruled by the demon-king Ravana.
D. Bhuvanekabahu VII
Bhuvanekabahu VII was a 16th-century king of the Kingdom of Kotte in Sri Lanka, known for his reign during a period of increasing Portuguese influence on the island.
E. Parakramabahu VI
Parakramabahu VI was a 15th-century Sri Lankan monarch renowned for unifying much of the island and presiding over a flourishing period of literature and trade.
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 Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura
Target entity description: King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura was a 5th-century Sri Lankan monarch best known for his dramatic usurpation of the throne and for establishing his fortress-palace at Sigiriya.

A. Senasammata Vikramabahu
Senasammata Vikramabahu was a late 15th-century Sri Lankan monarch who established and ruled the independent Kingdom of Kandy in the central highlands.
B. King Sri Jayanasa
King Sri Jayanasa was an early ruler of the Srivijaya kingdom in Sumatra, known for his role in establishing the empire’s power and promoting Buddhist-inspired welfare and prosperity.
C. King of Lanka
King of Lanka is the mythological monarch of the island kingdom of Lanka in the Hindu epic Ramayana, most famously ruled by the demon-king Ravana.
D. Bhuvanekabahu VII
Bhuvanekabahu VII was a 16th-century king of the Kingdom of Kotte in Sri Lanka, known for his reign during a period of increasing Portuguese influence on the island.
E. Parakramabahu VI
Parakramabahu VI was a 15th-century Sri Lankan monarch renowned for unifying much of the island and presiding over a flourishing period of literature and trade.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Anuradhapura ⓘ Sri Lankan monarch ⓘ human ⓘ
associatedWith	Sigiriya ⓘ linked to: Ancient City of Sigiriya
birthPlace	Anuradhapura ⓘ
brother	Moggallana I of Anuradhapura ⓘ
built	Sigiriya rock fortress ⓘ linked to: Ancient City of Sigiriya fresco galleries at Sigiriya ⓘ gardens at Sigiriya ⓘ mirror wall at Sigiriya ⓘ moats and ramparts at Sigiriya ⓘ palace complex at Sigiriya ⓘ water gardens at Sigiriya ⓘ
capital	Sigiriya ⓘ linked to: Ancient City of Sigiriya
category	5th-century Sinhalese monarchs ⓘ Kings of Anuradhapura ⓘ linked to: King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura Sri Lankan royalty ⓘ
century	5th century ⓘ
country	Anuradhapura Kingdom ⓘ
deathCause	suicide ⓘ
deathDate	0495 ⓘ
deathPlace	Sigiriya ⓘ linked to: Ancient City of Sigiriya
defensiveStructures	gateways at Sigiriya ⓘ moats at Sigiriya ⓘ ramparts at Sigiriya ⓘ
dynasty	Moriya dynasty ⓘ
ethnicity	Sinhalese ⓘ
father	Dhatusena of Anuradhapura ⓘ
fortified	Sigiriya rock ⓘ linked to: Ancient City of Sigiriya
historicalSource	Culavamsa ⓘ Mahavamsa ⓘ
knownFor	conflict with his brother Moggallana I ⓘ construction of Sigiriya fortress-palace ⓘ killing of his father Dhatusena ⓘ usurpation of the throne of Anuradhapura ⓘ
movedCapitalFrom	Anuradhapura ⓘ
movedCapitalTo	Sigiriya ⓘ linked to: Ancient City of Sigiriya
notableEvent	battle against Moggallana I leading to his death ⓘ seizure of the throne by overthrowing Dhatusena ⓘ
predecessor	Dhatusena of Anuradhapura ⓘ
region	Sri Lanka ⓘ
reignEnd	0495 ⓘ
reignStart	0473 ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
residence	Sigiriya palace ⓘ linked to: Ancient City of Sigiriya
successor	Moggallana I of Anuradhapura ⓘ
title	King Kashyapa I ⓘ King of Anuradhapura ⓘ linked to: King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura