King Parakramabahu I

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King of Sri Lanka Sinhalese king historical figure monarch

King Parakramabahu I was a 12th-century Sri Lankan monarch renowned for unifying the island, undertaking vast irrigation and construction projects, and presiding over a golden age centered at Polonnaruwa.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Parakramabahu I	16
King Parakramabahu I canonical	5
Parakramabahu I of Polonnaruwa	1
Parakramabahu the Great	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6078083 — 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: King Parakramabahu I
Context triple: [Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, associatedWith, King Parakramabahu I]

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. 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.
C. Dharma Parakramabahu IX
Dharma Parakramabahu IX was a late 15th- to early 16th-century monarch of Sri Lanka who ruled the Kingdom of Kotte during a period of internal dynastic struggles and emerging European influence in the region.
D. King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura
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.
E. 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.
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 Parakramabahu I
Target entity description: King Parakramabahu I was a 12th-century Sri Lankan monarch renowned for unifying the island, undertaking vast irrigation and construction projects, and presiding over a golden age centered at Polonnaruwa.

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. 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.
C. Dharma Parakramabahu IX
Dharma Parakramabahu IX was a late 15th- to early 16th-century monarch of Sri Lanka who ruled the Kingdom of Kotte during a period of internal dynastic struggles and emerging European influence in the region.
D. King Kashyapa I of Anuradhapura
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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Sri Lanka ⓘ Sinhalese king ⓘ historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Parakramabahu the Great ⓘ linked to: King Parakramabahu I
associatedPlace	Parakrama Samudra ⓘ Polonnaruwa ⓘ
associatedReligion	Buddhism ⓘ
birthPlace	Sri Lanka ⓘ
capital	Polonnaruwa ⓘ
century	12th century ⓘ
countryRuled	Sri Lanka ⓘ
culturalImpact	patronage of Buddhist art and architecture ⓘ strengthening of Sinhalese Buddhist state ⓘ
deathPlace	Polonnaruwa ⓘ
dynasty	House of Vijayabahu ⓘ linked to: Vijayabahu dynasty
era	Polonnaruwa period ⓘ
famousQuote	Not even a little water that comes from the rain must flow into the ocean without being made useful to man ⓘ
fullName	Parakramabahu I ⓘ linked to: King Parakramabahu I
knownFor	extensive construction projects ⓘ golden age of Polonnaruwa ⓘ large-scale irrigation works ⓘ military campaigns in South India ⓘ reforms of the Buddhist Sangha ⓘ unifying Sri Lanka ⓘ
legacy	remembered as one of the greatest Sri Lankan kings ⓘ symbol of Sri Lankan hydraulic civilization ⓘ
majorProject	Gal Vihara complex ⓘ linked to: Gal Vihara Lankatilaka image house ⓘ linked to: Lankatilaka Vihara Parakrama Samudra ⓘ Vatadage at Polonnaruwa ⓘ construction of canals and irrigation networks ⓘ restoration of ancient reservoirs ⓘ royal palace at Polonnaruwa ⓘ linked to: Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
militaryAction	campaigns against Chola influence ⓘ naval expeditions to South India ⓘ
policy	centralization of royal authority ⓘ codification of monastic discipline ⓘ promotion of agriculture ⓘ
predecessor	Gajabahu II ⓘ
regionRuled	Island of Lanka ⓘ linked to: Lanka
reignEnd	1186 ⓘ
reignStart	1153 ⓘ
religion	Theravada Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Theravada
successor	Vijayabahu II ⓘ
title	Lord of Lanka ⓘ linked to: King of Lanka Maharaja ⓘ

How these facts were elicited