Bimbisara
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Bimbisara was an early and influential king of the ancient Indian kingdom of Magadha, known for expanding its power and for his contemporaneity with the Buddha and Mahavira.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Bimbisāra | 3 |
| Bimbisara canonical | 2 |
| King of Magadha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6227990 — 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: Bimbisara Context triple: [Magadha, ruler, Bimbisara]
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A.
Ajātaśatru
Ajātaśatru is an ancient Indian king of the Kuru-Videha region, known from early Buddhist and Upanishadic texts for his political power and his role in philosophical dialogues on the nature of the self and reality.
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B.
Jarāsandha
Jarāsandha is a powerful and tyrannical king in the Indian epic Mahābhārata, known as the ruler of Magadha and a formidable enemy of the Pāṇḍavas and Krishna.
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C.
Vasudeva I
Vasudeva I was a prominent Kushan emperor of the early 3rd century CE, known for consolidating the empire’s power in northern India and promoting a syncretic culture blending Indian, Iranian, and Hellenistic influences.
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D.
Rajasuya
Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
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E.
Anandapala
Anandapala was a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty in northwestern India who is best known for resisting Mahmud of Ghazni’s invasions in the early 11th 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: Bimbisara Target entity description: Bimbisara was an early and influential king of the ancient Indian kingdom of Magadha, known for expanding its power and for his contemporaneity with the Buddha and Mahavira.
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A.
Ajātaśatru
Ajātaśatru is an ancient Indian king of the Kuru-Videha region, known from early Buddhist and Upanishadic texts for his political power and his role in philosophical dialogues on the nature of the self and reality.
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B.
Jarāsandha
Jarāsandha is a powerful and tyrannical king in the Indian epic Mahābhārata, known as the ruler of Magadha and a formidable enemy of the Pāṇḍavas and Krishna.
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C.
Vasudeva I
Vasudeva I was a prominent Kushan emperor of the early 3rd century CE, known for consolidating the empire’s power in northern India and promoting a syncretic culture blending Indian, Iranian, and Hellenistic influences.
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D.
Rajasuya
Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
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E.
Anandapala
Anandapala was a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty in northwestern India who is best known for resisting Mahmud of Ghazni’s invasions in the early 11th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
ⓘ
king ⓘ monarch of Magadha ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Kosala
ⓘ
Lichchhavis of Vaishali ⓘ
linked to:
Vajji confederacy
|
| associatedReligion |
early Buddhism
ⓘ
early Jainism ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Gaya region
ⓘ
Rajagriha ⓘ |
| capital | Rajagriha ⓘ |
| child |
Abhayarajakumara
ⓘ
Ajatashatru ⓘ
linked to:
Ajātaśatru
|
| contributedTo | rise of Magadha as a major power in North India ⓘ |
| country | Magadha ⓘ |
| deathCause | imprisonment and probable starvation (according to tradition) ⓘ |
| dynasty | Haryanka dynasty ⓘ |
| era |
6th century BCE
ⓘ
early 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| expandedTo | Anga ⓘ |
| father | Bhattiya ⓘ |
| governmentForm | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Ajatashatru (according to tradition)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ajātaśatru
|
| knownFor |
contemporary of Mahavira
ⓘ
contemporary of the Buddha ⓘ early Magadhan imperialism ⓘ expansion of Magadha ⓘ |
| languageContext | Magadhi Prakrit (regional language context) ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Buddhist Pali Canon
ⓘ
linked to:
the Pali Canon
Jain Agamas ⓘ |
| notableEvent | annexation of Anga ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mahajanapada period of ancient India
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahajanapada period
|
| patronOf |
Buddhist Sangha
ⓘ
linked to:
Sangha
Gautama Buddha ⓘ
linked to:
Buddha
Mahavira ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Magadha
ⓘ
linked to:
Bimbisara
|
| predecessor | Bhattiya ⓘ |
| region | eastern Gangetic plain ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 492 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 544 BCE ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism (according to Buddhist tradition)
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddhism
Jainism (according to Jain tradition, as a patron) ⓘ |
| spouse |
Chellana
ⓘ
Khema ⓘ Kosala Devi ⓘ |
| successor |
Ajatashatru
ⓘ
linked to:
Ajātaśatru
|
| title | Senaniya (in some sources) ⓘ |
| usedPolicy |
matrimonial alliances
ⓘ
military conquest ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bimbisara Description of subject: Bimbisara was an early and influential king of the ancient Indian kingdom of Magadha, known for expanding its power and for his contemporaneity with the Buddha and Mahavira.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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