Kanva dynasty
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The Kanva dynasty was a short-lived Brahmin royal line that replaced the Shunga Empire in Magadha and ruled parts of northern India in the late 1st century BCE before being supplanted by the Satavahanas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kanva dynasty canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6240276 — 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: Kanva dynasty Context triple: [Shunga Empire, successorState, Kanva dynasty]
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A.
Kachwaha dynasty
The Kachwaha dynasty is a prominent Rajput royal lineage best known for ruling the kingdom of Amber–Jaipur in present-day Rajasthan, India.
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B.
Nanda dynasty
The Nanda dynasty was an ancient Indian ruling family that established a powerful and wealthy empire in Magadha before being overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya.
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C.
Maitraka dynasty
The Maitraka dynasty was a post-Gupta ruling house that governed parts of western India, especially Saurashtra with its capital at Vallabhi, between the 5th and 8th centuries CE.
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D.
Lohara dynasty
The Lohara dynasty was a medieval ruling family that governed the Kashmir region in the 11th–12th centuries, known for its political turbulence and the decline of the once-flourishing Kashmiri kingdom.
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E.
Jhala dynasty
The Jhala dynasty was a Rajput ruling family that governed several princely states in the Kathiawar region of present-day Gujarat, India.
- 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: Kanva dynasty Target entity description: The Kanva dynasty was a short-lived Brahmin royal line that replaced the Shunga Empire in Magadha and ruled parts of northern India in the late 1st century BCE before being supplanted by the Satavahanas.
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A.
Kachwaha dynasty
The Kachwaha dynasty is a prominent Rajput royal lineage best known for ruling the kingdom of Amber–Jaipur in present-day Rajasthan, India.
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B.
Nanda dynasty
The Nanda dynasty was an ancient Indian ruling family that established a powerful and wealthy empire in Magadha before being overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya.
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C.
Maitraka dynasty
The Maitraka dynasty was a post-Gupta ruling house that governed parts of western India, especially Saurashtra with its capital at Vallabhi, between the 5th and 8th centuries CE.
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D.
Lohara dynasty
The Lohara dynasty was a medieval ruling family that governed the Kashmir region in the 11th–12th centuries, known for its political turbulence and the decline of the once-flourishing Kashmiri kingdom.
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E.
Jhala dynasty
The Jhala dynasty was a Rajput ruling family that governed several princely states in the Kathiawar region of present-day Gujarat, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | dynasty ⓘ |
| capital | Pataliputra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredIn | Pataliputra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinage |
cast copper coins
ⓘ
punch-marked coins ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dynasticOrigin | Brahmin lineage ⓘ |
| endTime | 28 BCE ⓘ |
| era | late 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Brahmin ⓘ |
| firstRuler | Vasudeva Kanva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Satavahana dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Vasudeva Kanva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasRuler |
Bhumimitra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Narayana NERFINISHED ⓘ Susarman NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasudeva Kanva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-Mauryan period ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Susarman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brief control over Magadha before Satavahana expansion
ⓘ
ending Shunga rule in Magadha ⓘ |
| numberOfRulers | 4 ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Satavahana dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient history of India ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | successor state to the Shunga Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Shunga dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Shunga Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Kanva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledRegion |
Magadha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of northern India ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Brahmi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortDescription | short-lived Brahmin royal line in Magadha ⓘ |
| startTime | 73 BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kanva dynasty Description of subject: The Kanva dynasty was a short-lived Brahmin royal line that replaced the Shunga Empire in Magadha and ruled parts of northern India in the late 1st century BCE before being supplanted by the Satavahanas.
Referenced by (1)
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