Tiruvalangadu plates
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The Tiruvalangadu plates are an 11th-century Chola copper-plate inscription set that records the achievements and conquests of the Chola emperor Rajendra I, including his overseas expedition to Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tiruvalangadu plates canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6550341 — 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: Tiruvalangadu plates Context triple: [Chola invasion of Srivijaya in 1025, describedIn, Tiruvalangadu plates]
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A.
Srirangam
Srirangam is a prominent temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for the vast Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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B.
Talagunda
Talagunda is an ancient village in Karnataka, India, renowned for its early Kadamba dynasty inscriptions that are crucial to the study of South Indian history and scripts.
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C.
Keelakarai
Keelakarai is a coastal town in Tamil Nadu, India, known for its historic mosques, maritime trading heritage, and culturally rich Muslim community.
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D.
Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Padmanabhaswamy Temple is a historic and richly endowed Hindu temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and as one of the wealthiest religious institutions in the world.
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E.
Mandapam
Mandapam is a coastal town in Tamil Nadu, India, known as a gateway to Rameswaram and for its fishing and marine activities.
- 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: Tiruvalangadu plates Target entity description: The Tiruvalangadu plates are an 11th-century Chola copper-plate inscription set that records the achievements and conquests of the Chola emperor Rajendra I, including his overseas expedition to Southeast Asia.
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A.
Srirangam
Srirangam is a prominent temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for the vast Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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B.
Talagunda
Talagunda is an ancient village in Karnataka, India, renowned for its early Kadamba dynasty inscriptions that are crucial to the study of South Indian history and scripts.
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C.
Keelakarai
Keelakarai is a coastal town in Tamil Nadu, India, known for its historic mosques, maritime trading heritage, and culturally rich Muslim community.
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D.
Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Padmanabhaswamy Temple is a historic and richly endowed Hindu temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and as one of the wealthiest religious institutions in the world.
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E.
Mandapam
Mandapam is a coastal town in Tamil Nadu, India, known as a gateway to Rameswaram and for its fishing and marine activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chola inscription
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copper-plate inscription ⓘ historical document ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Chola dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedRuler |
Rajaraja I
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Rajendra I ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Tiruvalangadu Shiva temple ⓘ |
| chronologicalRole | source for dating Rajendra I's reign ⓘ |
| chronology | reign of Rajendra I ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culture |
Chola
ⓘ
linked to:
Chola dynasty
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| currentLocation | Government Museum, Chennai ⓘ |
| date | 11th century ⓘ |
| genre | prasasti (eulogistic inscription) ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | medieval South India ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major source for Chola overseas activities
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major source for Chola political history ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | royal charter ⓘ |
| issuer | Rajendra I ⓘ |
| language |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| material | copper ⓘ |
| medium | engraved ⓘ |
| mentionsCampaign |
Ganges expedition of Rajendra I
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expedition to Southeast Asia ⓘ expedition to Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| mentionsDeity | Shiva ⓘ |
| mentionsPerson |
Rajaraja I
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Rajendra I ⓘ earlier Chola kings ⓘ |
| mentionsPlace | Tiruvalangadu ⓘ |
| purpose |
legitimation of Chola rule
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record of land grants ⓘ royal eulogy ⓘ |
| records |
achievements of Rajendra I
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conquests of Rajendra I ⓘ genealogy of the Chola kings ⓘ mythical origins of the Cholas ⓘ overseas expedition to Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| region | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script |
Grantha script
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Tamil script ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
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Subject: Tiruvalangadu plates Description of subject: The Tiruvalangadu plates are an 11th-century Chola copper-plate inscription set that records the achievements and conquests of the Chola emperor Rajendra I, including his overseas expedition to Southeast Asia.
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