Kulothunga I
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Kulothunga I was a powerful 11th–12th century South Indian monarch who greatly expanded and consolidated the Chola Empire, overseeing a period of political stability, economic prosperity, and extensive temple patronage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kulothunga I canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6550281 — 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: Kulothunga I Context triple: [Chola dynasty, notableRuler, Kulothunga I]
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A.
Rajaraja I
Rajaraja I was a powerful 10th–11th century South Indian king who greatly expanded the Chola Empire and commissioned monumental temples like the Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur.
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B.
Vijayalaya Chola
Vijayalaya Chola was the founder of the imperial Chola dynasty in South India, credited with reviving Chola power in the 9th century CE.
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C.
Rajadhiraja I
Rajadhiraja I was an 11th-century Chola emperor known for his military campaigns in South India and Sri Lanka and for briefly ruling as co-regent with his father Rajendra I before dying in battle.
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D.
Parantaka I
Parantaka I was an early medieval South Indian Chola king known for expanding Chola power in Tamil Nadu and parts of Sri Lanka and for promoting temple construction and administration.
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E.
Narasimhavarman I
Narasimhavarman I was a 7th-century Pallava king of South India renowned for his military victories over the Chalukyas and for initiating the rock-cut and monolithic temple architecture at Mahabalipuram.
- 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: Kulothunga I Target entity description: Kulothunga I was a powerful 11th–12th century South Indian monarch who greatly expanded and consolidated the Chola Empire, overseeing a period of political stability, economic prosperity, and extensive temple patronage.
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A.
Rajaraja I
Rajaraja I was a powerful 10th–11th century South Indian king who greatly expanded the Chola Empire and commissioned monumental temples like the Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur.
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B.
Vijayalaya Chola
Vijayalaya Chola was the founder of the imperial Chola dynasty in South India, credited with reviving Chola power in the 9th century CE.
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C.
Rajadhiraja I
Rajadhiraja I was an 11th-century Chola emperor known for his military campaigns in South India and Sri Lanka and for briefly ruling as co-regent with his father Rajendra I before dying in battle.
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D.
Parantaka I
Parantaka I was an early medieval South Indian Chola king known for expanding Chola power in Tamil Nadu and parts of Sri Lanka and for promoting temple construction and administration.
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E.
Narasimhavarman I
Narasimhavarman I was a 7th-century Pallava king of South India renowned for his military victories over the Chalukyas and for initiating the rock-cut and monolithic temple architecture at Mahabalipuram.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chola emperor
ⓘ
South Indian monarch ⓘ medieval Indian ruler ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kulottunga Chola I
ⓘ
Rajaraja Chalukya ⓘ |
| birthName |
Rajendra Chola
ⓘ
linked to:
Rajendra Chola I
|
| capital |
Gangaikonda Cholapuram
ⓘ
Kanchipuram ⓘ |
| centuryOfRule |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| deathPlace | likely Gangaikonda Cholapuram ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Chola dynasty
ⓘ
Eastern Chalukya dynasty ⓘ |
| father |
Rajendra Chalukya
ⓘ
linked to:
Rajaraja Chalukya
|
| issued |
copper-plate grants
ⓘ
stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
economic prosperity of his realm ⓘ expansion of the Chola Empire ⓘ extensive temple patronage ⓘ political consolidation ⓘ |
| maintainedRelationsWith |
Kadamba kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Kadamba dynasty
Sri Lanka ⓘ Sri Vijaya ⓘ
linked to:
Srivijaya Empire
Western Chalukyas ⓘ
linked to:
Chalukya of Kalyani
|
| mother | Ammangadevi ⓘ |
| notableTemplePatronage |
Chidambaram Nataraja Temple
ⓘ
Kanchipuram temples ⓘ
linked to:
Kanchipuram Vaishnava temples
Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
|
| patronizedLanguage |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ Telugu ⓘ |
| patronizedReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ Shaivism ⓘ Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| policy |
encouragement of trade and commerce
ⓘ
integration of Chola and Eastern Chalukya territories ⓘ maintenance of a strong navy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Athirajendra Chola ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Chola Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Chola dynasty
Eastern Deccan ⓘ
linked to:
Deccan Plateau
Tamilakam ⓘ |
| reignEnd |
c. 1120
ⓘ
c. 1122 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1070 ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| successor | Vikrama Chola ⓘ |
| successorDynastyContinuity | continued Chola rule in South India ⓘ |
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Subject: Kulothunga I Description of subject: Kulothunga I was a powerful 11th–12th century South Indian monarch who greatly expanded and consolidated the Chola Empire, overseeing a period of political stability, economic prosperity, and extensive temple patronage.
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