Kulothunga III
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Kulothunga III was a powerful 12th–13th century South Indian monarch who presided over the later phase of the Chola Empire, noted for his military campaigns and temple patronage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kulothunga Chola III | 2 |
| Kulothunga III canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6550284 — 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 III Context triple: [Chola dynasty, notableRuler, Kulothunga III]
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A.
Kulothunga II
Kulothunga II was a 12th-century South Indian monarch who ruled the Chola Empire, overseeing a period of relative stability and continued temple patronage.
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B.
Kulothunga I
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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C.
Rajaraja II
Rajaraja II was a 12th-century South Indian monarch who ruled the Chola Empire during its later period, overseeing a time of relative stability before the dynasty’s decline.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 III Target entity description: Kulothunga III was a powerful 12th–13th century South Indian monarch who presided over the later phase of the Chola Empire, noted for his military campaigns and temple patronage.
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A.
Kulothunga II
Kulothunga II was a 12th-century South Indian monarch who ruled the Chola Empire, overseeing a period of relative stability and continued temple patronage.
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B.
Kulothunga I
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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C.
Rajaraja II
Rajaraja II was a 12th-century South Indian monarch who ruled the Chola Empire during its later period, overseeing a time of relative stability before the dynasty’s decline.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chola emperor
ⓘ
South Indian monarch ⓘ historical person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chidambaram
ⓘ
Thanjavur ⓘ
linked to:
Tanjore
|
| campaign |
Hoysala kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Hoysalas
Kalinga region ⓘ
linked to:
Kalinga
Pandya country ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Hoysala dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Hoysalas
Pandya dynasty ⓘ Sinhalese rulers of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| country |
Chola Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Chola dynasty
|
| deathPlace | likely Gangaikonda Cholapuram region ⓘ |
| dynasty | Chola dynasty ⓘ |
| era |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| father | Rajaraja II ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Later Chola period
ⓘ
linked to:
Chola dynasty
|
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
military campaigns ⓘ temple patronage ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| notableConstruction |
additions to Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple
ⓘ
expansion of Chidambaram Nataraja Temple ⓘ renovation of various Chola temples ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Sanskrit learning
ⓘ
Siva temples ⓘ Tamil literature ⓘ Vaishnava temples ⓘ |
| policy |
assertion of Chola suzerainty over Pandyas
ⓘ
maintenance of Chola naval power ⓘ support of Brahmanical institutions ⓘ |
| predecessor | Rajaraja II ⓘ |
| region |
South India
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1218 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1178 ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| styleOfRule | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| successor | Rajaraja III ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Chola feudatories ⓘ |
| title |
Chakravartin
ⓘ
Kulottunga Chola Deva ⓘ Tribhuvana Chakravartin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kulothunga III Description of subject: Kulothunga III was a powerful 12th–13th century South Indian monarch who presided over the later phase of the Chola Empire, noted for his military campaigns and temple patronage.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kulothunga III
linked to: Kulothunga III