Bhonsle of Nagpur
E63577
The Bhonsle of Nagpur was a prominent Maratha royal house that ruled the Nagpur kingdom in central India and played a key role in the expansion and administration of the Maratha Empire.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bhonsle of Nagpur canonical | 4 |
| Bhonsle rulers of Nagpur | 2 |
| Janoji Bhonsle | 2 |
| Bhonsle royal family of Nagpur | 1 |
| Bhonsle ruler of Nagpur | 1 |
| Nagpur Bhonsle | 1 |
| Nagpur Bhosale | 1 |
| Raghoji II Bhonsle of Nagpur | 1 |
| Raja of Nagpur | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T447656 — 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: Bhonsle of Nagpur Context triple: [Maratha Empire, notableDynasty, Bhonsle of Nagpur]
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A.
Balaji Baji Rao
Balaji Baji Rao was an 18th-century Peshwa of the Maratha Empire who significantly expanded its power and influence across the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Scindia of Gwalior
Scindia of Gwalior is a prominent Maratha royal dynasty that rose to power in the 18th century and ruled the princely state of Gwalior in central India.
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C.
Yashwantrao Holkar
Yashwantrao Holkar was a prominent early 19th-century Maratha military leader and ruler of Indore, known for his resistance against British expansion in India.
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D.
Gaekwad of Baroda
Gaekwad of Baroda refers to the prominent Maratha royal dynasty that ruled the princely state of Baroda (now Vadodara) in western India, known for its influential governance and patronage of social and educational reforms.
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E.
Baji Rao II
Baji Rao II was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, whose defeat in the Third Anglo-Maratha War led to the end of Maratha sovereignty and the consolidation of British rule in 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: Bhonsle of Nagpur Target entity description: The Bhonsle of Nagpur was a prominent Maratha royal house that ruled the Nagpur kingdom in central India and played a key role in the expansion and administration of the Maratha Empire.
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A.
Balaji Baji Rao
Balaji Baji Rao was an 18th-century Peshwa of the Maratha Empire who significantly expanded its power and influence across the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Scindia of Gwalior
Scindia of Gwalior is a prominent Maratha royal dynasty that rose to power in the 18th century and ruled the princely state of Gwalior in central India.
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C.
Yashwantrao Holkar
Yashwantrao Holkar was a prominent early 19th-century Maratha military leader and ruler of Indore, known for his resistance against British expansion in India.
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D.
Gaekwad of Baroda
Gaekwad of Baroda refers to the prominent Maratha royal dynasty that ruled the princely state of Baroda (now Vadodara) in western India, known for its influential governance and patronage of social and educational reforms.
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E.
Baji Rao II
Baji Rao II was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, whose defeat in the Third Anglo-Maratha War led to the end of Maratha sovereignty and the consolidation of British rule in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian dynasty
ⓘ
Maratha royal house ⓘ ruling family ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Maratha Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha Confederacy
|
| associatedCity | Nagpur ⓘ |
| associatedFort | Nagpur Fort ⓘ |
| capital | Nagpur ⓘ |
| conflict | Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| country | Nagpur kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalPatronage |
Hindu temples
ⓘ
Marathi literature ⓘ |
| declineCause | defeat in Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ |
| dynasticAffiliation | Bhonsle ⓘ |
| economicBase |
land revenue
ⓘ
tribute from subordinate chiefs ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Maratha ⓘ |
| founder | Raghoji I Bhonsle ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key role in administration of Maratha Empire
ⓘ
key role in expansion of Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| houseOf |
Bhosale dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhonsle dynasty
|
| knownFor |
collection of chauth and sardeshmukhi
ⓘ
military campaigns in eastern and central India ⓘ |
| language |
Marathi
ⓘ
Persian (administrative) ⓘ |
| legacy | important regional power in pre-colonial central India ⓘ |
| militaryStructure |
cavalry-based forces
ⓘ
infantry and artillery units ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Appa Sahib Bhonsle
ⓘ
Bhonsle of Nagpur self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Janoji Bhonsle
Mudhoji Bhonsle ⓘ Raghoji I Bhonsle ⓘ Raghoji II Bhonsle ⓘ Raghuji III Bhonsle ⓘ |
| opponent | British East India Company ⓘ |
| partOf | Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | princely state ruling house ⓘ |
| region | Central India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ruledTerritory |
Berar
ⓘ
Nagpur ⓘ parts of Chhattisgarh ⓘ parts of Gondwana region ⓘ parts of Odisha ⓘ |
| socialStatus | Kshatriya (Maratha) nobility ⓘ |
| successionType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| treaty |
Treaty of Deogaon
ⓘ
subsidiary alliance with British ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bhonsle of Nagpur Description of subject: The Bhonsle of Nagpur was a prominent Maratha royal house that ruled the Nagpur kingdom in central India and played a key role in the expansion and administration of the Maratha Empire.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Raghoji II Bhonsle of Nagpur
this entity surface form:
Janoji Bhonsle
this entity surface form:
Nagpur Bhosale
this entity surface form:
Janoji Bhonsle
this entity surface form:
Bhonsle ruler of Nagpur
this entity surface form:
Raja of Nagpur
this entity surface form:
Bhonsle royal family of Nagpur
this entity surface form:
Bhonsle rulers of Nagpur
this entity surface form:
Nagpur Bhonsle
this entity surface form:
Bhonsle rulers of Nagpur