Maukhari dynasty
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The Maukhari dynasty was an early medieval Indian ruling house centered in northern India, known for its political and military resistance to foreign incursions and its role in the post-Gupta regional power struggles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maukhari dynasty canonical | 2 |
| Maukharis dynasty | 2 |
| Maukhari rulers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7639845 — 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: Maukhari dynasty Context triple: [Huna invasions, opponent, Maukhari dynasty]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Karkota dynasty
The Karkota dynasty was an influential royal line that ruled Kashmir from the 7th to 9th centuries CE, overseeing a period of significant political power, cultural flourishing, and extensive temple-building.
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D.
Kachchhapaghata dynasty
The Kachchhapaghata dynasty was a medieval Rajput ruling house in central India, noted for its patronage of Hindu temple architecture and regional power between the 10th and 12th centuries.
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E.
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.
- 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: Maukhari dynasty Target entity description: The Maukhari dynasty was an early medieval Indian ruling house centered in northern India, known for its political and military resistance to foreign incursions and its role in the post-Gupta regional power struggles.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Karkota dynasty
The Karkota dynasty was an influential royal line that ruled Kashmir from the 7th to 9th centuries CE, overseeing a period of significant political power, cultural flourishing, and extensive temple-building.
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D.
Kachchhapaghata dynasty
The Kachchhapaghata dynasty was a medieval Rajput ruling house in central India, noted for its patronage of Hindu temple architecture and regional power between the 10th and 12th centuries.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian dynasty
ⓘ
early medieval polity ⓘ royal house ⓘ |
| alliance | marital alliance with the Pushyabhuti dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Kanyakubja ⓘ |
| associatedRiverValley |
Ganges basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges Basin
|
| capital |
Kannauj
ⓘ
Kanyakubja ⓘ |
| conflict |
wars in the Ganga-Yamuna doab
ⓘ
wars with the Later Guptas ⓘ |
| coreTerritory |
Ganga-Yamuna doab
ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Ganges-Yamuna Doab
modern Uttar Pradesh region ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
patronage of Brahmanical traditions
ⓘ
support of Sanskrit learning ⓘ |
| declineCause | rise of Harsha of the Pushyabhuti dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indian ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Gupta fragmentation of power ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early medieval India ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alliances and conflicts with the Pushyabhuti rulers
ⓘ
conflicts with the Later Guptas ⓘ control of Kannauj ⓘ resistance to foreign incursions ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mergedInto | realm of Harsha ⓘ |
| militaryRole | defense of North India against external powers ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Adityavarman
ⓘ
Avantivarman ⓘ Grahavarman ⓘ Harivarman ⓘ Ishanavarman ⓘ
linked to:
Isanavarman
Sarvavarman ⓘ |
| politicalRole | regional power in post-Gupta North India ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
independent kingdom
ⓘ
rival of Later Guptas ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Gupta Empire
ⓘ
Later Guptas ⓘ |
| region | Northern India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| rulingHouseOf |
Kannauj region
ⓘ
linked to:
Kannauj
|
| sourceType | known from inscriptions ⓘ |
| successor |
Pushyabhuti dynasty
ⓘ
Vardhana dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Vardhana (Pushyabhuti) dynasty
|
| timePeriod |
6th century CE
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7th century CE ⓘ |
| titleUsedByRulers | Maharajadhiraja ⓘ |
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Subject: Maukhari dynasty Description of subject: The Maukhari dynasty was an early medieval Indian ruling house centered in northern India, known for its political and military resistance to foreign incursions and its role in the post-Gupta regional power struggles.
Referenced by (5)
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