Mandsaur inscription
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The Mandsaur inscription is a notable Gupta-era Sanskrit epigraph that records the reign and achievements of Emperor Kumaragupta I and provides valuable historical and cultural information about central India in the 5th century CE.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mandsaur inscriptions | 2 |
| Mandsaur inscription canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7770890 — 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: Mandsaur inscription Context triple: [Kumaragupta I, inscriptionEvidence, Mandsaur inscription]
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Shivagrha inscription
The Shivagrha inscription is an important 9th-century Javanese stone inscription that records the construction and religious significance of the Prambanan (Śivagrha) temple complex under the Medang Mataram kingdom.
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Bhitari pillar inscription
The Bhitari pillar inscription is a major Gupta-era epigraphic record that commemorates the reign and military achievements of the Indian emperor Kumaragupta I.
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C.
Ashokan inscriptions
The Ashokan inscriptions are a series of edicts issued by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, carved on rocks and pillars across the Indian subcontinent to promote Buddhist ethics and moral governance.
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D.
Taxila inscriptions
The Taxila inscriptions are a collection of ancient epigraphic records from the Gandhāran city of Taxila that provide key evidence for early Buddhist, political, and cultural history in northwestern South Asia.
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E.
Prayaga Pillar Inscription
The Prayaga Pillar Inscription is a famous Sanskrit eulogy engraved on an Ashokan pillar at Allahabad that glorifies the military conquests and imperial achievements of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta.
- 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: Mandsaur inscription Target entity description: The Mandsaur inscription is a notable Gupta-era Sanskrit epigraph that records the reign and achievements of Emperor Kumaragupta I and provides valuable historical and cultural information about central India in the 5th century CE.
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A.
Shivagrha inscription
The Shivagrha inscription is an important 9th-century Javanese stone inscription that records the construction and religious significance of the Prambanan (Śivagrha) temple complex under the Medang Mataram kingdom.
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B.
Bhitari pillar inscription
The Bhitari pillar inscription is a major Gupta-era epigraphic record that commemorates the reign and military achievements of the Indian emperor Kumaragupta I.
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C.
Ashokan inscriptions
The Ashokan inscriptions are a series of edicts issued by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, carved on rocks and pillars across the Indian subcontinent to promote Buddhist ethics and moral governance.
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D.
Taxila inscriptions
The Taxila inscriptions are a collection of ancient epigraphic records from the Gandhāran city of Taxila that provide key evidence for early Buddhist, political, and cultural history in northwestern South Asia.
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E.
Prayaga Pillar Inscription
The Prayaga Pillar Inscription is a famous Sanskrit eulogy engraved on an Ashokan pillar at Allahabad that glorifies the military conquests and imperial achievements of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gupta-era epigraph
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Sanskrit inscription ⓘ inscription ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gupta imperial administration ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Gupta dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Gupta Empire
|
| associatedWithRuler | Kumaragupta I ⓘ |
| chronologicalSignificance | helps date events in 5th century India ⓘ |
| contains |
genealogical details of Gupta rulers
ⓘ
poetic Sanskrit verses ⓘ religious references ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | evidence of Sanskrit literary culture in Gupta period ⓘ |
| dateApproximation | circa 5th century CE ⓘ |
| epigraphicTradition | Indian royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| era |
Gupta era
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linked to:
Gupta period (approximate)
|
| genre | royal eulogy ⓘ |
| geographicalFocus |
Malwa region
ⓘ
linked to:
Malwa-Nimar region
|
| historicalContext | Gupta Empire ⓘ |
| importance | major source for Gupta history ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | prashasti ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Madhya Pradesh
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Mandsaur ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| medium | rock inscription ⓘ |
| mentions | Kumaragupta I ⓘ |
| providesInformationOn |
cultural history of central India
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political history of central India ⓘ social conditions in 5th century central India ⓘ |
| records |
achievements of Kumaragupta I
ⓘ
reign of Kumaragupta I ⓘ |
| region | central India ⓘ |
| script | Brahmi script ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
imperial authority of Kumaragupta I
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royal achievements ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century CE ⓘ |
| usedFor |
reconstructing Gupta chronology
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studying Gupta administration ⓘ studying Gupta art and culture ⓘ |
| writingSystemFamily |
Brahmi family of scripts
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linked to:
Brahmic scripts
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| writtenInLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Mandsaur inscription Description of subject: The Mandsaur inscription is a notable Gupta-era Sanskrit epigraph that records the reign and achievements of Emperor Kumaragupta I and provides valuable historical and cultural information about central India in the 5th century CE.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Mandsaur inscription
linked to: Mandsaur inscription