Vigrahapala II
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Vigrahapala II was a ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for his relatively brief and less-documented reign preceding the more prominent king Mahipala I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vigrahapala II canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7917534 — 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: Vigrahapala II Context triple: [Mahipala I, predecessor, Vigrahapala II]
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A.
Vasugupta
Vasugupta was an influential early philosopher and sage of Kashmir Shaivism, traditionally credited with composing the foundational Shiva Sutras that shaped the school’s non-dual Shaiva theology.
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B.
Devabhuti
Devabhuti was the final king of the Shunga dynasty in ancient India, whose overthrow marked the end of Shunga rule and the rise of the Kanva dynasty.
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C.
Dharmaputra
Dharmaputra is another name for Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his righteousness and adherence to dharma.
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D.
Sri Vishnuvardhana
Sri Vishnuvardhana was a prominent ruler of the Singhasari kingdom in 13th-century Java, known for consolidating royal power and laying foundations for later Javanese empires.
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E.
Pushyabhuti
Pushyabhuti was an early ruler in northern India traditionally regarded as the progenitor of the Vardhana (Pushyabhuti) dynasty that later produced the famous emperor Harsha.
- 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: Vigrahapala II Target entity description: Vigrahapala II was a ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for his relatively brief and less-documented reign preceding the more prominent king Mahipala I.
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A.
Vasugupta
Vasugupta was an influential early philosopher and sage of Kashmir Shaivism, traditionally credited with composing the foundational Shiva Sutras that shaped the school’s non-dual Shaiva theology.
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B.
Devabhuti
Devabhuti was the final king of the Shunga dynasty in ancient India, whose overthrow marked the end of Shunga rule and the rise of the Kanva dynasty.
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C.
Dharmaputra
Dharmaputra is another name for Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava prince in the Indian epic Mahabharata, renowned for his righteousness and adherence to dharma.
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D.
Sri Vishnuvardhana
Sri Vishnuvardhana was a prominent ruler of the Singhasari kingdom in 13th-century Java, known for consolidating royal power and laying foundations for later Javanese empires.
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E.
Pushyabhuti
Pushyabhuti was an early ruler in northern India traditionally regarded as the progenitor of the Vardhana (Pushyabhuti) dynasty that later produced the famous emperor Harsha.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian monarch
ⓘ
Pala emperor ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bangladesh
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ |
| country | Pala Empire ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Pala dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Pala Empire
|
| era | 10th century ⓘ |
| father | Gopala II ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | obscure ruler ⓘ |
| house | Pala house ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
inscriptions
ⓘ
later literary sources ⓘ |
| monarchicalOrder | Pala line of succession ⓘ |
| notableFor | predecessor of Mahipala I ⓘ |
| predecessor | Gopala II ⓘ |
| region |
Bengal
ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ |
| reignCharacter |
brief
ⓘ
poorly documented ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 977 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 976 ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| successor | Mahipala I ⓘ |
| title | Maharajadhiraja ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vigrahapala II Description of subject: Vigrahapala II was a ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for his relatively brief and less-documented reign preceding the more prominent king Mahipala I.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.