Nayapala
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Nayapala was a ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for consolidating Pala power in Bengal and Bihar during the 11th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nayapala canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7917535 — 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: Nayapala Context triple: [Mahipala I, successor, Nayapala]
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A.
Nawalapitiya
Nawalapitiya is a town in Sri Lanka known for its tea plantations and hilly terrain, located within the country's Central Province.
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B.
Naypyidaw
Naypyidaw is Myanmar’s planned administrative city known for its vast, sparsely populated layout and role as the country’s political center.
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C.
Pambujan
Pambujan is a coastal municipality in the province of Northern Samar in the Philippines, known for its rural communities and natural landscapes.
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D.
Naikū
Naikū is the inner sanctuary of Japan’s Ise Grand Shrine, dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu and regarded as one of Shinto’s most sacred sites.
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E.
Panya
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- 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: Nayapala Target entity description: Nayapala was a ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for consolidating Pala power in Bengal and Bihar during the 11th century.
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A.
Nawalapitiya
Nawalapitiya is a town in Sri Lanka known for its tea plantations and hilly terrain, located within the country's Central Province.
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B.
Naypyidaw
Naypyidaw is Myanmar’s planned administrative city known for its vast, sparsely populated layout and role as the country’s political center.
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C.
Pambujan
Pambujan is a coastal municipality in the province of Northern Samar in the Philippines, known for its rural communities and natural landscapes.
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D.
Naikū
Naikū is the inner sanctuary of Japan’s Ise Grand Shrine, dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu and regarded as one of Shinto’s most sacred sites.
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E.
Panya
Panya is a character in the Hellboy/B.P.R.D. comic universe, an ancient Egyptian woman with psychic abilities who becomes a key supernatural asset to the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
11th-century ruler
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Indian monarch ⓘ Pala emperor ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| capital |
Gauda
ⓘ
Pataliputra ⓘ |
| conflict | wars with the Kalachuri dynasty ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
Pala Empire ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Pala dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Pala Empire
|
| era | Early medieval India ⓘ |
| father | Mahipala I ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | eastern India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
consolidating Pala power in Bengal
ⓘ
consolidating Pala power in Bihar ⓘ strengthening the Pala Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Pala dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Pala Empire
|
| nobleFamily |
Pala dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Pala Empire
|
| notableEvent | treaty with Kalachuri king Karna ⓘ |
| policy |
patronage of monasteries
ⓘ
support of Buddhism ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mahipala I ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Bengal
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ |
| reignCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| successor | Vigrahapala III ⓘ |
| successorState | later Pala rulers ⓘ |
| title | Maharajadhiraja ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nayapala Description of subject: Nayapala was a ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for consolidating Pala power in Bengal and Bihar during the 11th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Pala