Ilango Adigal
E748109
Ilango Adigal was an ancient Tamil Jain poet-sage traditionally credited with composing the epic Cilappatikāram, one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ilango Adigal canonical | 5 |
| Illango Venmal | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8564557 — 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: Ilango Adigal Context triple: [Cilappatikāram, author, Ilango Adigal]
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A.
Unmai Vilakkam
Unmai Vilakkam is a classic Tamil philosophical work that expounds the core metaphysical and devotional teachings of Shaiva Siddhanta.
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B.
Kaanum Thirunaal
Kaanum Thirunaal is a Tamil festival day, observed as the concluding celebration of the Pongal harvest festival, marked by family outings, social visits, and communal gatherings.
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C.
Mullaippāṭṭu
Mullaippāṭṭu is a classical Tamil poem from the Sangam era, celebrated for its depiction of love and separation set against a pastoral landscape.
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D.
Nachiyar Tirumozhi
Nachiyar Tirumozhi is a celebrated set of devotional Tamil hymns composed by the poet-saint Andal, expressing intense love and devotion to Lord Vishnu.
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E.
Kurincippāṭṭu
Kurincippāṭṭu is a classical Tamil Sangam-era poem renowned for its vivid depiction of love in the mountainous kurinji landscape and its rich portrayal of ancient Tamil life and nature.
- 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: Ilango Adigal Target entity description: Ilango Adigal was an ancient Tamil Jain poet-sage traditionally credited with composing the epic Cilappatikāram, one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature.
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A.
Unmai Vilakkam
Unmai Vilakkam is a classic Tamil philosophical work that expounds the core metaphysical and devotional teachings of Shaiva Siddhanta.
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B.
Kaanum Thirunaal
Kaanum Thirunaal is a Tamil festival day, observed as the concluding celebration of the Pongal harvest festival, marked by family outings, social visits, and communal gatherings.
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C.
Mullaippāṭṭu
Mullaippāṭṭu is a classical Tamil poem from the Sangam era, celebrated for its depiction of love and separation set against a pastoral landscape.
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D.
Nachiyar Tirumozhi
Nachiyar Tirumozhi is a celebrated set of devotional Tamil hymns composed by the poet-saint Andal, expressing intense love and devotion to Lord Vishnu.
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E.
Kurincippāṭṭu
Kurincippāṭṭu is a classical Tamil Sangam-era poem renowned for its vivid depiction of love in the mountainous kurinji landscape and its rich portrayal of ancient Tamil life and nature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain
ⓘ
Tamil poet ⓘ ancient Tamil poet ⓘ poet ⓘ sage ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Five Great Epics of Tamil literature ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Tamil Jain tradition ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major figure in classical Tamil literature ⓘ |
| era | ancient Tamil period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Tamil ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later Tamil literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cilappatikaram
ⓘ
linked to:
Cilappatikāram
being a Jain poet-sage ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| literaryCanon | Tamil epic literature ⓘ |
| movement | Sangam literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cilappatikaram
ⓘ
linked to:
Cilappatikāram
Silappadikaram ⓘ
linked to:
Cilappatikāram
|
| occupation |
poet
ⓘ
sage ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Jain
ⓘ
linked to:
Jains
|
| region | Tamilakam ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| traditionallyCreditedFor | composing Cilappatikaram ⓘ |
| workForm | narrative epic ⓘ |
| workStatus | author of one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature ⓘ |
| workSubject | story of Kannagi in Cilappatikaram ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ilango Adigal Description of subject: Ilango Adigal was an ancient Tamil Jain poet-sage traditionally credited with composing the epic Cilappatikāram, one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ilango Adigal
subject linked to:
Five Great Epics of Tamil literature
linked to: Ilango Adigal