Vigrahapala I
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Vigrahapala I was a ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for maintaining the empire’s stability in the period following its peak under his predecessors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vigrahapala I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9900888 — 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 I Context triple: [Devapala, successor, Vigrahapala I]
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A.
Vigrahapala II
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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B.
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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C.
Yasovarman I
Yasovarman I was a 9th–10th century Khmer king best known for founding the city of Yasodharapura (Angkor) and initiating the monumental temple-building tradition of the Angkorian Empire.
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D.
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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E.
Devapala
Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
- 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 I Target entity description: Vigrahapala I was a ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for maintaining the empire’s stability in the period following its peak under his predecessors.
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A.
Vigrahapala II
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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B.
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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C.
Yasovarman I
Yasovarman I was a 9th–10th century Khmer king best known for founding the city of Yasodharapura (Angkor) and initiating the monumental temple-building tradition of the Angkorian Empire.
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D.
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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E.
Devapala
Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian monarch
ⓘ
Pala emperor ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedDynastyFounder | Gopala I ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Mahayana Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
|
| associatedWith | Buddhist monastic institutions ⓘ |
| capital |
Monghyr
ⓘ
Pataliputra ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | early Pala ruler ⓘ |
| chronologyStatus | dates uncertain ⓘ |
| country | Pala Empire ⓘ |
| culture | Buddhist ⓘ |
| dynasty | Pala ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bengali ⓘ |
| father | Gopala II ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Gauda
ⓘ
Varendra ⓘ |
| house | Pala house ⓘ |
| knownFor |
continuity of Pala administration
ⓘ
relative peace during his reign ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Pala dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Pala Empire
|
| monarchicalSystem | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
maintaining stability of the Pala Empire
ⓘ
ruling after the peak of Pala power ⓘ |
| partOf | classical period of Indian history ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | sovereign ruler ⓘ |
| predecessor | Gopala II ⓘ |
| region | eastern India ⓘ |
| reignedIn | 10th century ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| ruledTerritory |
Bengal
ⓘ
Magadha ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Siddham script ⓘ |
| sourceType |
epigraphic records
ⓘ
later historical chronicles ⓘ |
| successor | Narayanapala ⓘ |
| successorState | later Pala Empire ⓘ |
| title |
Maharajadhiraja
ⓘ
Pala king ⓘ |
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Subject: Vigrahapala I Description of subject: Vigrahapala I was a ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for maintaining the empire’s stability in the period following its peak under his predecessors.
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