Majapahit capital region

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cultural center historical region political center

The Majapahit capital region was the political and cultural heartland of the Majapahit Empire in eastern Java, centered around the area of present-day Mojokerto.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Majapahit Empire (archaeological site)	1
Majapahit capital area	1
Majapahit capital region canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9941370 — 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: Majapahit capital region
Context triple: [Mojokerto, historicallyAssociatedWith, Majapahit capital region]

A. Jayanegara
Jayanegara was an early 14th-century king of the Majapahit Empire in Java, known for consolidating the young kingdom amid internal conflicts and succession struggles.
B. Kediri Kingdom
The Kediri Kingdom was a powerful medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist state in eastern Java, renowned for its flourishing literature, trade, and cultural achievements.
C. Kalasan District
Kalasan District is an administrative area in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, known for its concentration of ancient Javanese temples and archaeological sites.
D. Singhasari Kingdom
The Singhasari Kingdom was a 13th-century Hindu-Buddhist Javanese kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, known for its role in regional expansion and as a precursor to the Majapahit Empire.
E. Kertawardhana
Kertawardhana was a Javanese royal figure known primarily as the consort of Majapahit ruler Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi and a member of the Majapahit dynasty.
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: Majapahit capital region
Target entity description: The Majapahit capital region was the political and cultural heartland of the Majapahit Empire in eastern Java, centered around the area of present-day Mojokerto.

A. Jayanegara
Jayanegara was an early 14th-century king of the Majapahit Empire in Java, known for consolidating the young kingdom amid internal conflicts and succession struggles.
B. Kediri Kingdom
The Kediri Kingdom was a powerful medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist state in eastern Java, renowned for its flourishing literature, trade, and cultural achievements.
C. Kalasan District
Kalasan District is an administrative area in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, known for its concentration of ancient Javanese temples and archaeological sites.
D. Singhasari Kingdom
The Singhasari Kingdom was a 13th-century Hindu-Buddhist Javanese kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, known for its role in regional expansion and as a precursor to the Majapahit Empire.
E. Kertawardhana
Kertawardhana was a Javanese royal figure known primarily as the consort of Majapahit ruler Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi and a member of the Majapahit dynasty.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural center ⓘ historical region ⓘ political center ⓘ
associatedWith	Brantas River valley ⓘ linked to: Brantas River Trowulan archaeological site ⓘ linked to: Trowulan
capitalOf	Majapahit Empire ⓘ
centeredAround	Trowulan area ⓘ linked to: Trowulan present-day Mojokerto ⓘ
contains	religious sanctuaries ⓘ royal palace complex (kraton) ⓘ urban settlements ⓘ water management structures ⓘ
culturalFunction	center of Javanese-Hindu culture ⓘ center of Old Javanese literature ⓘ
declinePeriod	15th century ⓘ
economicFunction	center of rice agriculture ⓘ node in inland–coastal trade networks ⓘ
flourishedUnder	Gajah Mada ⓘ Hayam Wuruk ⓘ
governedBy	Majapahit monarch ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	major archaeological landscape ⓘ
heritageRecognition	proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site (Trowulan) ⓘ linked to: Trowulan
historicalRole	core territory of Majapahit state formation ⓘ symbolic center of Majapahit power ⓘ
locatedIn	Indonesia ⓘ Java ⓘ eastern Java ⓘ
modernAdministrativeArea	Jombang Regency ⓘ linked to: Jombang Mojokerto Regency ⓘ
near	Surabaya ⓘ
partOf	Majapahit Empire ⓘ
politicalFunction	administrative center of the empire ⓘ seat of the royal court ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ
successorStateInfluence	Demak Sultanate (indirect) ⓘ linked to: Demak Sultanate
timePeriod	late 13th century to early 16th century ⓘ
usedLanguage	Old Javanese ⓘ linked to: Kawi (Old Javanese) Sanskrit (liturgical) ⓘ
usedScript	Kawi script ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mojokerto → historicallyAssociatedWith → Majapahit capital region ⓘ

Trowulan District → capitalOf → Majapahit Empire (archaeological site) ⓘ

linked to: Majapahit capital region

Jombang–Trowulan Majapahit Karst and Archaeological Area → associatedWith → Majapahit capital area ⓘ