Shakya clan
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The Shakya clan was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of northern India, historically renowned as the lineage into which Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, was born.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Śākya clan | 3 |
| Shakya clan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11673943 — 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: Shakya clan Context triple: [Shakya republic, namedAfter, Shakya clan]
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A.
Krum dynasty
The Krum dynasty was a medieval Bulgarian royal house that ruled the First Bulgarian Empire during its expansion and Christianization, beginning with Khan Krum and including rulers such as Boris I.
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B.
Vrishni clan
The Vrishni clan was an ancient Yadava lineage of northwestern India, traditionally associated with Krishna and his kinsmen in Hindu mythology.
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C.
Thapa dynasty
The Thapa dynasty was a powerful Nepalese political family that dominated the government and military of the Kingdom of Nepal in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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D.
Lichchhavi dynasty
The Lichchhavi dynasty was an ancient Indian ruling lineage, prominent in northern India and Nepal, known for its early republican traditions and later monarchical rule.
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E.
Sun clan
The Sun clan was the ruling family of the Eastern Wu state during China’s Three Kingdoms period, producing warlords such as Sun Quan who established and led the regime.
- 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: Shakya clan Target entity description: The Shakya clan was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of northern India, historically renowned as the lineage into which Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, was born.
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A.
Krum dynasty
The Krum dynasty was a medieval Bulgarian royal house that ruled the First Bulgarian Empire during its expansion and Christianization, beginning with Khan Krum and including rulers such as Boris I.
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B.
Vrishni clan
The Vrishni clan was an ancient Yadava lineage of northwestern India, traditionally associated with Krishna and his kinsmen in Hindu mythology.
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C.
Thapa dynasty
The Thapa dynasty was a powerful Nepalese political family that dominated the government and military of the Kingdom of Nepal in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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D.
Lichchhavi dynasty
The Lichchhavi dynasty was an ancient Indian ruling lineage, prominent in northern India and Nepal, known for its early republican traditions and later monarchical rule.
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E.
Sun clan
The Sun clan was the ruling family of the Eastern Wu state during China’s Three Kingdoms period, producing warlords such as Sun Quan who established and led the regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan tribe
ⓘ
ancient tribe ⓘ historical ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gautama Buddha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lumbini region NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī NERFINISHED ⓘ Māyādevī NERFINISHED ⓘ Rāhula NERFINISHED ⓘ Siddhartha Gautama NERFINISHED ⓘ Śuddhodana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Kapilavastu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Indo-Aryan culture
ⓘ
Śramaṇa movements ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Indo-Aryan ⓘ |
| governedBy |
council of elders
ⓘ
ruling kshatriya families ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the historical Buddha
ⓘ
being the clan of Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ |
| language | an early Indo-Aryan language ⓘ |
| laterDestroyedBy | King Vidudabha of Kosala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
gave rise to the term Shakyamuni for the Buddha
ⓘ
revered in Buddhist traditions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
ancient India ⓘ |
| memberOf | Śākya–Koliya tribal groups ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Buddhist Pali Canon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buddhist Sanskrit texts ⓘ |
| modernDescendantsClaimedBy |
some Newar Buddhist communities
ⓘ
some groups in Nepal and northern India ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | often linked to Sanskrit root "śak" (to be able, powerful) ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Koliya clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kosala kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
gaṇa-saṅgha
ⓘ
oligarchic republic ⓘ |
| region |
Greater Magadha region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
foothills of the Himalayas ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| religion |
Vedic religion (early period)
ⓘ
early Buddhism (later association) ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | origin clan of the Buddha ⓘ |
| socialClass | Kshatriya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjugatedBy | King Pasenadi of Kosala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
circa 6th–5th century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shakya clan Description of subject: The Shakya clan was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of northern India, historically renowned as the lineage into which Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, was born.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Śākya clan
this entity surface form:
Śākya clan
this entity surface form:
Śākya clan