Rajasuya
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Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rajasuya canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902399 — 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: Rajasuya Context triple: [Yajurveda, usedIn, Rajasuya]
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A.
Sanjaya
Sanjaya was an early Javanese king traditionally regarded as the founder of the Mataram (Medang) Kingdom and the Sanjaya dynasty in Central Java.
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B.
Sanjaya
Sanjaya is the charioteer and seer in the Mahabharata who, granted divine vision, narrates the events of the Kurukshetra war to the blind king Dhritarashtra.
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C.
Sanjaya dynasty
The Sanjaya dynasty was an early Javanese royal line that ruled the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom and is noted for its Hindu Shaivite orientation and monumental temple constructions in Central Java.
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D.
Yadava
Yadava refers to the ancient Indo-Aryan clan or community traditionally regarded as the lineage of King Yadu and prominently associated with the Hindu deity Krishna.
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E.
Rajaram I
Rajaram I was a Maratha ruler and younger son of Shivaji who led the empire’s resistance against the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb after the death of his brother Sambhaji.
- 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: Rajasuya Target entity description: Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
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A.
Sanjaya
Sanjaya was an early Javanese king traditionally regarded as the founder of the Mataram (Medang) Kingdom and the Sanjaya dynasty in Central Java.
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B.
Sanjaya
Sanjaya is the charioteer and seer in the Mahabharata who, granted divine vision, narrates the events of the Kurukshetra war to the blind king Dhritarashtra.
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C.
Sanjaya dynasty
The Sanjaya dynasty was an early Javanese royal line that ruled the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom and is noted for its Hindu Shaivite orientation and monumental temple constructions in Central Java.
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D.
Yadava
Yadava refers to the ancient Indo-Aryan clan or community traditionally regarded as the lineage of King Yadu and prominently associated with the Hindu deity Krishna.
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E.
Rajaram I
Rajaram I was a Maratha ruler and younger son of Shivaji who led the empire’s resistance against the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb after the death of his brother Sambhaji.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vedic ritual
ⓘ
royal consecration ritual ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
dharma of the king
ⓘ
royal sovereignty ⓘ universal kingship ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Atharva Veda
ⓘ
linked to:
Atharvaveda
Brahmana texts ⓘ Mahabharata ⓘ Rigveda ⓘ Sama Veda ⓘ
linked to:
Samaveda
Shatapatha Brahmana ⓘ Taittiriya Brahmana ⓘ Yajurveda ⓘ |
| classification | shrauta ritual ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFunction | linking king with cosmic order (rita) ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient India ⓘ |
| includesRite |
abhisheka (anointing)
ⓘ
chariot drive or royal procession ⓘ dakshina (gifts to priests) ⓘ soma sacrifice ⓘ symbolic royal games or contests ⓘ |
| languageOfRitualTexts | Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| legitimizes | political authority of the king ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mahabharata Sabha Parva
ⓘ
linked to:
Sabha Parva
|
| notablePerformer |
Yudhishthira
ⓘ
ancient Kuru kings ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Brahmin priests
ⓘ
Vedic priests ⓘ |
| performedFor | king ⓘ |
| performedOnOccasion |
accession to the throne
ⓘ
assertion of imperial status ⓘ |
| purpose |
establishment of supreme royal status
ⓘ
exaltation of king’s sovereignty ⓘ legitimization of kingship ⓘ royal consecration ⓘ |
| region |
Indo-Gangetic plain
ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-Gangetic Plain
|
| relatedRitual |
Ashvamedha
ⓘ
Vajapeya ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Vedic religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Vedic Hinduism
|
| requires |
substantial material resources
ⓘ
support of subordinate chiefs ⓘ |
| ritualStructure | complex multi-day ceremony ⓘ |
| status | major royal Vedic sacrifice ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine sanction of kingship
ⓘ
integration of the realm under one king ⓘ king’s supremacy over other rulers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Vedic period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rajasuya Description of subject: Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
Referenced by (4)
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