Vali
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Vali is a powerful vanara king and warrior in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known for his immense strength and his fateful conflict with his brother Sugriva and Lord Rama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vali canonical | 20 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T902478 — 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: Vali Context triple: [Ramayana, mainCharacter, Vali]
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A.
Kuvempu
Kuvempu was a renowned Indian poet, novelist, and playwright who became one of the most influential figures in modern Kannada literature and a leading voice of the Navodaya literary movement.
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B.
Romneya
Romneya is a small genus of showy, white-flowered shrubs commonly known as matilija poppies, native to California and northern Mexico.
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C.
Waldeck
Waldeck was a small German principality whose soldiers, like the Hessian troops, were hired out as auxiliaries to foreign powers in the 18th century.
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D.
Deval
Deval is the first name of Deval Patrick, an American politician and former governor of Massachusetts.
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E.
Micali
Micali is an Italian surname most notably associated with Silvio Micali, a Turing Award–winning computer scientist and cryptographer.
- 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: Vali Target entity description: Vali is a powerful vanara king and warrior in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known for his immense strength and his fateful conflict with his brother Sugriva and Lord Rama.
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A.
Kuvempu
Kuvempu was a renowned Indian poet, novelist, and playwright who became one of the most influential figures in modern Kannada literature and a leading voice of the Navodaya literary movement.
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B.
Romneya
Romneya is a small genus of showy, white-flowered shrubs commonly known as matilija poppies, native to California and northern Mexico.
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C.
Waldeck
Waldeck was a small German principality whose soldiers, like the Hessian troops, were hired out as auxiliaries to foreign powers in the 18th century.
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D.
Deval
Deval is the first name of Deval Patrick, an American politician and former governor of Massachusetts.
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E.
Micali
Micali is an Italian surname most notably associated with Silvio Micali, a Turing Award–winning computer scientist and cryptographer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Ramayana
ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ vanara king ⓘ |
| ally |
Ravana (in some traditions)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ravana
|
| associatedPlace | Rishyamukha (indirectly, through Sugriva’s exile) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kishkindha Kanda of the Ramayana
ⓘ
linked to:
Kishkindha Kanda
|
| brother | Sugriva ⓘ |
| child | Angada ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Sugriva over misunderstanding about a cave battle ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example in debates on just warfare in Hindu ethics
ⓘ
symbol of misused power ⓘ |
| deathCause | arrow shot by Rama ⓘ |
| epic | Ramayana ⓘ |
| father | Indra ⓘ |
| flaw |
anger
ⓘ
pride ⓘ |
| judgedBy | Rama for unjust treatment of Sugriva ⓘ |
| killedBy | Rama ⓘ |
| kingdom | Kishkindha ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflict with Sugriva
ⓘ
encounter with Rama ⓘ immense strength ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| lastRequest | that Rama protect Angada ⓘ |
| lastWordsTo | Rama ⓘ |
| mannerOfKilling | shot from concealment ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
brotherly conflict
ⓘ
dharma and kingship ⓘ |
| parentage | son of Indra ⓘ |
| power | ability to obtain half the strength of any opponent in combat (in some accounts) ⓘ |
| predecessor | Riksharaja (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| reputation | invincible warrior among vanaras ⓘ |
| role |
key figure in the Kishkindha narrative
ⓘ
ruler of the vanaras ⓘ |
| sceneOfDeath |
Kishkindha forest
ⓘ
linked to:
Dandakaranya forest
|
| species | vanara ⓘ |
| spouse | Tara ⓘ |
| successor | Sugriva ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Valmiki Ramayana
ⓘ
linked to:
Ramayana
various later Ramayana retellings ⓘ |
| title |
King of Kishkindha
ⓘ
linked to:
Sugriva
|
| virtue | bravery ⓘ |
| vow | to protect his kingdom and subjects ⓘ |
| weapon | mace (gada) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vali Description of subject: Vali is a powerful vanara king and warrior in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known for his immense strength and his fateful conflict with his brother Sugriva and Lord Rama.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Rishyamukha (indirectly, through Sugriva’s exile)
subject linked to:
Kishkindha region (often identified with parts of Karnataka, India)
subject linked to:
Kishkindha region (often identified with parts of Karnataka, India)