King of Matsya
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King of Matsya is the ruler of the ancient Matsya kingdom, best known in the Mahabharata as King Virata, who sheltered the Pandavas during their exile.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King of Matsya canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17957517 — 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: King of Matsya Context triple: [Virata, title, King of Matsya]
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A.
King of Nishadha
King of Nishadha is a royal title in Hindu mythology held by Nala, the virtuous and skilled ruler famed from the Mahabharata.
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B.
King Bhagiratha
King Bhagiratha is a legendary monarch in Hindu mythology renowned for bringing the sacred Ganges River down to Earth through intense penance to liberate his ancestors.
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C.
King Mahabali
King Mahabali is a benevolent and generous demon king from Hindu mythology, especially revered in Kerala, whose annual return to visit his people is celebrated during the festival of Onam.
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D.
Navakasiga
Navakasiga is a village-level settlement located in the Bua Province on the northern island of Vanua Levu in Fiji.
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E.
King Parikshit
King Parikshit is a legendary Kuru monarch in Hindu tradition, renowned as the grandson of Arjuna and the central listener of the teachings narrated in the Bhagavata Purana.
- 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: King of Matsya Target entity description: King of Matsya is the ruler of the ancient Matsya kingdom, best known in the Mahabharata as King Virata, who sheltered the Pandavas during their exile.
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A.
King of Nishadha
King of Nishadha is a royal title in Hindu mythology held by Nala, the virtuous and skilled ruler famed from the Mahabharata.
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B.
King Bhagiratha
King Bhagiratha is a legendary monarch in Hindu mythology renowned for bringing the sacred Ganges River down to Earth through intense penance to liberate his ancestors.
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C.
King Mahabali
King Mahabali is a benevolent and generous demon king from Hindu mythology, especially revered in Kerala, whose annual return to visit his people is celebrated during the festival of Onam.
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D.
Navakasiga
Navakasiga is a village-level settlement located in the Bua Province on the northern island of Vanua Levu in Fiji.
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E.
King Parikshit
King Parikshit is a legendary Kuru monarch in Hindu tradition, renowned as the grandson of Arjuna and the central listener of the teachings narrated in the Bhagavata Purana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.