Shishupala
E1327685
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Shishupala is a king from the Indian epic Mahabharata, known chiefly for his intense enmity toward Krishna and his dramatic death at the latter’s hands during Yudhishthira’s royal consecration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shishupala canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18453683 — 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: Shishupala Context triple: [Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira, causesConflictWith, Shishupala]
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A.
Shikhandi
Shikhandi is a pivotal and complex warrior in the Mahabharata, known for being instrumental in the downfall of Bhishma during the Kurukshetra War due to their unique gender history and past-life connection.
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B.
Chitrangada
Chitrangada is a warrior princess from the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as one of Arjuna’s wives and the daughter of the king of Manipur.
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C.
Bhishmaka
Bhishmaka is a king in Hindu mythology, best known as the ruler of Vidarbha and the father of Rukmini, the principal wife of Lord Krishna.
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D.
Hidimbi
Hidimbi is a rakshasi (demoness) from the Indian epic Mahabharata who marries the Pandava prince Bhima and becomes the mother of the warrior Ghatotkacha.
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E.
Rukmini
Rukmini is a principal queen of the Hindu god Krishna, revered as an incarnation of the goddess Lakshmi and celebrated for her devotion and role in Krishna’s life.
- 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: Shishupala Target entity description: Shishupala is a king from the Indian epic Mahabharata, known chiefly for his intense enmity toward Krishna and his dramatic death at the latter’s hands during Yudhishthira’s royal consecration.
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A.
Shikhandi
Shikhandi is a pivotal and complex warrior in the Mahabharata, known for being instrumental in the downfall of Bhishma during the Kurukshetra War due to their unique gender history and past-life connection.
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B.
Chitrangada
Chitrangada is a warrior princess from the Indian epic Mahabharata, known as one of Arjuna’s wives and the daughter of the king of Manipur.
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C.
Bhishmaka
Bhishmaka is a king in Hindu mythology, best known as the ruler of Vidarbha and the father of Rukmini, the principal wife of Lord Krishna.
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D.
Hidimbi
Hidimbi is a rakshasi (demoness) from the Indian epic Mahabharata who marries the Pandava prince Bhima and becomes the mother of the warrior Ghatotkacha.
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E.
Rukmini
Rukmini is a principal queen of the Hindu god Krishna, revered as an incarnation of the goddess Lakshmi and celebrated for her devotion and role in Krishna’s life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.