Girnar rock edict
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The Girnar rock edict is an ancient inscription of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, carved into rock near Junagadh in Gujarat, India, proclaiming his policies of moral governance and Buddhist-inspired dharma.
All labels observed (1)
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| Girnar rock edict canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22092139 — 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: Girnar rock edict Context triple: [Devanampriya Priyadarshi, linkedToPlace, Girnar rock edict]
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Mandsaur inscription
The Mandsaur inscription is a notable Gupta-era Sanskrit epigraph that records the reign and achievements of Emperor Kumaragupta I and provides valuable historical and cultural information about central India in the 5th century CE.
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Amoghapasa inscription
The Amoghapasa inscription is a 13th-century stone inscription from Sumatra that records a royal grant of a Buddhist statue and provides key evidence about the Dharmasraya kingdom and its ties to the Singhasari kingdom of Java.
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C.
Bhitari pillar inscription
The Bhitari pillar inscription is a major Gupta-era epigraphic record that commemorates the reign and military achievements of the Indian emperor Kumaragupta I.
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D.
Hathigumpha inscription
The Hathigumpha inscription is a major ancient Prakrit rock inscription of King Kharavela, carved on a cave wall near Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India, and valued for its detailed historical account of his reign and military campaigns.
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E.
Prayaga Pillar Inscription
The Prayaga Pillar Inscription is a famous Sanskrit eulogy engraved on an Ashokan pillar at Allahabad that glorifies the military conquests and imperial achievements of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta.
- 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: Girnar rock edict Target entity description: The Girnar rock edict is an ancient inscription of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka, carved into rock near Junagadh in Gujarat, India, proclaiming his policies of moral governance and Buddhist-inspired dharma.
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A.
Mandsaur inscription
The Mandsaur inscription is a notable Gupta-era Sanskrit epigraph that records the reign and achievements of Emperor Kumaragupta I and provides valuable historical and cultural information about central India in the 5th century CE.
-
B.
Amoghapasa inscription
The Amoghapasa inscription is a 13th-century stone inscription from Sumatra that records a royal grant of a Buddhist statue and provides key evidence about the Dharmasraya kingdom and its ties to the Singhasari kingdom of Java.
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C.
Bhitari pillar inscription
The Bhitari pillar inscription is a major Gupta-era epigraphic record that commemorates the reign and military achievements of the Indian emperor Kumaragupta I.
-
D.
Hathigumpha inscription
The Hathigumpha inscription is a major ancient Prakrit rock inscription of King Kharavela, carved on a cave wall near Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India, and valued for its detailed historical account of his reign and military campaigns.
-
E.
Prayaga Pillar Inscription
The Prayaga Pillar Inscription is a famous Sanskrit eulogy engraved on an Ashokan pillar at Allahabad that glorifies the military conquests and imperial achievements of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta.
- F. None of above. chosen
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