King Dhatusena
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King Dhatusena was a 5th-century Sri Lankan monarch of Anuradhapura, best known for major irrigation works like the Kala Wewa reservoir and for his dramatic downfall at the hands of his son Kassapa I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King Dhatusena canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22215706 — 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 Dhatusena Context triple: [Mahavamsa, coversReignOf, King Dhatusena]
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A.
Vimaladharmasuriya I
Vimaladharmasuriya I was a prominent late 16th- to early 17th-century king of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka, known for resisting Portuguese expansion and consolidating Kandyan independence.
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B.
King Parakramabahu I
King Parakramabahu I was a 12th-century Sri Lankan monarch renowned for unifying the island, undertaking vast irrigation and construction projects, and presiding over a golden age centered at Polonnaruwa.
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C.
King Sri Jayanasa
King Sri Jayanasa was an early ruler of the Srivijaya kingdom in Sumatra, known for his role in establishing the empire’s power and promoting Buddhist-inspired welfare and prosperity.
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D.
Prince Dutugemunu
Prince Dutugemunu was a legendary Sri Lankan prince and later king renowned for unifying much of the island by defeating the Chola ruler Elara and strengthening Sinhalese Buddhist culture.
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E.
Vijayabahu I
Vijayabahu I was a medieval Sri Lankan king renowned for defeating Chola rule and reuniting the island, establishing Polonnaruwa as the capital.
- 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 Dhatusena Target entity description: King Dhatusena was a 5th-century Sri Lankan monarch of Anuradhapura, best known for major irrigation works like the Kala Wewa reservoir and for his dramatic downfall at the hands of his son Kassapa I.
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A.
Vimaladharmasuriya I
Vimaladharmasuriya I was a prominent late 16th- to early 17th-century king of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka, known for resisting Portuguese expansion and consolidating Kandyan independence.
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B.
King Parakramabahu I
King Parakramabahu I was a 12th-century Sri Lankan monarch renowned for unifying the island, undertaking vast irrigation and construction projects, and presiding over a golden age centered at Polonnaruwa.
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C.
King Sri Jayanasa
King Sri Jayanasa was an early ruler of the Srivijaya kingdom in Sumatra, known for his role in establishing the empire’s power and promoting Buddhist-inspired welfare and prosperity.
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D.
Prince Dutugemunu
Prince Dutugemunu was a legendary Sri Lankan prince and later king renowned for unifying much of the island by defeating the Chola ruler Elara and strengthening Sinhalese Buddhist culture.
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E.
Vijayabahu I
Vijayabahu I was a medieval Sri Lankan king renowned for defeating Chola rule and reuniting the island, establishing Polonnaruwa as the capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.