Chandragupta II
E176823
Chandragupta II was a powerful Gupta emperor of ancient India whose reign is often regarded as a golden age marked by major achievements in art, science, and culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chandragupta II canonical | 10 |
| Chandragupta Vikramaditya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1517348 — 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: Chandragupta II Context triple: [Gupta Empire, notableRuler, Chandragupta II]
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A.
Chandragupta I
Chandragupta I was an early 4th-century CE Indian monarch who initiated the rise of the Gupta dynasty, ushering in a classical "Golden Age" of ancient India.
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B.
Samudragupta
Samudragupta was a powerful 4th-century Indian emperor celebrated for his military conquests, patronage of the arts, and role in expanding and consolidating the Gupta Empire.
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C.
Dasharatha Maurya
Dasharatha Maurya was a Mauryan emperor who succeeded Ashoka and ruled a gradually declining empire in the late 3rd century BCE.
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D.
Ashoka
Ashoka was a 3rd-century BCE Mauryan emperor of India renowned for his vast empire, conversion to Buddhism, and promotion of nonviolence and moral governance.
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E.
Bindusara
Bindusara was the second emperor of the Maurya dynasty in ancient India, known for consolidating and expanding the vast empire established by his father Chandragupta Maurya.
- 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: Chandragupta II Target entity description: Chandragupta II was a powerful Gupta emperor of ancient India whose reign is often regarded as a golden age marked by major achievements in art, science, and culture.
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A.
Chandragupta I
Chandragupta I was an early 4th-century CE Indian monarch who initiated the rise of the Gupta dynasty, ushering in a classical "Golden Age" of ancient India.
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B.
Samudragupta
Samudragupta was a powerful 4th-century Indian emperor celebrated for his military conquests, patronage of the arts, and role in expanding and consolidating the Gupta Empire.
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C.
Dasharatha Maurya
Dasharatha Maurya was a Mauryan emperor who succeeded Ashoka and ruled a gradually declining empire in the late 3rd century BCE.
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D.
Ashoka
Ashoka was a 3rd-century BCE Mauryan emperor of India renowned for his vast empire, conversion to Buddhism, and promotion of nonviolence and moral governance.
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E.
Bindusara
Bindusara was the second emperor of the Maurya dynasty in ancient India, known for consolidating and expanding the vast empire established by his father Chandragupta Maurya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gupta emperor
ⓘ
Indian monarch ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chandragupta Vikramaditya
ⓘ
linked to:
Chandragupta II
Vikramaditya ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Navaratnas (Nine Gems) of his court ⓘ |
| capital |
Pataliputra
ⓘ
Ujjain ⓘ |
| child |
Kumaragupta I
ⓘ
Prabhavatigupta ⓘ |
| coinage |
gold coins
ⓘ
silver coins ⓘ |
| coinDepiction |
himself as a horseman
ⓘ
himself as an archer ⓘ |
| conquered |
Western Kshatrapas
ⓘ
linked to:
Indo-Scythian Kingdoms
|
| country | Gupta Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | early 5th century CE ⓘ |
| era |
Gupta period
ⓘ
linked to:
Gupta Empire
classical age of India ⓘ |
| expandedToRegion |
Gujarat
ⓘ
Malwa ⓘ Saurashtra ⓘ
linked to:
Saurashtra State
western India ⓘ |
| father | Samudragupta ⓘ |
| knownFor |
military campaigns against the Western Kshatrapas
ⓘ
ushering in a golden age of classical Indian culture ⓘ |
| knownFromSource |
Puranic texts
ⓘ
coins ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ later literary traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty |
Gupta dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Gupta Empire
|
| mother | Dattadevi ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
consolidation of Gupta political power in northern India
ⓘ
patronage of arts and literature ⓘ promotion of science and learning ⓘ territorial expansion of the Gupta Empire ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Hindu temples and religious institutions
ⓘ
Kalidasa ⓘ classical Sanskrit literature ⓘ |
| predecessor | Samudragupta ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
northern India
ⓘ
parts of central India ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 415 CE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 375 CE ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| spouse |
Dhruvadevi
ⓘ
linked to:
Dattadevi
|
| successor | Kumaragupta I ⓘ |
| title |
Maharajadhiraja
ⓘ
Vikramaditya ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chandragupta II Description of subject: Chandragupta II was a powerful Gupta emperor of ancient India whose reign is often regarded as a golden age marked by major achievements in art, science, and culture.
Referenced by (11)
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