Skandagupta
E180982
Skandagupta was a 5th-century Gupta emperor known for defending the empire against Hun invasions and overseeing its last major phase of strength before decline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Skandagupta canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1517350 — 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: Skandagupta Context triple: [Gupta Empire, notableRuler, Skandagupta]
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A.
Kumaragupta I
Kumaragupta I was a prominent 5th-century Gupta emperor of northern India, known for maintaining the empire’s stability and prosperity and for issuing extensive coinage.
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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.
Chandragupta II
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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D.
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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E.
Rajasuya
Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
- 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: Skandagupta Target entity description: Skandagupta was a 5th-century Gupta emperor known for defending the empire against Hun invasions and overseeing its last major phase of strength before decline.
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A.
Kumaragupta I
Kumaragupta I was a prominent 5th-century Gupta emperor of northern India, known for maintaining the empire’s stability and prosperity and for issuing extensive coinage.
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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.
Chandragupta II
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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D.
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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E.
Rajasuya
Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gupta emperor
ⓘ
Indian monarch ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedInvaders | Hunas ⓘ |
| associatedPeople |
Chandragupta II
ⓘ
Kumaragupta I ⓘ |
| associatedRivals | Pushyamitras ⓘ |
| capital |
Pataliputra
ⓘ
Ujjain ⓘ |
| country | Gupta Empire ⓘ |
| currency |
gold coins
ⓘ
silver coins ⓘ |
| deathDate | after c. 467 CE ⓘ |
| dynasticPhase |
late Gupta period
ⓘ
linked to:
Later Guptas
|
| era | 5th century CE ⓘ |
| father | Kumaragupta I ⓘ |
| grandfather | Chandragupta II ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last powerful ruler of the Gupta Empire ⓘ |
| inscription |
Bhitari pillar inscription
ⓘ
Eran stone inscription ⓘ Junagadh inscription of Skandagupta ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defeating the Hunas
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defending the Gupta Empire against Huna invasions ⓘ overseeing the last major phase of Gupta imperial strength ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Gupta dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Gupta Empire
|
| notableBattle |
campaigns against the Hunas
ⓘ
campaigns against the Pushyamitras ⓘ |
| notedFor |
beginning of fiscal difficulties in the Gupta Empire
ⓘ
military campaigns that strained imperial finances ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Emperor of the Gupta Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Kumaragupta I ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
northern India
ⓘ
parts of eastern India ⓘ parts of western India ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 467 CE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 455 CE ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation |
inscriptions
ⓘ
later historical reconstructions ⓘ numismatic evidence ⓘ |
| successor | Purugupta ⓘ |
| title |
Maharajadhiraja
ⓘ
linked to:
Maharaja
Vikramaditya ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skandagupta Description of subject: Skandagupta was a 5th-century Gupta emperor known for defending the empire against Hun invasions and overseeing its last major phase of strength before decline.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.