Talagunda
E266559
Talagunda is an ancient village in Karnataka, India, renowned for its early Kadamba dynasty inscriptions that are crucial to the study of South Indian history and scripts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Talagunda canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2391821 — 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: Talagunda Context triple: [Kadamba script, notableInscriptionSite, Talagunda]
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A.
Badami
Badami is a historic town in Karnataka, India, renowned for its rock-cut cave temples and ancient Chalukyan architecture.
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B.
Balaghat
Balaghat is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh known for its rich mineral resources, especially manganese and copper, and its proximity to forested and wildlife-rich areas.
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C.
Mathura
Mathura is an ancient city in northern India revered in Hinduism as the birthplace of Lord Krishna and a major pilgrimage center.
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D.
Gharnāṭa
Gharnāṭa is the historical Arabic name for the city of Granada in southern Spain, renowned as the last Muslim stronghold in the Iberian Peninsula and home to the Alhambra palace.
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E.
Srirangam
Srirangam is a prominent temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for the vast Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
- 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: Talagunda Target entity description: Talagunda is an ancient village in Karnataka, India, renowned for its early Kadamba dynasty inscriptions that are crucial to the study of South Indian history and scripts.
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A.
Badami
Badami is a historic town in Karnataka, India, renowned for its rock-cut cave temples and ancient Chalukyan architecture.
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B.
Balaghat
Balaghat is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh known for its rich mineral resources, especially manganese and copper, and its proximity to forested and wildlife-rich areas.
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C.
Mathura
Mathura is an ancient city in northern India revered in Hinduism as the birthplace of Lord Krishna and a major pilgrimage center.
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D.
Gharnāṭa
Gharnāṭa is the historical Arabic name for the city of Granada in southern Spain, renowned as the last Muslim stronghold in the Iberian Peninsula and home to the Alhambra palace.
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E.
Srirangam
Srirangam is a prominent temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for the vast Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
historical place ⓘ village ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Kadamba dynasty ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Shimoga division ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| evidenceFor |
development of South Indian scripts
ⓘ
early use of Kannada as administrative language ⓘ political history of early Kadambas ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Karnataka ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Talagunda ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritageStatus | site of epigraphical importance ⓘ |
| hasMonumentType |
inscription
ⓘ
stone pillar inscription ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
South Indian dynastic history
ⓘ
epigraphy ⓘ palaeography ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
4th–5th century CE
ⓘ
early historic period ⓘ |
| importanceIn |
South Indian history
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history of Kadamba dynasty ⓘ history of Kannada language ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Kadamba dynasty inscriptions
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early Kannada inscriptions ⓘ epigraphical evidence for Kadamba dynasty ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
early Kannada ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Karnataka
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Sagara taluk ⓘ Shivamogga district ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Deccan plateau
ⓘ
linked to:
Deccan Plateau
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| nearestCity | Sagara ⓘ |
| partOf | modern Indian Republic ⓘ |
| primaryReligionInRegion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scriptUsed |
Brahmi-derived script
ⓘ
early Kannada script ⓘ |
| stateCapital | Bengaluru ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| transportConnection | road link to Sagara ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Talagunda Description of subject: Talagunda is an ancient village in Karnataka, India, renowned for its early Kadamba dynasty inscriptions that are crucial to the study of South Indian history and scripts.
Referenced by (2)
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