Dwarka kingdom

E358370

Krishna-related sacred geography ancient kingdom in Hindu tradition mythological kingdom

The Dwarka kingdom is an ancient and legendary coastal realm in western India, traditionally revered in Hindu mythology as the kingdom of Lord Krishna and a major center of early Krishna worship.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Dwarka kingdom canonical	1
Krishna’s kingdom of Dwarka	1
kingdom of Krishna	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3465712 — 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: Dwarka kingdom
Context triple: [Dwarkadhish Temple, associatedWith, Dwarka kingdom]

A. Paramara kingdom
The Paramara kingdom was a medieval Indian dynasty that ruled much of the Malwa region in central India, known for its patronage of art, literature, and temple architecture.
B. Surasena kingdom
The Surasena kingdom was an ancient Indian realm centered in the region of present-day Mathura, known from early historical and epic traditions.
C. Bharathipura
Bharathipura is a landmark Kannada novel by U. R. Ananthamurthy that critically explores caste, modernity, and social reform in a South Indian village.
D. Nagpur kingdom
Nagpur kingdom was a Maratha-ruled princely state in central India, historically governed by the Bhonsle dynasty and centered on the city of Nagpur.
E. Kishkindha
Kishkindha is the mythical monkey kingdom ruled by Sugriva in the Indian epic Ramayana, where Rama forms an alliance with the vanara army to search for Sita.
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: Dwarka kingdom
Target entity description: The Dwarka kingdom is an ancient and legendary coastal realm in western India, traditionally revered in Hindu mythology as the kingdom of Lord Krishna and a major center of early Krishna worship.

A. Paramara kingdom
The Paramara kingdom was a medieval Indian dynasty that ruled much of the Malwa region in central India, known for its patronage of art, literature, and temple architecture.
B. Surasena kingdom
The Surasena kingdom was an ancient Indian realm centered in the region of present-day Mathura, known from early historical and epic traditions.
C. Bharathipura
Bharathipura is a landmark Kannada novel by U. R. Ananthamurthy that critically explores caste, modernity, and social reform in a South Indian village.
D. Nagpur kingdom
Nagpur kingdom was a Maratha-ruled princely state in central India, historically governed by the Bhonsle dynasty and centered on the city of Nagpur.
E. Kishkindha
Kishkindha is the mythical monkey kingdom ruled by Sugriva in the Indian epic Ramayana, where Rama forms an alliance with the vanara army to search for Sita.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Krishna-related sacred geography ⓘ ancient kingdom in Hindu tradition ⓘ mythological kingdom ⓘ
alliedWith	Pandavas ⓘ
archaeologicalDebate	possible underwater remains near modern Dwarka ⓘ
associatedDeity	Krishna ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ
associatedWith	Kurukshetra War era ⓘ linked to: Kurukshetra War
associatedWithClan	Vrishni clan ⓘ Yadu clan ⓘ linked to: Yadu dynasty
capitalCity	Dwarka ⓘ
countryModern	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	Char Dham pilgrimage circuit ⓘ linked to: Char Dham Sapta Puri (seven sacred cities) tradition ⓘ
describedAs	fortified coastal city ⓘ prosperous maritime center ⓘ
dynasty	Yadavas ⓘ linked to: Yadava
foundedBy	Krishna ⓘ Vishvakarma (mythological architect) ⓘ linked to: divine architect Vishvakarma
hasImportantSite	Dwarkadhish Temple ⓘ
knownFor	Krishna’s departure (Mausala Parva) ⓘ Krishna’s royal court ⓘ early Krishna worship ⓘ
languageContext	Sanskrit textual tradition ⓘ
linkedMyth	Krishna’s final departure from earth ⓘ Krishna’s migration from Mathura ⓘ construction of a golden city ⓘ
locatedIn	western India ⓘ
locatedOn	coast of the Arabian Sea ⓘ
majorTextualSource	Bhagavata Purana ⓘ Harivamsa ⓘ Mahabharata ⓘ Vishnu Purana ⓘ
modernCorrespondence	Dwarka, Gujarat ⓘ linked to: Dwarka
mythologicalEvent	exodus of Yadavas ⓘ submergence in the sea ⓘ
opposedTo	Kauravas ⓘ
predecessorRegion	Mathura ⓘ
primaryTradition	Vaishnavism ⓘ
region	Saurashtra ⓘ linked to: Saurashtra State
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
ruledBy	Krishna ⓘ Yadava dynasty ⓘ linked to: Yadava kingdom
sacredStatus	tirtha (pilgrimage place) in Hinduism ⓘ
timePeriodInMyth	Dvapara Yuga ⓘ
traditionalCapitalOf	Lord Krishna ⓘ linked to: Krishna
worshipFocus	Krishna as king (Dwarkadhish) ⓘ linked to: Krishna

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dwarkadhish Temple → associatedWith → Dwarka kingdom ⓘ

Dwarka → capitalOf → kingdom of Krishna ⓘ

linked to: Dwarka kingdom

Gomti Ghat → associatedWithMythology → Krishna’s kingdom of Dwarka ⓘ