Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung
E409829
Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung was a prominent 10th-century ruler of the Mataram (Medang) Kingdom in Central Java, known from numerous inscriptions that document his political authority and administrative reforms.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dyah Balitung | 2 |
| Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung canonical | 2 |
| Rakai (regional lord) in Central Java | 1 |
| Rakai Sumba Dyah Wawa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4053838 — 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: Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung Context triple: [Balitung, alsoKnownAs, Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung]
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A.
Ranggawuni
Ranggawuni was a 13th-century Javanese king of the Singhasari Kingdom, known for consolidating royal power and laying groundwork for the rise of later Javanese empires.
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B.
Talang Tuwo
Talang Tuwo is an ancient site in South Sumatra, Indonesia, known for yielding a 7th-century Srivijayan stone inscription that provides insights into early Malay Buddhist culture and governance.
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C.
Ngadisari
Ngadisari is a small village in East Java, Indonesia, known as a gateway settlement for visitors heading to the Mount Bromo volcano and the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.
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D.
Linggajati
Linggajati is a village in West Java, Indonesia, historically significant as the site of key negotiations between Indonesian nationalists and the Dutch during the Indonesian National Revolution.
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E.
Kedukan Bukit
Kedukan Bukit is an archaeological site in South Sumatra, Indonesia, known for yielding one of the oldest Malay-language inscriptions linked to the Srivijaya kingdom.
- 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: Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung Target entity description: Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung was a prominent 10th-century ruler of the Mataram (Medang) Kingdom in Central Java, known from numerous inscriptions that document his political authority and administrative reforms.
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A.
Ranggawuni
Ranggawuni was a 13th-century Javanese king of the Singhasari Kingdom, known for consolidating royal power and laying groundwork for the rise of later Javanese empires.
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B.
Talang Tuwo
Talang Tuwo is an ancient site in South Sumatra, Indonesia, known for yielding a 7th-century Srivijayan stone inscription that provides insights into early Malay Buddhist culture and governance.
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C.
Ngadisari
Ngadisari is a small village in East Java, Indonesia, known as a gateway settlement for visitors heading to the Mount Bromo volcano and the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.
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D.
Linggajati
Linggajati is a village in West Java, Indonesia, historically significant as the site of key negotiations between Indonesian nationalists and the Dutch during the Indonesian National Revolution.
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E.
Kedukan Bukit
Kedukan Bukit is an archaeological site in South Sumatra, Indonesia, known for yielding one of the oldest Malay-language inscriptions linked to the Srivijaya kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Javanese king
ⓘ
Mataram Kingdom monarch ⓘ historical figure ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| administrativeUnit |
simā (tax-free land grant)
ⓘ
watak (territorial district) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Balitung
ⓘ
Dyah Balitung ⓘ
linked to:
Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung
|
| assertedAuthorityOver |
local village chiefs
ⓘ
regional aristocracy ⓘ |
| capitalRegion |
Central Java
ⓘ
linked to:
Java
|
| century | 10th century ⓘ |
| chronologicalRole | one of the best-documented rulers of early Mataram ⓘ |
| civilization | Ancient Java ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ |
| governanceStyle | centralized monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key figure in the political consolidation of the Medang Kingdom in Central Java ⓘ |
| introduced | administrative reforms ⓘ |
| issued |
royal charters
ⓘ
tax regulations ⓘ |
| kingdom |
Mataram Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Medang Kingdom
Medang Kingdom ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
copperplate inscriptions
ⓘ
stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Old Javanese
ⓘ
linked to:
Kawi (Old Javanese)
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| name | Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung ⓘ |
| notableInscription |
Guntur inscription
ⓘ
Kubu-Kubu inscription ⓘ Mantyasih inscription ⓘ
linked to:
Kubu-Kubu inscription
Pajang inscription ⓘ Telang inscription ⓘ Watukura inscription ⓘ
linked to:
Telahap inscription
|
| policy |
confirmation of village rights and obligations
ⓘ
granting simā lands to religious institutions ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
consolidated royal authority over Central Java
ⓘ
reorganized administrative territories ⓘ |
| precededBy | Rakai Kayuwangi Dyah Lokapala ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Central Java
ⓘ
linked to:
Java
|
| reignEnd | circa 910 ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 898 ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shaivism ⓘ |
| sourceType | epigraphic evidence ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Rakai Daksa
ⓘ
linked to:
Daksha
|
| supported |
Hindu temples
ⓘ
religious foundations ⓘ |
| title |
Maharaja of Mataram
ⓘ
linked to:
Panembahan Senapati
Rakai Watukura ⓘ
linked to:
Rakai Kayuwangi
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung Description of subject: Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung was a prominent 10th-century ruler of the Mataram (Medang) Kingdom in Central Java, known from numerous inscriptions that document his political authority and administrative reforms.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung
linked to: Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung
linked to: Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung
linked to: Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung