Daksha

E409831

Mataram monarch Medang monarch historical figure king ruler

Daksha was a ruler who succeeded King Balitung in the line of Mataram (Medang) monarchs in early medieval Java.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Daksha canonical	1
King Daksha	1
Rakai Daksa	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4053862 — 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: Daksha
Context triple: [Balitung, succeededBy, Daksha]

A. Brahma
Brahma is a large, hardy domestic chicken breed known for its feathered legs, calm temperament, and good meat and egg production.
B. Brahma
Brahma is the Hindu god of creation, traditionally regarded as part of the Trimurti alongside Vishnu and Shiva.
C. Indra
Indra is the king of the gods and lord of storms, war, and the heavens in ancient Vedic and Hindu mythology.
D. Kubera
Kubera is the Hindu god of wealth and the treasurer of the gods, revered as the lord of riches and prosperity.
E. Vinayaka
Vinayaka is another name for the Hindu deity Ganesha, the elephant-headed god revered as the remover of obstacles and patron of wisdom and beginnings.
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: Daksha
Target entity description: Daksha was a ruler who succeeded King Balitung in the line of Mataram (Medang) monarchs in early medieval Java.

A. Brahma
Brahma is a large, hardy domestic chicken breed known for its feathered legs, calm temperament, and good meat and egg production.
B. Brahma
Brahma is the Hindu god of creation, traditionally regarded as part of the Trimurti alongside Vishnu and Shiva.
C. Indra
Indra is the king of the gods and lord of storms, war, and the heavens in ancient Vedic and Hindu mythology.
D. Kubera
Kubera is the Hindu god of wealth and the treasurer of the gods, revered as the lord of riches and prosperity.
E. Vinayaka
Vinayaka is another name for the Hindu deity Ganesha, the elephant-headed god revered as the remover of obstacles and patron of wisdom and beginnings.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mataram monarch ⓘ Medang monarch ⓘ historical figure ⓘ king ⓘ ruler ⓘ
associatedWith	Old Javanese inscriptions ⓘ
birthPlace	Java ⓘ
country	Medang Kingdom ⓘ
culture	Javanese ⓘ
deathPlace	Java ⓘ
dynasty	Mataram Kingdom ⓘ linked to: Medang Kingdom
era	early 10th century ⓘ
historicalContext	Central Javanese period of Medang Kingdom ⓘ
knownFor	succeeding King Balitung in Mataram ⓘ
language	Old Javanese ⓘ linked to: Kawi (Old Javanese)
monarchOf	Mataram Kingdom ⓘ linked to: Medang Kingdom Medang Kingdom ⓘ
partOf	line of Mataram monarchs ⓘ
predecessor	Balitung ⓘ
region	Indonesia ⓘ Java ⓘ
reignedIn	Central Java ⓘ linked to: Java Mataram ⓘ
reignedInPeriod	early medieval Java ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
sovereignOf	Central Java ⓘ linked to: Java
successor	unknown ⓘ
successorOf	Balitung ⓘ
title	King of Mataram ⓘ Raja of Medang ⓘ linked to: King of Mataram

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Balitung → succeededBy → Daksha ⓘ

Daksha Mahadev Temple → associatedWith → King Daksha ⓘ

linked to: Daksha

Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung → succeededBy → Rakai Daksa ⓘ