Mataram Kingdom (Medang) rulers

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Hindu-Buddhist monarchs Javanese rulers monarchs royal dynasty

Mataram Kingdom (Medang) rulers were the monarchs of a powerful early medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist kingdom known for its monumental temple architecture and significant influence on the cultural and political development of Central Java.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Mataram Kingdom (Medang) rulers canonical	1
Mataram rulers	1
Mataram rulers of Central Java	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4099986 — 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: Mataram Kingdom (Medang) rulers
Context triple: [Sewu temple complex, builtBy, Mataram Kingdom (Medang) rulers]

A. King of Singhasari
The King of Singhasari was the monarch of the Singhasari kingdom, a 13th-century Javanese Hindu-Buddhist state that played a key role in the early political and cultural history of Indonesia.
B. Singhasari Kingdom
The Singhasari Kingdom was a 13th-century Hindu-Buddhist Javanese kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, known for its role in regional expansion and as a precursor to the Majapahit Empire.
C. Mataram Sultanate
The Mataram Sultanate was a powerful Islamic kingdom that dominated much of Java in the 16th and 17th centuries, shaping the island’s political and cultural history.
D. Rajasa dynasty
The Rajasa dynasty was the ruling family of the Majapahit Empire in Java, Indonesia, known for overseeing a powerful thalassocratic state that dominated much of Southeast Asia in the 13th–15th centuries.
E. Kediri Kingdom
The Kediri Kingdom was a powerful medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist state in eastern Java, renowned for its flourishing literature, trade, and cultural achievements.
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: Mataram Kingdom (Medang) rulers
Target entity description: Mataram Kingdom (Medang) rulers were the monarchs of a powerful early medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist kingdom known for its monumental temple architecture and significant influence on the cultural and political development of Central Java.

A. King of Singhasari
The King of Singhasari was the monarch of the Singhasari kingdom, a 13th-century Javanese Hindu-Buddhist state that played a key role in the early political and cultural history of Indonesia.
B. Singhasari Kingdom
The Singhasari Kingdom was a 13th-century Hindu-Buddhist Javanese kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, known for its role in regional expansion and as a precursor to the Majapahit Empire.
C. Mataram Sultanate
The Mataram Sultanate was a powerful Islamic kingdom that dominated much of Java in the 16th and 17th centuries, shaping the island’s political and cultural history.
D. Rajasa dynasty
The Rajasa dynasty was the ruling family of the Majapahit Empire in Java, Indonesia, known for overseeing a powerful thalassocratic state that dominated much of Southeast Asia in the 13th–15th centuries.
E. Kediri Kingdom
The Kediri Kingdom was a powerful medieval Javanese Hindu-Buddhist state in eastern Java, renowned for its flourishing literature, trade, and cultural achievements.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu-Buddhist monarchs ⓘ Javanese rulers ⓘ monarchs ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ
capital	Mataram ⓘ Medang ⓘ
country	Mataram Kingdom ⓘ linked to: Medang Kingdom
culture	Javanese culture ⓘ
dynasty	Sailendra dynasty ⓘ Sanjaya dynasty ⓘ
economyBasedOn	control of trade routes ⓘ wet-rice agriculture ⓘ
engagedIn	dynastic alliances with regional powers ⓘ warfare with neighboring polities ⓘ
governmentForm	monarchy ⓘ
influenced	Javanese literature ⓘ Javanese temple architecture ⓘ later Javanese kingdoms ⓘ
knownFor	development of Central Java ⓘ patronage of Hindu-Buddhist art ⓘ political unification of Central Java ⓘ sponsorship of monumental architecture ⓘ temple construction ⓘ
language	Old Javanese ⓘ linked to: Kawi (Old Javanese)
legacy	foundation of classical Javanese civilization ⓘ inspiration for later Javanese courts ⓘ
legitimizedBy	Buddhist religious authority ⓘ Hindu religious authority ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Java ⓘ linked to: Java Indonesia ⓘ Java ⓘ
partOf	Mataram Kingdom ⓘ linked to: Medang Kingdom
patronized	Brahmin priests ⓘ Buddhist monastic communities ⓘ
regionRuled	Central Java ⓘ linked to: Java eastern Java ⓘ linked to: East Java
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ
religiousPolicy	Hindu-Buddhist syncretism ⓘ
timePeriod	10th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ early medieval period ⓘ
title	Rakai ⓘ linked to: Rakai Kayuwangi Sri Maharaja ⓘ
usedSource	copperplate inscriptions ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ
writingSystem	Kawi script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Sewu temple complex → builtBy → Mataram Kingdom (Medang) rulers ⓘ

King Sanna → successorDynasty → Mataram rulers of Central Java ⓘ

linked to: Mataram Kingdom (Medang) rulers

Rakai Hino → usedBy → Mataram rulers ⓘ