Tunggul Ametung
E413341
Tunggul Ametung was a regional ruler in early 13th-century Java, best known from Javanese chronicles as the leader of Tumapel whose assassination enabled Ken Arok to rise to power and found the Singhasari kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tunggul Ametung canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4111447 — 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: Tunggul Ametung Context triple: [Ken Arok, predecessor, Tunggul Ametung]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Sasamungga
Sasamungga is a coastal village and local community on Choiseul Island in the Solomon Islands.
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D.
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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E.
Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung
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.
- 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: Tunggul Ametung Target entity description: Tunggul Ametung was a regional ruler in early 13th-century Java, best known from Javanese chronicles as the leader of Tumapel whose assassination enabled Ken Arok to rise to power and found the Singhasari kingdom.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Sasamungga
Sasamungga is a coastal village and local community on Choiseul Island in the Solomon Islands.
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D.
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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E.
Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Javanese ruler
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ regional ruler ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ken Arok
ⓘ
Ken Dedes ⓘ Singhasari ⓘ
linked to:
Singhasari Kingdom
Tumapel ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Java ⓘ |
| culture | Javanese ⓘ |
| deathCause | assassination ⓘ |
| era | pre-Singhasari period ⓘ |
| genreOfSources | chronicle ⓘ |
| historicalRole | local official under the Kingdom of Kediri ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary figure in Javanese tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being ruler of Tumapel before the rise of Singhasari
ⓘ
his assassination enabling Ken Arok’s rise to power ⓘ role in the foundation narrative of the Singhasari kingdom ⓘ |
| language |
Old Javanese (cultural-linguistic context)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kawi (Old Javanese)
|
| locatedInTime | early 13th century ⓘ |
| narrativeSource |
Javanese chronicles
ⓘ
Pararaton ⓘ |
| occupation | ruler of Tumapel ⓘ |
| partOf | early Singhasari foundation legend ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
akuwu of Tumapel
ⓘ
leader of Tumapel ⓘ |
| predecessorState |
Kediri (as overlord kingdom)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kediri Kingdom
|
| realm | Tumapel ⓘ |
| region | East Java ⓘ |
| religion | Hindu-Buddhist (attributed, based on period and region) ⓘ |
| significantEvent | assassination by Ken Arok (according to Javanese chronicles) ⓘ |
| spouse | Ken Dedes ⓘ |
| successor |
Ken Arok (as ruler of Tumapel)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ken Arok
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tunggul Ametung Description of subject: Tunggul Ametung was a regional ruler in early 13th-century Java, best known from Javanese chronicles as the leader of Tumapel whose assassination enabled Ken Arok to rise to power and found the Singhasari kingdom.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.