Indravarman I
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Indravarman I was a 9th-century Khmer king known for consolidating the Angkorian state and initiating major temple and reservoir construction projects that laid the foundations of the Khmer Empire’s power.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indravarman I canonical | 4 |
| King Indravarman I | 2 |
| Prithivindreshvara (deified father of Indravarman I) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4336443 — 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: Indravarman I Context triple: [Khmer Empire, notableRuler, Indravarman I]
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A.
Jayavarman II
Jayavarman II was a 9th-century Khmer king credited with unifying Cambodia and initiating the Angkorian era of the Khmer Empire.
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B.
King Suryavarman II
King Suryavarman II was a 12th-century Khmer monarch of the Angkor Empire, renowned for his military expansion and for commissioning monumental temple architecture in present-day Cambodia.
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C.
Wisnuwardhana
Wisnuwardhana was a 13th-century king of the Singhasari Kingdom in Java, known for consolidating power and stabilizing the realm before the rise of Kertanegara.
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D.
Rajasuya
Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
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E.
Yasovarman I
Yasovarman I was a 9th–10th century Khmer king best known for founding the city of Yasodharapura (Angkor) and initiating the monumental temple-building tradition of the Angkorian Empire.
- 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: Indravarman I Target entity description: Indravarman I was a 9th-century Khmer king known for consolidating the Angkorian state and initiating major temple and reservoir construction projects that laid the foundations of the Khmer Empire’s power.
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A.
Jayavarman II
Jayavarman II was a 9th-century Khmer king credited with unifying Cambodia and initiating the Angkorian era of the Khmer Empire.
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B.
King Suryavarman II
King Suryavarman II was a 12th-century Khmer monarch of the Angkor Empire, renowned for his military expansion and for commissioning monumental temple architecture in present-day Cambodia.
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C.
Wisnuwardhana
Wisnuwardhana was a 13th-century king of the Singhasari Kingdom in Java, known for consolidating power and stabilizing the realm before the rise of Kertanegara.
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D.
Rajasuya
Rajasuya is an ancient Vedic royal consecration ritual performed to legitimize and exalt a king’s sovereignty and supreme status.
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E.
Yasovarman I
Yasovarman I was a 9th–10th century Khmer king best known for founding the city of Yasodharapura (Angkor) and initiating the monumental temple-building tradition of the Angkorian Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Khmer king
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Preah Ko style
ⓘ
linked to:
Pre Rup style
|
| associatedSite | Roluos group of temples ⓘ |
| burialOrMemorialTemple | Preah Ko ⓘ |
| capital | Hariharalaya ⓘ |
| century | 9th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
inscriptions at Bakong
ⓘ
inscriptions at Preah Ko ⓘ |
| constructed |
Bakong
ⓘ
Indratataka reservoir ⓘ Preah Ko ⓘ temple mountain at Bakong ⓘ |
| country | Khmer Empire ⓘ |
| deityVenerated | Shiva ⓘ |
| dynasty | early Angkorian dynasty ⓘ |
| father | Prithivindravarman ⓘ |
| infrastructureProject | baray (large reservoir) at Hariharalaya ⓘ |
| knownFor |
consolidation of the Angkorian state
ⓘ
large-scale reservoir construction ⓘ large-scale temple construction ⓘ laying foundations of Khmer imperial power ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Old Khmer
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| legacy |
created hydraulic base for later Angkorian expansion
ⓘ
established Angkor as a major political center ⓘ |
| mother | Rudradevi ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
richly carved lintels and pediments at Preah Ko and Bakong
ⓘ
use of sandstone and brick in temple construction ⓘ |
| policy |
intensive irrigation development
ⓘ
temple endowments ⓘ territorial consolidation ⓘ |
| predecessor | Jayavarman III ⓘ |
| region |
Angkor
ⓘ
linked to:
Angkor Archaeological Park
|
| reignEnd | 889 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 877 ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| royalStyle | devaraja (god-king) ⓘ |
| spouse | Indradevi ⓘ |
| stateFormationRole | early architect of the Angkorian state ⓘ |
| successor | Yasovarman I ⓘ |
| successorRole | paved the way for Yasovarman I’s foundation of Yasodharapura ⓘ |
| title |
Paramabrahma
ⓘ
Paramesvara ⓘ
linked to:
Parameshvara
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Indravarman I Description of subject: Indravarman I was a 9th-century Khmer king known for consolidating the Angkorian state and initiating major temple and reservoir construction projects that laid the foundations of the Khmer Empire’s power.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Indravarman I