Kaikesi
E470329
Kaikesi is a figure in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as the rakshasi queen of Lanka and the mother of Ravana, Kumbhakarna, and Vibhishana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaikesi canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4782250 — 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: Kaikesi Context triple: [Kumbhakarna, parent, Kaikesi]
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A.
Kihikihi
Kihikihi is a small town in New Zealand’s Waikato region, known for its rural character and proximity to the larger center of Te Awamutu.
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B.
Kogarah
Kogarah is a suburb in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, known as a residential and commercial hub in the St George area.
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C.
Kawki
Kawki is an indigenous Andean language closely related to Aymara and spoken by a small number of people in Peru.
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D.
Kaišiadorys
Kaišiadorys is a small Lithuanian town known as an important railway junction and administrative center in central Lithuania.
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E.
Kaiten
Kaiten was a Japanese warship that took part in the late-19th-century Boshin War naval engagements, including the Battle of Hakodate.
- 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: Kaikesi Target entity description: Kaikesi is a figure in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as the rakshasi queen of Lanka and the mother of Ravana, Kumbhakarna, and Vibhishana.
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A.
Kihikihi
Kihikihi is a small town in New Zealand’s Waikato region, known for its rural character and proximity to the larger center of Te Awamutu.
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B.
Kogarah
Kogarah is a suburb in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, known as a residential and commercial hub in the St George area.
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C.
Kawki
Kawki is an indigenous Andean language closely related to Aymara and spoken by a small number of people in Peru.
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D.
Kaišiadorys
Kaišiadorys is a small Lithuanian town known as an important railway junction and administrative center in central Lithuania.
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E.
Kaiten
Kaiten was a Japanese warship that took part in the late-19th-century Boshin War naval engagements, including the Battle of Hakodate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in the Ramayana
ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ queen ⓘ rakshasi ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Ramayana ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
lineage of Pulastya
ⓘ
rakshasas of Lanka ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Indian ⓘ |
| ethnicity | rakshasa clan ⓘ |
| father | Sumali ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Pulastya ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| grandfather | Nirriti ⓘ |
| grandmother | Nirriti’s consort ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| lineage | rakshasa dynasty of Lanka ⓘ |
| marriageType | asura-rishi alliance ⓘ |
| mother | Ketumati ⓘ |
| motherInLaw | Ilavida ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Kumbhakarna
ⓘ
Ravana ⓘ Shurpanakha ⓘ Vibhishana ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition |
Ramayana tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Ramayana
|
| notableRole | mother of the main antagonist Ravana in the Ramayana ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
belongs to a rakshasa royal family
ⓘ
devoted mother ⓘ |
| offspringAlignment | Ravana’s lineage ⓘ |
| realm | Lanka ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence | Lanka ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | ancestress of the royal house of Lanka in the Ramayana ⓘ |
| sibling |
Raka
ⓘ
linked to:
Kurawa
Vajrajwala ⓘ Vidyujjihva ⓘ |
| spouse | Vishrava ⓘ |
| title | rakshasi queen of Lanka ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kaikesi Description of subject: Kaikesi is a figure in the Hindu epic Ramayana, known as the rakshasi queen of Lanka and the mother of Ravana, Kumbhakarna, and Vibhishana.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.