Yuga Purana
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Yuga Purana is an ancient Sanskrit text, traditionally considered part of the Puranic literature, that contains prophetic-style accounts of historical events and dynasties in northern India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yuga Purana canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6240296 — 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: Yuga Purana Context triple: [Shunga Empire, historicalSource, Yuga Purana]
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A.
Markandeya Purana
The Markandeya Purana is a major Sanskrit Hindu scripture, traditionally counted among the eighteen Mahapuranas, notable for its extensive mythological narratives and theological teachings, including the celebrated Devi Mahatmya.
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B.
Narada Purana
The Narada Purana is a major Hindu text traditionally attributed to the sage Narada, comprising a wide-ranging compendium of mythology, theology, pilgrimage guides, and religious practices.
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C.
Brahmanda Purana
The Brahmanda Purana is one of the major eighteen Mahapuranas of Hinduism, notable for its cosmological narratives, genealogies, and the embedded Adhyatma Ramayana.
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D.
Brahma Vaivarta Purana
The Brahma Vaivarta Purana is a major Hindu scripture of the Puranic corpus, especially revered in Vaishnavism for its detailed glorification of Krishna, Radha, and devotional theology.
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E.
Vayu Purana
The Vayu Purana is an ancient Hindu scripture traditionally classified among the major Puranas, notable for its cosmology, myths, and theological teachings centered largely on the god Shiva.
- 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: Yuga Purana Target entity description: Yuga Purana is an ancient Sanskrit text, traditionally considered part of the Puranic literature, that contains prophetic-style accounts of historical events and dynasties in northern India.
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A.
Markandeya Purana
The Markandeya Purana is a major Sanskrit Hindu scripture, traditionally counted among the eighteen Mahapuranas, notable for its extensive mythological narratives and theological teachings, including the celebrated Devi Mahatmya.
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B.
Narada Purana
The Narada Purana is a major Hindu text traditionally attributed to the sage Narada, comprising a wide-ranging compendium of mythology, theology, pilgrimage guides, and religious practices.
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C.
Brahmanda Purana
The Brahmanda Purana is one of the major eighteen Mahapuranas of Hinduism, notable for its cosmological narratives, genealogies, and the embedded Adhyatma Ramayana.
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D.
Brahma Vaivarta Purana
The Brahma Vaivarta Purana is a major Hindu scripture of the Puranic corpus, especially revered in Vaishnavism for its detailed glorification of Krishna, Radha, and devotional theology.
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E.
Vayu Purana
The Vayu Purana is an ancient Hindu scripture traditionally classified among the major Puranas, notable for its cosmology, myths, and theological teachings centered largely on the god Shiva.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Puranic text
ⓘ
Sanskrit text ⓘ historical text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gargi-Samhita
ⓘ
Puranic literature ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu scriptures
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ancient Indian literature ⓘ historical sources of ancient India ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of city sieges
ⓘ
accounts of dynastic successions ⓘ accounts of military campaigns ⓘ accounts of social disorder ⓘ prophecies framed as future events ⓘ |
| cosmologicalContext | doctrine of four yugas ⓘ |
| describes |
Magadha region
ⓘ
linked to:
Magadh region
Pataliputra ⓘ Yavana (Indo-Greek) incursions ⓘ foreign invasions of northern India ⓘ historical events in northern India ⓘ political upheavals in ancient India ⓘ rise and fall of dynasties ⓘ |
| genre | Purana ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Puranic cosmology ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | prophetic narrative ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | future-telling sage ⓘ |
| partOf | Gargi-Samhita ⓘ |
| preservation | transmitted in manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| regionFocus |
Gangetic plain
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linked to:
Indo-Gangetic Plain
northern India ⓘ |
| relatedWork | other Puranas ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hindu Puranic tradition ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
date of composition
ⓘ
extent of historical reliability ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Indology
ⓘ
Puranic studies ⓘ South Asian history ⓘ |
| subject |
kali yuga
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linked to:
Kali Yuga
yugas (cosmic ages) ⓘ |
| textualForm | verse ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Indo-Greek period
ⓘ
Shunga period ⓘ early centuries BCE ⓘ post-Mauryan period ⓘ |
| tradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| usedAs |
source for Indo-Greek presence in India
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source for ancient Indian political history ⓘ source for chronology of northern Indian dynasties ⓘ |
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Subject: Yuga Purana Description of subject: Yuga Purana is an ancient Sanskrit text, traditionally considered part of the Puranic literature, that contains prophetic-style accounts of historical events and dynasties in northern India.
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