Rajadhiraja I
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Rajadhiraja I was an 11th-century Chola emperor known for his military campaigns in South India and Sri Lanka and for briefly ruling as co-regent with his father Rajendra I before dying in battle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rajadhiraja I canonical | 4 |
| Rajadhiraja | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6550280 — 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: Rajadhiraja I Context triple: [Chola dynasty, notableRuler, Rajadhiraja I]
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A.
Rajasinha
Rajasinha was a royal title borne by monarchs of the Nayakkar dynasty that ruled parts of South India and Sri Lanka.
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B.
Rajaraja I
Rajaraja I was a powerful 10th–11th century South Indian king who greatly expanded the Chola Empire and commissioned monumental temples like the Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur.
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C.
Parantaka I
Parantaka I was an early medieval South Indian Chola king known for expanding Chola power in Tamil Nadu and parts of Sri Lanka and for promoting temple construction and administration.
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D.
Rajendra I
Rajendra I was an 11th-century Chola emperor renowned for expanding the Chola Empire across South India and into Southeast Asia, and for establishing a new capital at Gangaikonda Cholapuram.
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E.
Kumarapala
Kumarapala was a 12th-century Chaulukya (Solanki) king of Gujarat known for his patronage of Jainism and extensive temple-building activities.
- 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: Rajadhiraja I Target entity description: Rajadhiraja I was an 11th-century Chola emperor known for his military campaigns in South India and Sri Lanka and for briefly ruling as co-regent with his father Rajendra I before dying in battle.
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A.
Rajasinha
Rajasinha was a royal title borne by monarchs of the Nayakkar dynasty that ruled parts of South India and Sri Lanka.
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B.
Rajaraja I
Rajaraja I was a powerful 10th–11th century South Indian king who greatly expanded the Chola Empire and commissioned monumental temples like the Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur.
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C.
Parantaka I
Parantaka I was an early medieval South Indian Chola king known for expanding Chola power in Tamil Nadu and parts of Sri Lanka and for promoting temple construction and administration.
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D.
Rajendra I
Rajendra I was an 11th-century Chola emperor renowned for expanding the Chola Empire across South India and into Southeast Asia, and for establishing a new capital at Gangaikonda Cholapuram.
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E.
Kumarapala
Kumarapala was a 12th-century Chaulukya (Solanki) king of Gujarat known for his patronage of Jainism and extensive temple-building activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chola emperor
ⓘ
Indian monarch ⓘ medieval ruler ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chola–Chalukya conflicts ⓘ |
| campaign |
campaigns in Kerala
ⓘ
campaigns in Sri Lanka ⓘ wars against the Western Chalukyas ⓘ |
| capital | Gangaikonda Cholapuram ⓘ |
| century | 11th century ⓘ |
| coRegentWith | Rajendra I ⓘ |
| country |
Chola Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Chola dynasty
|
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathEvent | Battle of Koppam ⓘ |
| deathLocation | near Koppam on the Tungabhadra river ⓘ |
| deathManner | died on elephant back in battle ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1054 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Chola dynasty ⓘ |
| era | medieval South India ⓘ |
| father | Rajendra I ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
asserting Chola power over Sri Lanka
ⓘ
continuing Chola imperial expansion ⓘ large-scale temple endowments ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Tamil ⓘ |
| militaryRole | commander-in-chief of Chola armies ⓘ |
| motherTongue | Tamil ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-regency with Rajendra I
ⓘ
military campaigns in South India ⓘ military campaigns in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| notableTrait | personally led armies into battle ⓘ |
| opponent |
Western Chalukya Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Chalukya period
|
| opponentRuler | Someshvara I ⓘ |
| predecessor | Rajendra I ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Tamil region
ⓘ
parts of Karnataka ⓘ parts of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| regnalName | Rajakesarivarman ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1054 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1018 ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| royalHouse |
Imperial Cholas
ⓘ
linked to:
Chola dynasty
|
| styleInInscriptions | Rajakesarivarman ⓘ |
| successor | Rajendra II ⓘ |
| successorAsCoRegent | Rajendra II ⓘ |
| title |
Chola emperor
ⓘ
Parakesari ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rajadhiraja I Description of subject: Rajadhiraja I was an 11th-century Chola emperor known for his military campaigns in South India and Sri Lanka and for briefly ruling as co-regent with his father Rajendra I before dying in battle.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rajadhiraja I