Mahodayapuram
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Mahodayapuram was the principal royal city and political center of the medieval Chera kingdom in present-day Kerala, India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahodayapuram canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7044996 — 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: Mahodayapuram Context triple: [Chera dynasty, capital, Mahodayapuram]
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A.
Yasodharapura
Yasodharapura was the principal royal city of the Khmer Empire, centered around Angkor and serving as a major political and religious hub in medieval Southeast Asia.
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B.
Tamralipti
Tamralipti was an ancient and prominent port city on the eastern coast of the Indian subcontinent that served as a key maritime hub for trade and cultural exchange between India and Southeast Asia.
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C.
Pavapuri
Pavapuri is a revered Jain pilgrimage site in Bihar, India, best known as the place where Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, attained nirvana.
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D.
Bharathipura
Bharathipura is a landmark Kannada novel by U. R. Ananthamurthy that critically explores caste, modernity, and social reform in a South Indian village.
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E.
Badami
Badami is a historic town in Karnataka, India, renowned for its rock-cut cave temples and ancient Chalukyan architecture.
- 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: Mahodayapuram Target entity description: Mahodayapuram was the principal royal city and political center of the medieval Chera kingdom in present-day Kerala, India.
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A.
Yasodharapura
Yasodharapura was the principal royal city of the Khmer Empire, centered around Angkor and serving as a major political and religious hub in medieval Southeast Asia.
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B.
Tamralipti
Tamralipti was an ancient and prominent port city on the eastern coast of the Indian subcontinent that served as a key maritime hub for trade and cultural exchange between India and Southeast Asia.
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C.
Pavapuri
Pavapuri is a revered Jain pilgrimage site in Bihar, India, best known as the place where Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, attained nirvana.
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D.
Bharathipura
Bharathipura is a landmark Kannada novel by U. R. Ananthamurthy that critically explores caste, modernity, and social reform in a South Indian village.
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E.
Badami
Badami is a historic town in Karnataka, India, renowned for its rock-cut cave temples and ancient Chalukyan architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former capital
ⓘ
historical city ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mahodaya Pura
ⓘ
Mahodayapuram Chera capital ⓘ Makotai ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | historical site ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Chera dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kulasekhara Cheras
ⓘ
linked to:
Chera dynasty
|
| capitalOf |
Chera kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Chera dynasty
|
| connectedTo |
Arabian Sea ports of Kerala
ⓘ
linked to:
Malabar Coast
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 11th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Chera kings
ⓘ
linked to:
Chera dynasty
|
| historicalNameOf | Kodungallur region ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Chera kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Chera dynasty
|
| languageUsed |
Old Malayalam
ⓘ
linked to:
Malayalam
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
Kerala ⓘ South India ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Malayalam historical studies
ⓘ
Tamil literary traditions ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Periyar River (historical region)
ⓘ
linked to:
Periyar River
|
| partOf | medieval Kerala polity ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
center of royal administration
ⓘ
seat of Chera royal court ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
imperial capital
ⓘ
royal residence ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Chera copper plate grants
ⓘ
medieval South Indian inscriptions ⓘ |
| region | present-day Kerala ⓘ |
| religionPracticed |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ |
| role |
administrative center
ⓘ
commercial center ⓘ cultural center ⓘ military center ⓘ |
| servedAs |
political center of the Chera kingdom
ⓘ
royal city of the Chera kingdom ⓘ |
| successorPolity | smaller Kerala chiefdoms ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork | Indian Ocean trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mahodayapuram Description of subject: Mahodayapuram was the principal royal city and political center of the medieval Chera kingdom in present-day Kerala, India.
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