Kutadgu Bilig
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Kutadgu Bilig is an 11th-century Turkic wisdom poem and mirror-for-princes that blends Islamic and pre-Islamic ideas to offer guidance on just governance and ethical rulership.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kutadgu Bilig canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7375198 — 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: Kutadgu Bilig Context triple: [Kara-Khanid Khanate, notableWorkAssociated, Kutadgu Bilig]
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Wali Songo
Wali Songo are the legendary nine Islamic saints credited with spreading and establishing Islam in Java, Indonesia, during the 15th and 16th centuries.
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B.
Kakawin Hariwangsa
Kakawin Hariwangsa is an Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period that retells episodes from the Mahabharata within a classical Javanese literary and cultural framework.
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C.
Kakawin Smaradahana
Kakawin Smaradahana is a classical Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period, renowned for its romantic and courtly themes and its influence on later Javanese and Balinese literature.
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D.
Sutasoma
Sutasoma is a lesser-known character in the Mahabharata, identified as one of the sons of Draupadi and the Pandavas.
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E.
Kakawin Sutasoma
Kakawin Sutasoma is a 14th-century Old Javanese Buddhist epic poem by Mpu Tantular, renowned as the source of Indonesia’s national motto “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” (Unity in Diversity).
- 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: Kutadgu Bilig Target entity description: Kutadgu Bilig is an 11th-century Turkic wisdom poem and mirror-for-princes that blends Islamic and pre-Islamic ideas to offer guidance on just governance and ethical rulership.
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A.
Wali Songo
Wali Songo are the legendary nine Islamic saints credited with spreading and establishing Islam in Java, Indonesia, during the 15th and 16th centuries.
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B.
Kakawin Hariwangsa
Kakawin Hariwangsa is an Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period that retells episodes from the Mahabharata within a classical Javanese literary and cultural framework.
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C.
Kakawin Smaradahana
Kakawin Smaradahana is a classical Old Javanese epic poem from the Kediri period, renowned for its romantic and courtly themes and its influence on later Javanese and Balinese literature.
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D.
Sutasoma
Sutasoma is a lesser-known character in the Mahabharata, identified as one of the sons of Draupadi and the Pandavas.
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E.
Kakawin Sutasoma
Kakawin Sutasoma is a 14th-century Old Javanese Buddhist epic poem by Mpu Tantular, renowned as the source of Indonesia’s national motto “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” (Unity in Diversity).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkic literary work
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didactic poem ⓘ mirror for princes ⓘ wisdom literature ⓘ |
| approximateCompletionDate | 1069 ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Karakhanid dynasty
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linked to:
Kara-Khanid Khanate
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| associatedPeople | Turkic peoples ⓘ |
| author | Yusuf Khass Hajib ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
asceticism
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fortune ⓘ ideal ruler ⓘ justice ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| containsCharacterType | allegorical personifications ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Central Asia ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 11th century ⓘ |
| ethicalFramework | combination of Islamic law and Turkic customary norms ⓘ |
| genre |
advice literature
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political ethics ⓘ |
| incorporatesTraditions | pre-Islamic Turkic beliefs ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Islamic mirrors for princes tradition
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later Turkic ethical literature ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
rulers
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statesmen ⓘ |
| intendedFunction |
guide to kingship
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manual of statecraft ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Turkic languages ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
foundational text of Turkic political thought
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one of the earliest Islamic Turkic literary works ⓘ |
| meter | rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| moralFocus | balance between worldly power and spiritual virtue ⓘ |
| notableManuscriptLocation |
Cairo
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Fergana ⓘ Vienna ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Karakhani Turkic ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Central Asian Turkic traditions
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Islamic ethics ⓘ Persian political thought ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Kashgar ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives in multiple manuscripts ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
ethical rulership
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just governance ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Arabic script ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue-based narrative ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
Wisdom of Royal Glory
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Wisdom that brings good fortune ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kutadgu Bilig Description of subject: Kutadgu Bilig is an 11th-century Turkic wisdom poem and mirror-for-princes that blends Islamic and pre-Islamic ideas to offer guidance on just governance and ethical rulership.
Referenced by (3)
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