Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata II
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Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata II was a powerful early medieval Indian king who greatly expanded the Pratihara Empire in northern India and played a key role in resisting Arab invasions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nagabhata II | 3 |
| Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata II canonical | 2 |
| Nagabhata II of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7542572 — 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: Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata II Context triple: [Dharmapala, contemporaryOf, Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata II]
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Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Vatsaraja
Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Vatsaraja was an early medieval Indian king known for expanding Pratihara power in northern India and contending for supremacy in the tripartite struggle over Kannauj.
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B.
Rashtrakuta emperor Dhruva Dharavarsha
Rashtrakuta emperor Dhruva Dharavarsha was a powerful 8th-century Indian ruler known for expanding the Rashtrakuta Empire through successful military campaigns in northern and southern India.
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C.
Devapala
Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
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D.
Gopala I
Gopala I was the founder of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for establishing a powerful empire in Bengal and Bihar in the 8th century.
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E.
Kubja Vishnuvardhana I
Kubja Vishnuvardhana I was an early 7th-century Indian ruler who established the Eastern Chalukya line in the Andhra region after separating from the main Chalukya dynasty of Badami.
- 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: Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata II Target entity description: Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata II was a powerful early medieval Indian king who greatly expanded the Pratihara Empire in northern India and played a key role in resisting Arab invasions.
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A.
Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Vatsaraja
Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Vatsaraja was an early medieval Indian king known for expanding Pratihara power in northern India and contending for supremacy in the tripartite struggle over Kannauj.
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B.
Rashtrakuta emperor Dhruva Dharavarsha
Rashtrakuta emperor Dhruva Dharavarsha was a powerful 8th-century Indian ruler known for expanding the Rashtrakuta Empire through successful military campaigns in northern and southern India.
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C.
Devapala
Devapala was a powerful 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent and patronizing Buddhism.
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D.
Gopala I
Gopala I was the founder of the Pala dynasty in eastern India, known for establishing a powerful empire in Bengal and Bihar in the 8th century.
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E.
Kubja Vishnuvardhana I
Kubja Vishnuvardhana I was an early 7th-century Indian ruler who established the Eastern Chalukya line in the Andhra region after separating from the main Chalukya dynasty of Badami.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gurjara-Pratihara ruler
ⓘ
Indian king ⓘ early medieval Indian ruler ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pratihara resurgence after Arab incursions ⓘ |
| capital | Kannauj ⓘ |
| consolidated | Gurjara-Pratihara power in northern India ⓘ |
| contributedTo | checking further Arab expansion into the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| country |
Gurjara-Pratihara Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
|
| dynasty | Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ |
| engagedIn | tripartite struggle for Kannauj ⓘ |
| era | early medieval India ⓘ |
| ethnoCulturalIdentity | Gurjara ⓘ |
| expandedTo |
Gujarat region
ⓘ
linked to:
Gujarat region, India
Malwa region ⓘ
linked to:
Malwa-Nimar region
Rajputana region ⓘ
linked to:
Rajputana Agency
|
| father | Vatsaraja ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key figure in formation of a large north Indian empire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contesting control of Kannauj
ⓘ
expansion of the Gurjara-Pratihara Empire ⓘ military campaigns in northern India ⓘ resistance to Arab invasions ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| memberOf | Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ |
| militaryRole | defender of northwestern frontiers against Arabs ⓘ |
| opponent |
Arab forces in Sindh
ⓘ
Pala dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Pala Empire
Rashtrakuta dynasty ⓘ |
| patronized | Brahmanical institutions ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | paramount ruler in northern India ⓘ |
| predecessor | Vatsaraja ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Gujarat
ⓘ
Malwa ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ northern India ⓘ parts of Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 833 CE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 800 CE ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ruledFrom |
Avanti region
ⓘ
linked to:
Malwa-Nimar region
Kannauj ⓘ |
| strengthened | Pratihara control over Kannauj ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Ramabhadra ⓘ |
| successor | Ramabhadra ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 9th century CE ⓘ |
| title | Maharajadhiraja ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata II Description of subject: Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata II was a powerful early medieval Indian king who greatly expanded the Pratihara Empire in northern India and played a key role in resisting Arab invasions.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Vatsaraja
linked to: Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata II
linked to: Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata II
linked to: Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata II
subject linked to:
Tripartite struggle
linked to: Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata II