Surya Majapahit (sun emblem)
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Surya Majapahit is a distinctive sun emblem from the Majapahit Empire, featuring a radiant solar disk often combined with Hindu deities and cosmological symbols, and serving as a key icon of Javanese royal and religious identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Surya Majapahit (sun emblem) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T569202 — 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: Surya Majapahit (sun emblem) Context triple: [Majapahit Empire, symbol, Surya Majapahit (sun emblem)]
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A.
Imperial Seal of Japan
The Imperial Seal of Japan is the chrysanthemum-shaped emblem traditionally used by the Japanese Emperor and the Imperial Family as their official crest.
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B.
Senyera
The Senyera is the traditional red-and-gold striped flag that serves as the historic and national symbol of Catalonia and other Catalan-speaking regions.
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C.
Hinomaru
Hinomaru is the national flag of Japan, featuring a red circle centered on a white field symbolizing the rising sun.
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D.
Dharma Chakra
The Dharma Chakra is a 24-spoked wheel symbolizing righteousness, justice, and the eternal cycle of life in Indian and Buddhist philosophy.
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E.
Swastika
The Swastika is an ancient cross-like symbol with bent arms that represents auspiciousness, good fortune, and cosmic order in Hinduism and several other Eurasian traditions.
- 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: Surya Majapahit (sun emblem) Target entity description: Surya Majapahit is a distinctive sun emblem from the Majapahit Empire, featuring a radiant solar disk often combined with Hindu deities and cosmological symbols, and serving as a key icon of Javanese royal and religious identity.
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A.
Imperial Seal of Japan
The Imperial Seal of Japan is the chrysanthemum-shaped emblem traditionally used by the Japanese Emperor and the Imperial Family as their official crest.
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B.
Senyera
The Senyera is the traditional red-and-gold striped flag that serves as the historic and national symbol of Catalonia and other Catalan-speaking regions.
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C.
Hinomaru
Hinomaru is the national flag of Japan, featuring a red circle centered on a white field symbolizing the rising sun.
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D.
Dharma Chakra
The Dharma Chakra is a 24-spoked wheel symbolizing righteousness, justice, and the eternal cycle of life in Indian and Buddhist philosophy.
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E.
Swastika
The Swastika is an ancient cross-like symbol with bent arms that represents auspiciousness, good fortune, and cosmic order in Hinduism and several other Eurasian traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu-Buddhist icon
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Javanese royal emblem ⓘ Majapahit symbol ⓘ sun emblem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
East Java
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Majapahit Empire ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
axis of the cosmos
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representation of the universe ⓘ |
| culture | Javanese ⓘ |
| depicts |
Hindu deities
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Lokapala (guardian deities of directions) ⓘ
linked to:
Bacab deities
cosmological symbols ⓘ |
| function |
protective emblem
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religious symbol ⓘ royal emblem ⓘ state symbol ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | icon of Indonesian cultural heritage ⓘ |
| iconographicFeature |
central sun face or circle
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concentric circles ⓘ lotus motif ⓘ mandala-like composition ⓘ multiple sun rays ⓘ radiant solar disk ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Javanese heraldic symbols
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modern regional emblems in Indonesia ⓘ |
| region |
Java
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Nusantara ⓘ
linked to:
Indonesian archipelago
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| relatedTo |
Majapahit royal ideology
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Surya (sun god in Hinduism) ⓘ
linked to:
Surya
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| religiousContext |
Buddhism
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Hindu-Buddhist syncretism ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cosmic order
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divine power ⓘ royal authority ⓘ state sovereignty ⓘ sun ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Majapahit aristocracy
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Majapahit royal court ⓘ
linked to:
Majapahit Empire
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| usedOn |
door frames
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inscriptions ⓘ lintels ⓘ ritual objects ⓘ royal architecture ⓘ stone carvings ⓘ temple reliefs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Surya Majapahit (sun emblem) Description of subject: Surya Majapahit is a distinctive sun emblem from the Majapahit Empire, featuring a radiant solar disk often combined with Hindu deities and cosmological symbols, and serving as a key icon of Javanese royal and religious identity.
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