Nalanda copper-plate inscription
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The Nalanda copper-plate inscription is an important epigraphic record from the reign of the Pala king Devapala, documenting royal patronage and grants to the famed Buddhist monastic university at Nalanda.
All labels observed (1)
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| Nalanda copper-plate inscription canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9900914 — 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: Nalanda copper-plate inscription Context triple: [Devapala, notableInscription, Nalanda copper-plate inscription]
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A.
Bhitari pillar inscription
The Bhitari pillar inscription is a major Gupta-era epigraphic record that commemorates the reign and military achievements of the Indian emperor Kumaragupta I.
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B.
Prayaga Pillar Inscription
The Prayaga Pillar Inscription is a famous Sanskrit eulogy engraved on an Ashokan pillar at Allahabad that glorifies the military conquests and imperial achievements of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta.
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C.
Mandsaur inscription
The Mandsaur inscription is a notable Gupta-era Sanskrit epigraph that records the reign and achievements of Emperor Kumaragupta I and provides valuable historical and cultural information about central India in the 5th century CE.
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D.
Shivagrha inscription
The Shivagrha inscription is an important 9th-century Javanese stone inscription that records the construction and religious significance of the Prambanan (Śivagrha) temple complex under the Medang Mataram kingdom.
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E.
Junagadh inscription of Skandagupta
The Junagadh inscription of Skandagupta is a 5th-century CE Sanskrit rock inscription in Gujarat that records the Gupta emperor Skandagupta’s restoration of the Sudarshana Lake dam and highlights his military victories and royal virtues.
- 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: Nalanda copper-plate inscription Target entity description: The Nalanda copper-plate inscription is an important epigraphic record from the reign of the Pala king Devapala, documenting royal patronage and grants to the famed Buddhist monastic university at Nalanda.
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A.
Bhitari pillar inscription
The Bhitari pillar inscription is a major Gupta-era epigraphic record that commemorates the reign and military achievements of the Indian emperor Kumaragupta I.
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B.
Prayaga Pillar Inscription
The Prayaga Pillar Inscription is a famous Sanskrit eulogy engraved on an Ashokan pillar at Allahabad that glorifies the military conquests and imperial achievements of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta.
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C.
Mandsaur inscription
The Mandsaur inscription is a notable Gupta-era Sanskrit epigraph that records the reign and achievements of Emperor Kumaragupta I and provides valuable historical and cultural information about central India in the 5th century CE.
-
D.
Shivagrha inscription
The Shivagrha inscription is an important 9th-century Javanese stone inscription that records the construction and religious significance of the Prambanan (Śivagrha) temple complex under the Medang Mataram kingdom.
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E.
Junagadh inscription of Skandagupta
The Junagadh inscription of Skandagupta is a 5th-century CE Sanskrit rock inscription in Gujarat that records the Gupta emperor Skandagupta’s restoration of the Sudarshana Lake dam and highlights his military victories and royal virtues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copper plate inscription
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epigraphic record ⓘ historical document ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Pala dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Pala Empire
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| associatedWith |
Buddhist monastic university at Nalanda
ⓘ
Nalanda Mahavihara ⓘ
linked to:
Nalanda
Pala Empire ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
Buddhist monks at Nalanda
ⓘ
Nalanda monastery ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | early medieval India ⓘ |
| contains | genealogical information about Pala rulers ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Pala-period Buddhism ⓘ |
| dateApproximate | 9th century CE ⓘ |
| genre | royal charter inscription ⓘ |
| geographicLocation | Nalanda ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Bihar
ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
evidence for royal support of Nalanda
ⓘ
source for history of Buddhist education in India ⓘ source for political history of Pala dynasty ⓘ |
| inscriptionCategory | donative inscription ⓘ |
| inscriptionTechnique | engraved ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Devapala ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| legalFunction | charter of donation ⓘ |
| linkedInstitution |
Nalanda Mahavihara complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Nalanda monastery
|
| material | copper ⓘ |
| medium | copper plate ⓘ |
| mentions |
Buddhist monks
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Devapala ⓘ Nalanda ⓘ |
| patron | Devapala ⓘ |
| purpose |
confirmation of endowments to Nalanda
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record of royal grant ⓘ |
| records |
donations to Buddhist monks
ⓘ
land grants to Nalanda monastery ⓘ royal patronage to Nalanda ⓘ |
| regionOfDiscovery | Nalanda area ⓘ |
| reignOf | Devapala ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationOfPatron | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Buddhism ⓘ |
| script | Siddhamatrika script ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
religious endowments
ⓘ
royal eulogy ⓘ |
| typeOfGrant | land grant ⓘ |
| usedFor | administrative validation of grants ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Sanskrit ⓘ |
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