Sanjaya dynasty
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The Sanjaya dynasty was an early Javanese royal line that ruled the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom and is noted for its Hindu Shaivite orientation and monumental temple constructions in Central Java.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sanjaya dynasty canonical | 18 |
| Medang dynasty | 2 |
| Sanjaya dynasty rulers | 2 |
| Mataram dynasty | 1 |
| Sanjaya family | 1 |
| Sanjaya lineage tradition | 1 |
| Sanjaya–Sailendra period | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T713971 — 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: Sanjaya dynasty Context triple: [Medang Kingdom, dynasty, Sanjaya dynasty]
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A.
Sailendra dynasty
The Sailendra dynasty was a powerful Buddhist ruling family that dominated much of maritime Southeast Asia, particularly Java and Sumatra, during the 8th–9th centuries and is renowned for monumental architecture such as Borobudur.
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Newalkar dynasty
The Newalkar dynasty was the ruling Maratha royal family of the princely state of Jhansi, most famously associated with Rani Lakshmibai.
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Nayakkar dynasty
The Nayakkar dynasty was a South Indian-origin royal house that ruled the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka during its final centuries before British annexation.
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Sena dynasty
The Sena dynasty was a medieval Hindu ruling family that established a powerful kingdom in Bengal, known for promoting Brahmanical culture, Sanskrit scholarship, and temple construction before the Muslim conquests in eastern India.
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E.
Hotak dynasty
The Hotak dynasty was an early 18th-century Afghan ruling house founded by Mirwais Hotak that briefly controlled parts of present-day Afghanistan and Iran before being supplanted by the Durrani Empire.
- 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: Sanjaya dynasty Target entity description: The Sanjaya dynasty was an early Javanese royal line that ruled the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom and is noted for its Hindu Shaivite orientation and monumental temple constructions in Central Java.
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A.
Sailendra dynasty
The Sailendra dynasty was a powerful Buddhist ruling family that dominated much of maritime Southeast Asia, particularly Java and Sumatra, during the 8th–9th centuries and is renowned for monumental architecture such as Borobudur.
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B.
Newalkar dynasty
The Newalkar dynasty was the ruling Maratha royal family of the princely state of Jhansi, most famously associated with Rani Lakshmibai.
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C.
Nayakkar dynasty
The Nayakkar dynasty was a South Indian-origin royal house that ruled the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka during its final centuries before British annexation.
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D.
Sena dynasty
The Sena dynasty was a medieval Hindu ruling family that established a powerful kingdom in Bengal, known for promoting Brahmanical culture, Sanskrit scholarship, and temple construction before the Muslim conquests in eastern India.
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E.
Hotak dynasty
The Hotak dynasty was an early 18th-century Afghan ruling house founded by Mirwais Hotak that briefly controlled parts of present-day Afghanistan and Iran before being supplanted by the Durrani Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sanjaya dynasty Description of subject: The Sanjaya dynasty was an early Javanese royal line that ruled the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom and is noted for its Hindu Shaivite orientation and monumental temple constructions in Central Java.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Vishnu temple
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