Videha dynasty
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The Videha dynasty was an ancient royal lineage that governed the culturally significant kingdom of Mithila in the eastern Indian subcontinent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Videha dynasty canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10786114 — 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: Videha dynasty Context triple: [Kingdom of Mithila, ruledBy, Videha dynasty]
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A.
Lohara dynasty
The Lohara dynasty was a medieval ruling family that governed the Kashmir region in the 11th–12th centuries, known for its political turbulence and the decline of the once-flourishing Kashmiri kingdom.
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B.
Sanjaya dynasty
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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C.
Maitraka dynasty
The Maitraka dynasty was a post-Gupta ruling house that governed parts of western India, especially Saurashtra with its capital at Vallabhi, between the 5th and 8th centuries CE.
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D.
Nanda dynasty
The Nanda dynasty was an ancient Indian ruling family that established a powerful and wealthy empire in Magadha before being overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya.
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E.
Pushyabhuti dynasty
The Pushyabhuti dynasty was an early medieval North Indian royal line, best known for its powerful ruler Harsha (Harshavardhana) who briefly unified much of northern India in the 7th century CE.
- 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: Videha dynasty Target entity description: The Videha dynasty was an ancient royal lineage that governed the culturally significant kingdom of Mithila in the eastern Indian subcontinent.
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A.
Lohara dynasty
The Lohara dynasty was a medieval ruling family that governed the Kashmir region in the 11th–12th centuries, known for its political turbulence and the decline of the once-flourishing Kashmiri kingdom.
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B.
Sanjaya dynasty
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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C.
Maitraka dynasty
The Maitraka dynasty was a post-Gupta ruling house that governed parts of western India, especially Saurashtra with its capital at Vallabhi, between the 5th and 8th centuries CE.
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D.
Nanda dynasty
The Nanda dynasty was an ancient Indian ruling family that established a powerful and wealthy empire in Magadha before being overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya.
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E.
Pushyabhuti dynasty
The Pushyabhuti dynasty was an early medieval North Indian royal line, best known for its powerful ruler Harsha (Harshavardhana) who briefly unified much of northern India in the 7th century CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | royal dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Janakpur ⓘ |
| associatedLanguage | Maithili ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Rama
ⓘ
Sita ⓘ Yajnavalkya ⓘ
linked to:
Yājñavalkya
|
| associatedWithMythology | Hindu mythology ⓘ |
| capital |
Mithila
ⓘ
linked to:
Mithila region
|
| country |
Kingdom of Videha
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Mithila
|
| culturalInfluenceOn |
Hindu philosophical thought
ⓘ
Maithil culture ⓘ |
| culture | Vedic culture ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasDemonym |
Maithil
ⓘ
Videhan ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Iron Age India
ⓘ
linked to:
Vedic period
|
| knownFor |
early Vedic ritualism
ⓘ
learning and scholarship ⓘ philosophical traditions ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Bihar
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Brahmanas
ⓘ
Ramayana ⓘ Upanishads ⓘ Vedas ⓘ |
| neighboringPolity |
Kosala
ⓘ
Magadha ⓘ |
| notableRuler | King Janaka ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Mithila civilization ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | one of the major kingdoms of the late Vedic age ⓘ |
| region |
Greater Magadha
ⓘ
linked to:
Magadha
|
| religion | Vedic religion ⓘ |
| ruled |
Kingdom of Videha
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Mithila
|
| ruledRegion |
Mithila
ⓘ
linked to:
Mithila region
eastern Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| sourceType | literary and religious texts ⓘ |
| successorPolity | Mithila under later dynasties ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler |
Janaka
ⓘ
linked to:
King Janaka
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Videha dynasty Description of subject: The Videha dynasty was an ancient royal lineage that governed the culturally significant kingdom of Mithila in the eastern Indian subcontinent.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.