Nizam III, Sikandar Jah
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Nizam III, Sikandar Jah was the third Nizam of Hyderabad, a powerful 18th–19th century Indian ruler known for his princely wealth, semi-autonomous governance under the British, and the exalted royal style “His Exalted Highness.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nizam III, Sikandar Jah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13439648 — 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: Nizam III, Sikandar Jah Context triple: [His Exalted Highness, usedBy, Nizam III, Sikandar Jah]
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Nizam
Nizam was the hereditary title of the monarchs who ruled the princely state of Hyderabad in India, known for their immense wealth and semi-autonomous power under British rule.
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B.
Sultan Ahmad Khan
Sultan Ahmad Khan was a Central Asian Timurid-era prince from the royal lineage associated with the Chagatai Khanate.
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C.
Shah Jahan III
Shah Jahan III was a short-reigned and relatively obscure Mughal emperor who briefly occupied the throne in the mid-18th century during the empire’s period of decline.
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D.
Nizam Khan
Nizam Khan, better known by his regnal name Sikandar Lodi, was a Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate’s Lodi dynasty who ruled in the late 15th and early 16th centuries and is noted for administrative reforms and the expansion of his kingdom.
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E.
Nizam Ali Khan Asaf Jah II
Nizam Ali Khan Asaf Jah II was the second Nizam of Hyderabad, a powerful 18th-century Indian ruler known for his military and political struggles with the Maratha Empire and the British.
- 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: Nizam III, Sikandar Jah Target entity description: Nizam III, Sikandar Jah was the third Nizam of Hyderabad, a powerful 18th–19th century Indian ruler known for his princely wealth, semi-autonomous governance under the British, and the exalted royal style “His Exalted Highness.”
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A.
Nizam
Nizam was the hereditary title of the monarchs who ruled the princely state of Hyderabad in India, known for their immense wealth and semi-autonomous power under British rule.
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B.
Sultan Ahmad Khan
Sultan Ahmad Khan was a Central Asian Timurid-era prince from the royal lineage associated with the Chagatai Khanate.
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C.
Shah Jahan III
Shah Jahan III was a short-reigned and relatively obscure Mughal emperor who briefly occupied the throne in the mid-18th century during the empire’s period of decline.
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D.
Nizam Khan
Nizam Khan, better known by his regnal name Sikandar Lodi, was a Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate’s Lodi dynasty who ruled in the late 15th and early 16th centuries and is noted for administrative reforms and the expansion of his kingdom.
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E.
Nizam Ali Khan Asaf Jah II
Nizam Ali Khan Asaf Jah II was the second Nizam of Hyderabad, a powerful 18th-century Indian ruler known for his military and political struggles with the Maratha Empire and the British.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian ruler
ⓘ
Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Hyderabad city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Hyderabad State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Asaf Jahi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Deccani Muslim nobility ⓘ |
| givenName | Sikandar Jah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | princely state ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Hyderabad Deccan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | Asaf Jahi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
maintaining internal autonomy of Hyderabad State
ⓘ
patronage of courtly culture ⓘ |
| language |
Persian
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| locatedIn |
Hyderabad State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Hyderabad State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | princely ruler ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the richest princes of his time
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princely wealth ⓘ semi-autonomous governance under the British ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-autonomous under British suzerainty ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| positionHeld | 3rd Nizam of Hyderabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nizam II, Nizam Ali Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | hereditary ruler ⓘ |
| region | Deccan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalName | Sikandar Jah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Hyderabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | feudatory prince under British paramountcy ⓘ |
| royalStyle | His Exalted Highness ⓘ |
| sovereigntyType | princely ruler ⓘ |
| style | His Exalted Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Nizam IV, Nasir-ud-Daulah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialJurisdiction | Deccan region of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| title | Nizam of Hyderabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfMonarchy | subordinate monarchy under British suzerainty ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | among the wealthiest rulers in India of his era ⓘ |
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Subject: Nizam III, Sikandar Jah Description of subject: Nizam III, Sikandar Jah was the third Nizam of Hyderabad, a powerful 18th–19th century Indian ruler known for his princely wealth, semi-autonomous governance under the British, and the exalted royal style “His Exalted Highness.”
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