Sultan Walad
E153937
Sultan Walad was a 13th-century Persian Sufi poet and mystic, the son of Rumi, who played a key role in organizing and spreading the Mevlevi (Whirling Dervish) order.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sultan Walad canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1324306 — 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: Sultan Walad Context triple: [Mevleviyya, spiritualLineageFrom, Sultan Walad]
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A.
Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay
Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay was a prominent 15th-century Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria known for his long, stable reign and extensive architectural patronage, including major fortifications and religious buildings.
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B.
Şehzade Mustafa
Şehzade Mustafa was an Ottoman prince and heir apparent whose execution on charges of treason became one of the most controversial events of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent’s reign.
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C.
Husayn Bayqara
Husayn Bayqara was a late 15th-century Timurid ruler of Herat renowned for presiding over a flourishing court of Persian literature, art, and scholarship.
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D.
Nur-ud-Din Pasha
Nur-ud-Din Pasha was an Ottoman general who played a leading role in commanding Ottoman forces during the Mesopotamian campaign of World War I.
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E.
Abu Sa'id Mirza
Abu Sa'id Mirza was a 15th-century Timurid ruler who briefly reunified much of the Timurid realm in Central Asia and Iran before his death led to renewed fragmentation.
- 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: Sultan Walad Target entity description: Sultan Walad was a 13th-century Persian Sufi poet and mystic, the son of Rumi, who played a key role in organizing and spreading the Mevlevi (Whirling Dervish) order.
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A.
Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay
Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay was a prominent 15th-century Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria known for his long, stable reign and extensive architectural patronage, including major fortifications and religious buildings.
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B.
Şehzade Mustafa
Şehzade Mustafa was an Ottoman prince and heir apparent whose execution on charges of treason became one of the most controversial events of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent’s reign.
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C.
Husayn Bayqara
Husayn Bayqara was a late 15th-century Timurid ruler of Herat renowned for presiding over a flourishing court of Persian literature, art, and scholarship.
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D.
Nur-ud-Din Pasha
Nur-ud-Din Pasha was an Ottoman general who played a leading role in commanding Ottoman forces during the Mesopotamian campaign of World War I.
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E.
Abu Sa'id Mirza
Abu Sa'id Mirza was a 15th-century Timurid ruler who briefly reunified much of the Timurid realm in Central Asia and Iran before his death led to renewed fragmentation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
ⓘ
Mevlevi shaykh ⓘ Persian Sufi poet ⓘ Sufi mystic ⓘ medieval Persian poet ⓘ |
| activity |
organizing Mevlevi rituals
ⓘ
teaching disciples of Rumi ⓘ |
| aimOfWritings | to explain and systematize Rumi’s teachings ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Konya ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrder |
Mevleviyya
ⓘ
surface form:
Mevlevi Order
|
| birthCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Mevlevi hagiographical tradition ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| father | Rumi ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic poetry
ⓘ
mystical poetry ⓘ |
| givenName |
Bahāʾ al-Dīn Walad
ⓘ
surface form:
Baha al-Din Muhammad Walad
|
| influenced |
institutional development of the Mevlevi Order
ⓘ
later Mevlevi poets ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Rumi
ⓘ
Shams Tabrizi (indirectly through Rumi) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
didactic Sufi poetry
ⓘ
spreading the teachings of Rumi ⓘ systematizing the Mevlevi (Whirling Dervish) order ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
ghazal
ⓘ
mathnawi ⓘ |
| nationality | Persian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dīwān (collection of poems)
ⓘ
Ibtidā-nāma ⓘ Intihā-nāma ⓘ Rabāb-nāma ⓘ |
| occupation |
Sufi shaykh
ⓘ
mystic ⓘ poet ⓘ religious organizer ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Konya Province ⓘ
surface form:
Konya region
|
| relative | Rumi ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Sufism ⓘ |
| roleInOrder |
early leader of the Mevlevi Order
ⓘ
organizer of the Mevlevi Order ⓘ |
| spiritualLineage |
Mevleviyya
ⓘ
surface form:
Mevlevi Sufi tradition
|
| wroteInLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Persian ⓘ Turkish ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sultan Walad Description of subject: Sultan Walad was a 13th-century Persian Sufi poet and mystic, the son of Rumi, who played a key role in organizing and spreading the Mevlevi (Whirling Dervish) order.
Referenced by (2)
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