Sultan Azlan Shah
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Sultan Azlan Shah was the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia and the Sultan of Perak, known for his legal career culminating as Lord President of the Federal Court before ascending the throne.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sultan Azlan Shah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2003927 — 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 Azlan Shah Context triple: [Tuanku Ja’afar, precededByAsYangDiPertuanAgong, Sultan Azlan Shah]
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A.
Hashim Shah
Hashim Shah was a prominent Punjabi poet and writer known for his significant contributions to classical Punjabi literature.
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B.
Rashid Sidek
Rashid Sidek is a former Malaysian badminton player renowned as one of the prominent Sidek brothers and a key figure in Malaysia’s international badminton success in the 1990s.
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C.
Rahman Sidek
Rahman Sidek is a former Malaysian badminton player from the renowned Sidek family, known for representing Malaysia internationally and contributing to the country's badminton legacy.
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D.
Razif Sidek
Razif Sidek is a former Malaysian badminton star and member of the renowned Sidek brothers, celebrated for his achievements in international doubles competition.
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E.
Sultan of Pahang
The Sultan of Pahang is the hereditary Malay monarch who serves as the constitutional ruler and ceremonial head of the Malaysian state of Pahang.
- 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 Azlan Shah Target entity description: Sultan Azlan Shah was the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia and the Sultan of Perak, known for his legal career culminating as Lord President of the Federal Court before ascending the throne.
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A.
Hashim Shah
Hashim Shah was a prominent Punjabi poet and writer known for his significant contributions to classical Punjabi literature.
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B.
Rashid Sidek
Rashid Sidek is a former Malaysian badminton player renowned as one of the prominent Sidek brothers and a key figure in Malaysia’s international badminton success in the 1990s.
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C.
Rahman Sidek
Rahman Sidek is a former Malaysian badminton player from the renowned Sidek family, known for representing Malaysia internationally and contributing to the country's badminton legacy.
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D.
Razif Sidek
Razif Sidek is a former Malaysian badminton star and member of the renowned Sidek brothers, celebrated for his achievements in international doubles competition.
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E.
Sultan of Pahang
The Sultan of Pahang is the hereditary Malay monarch who serves as the constitutional ruler and ceremonial head of the Malaysian state of Pahang.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sultan of Perak
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Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| birthCountry | British Malaya ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Batu Gajah town
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surface form:
Batu Gajah, Perak, Federated Malay States
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| child |
Raja Ashman Shah
ⓘ
Raja Eleena ⓘ Raja Yong Sofia ⓘ Raja Yong Sofia ⓘ
surface form:
Raja Zarith Sofia
Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah ⓘ |
| citizenship | Malaysia ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kuala Lumpur
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surface form:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|
| degree | Bachelor of Laws (LLB) ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Malay College Kuala Kangsar
ⓘ
University of Nottingham ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Malay ⓘ |
| father | Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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law ⓘ sports administration ⓘ |
| fullName | Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-lah ⓘ |
| givenName | Azlan Shah ⓘ |
| hasEponym |
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (international field hockey tournament)
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Sultan Azlan Shah Gallery in Kuala Kangsar ⓘ Universiti Teknologi MARA ⓘ
surface form:
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Shah Alam’s Sultan Azlan Shah Law Faculty building
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| honorificPrefix |
Mrityu
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surface form:
Almarhum
Sultan ⓘ |
| memberOf | Lincoln's Inn ⓘ |
| monarchOf |
Malaysia
ⓘ
Perak ⓘ |
| mother | Tengku Permaisuri Dewi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first career judge to become Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
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contributions to the development of Malaysian constitutional jurisprudence ⓘ promoting field hockey in Malaysia and Asia ⓘ |
| notableWork | judicial pronouncements on constitutional monarchy in Malaysia ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
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Chief Justice of Malaysia ⓘ Lord President of the Federal Court of Malaysia ⓘ President of the Asian Hockey Federation ⓘ President of the Malaysian Hockey Federation ⓘ Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Perak ⓘ Sultan of Perak ⓘ Vice-President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) ⓘ |
| reignEnd |
as Sultan of Perak: 28 May 2014
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as Yang di-Pertuan Agong: 25 April 1994 ⓘ |
| reignStart |
as Sultan of Perak: 3 February 1984
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as Yang di-Pertuan Agong: 26 April 1989 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| spouse | Tuanku Bainun binti Mohd Ali ⓘ |
| title | Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sultan Azlan Shah Description of subject: Sultan Azlan Shah was the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia and the Sultan of Perak, known for his legal career culminating as Lord President of the Federal Court before ascending the throne.
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