Jalal-ud-din Khalji
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Jalal-ud-din Khalji was the founder and first ruler of the Khalji dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, known for his relatively mild rule and efforts to defend northern India against Mongol incursions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jalaluddin Khalji | 2 |
| Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji | 1 |
| Jalal-ud-din Khalji canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3254484 — 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: Jalal-ud-din Khalji Context triple: [Mongol invasions of India, notableCommander, Jalal-ud-din Khalji]
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A.
Alauddin Khalji
Alauddin Khalji was a powerful 13th–14th century Sultan of Delhi known for his military conquests, administrative and economic reforms, and successful resistance against Mongol invasions.
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B.
Bakhtiyar Khalji
Bakhtiyar Khalji was a Turkic military general of the Delhi Sultanate known for his late 12th-century conquests in eastern India, including the defeat of regional Hindu dynasties and the establishment of Muslim rule in Bengal and Bihar.
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C.
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq was the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty and a 14th-century Sultan of Delhi known for consolidating the Delhi Sultanate’s power and initiating major architectural and administrative projects.
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D.
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Firoz Shah Tughlaq was a 14th-century Sultan of Delhi known for his extensive public works, administrative reforms, and promotion of Islamic institutions during the Tughlaq dynasty.
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E.
Iltutmish
Iltutmish was a prominent 13th-century ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, known for consolidating its power, expanding its territories, and establishing Delhi as a major political center in northern India.
- 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: Jalal-ud-din Khalji Target entity description: Jalal-ud-din Khalji was the founder and first ruler of the Khalji dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, known for his relatively mild rule and efforts to defend northern India against Mongol incursions.
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A.
Alauddin Khalji
Alauddin Khalji was a powerful 13th–14th century Sultan of Delhi known for his military conquests, administrative and economic reforms, and successful resistance against Mongol invasions.
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B.
Bakhtiyar Khalji
Bakhtiyar Khalji was a Turkic military general of the Delhi Sultanate known for his late 12th-century conquests in eastern India, including the defeat of regional Hindu dynasties and the establishment of Muslim rule in Bengal and Bihar.
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C.
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq was the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty and a 14th-century Sultan of Delhi known for consolidating the Delhi Sultanate’s power and initiating major architectural and administrative projects.
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D.
Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Firoz Shah Tughlaq was a 14th-century Sultan of Delhi known for his extensive public works, administrative reforms, and promotion of Islamic institutions during the Tughlaq dynasty.
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E.
Iltutmish
Iltutmish was a prominent 13th-century ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, known for consolidating its power, expanding its territories, and establishing Delhi as a major political center in northern India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim
ⓘ
Sultan of Delhi ⓘ Turko-Afghan ruler ⓘ founder of dynasty ⓘ historical figure ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji
ⓘ
surface form:
Jalal-ud-din Firoz Khilji
Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji ⓘ
surface form:
Jalaluddin Firuz Khilji
|
| assassinatedBy | Alauddin Khalji ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | overthrow of the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty ⓘ |
| capital | Delhi ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Mongol
ⓘ
surface form:
Mongols
|
| deathCause | assassination ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1296 ⓘ |
| defendedRegion | northern India ⓘ |
| dynastyFounded | Khalji dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Khalji (of Turkic origin, settled in Afghanistan) ⓘ |
| fullName |
Jalaluddin Firuz Khalji
ⓘ
surface form:
Jalal-ud-din Firuz Khalji
|
| governedFrom | Delhi ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 13th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
efforts to defend northern India against Mongol incursions
ⓘ
lenient treatment of opponents ⓘ relatively mild rule ⓘ |
| notableEventInReign | repulsion of Mongol raids on the northwestern frontier ⓘ |
| overthrewDynasty | Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the Delhi Sultanate
ⓘ
medieval Indian history ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Kara, on the Ganges ⓘ |
| policyCharacteristic |
attempts at conciliation with nobles
ⓘ
comparative tolerance toward non-combatants ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Sultan of Delhi ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Kayqubad II
ⓘ
surface form:
Kayqubad
|
| predecessorDynasty |
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
ⓘ
surface form:
Mamluk (Slave) dynasty
|
| regionRuled | northern India ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1296 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1290 ⓘ |
| relationshipToAlauddinKhalji | uncle and father-in-law ⓘ |
| relative | Alauddin Khalji ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| ruledEntity | Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| succeededByDynasty | Khalji dynasty ⓘ |
| successor | Alauddin Khalji ⓘ |
| title |
Ghazi (warrior for the faith)
ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jalal-ud-din Khalji Description of subject: Jalal-ud-din Khalji was the founder and first ruler of the Khalji dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, known for his relatively mild rule and efforts to defend northern India against Mongol incursions.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jalaluddin Khalji
this entity surface form:
Jalaluddin Khalji
this entity surface form:
Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji