Mihr-un-Nissa
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Mihr-un-Nissa, better known by her royal title Nur Jahan, was a powerful and influential Mughal empress and the twentieth wife of Emperor Jahangir, renowned for her political acumen and cultural patronage in 17th-century India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mihr-un-Nissa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3481316 — 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: Mihr-un-Nissa Context triple: [Nur Jahan, alsoKnownAs, Mihr-un-Nissa]
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A.
Mahidevran Sultan
Mahidevran Sultan was a consort of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and the mother of his eldest surviving son, Şehzade Mustafa.
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B.
Töregene Khatun
Töregene Khatun was a powerful Mongol empress who served as regent of the Mongol Empire after Ögedei Khan’s death, playing a key role in imperial politics and succession.
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C.
Amina Hanim
Amina Hanim was an Ottoman Egyptian consort best known as the principal wife of Muhammad Ali Pasha, the founder of modern Egypt.
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D.
Saray Mulk Khanum
Saray Mulk Khanum was a prominent 14th-century Central Asian noblewoman and chief consort of the conqueror Timur, noted for her political influence and patronage of architecture in the Timurid court.
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E.
Ayşe Hafsa Sultan
Ayşe Hafsa Sultan was an influential Ottoman Valide Sultan and the mother of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, known for her political influence and charitable foundations in the early 16th century.
- 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: Mihr-un-Nissa Target entity description: Mihr-un-Nissa, better known by her royal title Nur Jahan, was a powerful and influential Mughal empress and the twentieth wife of Emperor Jahangir, renowned for her political acumen and cultural patronage in 17th-century India.
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A.
Mahidevran Sultan
Mahidevran Sultan was a consort of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and the mother of his eldest surviving son, Şehzade Mustafa.
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B.
Töregene Khatun
Töregene Khatun was a powerful Mongol empress who served as regent of the Mongol Empire after Ögedei Khan’s death, playing a key role in imperial politics and succession.
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C.
Amina Hanim
Amina Hanim was an Ottoman Egyptian consort best known as the principal wife of Muhammad Ali Pasha, the founder of modern Egypt.
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D.
Saray Mulk Khanum
Saray Mulk Khanum was a prominent 14th-century Central Asian noblewoman and chief consort of the conqueror Timur, noted for her political influence and patronage of architecture in the Timurid court.
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E.
Ayşe Hafsa Sultan
Ayşe Hafsa Sultan was an influential Ottoman Valide Sultan and the mother of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, known for her political influence and charitable foundations in the early 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mughal empress
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ patron of the arts ⓘ political leader ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mehr-un-Nissa
ⓘ
Nur Jahan ⓘ Nur Jahan ⓘ
surface form:
Nur Jahan Begum
|
| associatedWith |
Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb
ⓘ
surface form:
Itimad-ud-Daulah’s Tomb
Jahangir ⓘ Shah Jahan ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1577 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kandahar
ⓘ
Safavid Empire ⓘ |
| child | Ladli Begum ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| country |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| deathDate | 1645 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Lahore
ⓘ
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| designed | Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah in Agra ⓘ |
| dynasty | Mughal dynasty (by marriage) ⓘ |
| era | 17th-century India ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Persian ⓘ |
| father |
Itimad-ud-Daulah
ⓘ
Mirza Ghiyas Beg ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mughal court politics
ⓘ
Mughal fashion and jewelry ⓘ imperial hunting and military expeditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural and architectural patronage
ⓘ
having coins struck in her name ⓘ influence on imperial dress and aesthetics ⓘ issuing imperial orders (farmans) ⓘ participation in state councils ⓘ political influence over Mughal court ⓘ |
| language |
Hindustani language
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindustani
Persian ⓘ |
| mother | Asmat Begum ⓘ |
| participatedIn | governance of the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| patronOf |
architecture
ⓘ
gardens ⓘ literature ⓘ textile arts ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Empress consort of the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| reign | c. 1611–1627 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| royalTitleMeaning | Light of the World ⓘ |
| spouse | Jahangir ⓘ |
| spouseOrder | twentieth wife of Jahangir ⓘ |
| spouseTitle | Mughal emperor ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Mughal period
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surface form:
Mughal era
|
| title | Nur Jahan ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mihr-un-Nissa Description of subject: Mihr-un-Nissa, better known by her royal title Nur Jahan, was a powerful and influential Mughal empress and the twentieth wife of Emperor Jahangir, renowned for her political acumen and cultural patronage in 17th-century India.
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