Barakzai dynasty
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The Barakzai dynasty was a Pashtun royal family that ruled Afghanistan for much of the 19th and 20th centuries, overseeing key periods of state formation and interaction with British and Russian imperial powers.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barakzai dynasty canonical | 9 |
| Barakzai | 2 |
| Afghan monarchy | 1 |
| Afghan royal family | 1 |
| Barakzai chiefs | 1 |
| Barakzai tribe | 1 |
| Dost Mohammad Khan dynasty | 1 |
| House of Barakzai | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3465611 — 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.
Target entity: Barakzai dynasty Context triple: [Emirate of Afghanistan, rulingDynasty, Barakzai dynasty]
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Talpur dynasty
The Talpur dynasty was a Baloch royal family that ruled Sindh in the late 18th and early 19th centuries until its conquest by the British.
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B.
Najafi dynasty
The Najafi dynasty was an 18th-century ruling house of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in eastern India, best known for its Nawabs including Siraj ud-Daulah during the period of growing British influence.
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C.
Kalhora dynasty
The Kalhora dynasty was a Muslim ruling family that governed much of Sindh in present-day Pakistan during the 18th century, prior to being supplanted by the Talpur dynasty.
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D.
Zand dynasty
The Zand dynasty was an 18th-century Iranian ruling house founded by Karim Khan Zand that controlled much of Iran between the fall of the Safavids and the rise of the Qajar dynasty.
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E.
Shaybanid dynasty
The Shaybanid dynasty was a Sunni Uzbek ruling house that established a powerful khanate in Central Asia in the 16th century, centered on Bukhara and Samarkand.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Barakzai dynasty Target entity description: The Barakzai dynasty was a Pashtun royal family that ruled Afghanistan for much of the 19th and 20th centuries, overseeing key periods of state formation and interaction with British and Russian imperial powers.
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A.
Talpur dynasty
The Talpur dynasty was a Baloch royal family that ruled Sindh in the late 18th and early 19th centuries until its conquest by the British.
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B.
Najafi dynasty
The Najafi dynasty was an 18th-century ruling house of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in eastern India, best known for its Nawabs including Siraj ud-Daulah during the period of growing British influence.
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C.
Kalhora dynasty
The Kalhora dynasty was a Muslim ruling family that governed much of Sindh in present-day Pakistan during the 18th century, prior to being supplanted by the Talpur dynasty.
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D.
Zand dynasty
The Zand dynasty was an 18th-century Iranian ruling house founded by Karim Khan Zand that controlled much of Iran between the fall of the Safavids and the rise of the Qajar dynasty.
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E.
Shaybanid dynasty
The Shaybanid dynasty was a Sunni Uzbek ruling house that established a powerful khanate in Central Asia in the 16th century, centered on Bukhara and Samarkand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pashtun dynasty
ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ |
| capital | Kabul ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| endTime | 1973 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Pashtuns
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashtun
|
| foreignRelations |
British Empire
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| founder | Dost Mohammad Khan ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| houseType |
Barakzai dynasty
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Barakzai
|
| internalPolicy | centralization under Abdur Rahman Khan ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
First Anglo-Afghan War
ⓘ
Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ Third Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Afghan independence recognition in 1919
ⓘ
Durand Agreement ⓘ
surface form:
Durand Line agreement
Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Pashto
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Mohammed Zahir Shah ⓘ |
| modernizationEfforts | reforms of Amanullah Khan ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Barakzai dynasty
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Barakzai tribe
|
| notableConflict |
civil conflicts over succession
ⓘ
internal tribal revolts ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Abdur Rahman Khan
ⓘ
Amanullah Khan ⓘ Dost Mohammad Khan ⓘ Habibullah Khan ⓘ Mohammed Nadir Shah ⓘ Mohammed Zahir Shah ⓘ Sher Ali Khan ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | 1973 Afghan coup d'état ⓘ |
| partOf |
Durrani
ⓘ
surface form:
Sadozai lineage of the Abdali (Durrani) Pashtuns
|
| predecessor | Durrani Empire ⓘ |
| region |
Central Asia
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
buffer state between British India and Russian Empire
ⓘ
state formation of modern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| startTime | 1823 ⓘ |
| successor |
Kingdom of Afghanistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Afghanistan
|
| titleOfRuler |
Emir of Afghanistan
ⓘ
Amir of Afghanistan ⓘ
surface form:
King of Afghanistan
|
| typeOfMonarchy | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
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Subject: Barakzai dynasty Description of subject: The Barakzai dynasty was a Pashtun royal family that ruled Afghanistan for much of the 19th and 20th centuries, overseeing key periods of state formation and interaction with British and Russian imperial powers.
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