Muhammad of Ghor
E372761
Muhammad of Ghor was a 12th-century Ghurid sultan whose conquests in northern India laid the foundations for Muslim rule and the later Delhi Sultanate.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3490109 — 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: Muhammad of Ghor Context triple: [Qutb al-Din Aibak, predecessor, Muhammad of Ghor]
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A.
Mahmud of Ghazni
Mahmud of Ghazni was an 11th-century Turkic ruler and military conqueror who transformed Ghazni into a powerful Islamic empire and a major center of Persian culture.
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B.
Qutb-ul-Mulk
Qutb-ul-Mulk was the founder of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, which ruled the Golconda Sultanate in south-central India.
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C.
Qutb al-Din Aibak
Qutb al-Din Aibak was a former slave-commander who founded the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty in northern India and initiated the construction of the Qutub Minar in Delhi.
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D.
Qutlugh Khwaja
Qutlugh Khwaja was a Mongol military leader of the Chagatai Khanate known for leading major incursions into northern India in the late 13th century.
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E.
Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan
Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan was an 18th-century Nawab of Bengal known for his relatively stable and prosperous rule before the rise of Alivardi Khan.
- 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: Muhammad of Ghor Target entity description: Muhammad of Ghor was a 12th-century Ghurid sultan whose conquests in northern India laid the foundations for Muslim rule and the later Delhi Sultanate.
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A.
Mahmud of Ghazni
Mahmud of Ghazni was an 11th-century Turkic ruler and military conqueror who transformed Ghazni into a powerful Islamic empire and a major center of Persian culture.
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B.
Qutb-ul-Mulk
Qutb-ul-Mulk was the founder of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, which ruled the Golconda Sultanate in south-central India.
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C.
Qutb al-Din Aibak
Qutb al-Din Aibak was a former slave-commander who founded the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty in northern India and initiated the construction of the Qutub Minar in Delhi.
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D.
Qutlugh Khwaja
Qutlugh Khwaja was a Mongol military leader of the Chagatai Khanate known for leading major incursions into northern India in the late 13th century.
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E.
Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan
Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan was an 18th-century Nawab of Bengal known for his relatively stable and prosperous rule before the rise of Alivardi Khan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ghurid dynasty ruler
ⓘ
conqueror ⓘ military commander ⓘ ruler ⓘ sultan ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Muhammad of Ghor
ⓘ
surface form:
Muizz al-Din Muhammad of Ghor
Muhammad of Ghor ⓘ
surface form:
Shihab al-Din Muhammad Ghori
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| appointed |
Qutb al-Din Aibak
ⓘ
surface form:
Qutb al-Din Aibak as his viceroy in India
|
| battle |
Battle of Tarain (1191)
ⓘ
surface form:
First Battle of Tarain
Second Battle of Tarain (1192) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Battle of Tarain
|
| birthPlace |
Ghor Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghor region
present-day central Afghanistan ⓘ |
| campaign |
campaigns in the Ganges plain
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conquest of Lahore ⓘ conquest of Multan ⓘ conquest of Uch ⓘ invasion of the Ghaznavid territories ⓘ |
| capital | Firozkoh ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1206 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
near Jhelum
ⓘ
present-day Pakistan ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Ghurid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghurid dynasty
|
| employer |
Bakhtiyar Khalji
ⓘ
Qutb al-Din Aibak ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Ghurid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghurid
|
| expandedTo |
Bengal
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ Delhi region ⓘ Upper Ganges-Yamuna Doab ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges-Yamuna Doab
Punjab ⓘ |
| fullName | Muʿizz al-Din Muhammad ibn Sam ⓘ |
| legacy |
established Muslim political dominance in parts of North India
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his former slaves founded the Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conquests in northern India
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laying foundations of Muslim rule in North India ⓘ paving the way for the Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| opponent | Prithviraj Chauhan ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Muhammad of Ghor
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sultan of the Ghurid Empire
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| predecessor |
Ala al-Din Husayn
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surface form:
Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad
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| reignEnd | 1206 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1173 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sibling |
Ala al-Din Husayn
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surface form:
Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad
|
| successorState | Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| territory |
Ghazni
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Ghor Province ⓘ
surface form:
Ghor
northern India ⓘ parts of Khurasan ⓘ |
| victoryOver | Prithviraj Chauhan at the Second Battle of Tarain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Muhammad of Ghor Description of subject: Muhammad of Ghor was a 12th-century Ghurid sultan whose conquests in northern India laid the foundations for Muslim rule and the later Delhi Sultanate.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad
this entity surface form:
Muizz al-Din Muhammad of Ghor
this entity surface form:
Shihab al-Din Muhammad Ghori
this entity surface form:
Sultan of the Ghurid Empire
subject surface form:
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
this entity surface form:
Muhammad of Ghor led the Ghurid forces
this entity surface form:
Shihab al-Din Muhammad (Muhammad of Ghor)
this entity surface form:
Muhammad Ghori