Ustad Bismillah Khan
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Ustad Bismillah Khan was a legendary Indian shehnai maestro renowned for popularizing the instrument globally and for his contributions to Hindustani classical music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ustad Bismillah Khan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4685909 — 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: Ustad Bismillah Khan Context triple: [Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award, notableRecipient, Ustad Bismillah Khan]
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A.
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar was a renowned Indian sitar virtuoso and composer who popularized Indian classical music worldwide, particularly through his collaborations with Western musicians in the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Lal Chand Ustad
Lal Chand Ustad was an Indian architect best known for designing Jaipur’s iconic Hawa Mahal, a landmark of Rajput and Mughal architectural fusion.
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C.
Deenanath Mangeshkar
Deenanath Mangeshkar was an Indian classical singer, stage actor, and theatre producer, best known as the patriarch of the Mangeshkar musical family.
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D.
Shevanti Mangeshkar
Shevanti Mangeshkar was the mother of legendary Indian playback singer Lata Mangeshkar and a member of the prominent Mangeshkar musical family.
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E.
Tansen
Tansen is a historic hill town in western Nepal known for its Newari architecture, panoramic Himalayan views, and cultural significance.
- 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: Ustad Bismillah Khan Target entity description: Ustad Bismillah Khan was a legendary Indian shehnai maestro renowned for popularizing the instrument globally and for his contributions to Hindustani classical music.
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A.
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar was a renowned Indian sitar virtuoso and composer who popularized Indian classical music worldwide, particularly through his collaborations with Western musicians in the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Lal Chand Ustad
Lal Chand Ustad was an Indian architect best known for designing Jaipur’s iconic Hawa Mahal, a landmark of Rajput and Mughal architectural fusion.
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C.
Deenanath Mangeshkar
Deenanath Mangeshkar was an Indian classical singer, stage actor, and theatre producer, best known as the patriarch of the Mangeshkar musical family.
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D.
Shevanti Mangeshkar
Shevanti Mangeshkar was the mother of legendary Indian playback singer Lata Mangeshkar and a member of the prominent Mangeshkar musical family.
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E.
Tansen
Tansen is a historic hill town in western Nepal known for its Newari architecture, panoramic Himalayan views, and cultural significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindustani classical musician
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Indian classical musician ⓘ person ⓘ shehnai player ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bismillah Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Kashi Vishwanath Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bharat Ratna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fellowship of the Sangeet Natak Akademi NERFINISHED ⓘ Padma Bhushan ⓘ Padma Shri ⓘ Padma Vibhushan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sangeet Natak Akademi Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Tansen Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BharatRatnaYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| birthCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1916-03-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
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Buxar district NERFINISHED ⓘ Dumraon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | India ⓘ |
| courtMusicianOf |
Dumraon princely state
NERFINISHED
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Kashi Vishwanath Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2006-08-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathState | Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earlyTrainingPlace |
Dumraon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyBackground | musical family of court musicians ⓘ |
| filmAppearance | Goonj Uthi Shehnai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Qamaruddin Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Hindustani classical music ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Ustad ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to Hindustani classical music
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long association with Varanasi ⓘ popularizing the shehnai as a concert instrument ⓘ shehnai recitals on All India Radio ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| PadmaBhushanYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| PadmaShriYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| PadmaVibhushanYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| performedAt |
All India Radio
NERFINISHED
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India’s Independence Day ceremony at Red Fort in 1947 ⓘ Kashi Vishwanath Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Fort, Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument | shehnai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| profession |
instrumentalist
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musician ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| SangeetNatakAkademiAwardYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| teacher | Ali Bux ‘Vilayatu’ Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ustad Bismillah Khan Description of subject: Ustad Bismillah Khan was a legendary Indian shehnai maestro renowned for popularizing the instrument globally and for his contributions to Hindustani classical music.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.