Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I
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Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I was the founder of the Nizam Shahi dynasty and the Ahmadnagar Sultanate in the Deccan region of India in the late 15th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4951487 — 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: Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I Context triple: [Ahmednagar Fort, builder, Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I]
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A.
Hussain Shah Wali
Hussain Shah Wali was a Sufi saint and architect associated with the Qutb Shahi dynasty, best known for his role in developing the region around present-day Hyderabad in India.
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B.
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah was the 14th-century founder of the independent Sultanate of Bengal and the first ruler to unify its territories under a single Muslim dynasty.
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C.
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah was a late 16th-century ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty in the Deccan, renowned as a patron of architecture and literature and the founder of the city of Hyderabad in India.
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D.
Muhammad Qutb Shah
Muhammad Qutb Shah was a 17th-century ruler of the Golconda Sultanate in south-central India, known for overseeing a flourishing period of trade, architecture, and culture under the Qutb Shahi dynasty.
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E.
Alauddin Husain Shah
Alauddin Husain Shah was a prominent late 15th–early 16th century sultan of Bengal known for territorial expansion, administrative reforms, and fostering a flourishing Indo-Islamic culture.
- 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: Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I Target entity description: Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I was the founder of the Nizam Shahi dynasty and the Ahmadnagar Sultanate in the Deccan region of India in the late 15th century.
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A.
Hussain Shah Wali
Hussain Shah Wali was a Sufi saint and architect associated with the Qutb Shahi dynasty, best known for his role in developing the region around present-day Hyderabad in India.
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B.
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah was the 14th-century founder of the independent Sultanate of Bengal and the first ruler to unify its territories under a single Muslim dynasty.
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C.
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah was a late 16th-century ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty in the Deccan, renowned as a patron of architecture and literature and the founder of the city of Hyderabad in India.
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D.
Muhammad Qutb Shah
Muhammad Qutb Shah was a 17th-century ruler of the Golconda Sultanate in south-central India, known for overseeing a flourishing period of trade, architecture, and culture under the Qutb Shahi dynasty.
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E.
Alauddin Husain Shah
Alauddin Husain Shah was a prominent late 15th–early 16th century sultan of Bengal known for territorial expansion, administrative reforms, and fostering a flourishing Indo-Islamic culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian monarch
ⓘ
Muslim ruler ⓘ Sultan of Ahmadnagar ⓘ founder of dynasty ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ahmad Nizam Shah I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Ahmadnagar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bahmani succession states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deccan sultanates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalEstablishedAt | Ahmadnagar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| countryModern | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Ahmadnagar Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynastyFounded | Nizam Shahi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Deccan Muslim elite ⓘ |
| founded |
Ahmadnagar Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nizam Shahi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early modern period in India
ⓘ
Late 15th century ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Persian ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Persian ⓘ |
| legacy | established a major Deccan sultanate that lasted into the Mughal period ⓘ |
| militaryRole | founder of an independent Deccan kingdom ⓘ |
| name | Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding the Ahmadnagar Sultanate
ⓘ
founding the Nizam Shahi dynasty ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Deccan region of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | asserted independence from Bahmani Sultanate ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Sultan of Ahmadnagar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorState | Bahmani Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Deccan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Deccan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Nizam Shahi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
Deccan politics
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Western Indian plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorDynastiesContext | one of the Deccan successor states to the Bahmani Sultanate ⓘ |
| title |
Nizam Shah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I Description of subject: Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I was the founder of the Nizam Shahi dynasty and the Ahmadnagar Sultanate in the Deccan region of India in the late 15th century.
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