Sultan Ahmad Shah I
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Sultan Ahmad Shah I was a 15th-century ruler of the Gujarat Sultanate in western India, known for founding the city of Ahmedabad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sultan Ahmad Shah I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5371485 — 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: Sultan Ahmad Shah I Context triple: [Ahmad Shah I, fullName, Sultan Ahmad Shah I]
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A.
Ala-ud-Din Alam Shah
Ala-ud-Din Alam Shah was the last ruler of the Sayyid dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, known for his weak rule and eventual abdication in favor of Bahlul Lodi.
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Alauddin Riayat Shah II
Alauddin Riayat Shah II was a 16th-century Malay ruler who became the first sultan of Johor after the fall of the Malacca Sultanate.
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C.
Azam Shah
Azam Shah was a Mughal prince and briefly a claimant to the imperial throne in late 17th-century India, known primarily as a son of Emperor Aurangzeb.
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D.
Sultan Ahmad Mirza
Sultan Ahmad Mirza was a Timurid prince who ruled parts of Central Asia in the late 15th century, participating in the dynastic struggles that shaped the region before the rise of Babur and the Mughal Empire.
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E.
Sultan al-Awliya
Sultan al-Awliya is a revered honorific title for the eminent 12th-century Sufi saint and scholar Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, signifying his status as a preeminent spiritual leader among the saints.
- 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: Sultan Ahmad Shah I Target entity description: Sultan Ahmad Shah I was a 15th-century ruler of the Gujarat Sultanate in western India, known for founding the city of Ahmedabad.
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A.
Ala-ud-Din Alam Shah
Ala-ud-Din Alam Shah was the last ruler of the Sayyid dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, known for his weak rule and eventual abdication in favor of Bahlul Lodi.
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B.
Alauddin Riayat Shah II
Alauddin Riayat Shah II was a 16th-century Malay ruler who became the first sultan of Johor after the fall of the Malacca Sultanate.
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C.
Azam Shah
Azam Shah was a Mughal prince and briefly a claimant to the imperial throne in late 17th-century India, known primarily as a son of Emperor Aurangzeb.
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D.
Sultan Ahmad Mirza
Sultan Ahmad Mirza was a Timurid prince who ruled parts of Central Asia in the late 15th century, participating in the dynastic struggles that shaped the region before the rise of Babur and the Mughal Empire.
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E.
Sultan al-Awliya
Sultan al-Awliya is a revered honorific title for the eminent 12th-century Sufi saint and scholar Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, signifying his status as a preeminent spiritual leader among the saints.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sultan of Gujarat
ⓘ
founder of city ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedCity |
Ahmedabad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anhilwad Patan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRiver | Sabarmati River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bhadra Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Gujarat region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Ahmad Shah’s Tomb, Ahmedabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalEstablishedAt | Ahmedabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 15th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | local traditions of Ahmedabad ⓘ |
| commissioned | Jama Masjid, Ahmedabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Gujarat Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Ahmedabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1442 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Muzaffarid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early Gujarat Sultanate period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Turko-Afghan ⓘ |
| father | Muhammad Shah II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Ahmedabad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the city of Ahmedabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingYearOfAhmedabad | 1411 ⓘ |
| fullName | Ahmad Shah I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs | Ahmad Shah I of Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
military campaigns in Rajasthan
ⓘ
strengthening trade in Gujarat ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Persian ⓘ |
| legacy | regarded as the founder of modern Ahmedabad ⓘ |
| monumentDedicatedTo | Ahmad Shah’s Mosque, Ahmedabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedCapitalFrom | Anhilwad Patan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedCapitalTo | Ahmedabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consolidating the Gujarat Sultanate
ⓘ
founding Ahmedabad ⓘ |
| patronOf | Islamic architecture in Gujarat ⓘ |
| predecessor | Muhammad Shah II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western India ⓘ |
| reignedOver | Gujarat Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1442 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1411 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Muzaffarid rulers of Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Muhammad Shah III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorState | Gujarat Sultanate under Muhammad Shah III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Sultan of Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanDevelopment | planned fortifications and civic structures in Ahmedabad ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sultan Ahmad Shah I Description of subject: Sultan Ahmad Shah I was a 15th-century ruler of the Gujarat Sultanate in western India, known for founding the city of Ahmedabad.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.