Mir Damad
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Mir Damad was a prominent 16th–17th century Persian philosopher and theologian of the Safavid era, regarded as a leading figure of the School of Isfahan and a key architect of later Islamic philosophical thought.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mir Damad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6569732 — 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: Mir Damad Context triple: [Mulla Sadra, influencedBy, Mir Damad]
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Alaeddin
Alaeddin was an early Ottoman statesman and son of Osman I, often regarded as the first Ottoman grand vizier.
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Dinarzad
Dinarzad is a character in The Arabian Nights, known as Shahrazad’s younger sister who prompts her to tell stories each night to the king.
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C.
Jamshid
Jamshid is a legendary king in Persian mythology, renowned for his long, prosperous reign and his central role in ancient Iranian cultural and epic traditions.
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D.
Şahmerdan
Şahmerdan is a short story collection by renowned Turkish writer Sait Faik Abasıyanık, reflecting his modernist style and focus on everyday Istanbul life.
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E.
May Arslan
May Arslan was a Lebanese Druze aristocrat and political figure, best known as the wife of Druze leader Kamal Jumblatt and mother of politician Walid Jumblatt.
- 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: Mir Damad Target entity description: Mir Damad was a prominent 16th–17th century Persian philosopher and theologian of the Safavid era, regarded as a leading figure of the School of Isfahan and a key architect of later Islamic philosophical thought.
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A.
Alaeddin
Alaeddin was an early Ottoman statesman and son of Osman I, often regarded as the first Ottoman grand vizier.
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B.
Dinarzad
Dinarzad is a character in The Arabian Nights, known as Shahrazad’s younger sister who prompts her to tell stories each night to the king.
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C.
Jamshid
Jamshid is a legendary king in Persian mythology, renowned for his long, prosperous reign and his central role in ancient Iranian cultural and epic traditions.
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D.
Şahmerdan
Şahmerdan is a short story collection by renowned Turkish writer Sait Faik Abasıyanık, reflecting his modernist style and focus on everyday Istanbul life.
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E.
May Arslan
May Arslan was a Lebanese Druze aristocrat and political figure, best known as the wife of Druze leader Kamal Jumblatt and mother of politician Walid Jumblatt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Safavid-era scholar
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person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mīr Dāmād
NERFINISHED
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Mīr Muḥammad Bāqir Damād NERFINISHED ⓘ Sayyid Muḥammad Bāqir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Safavid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| denomination | Twelver Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Safavid era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfActivity |
early 17th century
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late 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Persian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic theology
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Quranic exegesis ⓘ hadith studies ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mulla Sadra
NERFINISHED
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School of Isfahan NERFINISHED ⓘ later Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Avicenna
NERFINISHED
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Mulla Sadra NERFINISHED ⓘ Suhrawardi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Arabic
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Persian ⓘ |
| leadingFigureOf | School of Isfahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainActivityPlace | Isfahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | School of Isfahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Mir Damad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
huduth dahri (atemporal origination)
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synthesis of Peripatetic and Illuminationist philosophy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Rawāshiḥ al-samāʾ
NERFINISHED
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Taqwīm al-īmān NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Qabasāt NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Ufuq al-mubīn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
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philosopher ⓘ teacher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Illuminationist philosophy
NERFINISHED
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Islamic Peripatetic philosophy ⓘ School of Isfahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Safavid Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Mulla Sadra
NERFINISHED
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Rajab Ali Tabrizi NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaykh Bahai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mir Damad Description of subject: Mir Damad was a prominent 16th–17th century Persian philosopher and theologian of the Safavid era, regarded as a leading figure of the School of Isfahan and a key architect of later Islamic philosophical thought.
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