The Trial of Mughal prince Dara Shikoh
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The Trial of Mughal prince Dara Shikoh is a historical play by Shahid Nadeem that dramatizes the political and religious persecution of the liberal Mughal heir Dara Shikoh by his orthodox brother Aurangzeb.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Trial of Mughal prince Dara Shikoh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Trial of Mughal prince Dara Shikoh Context triple: [Moth Smoke, inspiredBy, The Trial of Mughal prince Dara Shikoh]
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A.
Nizam’s court
Nizam’s court was the royal administrative and ceremonial body of the Nizams of Hyderabad, serving as the center of political power, governance, and aristocratic culture in the princely state.
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B.
The Moghul
The Moghul is a historical novel by Thomas Hoover that dramatizes the clash of cultures and power struggles in 17th-century India during the height of the Mughal Empire.
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C.
Sirr-i-Akbar
Sirr-i-Akbar is a Persian translation and commentary on the Upanishads by the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh, intended to reveal the shared mystical core of Hinduism and Islam.
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D.
Mughal Subah of Allahabad
The Mughal Subah of Allahabad was an imperial Mughal province in northern India centered on the city of Allahabad, serving as an important administrative and strategic region along the Ganges and Yamuna rivers.
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E.
The Indian Emperor
The Indian Emperor is a Restoration-era tragic play by John Dryden that dramatizes the Spanish conquest of Mexico and the fall of the Aztec empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Trial of Mughal prince Dara Shikoh Target entity description: The Trial of Mughal prince Dara Shikoh is a historical play by Shahid Nadeem that dramatizes the political and religious persecution of the liberal Mughal heir Dara Shikoh by his orthodox brother Aurangzeb.
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A.
Nizam’s court
Nizam’s court was the royal administrative and ceremonial body of the Nizams of Hyderabad, serving as the center of political power, governance, and aristocratic culture in the princely state.
-
B.
The Moghul
The Moghul is a historical novel by Thomas Hoover that dramatizes the clash of cultures and power struggles in 17th-century India during the height of the Mughal Empire.
-
C.
Sirr-i-Akbar
Sirr-i-Akbar is a Persian translation and commentary on the Upanishads by the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh, intended to reveal the shared mystical core of Hinduism and Islam.
-
D.
Mughal Subah of Allahabad
The Mughal Subah of Allahabad was an imperial Mughal province in northern India centered on the city of Allahabad, serving as an important administrative and strategic region along the Ganges and Yamuna rivers.
-
E.
The Indian Emperor
The Indian Emperor is a Restoration-era tragic play by John Dryden that dramatizes the Spanish conquest of Mexico and the fall of the Aztec empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical play
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play ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ajoka Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Shahid Nadeem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
historical events in the Mughal Empire
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life of Dara Shikoh ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Shahid Nadeem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
conflict between Dara Shikoh and Aurangzeb
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liberal Islamic thought ⓘ orthodox Islamic thought ⓘ religious intolerance ⓘ struggle for Mughal succession ⓘ trial of Dara Shikoh ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | trial format ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical drama
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historical drama ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
17th-century India
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Mughal court ⓘ |
| intendedMessage |
advocacy of tolerance and dialogue
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critique of religious extremism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Aurangzeb
NERFINISHED
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Dara Shikoh NERFINISHED ⓘ Islam in South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sufism ⓘ political persecution ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | political and religious persecution of Dara Shikoh ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Urdu ⓘ |
| portrays |
Aurangzeb as a religiously orthodox ruler
NERFINISHED
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Dara Shikoh as a liberal and syncretic thinker ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of political power
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fanaticism ⓘ freedom of thought ⓘ pluralism ⓘ tension between religious liberalism and orthodoxy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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