Ghurid army
E675901
The Ghurid army was the military force of the Ghurid dynasty, a medieval Islamic power from the region of Ghor in present-day Afghanistan that expanded into large parts of the Indian subcontinent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ghurid army canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7602270 — 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: Ghurid army Context triple: [Bakhtiyar Khalji, militaryBranch, Ghurid army]
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Abbasid forces
Abbasid forces were the military supporters of the Abbasid family whose victory over the Umayyads enabled the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate in the mid-8th century.
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B.
Mamluk forces
Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
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C.
Safavid Persian forces
Safavid Persian forces were the military troops of the Safavid Empire, a major early modern Iranian dynasty that expanded and defended its realm across much of present-day Iran and the Caucasus.
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Turanian army
The Turanian army is the military force of the Turanian realm, often depicted as the traditional enemy of Iran in Persian epic literature such as the Shahnameh.
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E.
Gup army
The Gup army is a fictional military force from China Miéville’s novel "The Scar," known for its colorful, talkative soldiers and its role in the fantastical conflicts of the floating pirate city of Armada.
- 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: Ghurid army Target entity description: The Ghurid army was the military force of the Ghurid dynasty, a medieval Islamic power from the region of Ghor in present-day Afghanistan that expanded into large parts of the Indian subcontinent.
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A.
Abbasid forces
Abbasid forces were the military supporters of the Abbasid family whose victory over the Umayyads enabled the establishment of the Abbasid Caliphate in the mid-8th century.
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B.
Mamluk forces
Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
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C.
Safavid Persian forces
Safavid Persian forces were the military troops of the Safavid Empire, a major early modern Iranian dynasty that expanded and defended its realm across much of present-day Iran and the Caucasus.
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D.
Turanian army
The Turanian army is the military force of the Turanian realm, often depicted as the traditional enemy of Iran in Persian epic literature such as the Shahnameh.
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E.
Gup army
The Gup army is a fictional military force from China Miéville’s novel "The Scar," known for its colorful, talkative soldiers and its role in the fantastical conflicts of the floating pirate city of Armada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval army
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military organization ⓘ |
| composition |
Indian auxiliaries
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Iranian troops ⓘ Turkic slave soldiers ⓘ archers ⓘ cavalry ⓘ ghulam slave soldiers ⓘ heavy cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ light cavalry ⓘ local Afghan levies ⓘ mounted archers ⓘ |
| conflict |
Ghurid expansion into India
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Ghurid–Ghaznavid wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghurid–Ghurid civil wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ghurid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisoned |
Delhi
NERFINISHED
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Firozkoh NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghazni NERFINISHED ⓘ Herat NERFINISHED ⓘ Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Delhi Sultanate military NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | foundation of Muslim rule in northern India ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf | Ghurid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Andkhud (1204)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Chandawar (1194) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Tarain (1191) NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Tarain (1192) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Gangetic plain
NERFINISHED
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Ghor region NERFINISHED ⓘ Khorasan NERFINISHED ⓘ Khurasan NERFINISHED ⓘ northern India ⓘ northwestern India NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Afghanistan ⓘ |
| opponent |
Chauhan dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Gahadavala dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghaznavid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Khwarazmian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Prithviraj Chauhan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
12th century
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13th century ⓘ |
| usedByRuler |
Ala al-Din Husayn
NERFINISHED
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Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad of Ghor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
cavalry charge
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feigned retreat ⓘ mounted archery ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
composite bow
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lance ⓘ shield ⓘ sword ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ghurid army Description of subject: The Ghurid army was the military force of the Ghurid dynasty, a medieval Islamic power from the region of Ghor in present-day Afghanistan that expanded into large parts of the Indian subcontinent.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.