Mir Qasim Ali Khan
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Mir Qasim Ali Khan was the Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1763, known for his resistance to the British East India Company and his defeat at the Battle of Buxar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mir Qasim Ali Khan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7739243 — 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 Qasim Ali Khan Context triple: [Mir Qasim, fullName, Mir Qasim Ali Khan]
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A.
Mir Mahbub Ali Khan
Mir Mahbub Ali Khan was the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, a powerful 19th-century Indian ruler known for his vast wealth and long reign over the princely state.
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B.
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan, better known by his title Nizam-ul-Mulk, was the Mughal noble who established the Hyderabad-based Asaf Jahi dynasty and became the first Nizam of Hyderabad in the early 18th century.
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C.
Sher Ali Khan
Sher Ali Khan was the Amir of Afghanistan from 1863 to 1879, known for his attempts at modernization and for his central role in the geopolitical struggles between the British and Russian empires during the Great Game.
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D.
Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan
Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan, commonly known as Mir Jafar, was the Nawab of Bengal whose alliance with the British East India Company after the Battle of Plassey in 1757 made him infamous in South Asian history as a symbol of betrayal.
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E.
Mir Osman Ali Khan
Mir Osman Ali Khan was the last Nizam of Hyderabad, renowned as one of the wealthiest rulers of his time and a significant patron of education and public institutions in India.
- 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 Qasim Ali Khan Target entity description: Mir Qasim Ali Khan was the Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1763, known for his resistance to the British East India Company and his defeat at the Battle of Buxar.
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A.
Mir Mahbub Ali Khan
Mir Mahbub Ali Khan was the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, a powerful 19th-century Indian ruler known for his vast wealth and long reign over the princely state.
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B.
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan, better known by his title Nizam-ul-Mulk, was the Mughal noble who established the Hyderabad-based Asaf Jahi dynasty and became the first Nizam of Hyderabad in the early 18th century.
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C.
Sher Ali Khan
Sher Ali Khan was the Amir of Afghanistan from 1863 to 1879, known for his attempts at modernization and for his central role in the geopolitical struggles between the British and Russian empires during the Great Game.
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D.
Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan
Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan, commonly known as Mir Jafar, was the Nawab of Bengal whose alliance with the British East India Company after the Battle of Plassey in 1757 made him infamous in South Asian history as a symbol of betrayal.
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E.
Mir Osman Ali Khan
Mir Osman Ali Khan was the last Nizam of Hyderabad, renowned as one of the wealthiest rulers of his time and a significant patron of education and public institutions in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nawab
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Shah Alam II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shuja-ud-Daula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buxar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDownfall | conflict with the British East India Company over trade and revenue ⓘ |
| century | 18th century ⓘ |
| conflictWith | British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Bengal Subah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedIn | Battle of Buxar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1763 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bengali ⓘ |
| fullName | Mir Qasim Ali Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedRegion |
Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ Orissa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Mughal era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | his defeat at Buxar paved the way for British dominance in eastern India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
participation in the Battle of Buxar
ⓘ
resistance to the British East India Company ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of Buxar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major Hector Munro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
attempted to curb the trade privileges of the British East India Company
ⓘ
attempted to reform revenue administration in Bengal ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Nawab of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mir Jafar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| reignLocation | Murshidabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignOverlapsWith |
governorship of Robert Clive in Bengal
ⓘ
reign of Shah Alam II ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | key figure in the consolidation of British power in Bengal ⓘ |
| startTime | 1760 ⓘ |
| successor | Mir Jafar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mir Qasim Ali Khan Description of subject: Mir Qasim Ali Khan was the Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1763, known for his resistance to the British East India Company and his defeat at the Battle of Buxar.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.