Safdar Jang
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Safdar Jang was an influential 18th-century Mughal statesman and noble who served as the Nawab of Awadh and later as the empire’s powerful wazir (prime minister).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Safdar Jang canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7991772 — 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: Safdar Jang Context triple: [Shuja-ud-Daula, father, Safdar Jang]
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A.
Azad Rao Khan
Azad Rao Khan is the son of prominent Indian actor and filmmaker Aamir Khan and his former wife Kiran Rao.
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B.
Sikandar Kher
Sikandar Kher is an Indian film and television actor known for his work in Hindi cinema and web series.
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C.
Shujaat Husain Khan
Shujaat Husain Khan is a renowned Indian sitar virtuoso and composer, celebrated for his contributions to Hindustani classical music and his cross-cultural collaborations.
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D.
Sirdar Hashim Khan
Sirdar Hashim Khan was an Afghan military leader who commanded Afghan forces during the 1885 Panjdeh incident, a key border clash in the Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia.
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E.
Muhammad Hussain Khan
Muhammad Hussain Khan is known primarily as the father of Babrak Karmal, the former President of Afghanistan and a prominent communist political leader.
- 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: Safdar Jang Target entity description: Safdar Jang was an influential 18th-century Mughal statesman and noble who served as the Nawab of Awadh and later as the empire’s powerful wazir (prime minister).
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A.
Azad Rao Khan
Azad Rao Khan is the son of prominent Indian actor and filmmaker Aamir Khan and his former wife Kiran Rao.
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B.
Sikandar Kher
Sikandar Kher is an Indian film and television actor known for his work in Hindi cinema and web series.
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C.
Shujaat Husain Khan
Shujaat Husain Khan is a renowned Indian sitar virtuoso and composer, celebrated for his contributions to Hindustani classical music and his cross-cultural collaborations.
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D.
Sirdar Hashim Khan
Sirdar Hashim Khan was an Afghan military leader who commanded Afghan forces during the 1885 Panjdeh incident, a key border clash in the Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia.
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E.
Muhammad Hussain Khan
Muhammad Hussain Khan is known primarily as the father of Babrak Karmal, the former President of Afghanistan and a prominent communist political leader.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mughal statesman
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Nawab ⓘ historical figure ⓘ noble ⓘ prime minister ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleOfTomb | late Mughal architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Safdarjung’s Tomb, Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | other Mughal nobles at the imperial court ⓘ |
| country | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| court | Mughal imperial court at Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Awadh dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| fullName | Abul Mansur Mirza Muhammad Muqim Ali Khan Safdar Jang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governed | Awadh (Oudh) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Safdarjung’s Tomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
prime minister of the Mughal Empire
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wazir of the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| heldTitle | Nawab of Awadh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | decline of the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| influenced | succession of Nawabs of Awadh ⓘ |
| knownAs | Safdar Jang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Nishapuri branch of the Qara Qoyunlu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controlling Awadh as a semi-autonomous state
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political influence at the Mughal court ⓘ role in late Mughal imperial politics ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Islamic learning
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architecture ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | power broker in the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| positionEnd | Nawab of Awadh, 1754 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionStart | Nawab of Awadh, 1739 ⓘ |
| powerBase | Awadh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Saadat Ali Khan I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Awadh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| role |
military commander
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provincial governor ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | North India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Shuja-ud-Daula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Safdar Jang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tombLocation | New Delhi, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Safdar Jang Description of subject: Safdar Jang was an influential 18th-century Mughal statesman and noble who served as the Nawab of Awadh and later as the empire’s powerful wazir (prime minister).
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.