Timur Shah Durrani
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Timur Shah Durrani was an 18th-century Afghan monarch who succeeded Ahmad Shah Durrani and presided over the Durrani Empire during a period of internal fragmentation and regional challenges.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Timur Shah Durrani canonical | 11 |
| Timur Shah Abdali | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T582611 — 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: Timur Shah Durrani Context triple: [Durrani Empire, ruler, Timur Shah Durrani]
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A.
Ahmad Shah Durrani
Ahmad Shah Durrani was the 18th-century Afghan military leader and founder of the modern state of Afghanistan, who established a vast empire in South and Central Asia.
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B.
Nader Shah
Nader Shah was an 18th-century Persian ruler and military conqueror who founded the Afsharid dynasty and briefly restored Iran as a major regional power through his campaigns across the Middle East and India.
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C.
Humayun
Humayun was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, known for temporarily losing his kingdom to Afghan rivals before regaining it and paving the way for the expansive rule of his son Akbar.
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D.
Wajid Ali Shah
Wajid Ali Shah was the last Nawab of Awadh (Oudh), known for his patronage of arts, music, and dance, and for his controversial deposition and exile by the British in 1856.
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E.
Ibrahim Lodi
Ibrahim Lodi was the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate’s Lodi dynasty, whose defeat by Babur at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526 marked the beginning of Mughal rule 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: Timur Shah Durrani Target entity description: Timur Shah Durrani was an 18th-century Afghan monarch who succeeded Ahmad Shah Durrani and presided over the Durrani Empire during a period of internal fragmentation and regional challenges.
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A.
Ahmad Shah Durrani
Ahmad Shah Durrani was the 18th-century Afghan military leader and founder of the modern state of Afghanistan, who established a vast empire in South and Central Asia.
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B.
Nader Shah
Nader Shah was an 18th-century Persian ruler and military conqueror who founded the Afsharid dynasty and briefly restored Iran as a major regional power through his campaigns across the Middle East and India.
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C.
Humayun
Humayun was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, known for temporarily losing his kingdom to Afghan rivals before regaining it and paving the way for the expansive rule of his son Akbar.
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D.
Wajid Ali Shah
Wajid Ali Shah was the last Nawab of Awadh (Oudh), known for his patronage of arts, music, and dance, and for his controversial deposition and exile by the British in 1856.
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E.
Ibrahim Lodi
Ibrahim Lodi was the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate’s Lodi dynasty, whose defeat by Babur at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526 marked the beginning of Mughal rule in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Durrani ruler
ⓘ
King of Afghanistan ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Timur Shah Durrani
ⓘ
surface form:
Timur Shah Abdali
|
| birthDate | 1748 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Mashhad
ⓘ
Safavid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Safavid Iran
|
| burialPlace | Kabul ⓘ |
| capitalMovedTo | Kabul ⓘ |
| countryRuled |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Durrani Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1793 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Durrani Empire
ⓘ
Kabul ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Durrani
ⓘ
surface form:
Durrani dynasty
|
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Pashtuns
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashtun
|
| familyName | Durrani ⓘ |
| father | Ahmad Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| fullName | Timur Shah Durrani self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Timur ⓘ |
| house | Sadozai ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ruling during internal fragmentation of the Durrani Empire
ⓘ
struggles with regional autonomy and tribal revolts ⓘ |
| mother | Hazrat Begum ⓘ |
| notableConflict |
campaigns in Punjab
ⓘ
conflicts with Sikh misls in Punjab ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
loss of effective control over distant provinces
ⓘ
rise of regional powers within the Durrani Empire ⓘ |
| notablePolicy | attempts to centralize authority in Kabul ⓘ |
| numberOfSons | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfWives | at least 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ahmad Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| region |
Central Asia
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1793 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1772 ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| spouse | daughter of Mughal emperor Alamgir II ⓘ |
| successor | Zaman Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| successorAsKingOfAfghanistan | Zaman Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| title |
Padishah
ⓘ
Shah ⓘ |
| tribe |
Ahmad Shah Abdali
ⓘ
surface form:
Abdali
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Timur Shah Durrani Description of subject: Timur Shah Durrani was an 18th-century Afghan monarch who succeeded Ahmad Shah Durrani and presided over the Durrani Empire during a period of internal fragmentation and regional challenges.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Timur Shah Abdali