Awadh dynasty
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The Awadh dynasty was a prominent ruling house in northern India that governed the rich and culturally vibrant region of Awadh (Oudh), with its capital at Lucknow, during the Mughal decline and early British colonial period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oudh dynasty | 2 |
| Awadh dynasty canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10612312 — 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: Awadh dynasty Context triple: [Saadat Ali Khan I, founded, Awadh dynasty]
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A.
Rohilla dynasty
The Rohilla dynasty was a Pashtun ruling family that established and governed the princely state of Rampur in northern India following the decline of Mughal power.
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B.
Kachwaha dynasty
The Kachwaha dynasty is a prominent Rajput royal lineage best known for ruling the kingdom of Amber–Jaipur in present-day Rajasthan, India.
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C.
Sandhawalia dynasty
The Sandhawalia dynasty was a Sikh royal lineage in Punjab, India, from which several prominent rulers and nobles of the Sikh Empire, including Maharaja Kharak Singh, descended.
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D.
Chauhan dynasty
The Chauhan dynasty was a prominent Rajput ruling house in medieval northern India, known for its control of regions including Ajmer and Delhi and for rulers such as Prithviraj Chauhan.
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E.
Holkar dynasty
The Holkar dynasty was a prominent Maratha ruling family that governed the princely state of Indore and surrounding regions in central India from the 18th to the mid-20th century.
- 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: Awadh dynasty Target entity description: The Awadh dynasty was a prominent ruling house in northern India that governed the rich and culturally vibrant region of Awadh (Oudh), with its capital at Lucknow, during the Mughal decline and early British colonial period.
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A.
Rohilla dynasty
The Rohilla dynasty was a Pashtun ruling family that established and governed the princely state of Rampur in northern India following the decline of Mughal power.
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B.
Kachwaha dynasty
The Kachwaha dynasty is a prominent Rajput royal lineage best known for ruling the kingdom of Amber–Jaipur in present-day Rajasthan, India.
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C.
Sandhawalia dynasty
The Sandhawalia dynasty was a Sikh royal lineage in Punjab, India, from which several prominent rulers and nobles of the Sikh Empire, including Maharaja Kharak Singh, descended.
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D.
Chauhan dynasty
The Chauhan dynasty was a prominent Rajput ruling house in medieval northern India, known for its control of regions including Ajmer and Delhi and for rulers such as Prithviraj Chauhan.
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E.
Holkar dynasty
The Holkar dynasty was a prominent Maratha ruling family that governed the princely state of Indore and surrounding regions in central India from the 18th to the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian royal house
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ruling dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lucknow school of architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucknow school of music and dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOf | Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| built |
Bara Imambara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chota Imambara NERFINISHED ⓘ Rumi Darwaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Lucknow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Awadh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalCenter | Lucknow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | rupee ⓘ |
| endEvent | annexation of Awadh by the British East India Company ⓘ |
| endYear | 1856 ⓘ |
| firstRuler | Saadat Ali Khan I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | British rule in Oudh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasMonarch |
Asaf-ud-Daula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad Ali Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ Nasir-ud-din Haidar NERFINISHED ⓘ Saadat Ali Khan I NERFINISHED ⓘ Safdar Jang NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuja-ud-Daula NERFINISHED ⓘ Wajid Ali Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Nawab Wazir of Awadh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nawab of Awadh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Battle of Buxar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt |
Persian
ⓘ
Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Wajid Ali Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterStatus | princely state under British influence ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern India ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Shia Muslim court culture
ⓘ
cultural patronage in Lucknow ⓘ |
| partOf | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Kathak dance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shia religious institutions ⓘ Urdu poetry ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-autonomous Mughal subah ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mughal provincial governors of Awadh ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Awadh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oudh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| startPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| successor | British East India Company administration in Oudh ⓘ |
| treaty | Treaty of Allahabad (1765) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Awadh dynasty Description of subject: The Awadh dynasty was a prominent ruling house in northern India that governed the rich and culturally vibrant region of Awadh (Oudh), with its capital at Lucknow, during the Mughal decline and early British colonial period.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oudh dynasty
subject surface form:
Wajid Ali Shah
this entity surface form:
Oudh dynasty