Muhammad Ali Nawab of Arcot
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Muhammad Ali Nawab of Arcot was an 18th-century Nawab of the Carnatic in South India, known for his alliance with the British East India Company during the Carnatic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
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| Muhammad Ali Nawab of Arcot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10760531 — 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: Muhammad Ali Nawab of Arcot Context triple: [Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah, alsoKnownAs, Muhammad Ali Nawab of Arcot]
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Asaf Jah VII
Asaf Jah VII was the last Nizam of Hyderabad, a powerful princely ruler in British India known for his immense wealth and semi-autonomous governance until the state's integration into independent India.
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B.
Asaf Jah IV
Asaf Jah IV was a 19th-century Nizam of Hyderabad, known for consolidating the Asaf Jahi dynasty’s rule and overseeing significant administrative and cultural developments in the princely state.
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C.
Asaf Jah VI
Asaf Jah VI, also known as Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, was the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, remembered as a powerful and wealthy princely ruler in late 19th- and early 20th-century India.
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D.
Asaf Jah III
Asaf Jah III was the third Nizam of Hyderabad, a prominent 19th-century ruler of the Asaf Jahi dynasty in the Deccan region of India.
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E.
Asaf Jah II
Asaf Jah II was the second Nizam of Hyderabad, an 18th-century ruler known for consolidating his dynasty’s power amid the decline of the Mughal Empire and the rise of British influence 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: Muhammad Ali Nawab of Arcot Target entity description: Muhammad Ali Nawab of Arcot was an 18th-century Nawab of the Carnatic in South India, known for his alliance with the British East India Company during the Carnatic Wars.
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A.
Asaf Jah VII
Asaf Jah VII was the last Nizam of Hyderabad, a powerful princely ruler in British India known for his immense wealth and semi-autonomous governance until the state's integration into independent India.
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B.
Asaf Jah IV
Asaf Jah IV was a 19th-century Nizam of Hyderabad, known for consolidating the Asaf Jahi dynasty’s rule and overseeing significant administrative and cultural developments in the princely state.
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C.
Asaf Jah VI
Asaf Jah VI, also known as Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, was the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, remembered as a powerful and wealthy princely ruler in late 19th- and early 20th-century India.
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D.
Asaf Jah III
Asaf Jah III was the third Nizam of Hyderabad, a prominent 19th-century ruler of the Asaf Jahi dynasty in the Deccan region of India.
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E.
Asaf Jah II
Asaf Jah II was the second Nizam of Hyderabad, an 18th-century ruler known for consolidating his dynasty’s power amid the decline of the Mughal Empire and the rise of British influence in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nawab
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| allyOf | British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Carnatic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Carnatic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indian ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early British colonial expansion in India ⓘ |
| influencedBy | British colonial interests in India ⓘ |
| language |
Persian (court language)
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| locatedIn |
Arcot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carnatic region NERFINISHED ⓘ South India ⓘ |
| notableFor |
alliance with the British East India Company
ⓘ
role in the Carnatic Wars ⓘ |
| opponent |
Chanda Sahib
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French colonial forces in India ⓘ |
| participantIn | Carnatic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mughal successor states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Nawab of Arcot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nawab of the Carnatic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerBase | Arcot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Arcot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | local ally of British power in South India ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | Carnatic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Nawab
ⓘ
Nawab of Arcot NERFINISHED ⓘ Nawab of the Carnatic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Muhammad Ali Nawab of Arcot Description of subject: Muhammad Ali Nawab of Arcot was an 18th-century Nawab of the Carnatic in South India, known for his alliance with the British East India Company during the Carnatic Wars.
Referenced by (1)
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