Shahjahanabad

E94582

former imperial capital historic city neighbourhood of Delhi walled city

Shahjahanabad, now known as Old Delhi, was the fortified Mughal imperial city founded by Emperor Shah Jahan and later served as the empire’s political and cultural center.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Shahjahanabad canonical	14
Old Delhi	5
Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi)	3
Mughal Delhi	1
Mughal court at Delhi	1
Old Delhi walled city	1
Old Delhi’s historic core	1
Purani Dilli	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T764206 — 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: Shahjahanabad
Context triple: [Aurangzeb, capital, Shahjahanabad]

A. Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri is a 16th-century fortified city in Uttar Pradesh, India, built by the Mughal emperor Akbar and renowned for its grand red sandstone architecture and historical significance as a former imperial capital.
B. Agra
Agra is a historic city in northern India renowned for its Mughal-era architecture, most notably the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort.
C. Faizabad
Faizabad is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh that once served as the capital of the former princely state of Oudh (Awadh).
D. Chatta Chowk
Chatta Chowk is a historic covered bazaar inside Delhi’s Red Fort, once serving as a bustling Mughal-era market for luxury goods.
E. Amritsar
Amritsar is a historic city in the Indian state of Punjab, renowned as the spiritual center of Sikhism and home to the Golden Temple.
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: Shahjahanabad
Target entity description: Shahjahanabad, now known as Old Delhi, was the fortified Mughal imperial city founded by Emperor Shah Jahan and later served as the empire’s political and cultural center.

A. Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri is a 16th-century fortified city in Uttar Pradesh, India, built by the Mughal emperor Akbar and renowned for its grand red sandstone architecture and historical significance as a former imperial capital.
B. Agra
Agra is a historic city in northern India renowned for its Mughal-era architecture, most notably the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort.
C. Faizabad
Faizabad is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh that once served as the capital of the former princely state of Oudh (Awadh).
D. Chatta Chowk
Chatta Chowk is a historic covered bazaar inside Delhi’s Red Fort, once serving as a bustling Mughal-era market for luxury goods.
E. Amritsar
Amritsar is a historic city in the Indian state of Punjab, renowned as the spiritual center of Sikhism and home to the Golden Temple.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former imperial capital ⓘ historic city ⓘ neighbourhood of Delhi ⓘ walled city ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Delhi ⓘ surface form: Old Delhi Shahjahanabad ⓘ surface form: Purani Dilli
architecturalStyle	Mughal architecture ⓘ
constructionCompleted	circa 1648 ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus	Central Delhi ⓘ surface form: historic core of Delhi
economicRole	major commercial center of Delhi ⓘ
foundedBy	Shah Jahan ⓘ
founder	Shah Jahan ⓘ
hasCityFortification	city walls ⓘ gates ⓘ
hasLandmark	Chandni Chowk ⓘ Fatehpuri Masjid ⓘ Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ Lal Qila ⓘ Red Fort ⓘ Sunehri Masjid (Old Delhi) ⓘ Town Hall, Delhi ⓘ surface form: Town Hall, Chandni Chowk
hasMarket	Chandni Chowk ⓘ surface form: Chandni Chowk bazaar Khari Baoli (spice market) ⓘ
hasSignificantCommunity	Hinduism ⓘ surface form: Hindus Jains ⓘ Muslims ⓘ Sikh people ⓘ surface form: Sikhs
historicalEra	Mughal era ⓘ
inception	1639 ⓘ
languageCurrentlyUsed	Hindi ⓘ
languageHistoricallyUsed	Persian ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ surface form: Urdu
laterRuler	British India ⓘ surface form: British Raj
locatedIn	Delhi ⓘ National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ
locatedOn	Yamuna ⓘ surface form: Yamuna River
namedAfter	Shah Jahan ⓘ
partOf	Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire Central Delhi ⓘ surface form: Old Delhi district (informal)
post1857Change	increased British military presence ⓘ partial demolition of walls and gates ⓘ
predecessor	Agra ⓘ surface form: Agra (Mughal capital)
religionHistoricallyDominant	Islam ⓘ
servedAs	Mughal imperial capital ⓘ cultural center of the Mughal Empire ⓘ political center of the Mughal Empire ⓘ
sufferedEvent	Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
transportHub	Old Delhi Railway Station ⓘ
urbanLayout	orthogonal street plan centered on Chandni Chowk ⓘ