Afzal Khan of Bijapur
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Afzal Khan of Bijapur was a 17th-century general of the Bijapur Sultanate, best known for his fateful encounter and death in a clash with the Maratha leader Shivaji.
All labels observed (1)
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| Afzal Khan of Bijapur canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11828121 — 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: Afzal Khan of Bijapur Context triple: [Afzal Khan, knownAs, Afzal Khan of Bijapur]
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A.
Adil Shah of Bijapur
Adil Shah of Bijapur was a ruler from the Adil Shahi dynasty that governed the Bijapur Sultanate in the Deccan region of India.
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B.
Nizam Khan
Nizam Khan, better known by his regnal name Sikandar Lodi, was a Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate’s Lodi dynasty who ruled in the late 15th and early 16th centuries and is noted for administrative reforms and the expansion of his kingdom.
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C.
Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar
Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar was a ruler of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate in the Deccan region of India, known for his role in the complex politics and warfare among the Deccan sultanates and the emerging Maratha power.
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D.
Sikandar Adil Shah
Sikandar Adil Shah was the last ruler of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur, whose defeat marked the end of the independent Deccan sultanates and the expansion of Mughal power in southern India.
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E.
Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan
Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan was a prominent Mughal noble and statesman of the early 17th century, known for his influential role at the imperial court and as a key figure in the politics of Emperor Shah Jahan’s reign.
- 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: Afzal Khan of Bijapur Target entity description: Afzal Khan of Bijapur was a 17th-century general of the Bijapur Sultanate, best known for his fateful encounter and death in a clash with the Maratha leader Shivaji.
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A.
Adil Shah of Bijapur
Adil Shah of Bijapur was a ruler from the Adil Shahi dynasty that governed the Bijapur Sultanate in the Deccan region of India.
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B.
Nizam Khan
Nizam Khan, better known by his regnal name Sikandar Lodi, was a Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate’s Lodi dynasty who ruled in the late 15th and early 16th centuries and is noted for administrative reforms and the expansion of his kingdom.
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C.
Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar
Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar was a ruler of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate in the Deccan region of India, known for his role in the complex politics and warfare among the Deccan sultanates and the emerging Maratha power.
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D.
Sikandar Adil Shah
Sikandar Adil Shah was the last ruler of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur, whose defeat marked the end of the independent Deccan sultanates and the expansion of Mughal power in southern India.
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E.
Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan
Abdul Hasan Asaf Khan was a prominent Mughal noble and statesman of the early 17th century, known for his influential role at the imperial court and as a key figure in the politics of Emperor Shah Jahan’s reign.
- F. None of above. chosen
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