Sheikh Abdullah Yamani (Mir-i-Arab)
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Sheikh Abdullah Yamani, known as Mir-i-Arab, was a prominent 16th-century Islamic scholar and Sufi sheikh whose influence in Central Asia led to the famed Mir-i-Arab Madrasa in Bukhara being named in his honor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sheikh Abdullah Yamani (Mir-i-Arab) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12831046 — 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: Sheikh Abdullah Yamani (Mir-i-Arab) Context triple: [Mir-i-Arab Madrasa, namedAfter, Sheikh Abdullah Yamani (Mir-i-Arab)]
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A.
Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi
Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi is a prominent Iraqi military general known for leading elite counterterrorism forces in key campaigns against ISIS.
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B.
Sheikh Saad
Sheikh Saad is a Palestinian village located just southeast of Jerusalem in the Jerusalem Governorate of the West Bank.
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C.
Abdulaziz Al ash-Sheikh
Abdulaziz Al ash-Sheikh is the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and a leading Sunni religious scholar who heads the country’s Council of Senior Scholars.
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D.
Sheikh Mohammed Awwad
Sheikh Mohammed Awwad is an Islamic scholar and community leader best known for establishing the Islamic University of Gaza, a major center of higher education in the Gaza Strip.
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E.
Al-e-Ahmad
Al-e-Ahmad is the family name of Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, a prominent 20th-century Iranian writer, social critic, and intellectual.
- 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: Sheikh Abdullah Yamani (Mir-i-Arab) Target entity description: Sheikh Abdullah Yamani, known as Mir-i-Arab, was a prominent 16th-century Islamic scholar and Sufi sheikh whose influence in Central Asia led to the famed Mir-i-Arab Madrasa in Bukhara being named in his honor.
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A.
Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi
Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi is a prominent Iraqi military general known for leading elite counterterrorism forces in key campaigns against ISIS.
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B.
Sheikh Saad
Sheikh Saad is a Palestinian village located just southeast of Jerusalem in the Jerusalem Governorate of the West Bank.
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C.
Abdulaziz Al ash-Sheikh
Abdulaziz Al ash-Sheikh is the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and a leading Sunni religious scholar who heads the country’s Council of Senior Scholars.
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D.
Sheikh Mohammed Awwad
Sheikh Mohammed Awwad is an Islamic scholar and community leader best known for establishing the Islamic University of Gaza, a major center of higher education in the Gaza Strip.
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E.
Al-e-Ahmad
Al-e-Ahmad is the family name of Jalal Al-e-Ahmad, a prominent 20th-century Iranian writer, social critic, and intellectual.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic scholar
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Sufi sheikh ⓘ madrasa ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bukhara
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linked to:
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Mir-i-Arab Madrasa ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 16th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Mir-i-Arab Madrasa in Bukhara
ⓘ
linked to:
Mir-i-Arab Madrasa
|
| country | Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Islamic jurisprudence
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Islamic theology ⓘ Sufism ⓘ |
| hasEthnicOrGeographicOrigin | Yemeni ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sheikh ⓘ |
| honorificName | Mir-i-Arab ⓘ |
| influenced | Islamic education in Central Asia ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bukhara
ⓘ
linked to:
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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| namedAfter | Sheikh Abdullah Yamani ⓘ |
| notableFor |
having the Mir-i-Arab Madrasa named in his honor
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spiritual and scholarly influence in Bukhara ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Central Asia ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| tradition | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sheikh Abdullah Yamani (Mir-i-Arab) Description of subject: Sheikh Abdullah Yamani, known as Mir-i-Arab, was a prominent 16th-century Islamic scholar and Sufi sheikh whose influence in Central Asia led to the famed Mir-i-Arab Madrasa in Bukhara being named in his honor.
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