Shoghí Effendí Rabbání
E1034620
Shoghí Effendí Rabbání was the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith from 1921 to 1957, known for his leadership, extensive translations, and systematic development of the religion’s global institutions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shoghí Effendí Rabbání canonical | 3 |
| Shoghi Effendi | 1 |
| Shoghi Effendi Rabbani | 1 |
| Shoghí Effendí | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13354757 — 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: Shoghí Effendí Rabbání Context triple: [Shoghi Effendi, fullName, Shoghí Effendí Rabbání]
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A.
Mírzá Ḥusayn-`Alí Núrí
Mírzá Ḥusayn-`Alí Núrí, better known as Bahá'u'lláh, was the 19th-century Persian religious leader who founded the Bahá'í Faith.
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B.
Abdolkarim Soroush
Abdolkarim Soroush is an Iranian philosopher and religious thinker known for his influential reformist views on Islam, democracy, and religious pluralism.
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C.
Ja'far Pishevari
Ja'far Pishevari was an Iranian Azerbaijani communist politician and journalist who led the short-lived autonomous Azerbaijan People's Government in northwestern Iran in 1945–1946.
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D.
Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi
Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi was a prominent Iranian Shia cleric and jurist, best known as the founder of the Qom seminary and a leading marjaʿ of the early 20th century.
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E.
Yusef E’tesami
Yusef E’tesami was an Iranian intellectual, translator, and publisher known for his contributions to Persian literature and for fostering the literary career of his daughter, the poet Parvin E’tesami.
- 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: Shoghí Effendí Rabbání Target entity description: Shoghí Effendí Rabbání was the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith from 1921 to 1957, known for his leadership, extensive translations, and systematic development of the religion’s global institutions.
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A.
Mírzá Ḥusayn-`Alí Núrí
Mírzá Ḥusayn-`Alí Núrí, better known as Bahá'u'lláh, was the 19th-century Persian religious leader who founded the Bahá'í Faith.
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B.
Abdolkarim Soroush
Abdolkarim Soroush is an Iranian philosopher and religious thinker known for his influential reformist views on Islam, democracy, and religious pluralism.
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C.
Ja'far Pishevari
Ja'far Pishevari was an Iranian Azerbaijani communist politician and journalist who led the short-lived autonomous Azerbaijan People's Government in northwestern Iran in 1945–1946.
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D.
Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi
Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi was a prominent Iranian Shia cleric and jurist, best known as the founder of the Qom seminary and a leading marjaʿ of the early 20th century.
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E.
Yusef E’tesami
Yusef E’tesami was an Iranian intellectual, translator, and publisher known for his contributions to Persian literature and for fostering the literary career of his daughter, the poet Parvin E’tesami.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baháʼí leader
ⓘ
individual person ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Shoghi Effendi
ⓘ
Shoghi Effendi Rabbani ⓘ
linked to:
Shoghí Effendí Rabbání
|
| appointedBy | ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Iran
ⓘ
Persia ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-03-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1957-11-04 ⓘ |
| describedAtURL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoghi_Effendi ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
American University of Beirut
ⓘ
Balliol College, Oxford ⓘ |
| endTime | 1957 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Persian ⓘ |
| familyName | Rabbání ⓘ |
| father | Mírzá Hádí Shírází ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
institution building
ⓘ
religious leadership ⓘ religious translation ⓘ |
| fullName | Shoghí Effendí Rabbání ⓘ |
| givenName |
Shoghí Effendí
ⓘ
linked to:
Shoghí Effendí Rabbání
|
| grandfather | ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ |
| greatGrandfather |
Baháʼu'lláh
ⓘ
linked to:
Bahá'u'lláh
|
| knownFor |
extensive translation of Baháʼí sacred texts into English
ⓘ
launching global Baháʼí teaching plans ⓘ leadership of the Baháʼí Faith after ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ systematic development of Baháʼí administrative institutions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| mother |
Díyáʼíyyih Khánum
ⓘ
linked to:
Ḍíyáʼíyyih Khánum
|
| notableWork |
Citadel of Faith
ⓘ
English translation of Gleanings from the Writings of Baháʼu'lláh ⓘ English translation of Prayers and Meditations ⓘ English translation of the Kitáb‑i‑Íqán ⓘ God Passes By ⓘ Messages to the Baháʼí World ⓘ
linked to:
Messages to the Bahá'í World
The Advent of Divine Justice ⓘ The World Order of Baháʼu'lláh ⓘ
linked to:
The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh
|
| placeOfBirth |
Acre, Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
ʻAkká, Palestine ⓘ
linked to:
ʿAkka
|
| placeOfBurial | New Southgate Cemetery ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Guardian of the Cause of God ⓘ |
| predecessor | ʻAbdu'l‑Bahá ⓘ |
| religion |
Baháʼí Faith
ⓘ
linked to:
Baha'i Faith
|
| residence |
Haifa, Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Haifa
Haifa, Palestine ⓘ
linked to:
Haifa
|
| startTime | 1921 ⓘ |
| successor | Universal House of Justice ⓘ |
| title |
Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith
ⓘ
linked to:
Shoghi Effendi
|
| workLocation | Haifa ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shoghí Effendí Rabbání Description of subject: Shoghí Effendí Rabbání was the Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith from 1921 to 1957, known for his leadership, extensive translations, and systematic development of the religion’s global institutions.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shoghí Effendí Rabbání
linked to: Shoghí Effendí Rabbání
linked to: Shoghí Effendí Rabbání