Delhi Sultanate army
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The Delhi Sultanate army was the medieval military force of the Delhi-based Islamic sultanates in northern India, known for its use of cavalry, war elephants, and fortified defenses against invasions such as those by the Mongols.
All labels observed (1)
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| Delhi Sultanate army canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14135910 — 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: Delhi Sultanate army Context triple: [Mongol invasion of 1306, involved, Delhi Sultanate army]
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Mughal imperial forces
Mughal imperial forces were the military troops of the Mughal Empire in India, comprising imperial armies and allied contingents that defended and expanded the empire under its emperors.
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B.
Timurid army
The Timurid army was the military force of the Timurid Empire, renowned for its highly mobile cavalry, use of gunpowder weapons, and campaigns across Central and South Asia in the 14th–16th centuries.
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Ghurid army
The Ghurid army was the military force of the Ghurid dynasty, a medieval Islamic power from the region of Ghor in present-day Afghanistan that expanded into large parts of the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Ahmadnagar Sultanate army
The Ahmadnagar Sultanate army was the military force of the Deccan-based Ahmadnagar Sultanate in medieval India, known for its resistance against the Mughal Empire and for being effectively led and reformed by the Ethiopian-origin general Malik Ambar.
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E.
Hemu’s army
Hemu’s army was the military force led by the Hindu general and king Hemu (Hem Chandra Vikramaditya), which briefly challenged Mughal rule in North India during the mid-16th century.
- 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: Delhi Sultanate army Target entity description: The Delhi Sultanate army was the medieval military force of the Delhi-based Islamic sultanates in northern India, known for its use of cavalry, war elephants, and fortified defenses against invasions such as those by the Mongols.
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A.
Mughal imperial forces
Mughal imperial forces were the military troops of the Mughal Empire in India, comprising imperial armies and allied contingents that defended and expanded the empire under its emperors.
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B.
Timurid army
The Timurid army was the military force of the Timurid Empire, renowned for its highly mobile cavalry, use of gunpowder weapons, and campaigns across Central and South Asia in the 14th–16th centuries.
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C.
Ghurid army
The Ghurid army was the military force of the Ghurid dynasty, a medieval Islamic power from the region of Ghor in present-day Afghanistan that expanded into large parts of the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Ahmadnagar Sultanate army
The Ahmadnagar Sultanate army was the military force of the Deccan-based Ahmadnagar Sultanate in medieval India, known for its resistance against the Mughal Empire and for being effectively led and reformed by the Ethiopian-origin general Malik Ambar.
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E.
Hemu’s army
Hemu’s army was the military force led by the Hindu general and king Hemu (Hem Chandra Vikramaditya), which briefly challenged Mughal rule in North India during the mid-16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
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