Qajar tribe
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The Qajar tribe was a powerful Turkic tribal confederation in Iran that later produced the Qajar dynasty, which ruled the country from the late 18th to the early 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qajar tribe canonical | 2 |
| Qajar loyalists | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14822993 — 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: Qajar tribe Context triple: [Tahmasp II, soughtSupportFrom, Qajar tribe]
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A.
Afshar tribe
The Afshar tribe is a Turkic-speaking tribal group from northwestern Iran historically known for its military prowess and for producing Nader Shah, one of Iran’s most powerful rulers.
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B.
Barzanji tribe
The Barzanji tribe is a prominent Kurdish tribal group from the Sulaymaniyah region of Iraqi Kurdistan, historically influential in regional politics and religious leadership.
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C.
Bakhtiari tribe
The Bakhtiari tribe is a traditionally nomadic Iranian ethnic group from the Zagros Mountains, known for their pastoral lifestyle, rich cultural heritage, and historical role in Iran’s political and social life.
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D.
Jalayir tribe
The Jalayir tribe was a Mongol-Turkic tribal group that rose to prominence in the 13th–14th centuries and provided the ruling elite of the Jalayirid Sultanate in Iraq and western Iran.
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E.
Zand tribe
The Zand tribe was a Kurdish tribal group from southwestern Iran that produced the founders of the 18th-century Zand dynasty.
- 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: Qajar tribe Target entity description: The Qajar tribe was a powerful Turkic tribal confederation in Iran that later produced the Qajar dynasty, which ruled the country from the late 18th to the early 20th century.
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A.
Afshar tribe
The Afshar tribe is a Turkic-speaking tribal group from northwestern Iran historically known for its military prowess and for producing Nader Shah, one of Iran’s most powerful rulers.
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B.
Barzanji tribe
The Barzanji tribe is a prominent Kurdish tribal group from the Sulaymaniyah region of Iraqi Kurdistan, historically influential in regional politics and religious leadership.
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C.
Bakhtiari tribe
The Bakhtiari tribe is a traditionally nomadic Iranian ethnic group from the Zagros Mountains, known for their pastoral lifestyle, rich cultural heritage, and historical role in Iran’s political and social life.
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D.
Jalayir tribe
The Jalayir tribe was a Mongol-Turkic tribal group that rose to prominence in the 13th–14th centuries and provided the ruling elite of the Jalayirid Sultanate in Iraq and western Iran.
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E.
Zand tribe
The Zand tribe was a Kurdish tribal group from southwestern Iran that produced the founders of the 18th-century Zand dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Qajar loyalists