Ismail of Ghazni
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Ismail of Ghazni was a short-reigning 10th-century ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty who briefly succeeded his father before being deposed by his more famous brother Mahmud of Ghazni.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ismail of Ghazni canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16792883 — 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: Ismail of Ghazni Context triple: [Sabuktigin, child, Ismail of Ghazni]
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A.
Ibrahim of Ghazni
Ibrahim of Ghazni was an 11th-century sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire known for restoring its stability, promoting Islamic scholarship, and pursuing diplomatic and military campaigns in the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Mahmud of Ghazni
Mahmud of Ghazni was an 11th-century Turkic ruler and military conqueror who transformed Ghazni into a powerful Islamic empire and a major center of Persian culture.
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C.
Abdullah Ghaznavi
Abdullah Ghaznavi is a public representative and media liaison for the Pakistan-based militant organization Lashkar-e-Taiba.
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D.
Masud I of Ghazni
Masud I of Ghazni was an 11th-century sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire known for his military campaigns in the Indian subcontinent and struggles to maintain his dynasty’s power against the Seljuks.
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E.
Muhammad of Ghor
Muhammad of Ghor was a 12th-century Ghurid sultan whose conquests in northern India laid the foundations for Muslim rule and the later Delhi Sultanate.
- 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: Ismail of Ghazni Target entity description: Ismail of Ghazni was a short-reigning 10th-century ruler of the Ghaznavid dynasty who briefly succeeded his father before being deposed by his more famous brother Mahmud of Ghazni.
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A.
Ibrahim of Ghazni
Ibrahim of Ghazni was an 11th-century sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire known for restoring its stability, promoting Islamic scholarship, and pursuing diplomatic and military campaigns in the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Mahmud of Ghazni
Mahmud of Ghazni was an 11th-century Turkic ruler and military conqueror who transformed Ghazni into a powerful Islamic empire and a major center of Persian culture.
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C.
Abdullah Ghaznavi
Abdullah Ghaznavi is a public representative and media liaison for the Pakistan-based militant organization Lashkar-e-Taiba.
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D.
Masud I of Ghazni
Masud I of Ghazni was an 11th-century sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire known for his military campaigns in the Indian subcontinent and struggles to maintain his dynasty’s power against the Seljuks.
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E.
Muhammad of Ghor
Muhammad of Ghor was a 12th-century Ghurid sultan whose conquests in northern India laid the foundations for Muslim rule and the later Delhi Sultanate.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.