Ismail Khan
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Ismail Khan was a khan of the Yarkand Khanate, a Central Asian Chagatai successor state that ruled parts of present-day Xinjiang.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ismail Khan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17204642 — 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 Khan Context triple: [Yarkand Khanate, hasLeader, Ismail Khan]
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A.
Ismail Khan
Ismail Khan is an Afghan mujahideen leader and former governor of Herat, known for his prominent role as a commander during the Soviet–Afghan War and later conflicts in Afghanistan.
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B.
Ashraf Hotak
Ashraf Hotak was an Afghan ruler of the Hotak dynasty who briefly reigned as Shah of Persia in the early 18th century before being overthrown by Nader Shah.
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C.
Husayn Hotak
Husayn Hotak was an 18th-century Afghan ruler of the Hotak dynasty who briefly reigned over parts of Persia following his family's uprising against Safavid rule.
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D.
Allahyar Khan Asaf al-Dowleh
Allahyar Khan Asaf al-Dowleh was a high-ranking Qajar statesman who served as Iran’s representative in key 19th-century diplomatic negotiations with the Russian Empire.
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E.
Adil Shah Afshar
Adil Shah Afshar was an 18th-century Iranian ruler from the Afsharid dynasty who briefly held the throne of Iran following the assassination of his uncle Nader Shah.
- 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 Khan Target entity description: Ismail Khan was a khan of the Yarkand Khanate, a Central Asian Chagatai successor state that ruled parts of present-day Xinjiang.
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A.
Ismail Khan
Ismail Khan is an Afghan mujahideen leader and former governor of Herat, known for his prominent role as a commander during the Soviet–Afghan War and later conflicts in Afghanistan.
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B.
Ashraf Hotak
Ashraf Hotak was an Afghan ruler of the Hotak dynasty who briefly reigned as Shah of Persia in the early 18th century before being overthrown by Nader Shah.
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C.
Husayn Hotak
Husayn Hotak was an 18th-century Afghan ruler of the Hotak dynasty who briefly reigned over parts of Persia following his family's uprising against Safavid rule.
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D.
Allahyar Khan Asaf al-Dowleh
Allahyar Khan Asaf al-Dowleh was a high-ranking Qajar statesman who served as Iran’s representative in key 19th-century diplomatic negotiations with the Russian Empire.
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E.
Adil Shah Afshar
Adil Shah Afshar was an 18th-century Iranian ruler from the Afsharid dynasty who briefly held the throne of Iran following the assassination of his uncle Nader Shah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.