Shah Jahan Mosque
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The Shah Jahan Mosque is a historic mosque in Woking, England, recognized as the first purpose-built mosque in the United Kingdom and one of the earliest in Western Europe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shah Jahan Mosque canonical | 2 |
| The Shah Jahan Mosque Trust | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1031167 — 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: Shah Jahan Mosque Context triple: [Woking, hasLandmark, Shah Jahan Mosque]
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A.
Moti Masjid
Moti Masjid is a small 17th-century white marble mosque built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb within the Red Fort complex in Delhi, India.
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B.
Masjid-i Jahan-Numa
Masjid-i Jahan-Numa is one of the largest and most famous congregational mosques in India, built in the 17th century by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in Old Delhi.
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C.
Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque
The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque is a prominent blue-domed Sunni mosque and landmark in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, known for its Ottoman-inspired architecture and central role in the city’s religious and civic life.
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D.
Jama Masjid, Delhi
Jama Masjid, Delhi is one of India’s largest and most famous mosques, built in the 17th century under Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and renowned for its grand red sandstone and marble architecture.
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E.
Alaeddin Mosque
Alaeddin Mosque is a historic Seljuk-era congregational mosque in Konya, Turkey, renowned for its architectural significance and role as a former royal mosque and burial place of Seljuk sultans.
- 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: Shah Jahan Mosque Target entity description: The Shah Jahan Mosque is a historic mosque in Woking, England, recognized as the first purpose-built mosque in the United Kingdom and one of the earliest in Western Europe.
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A.
Moti Masjid
Moti Masjid is a small 17th-century white marble mosque built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb within the Red Fort complex in Delhi, India.
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B.
Masjid-i Jahan-Numa
Masjid-i Jahan-Numa is one of the largest and most famous congregational mosques in India, built in the 17th century by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in Old Delhi.
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C.
Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque
The Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque is a prominent blue-domed Sunni mosque and landmark in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, known for its Ottoman-inspired architecture and central role in the city’s religious and civic life.
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D.
Jama Masjid, Delhi
Jama Masjid, Delhi is one of India’s largest and most famous mosques, built in the 17th century under Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and renowned for its grand red sandstone and marble architecture.
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E.
Alaeddin Mosque
Alaeddin Mosque is a historic Seljuk-era congregational mosque in Konya, Turkey, renowned for its architectural significance and role as a former royal mosque and burial place of Seljuk sultans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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mosque ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| administeredBy | local Muslim community in Woking ⓘ |
| affiliation | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| architect | William Isaac Chambers ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Indo-Saracenic architecture
ⓘ
Mughal Revival architecture ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 51.3206°N 0.5483°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| funder |
Nawab of Bhopal
ⓘ
surface form:
Sultan Shah Jahan, Begum of Bhopal
|
| hasCapacity | several hundred worshippers ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Buildings and structures in Surrey
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Grade I listed mosques ⓘ Mosques in England ⓘ Religious buildings completed in 1889 ⓘ |
| hasDome | true ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Islamic calligraphy
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courtyard ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ ornamental dome ⓘ prayer hall ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | oldest surviving purpose-built mosque in the UK ⓘ |
| hasMinaret | true ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
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listed building in England ⓘ |
| inception | 1889 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorship |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| locatedIn |
England
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Surrey ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ Woking ⓘ |
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shah Jahan ⓘ |
| nearby |
Muslim Burial Ground, Woking (relocated burials)
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surface form:
Woking Muslim Burial Ground
|
| owner |
Shah Jahan Mosque
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Shah Jahan Mosque Trust
|
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | green tiles ⓘ |
| significance | important symbol of early Islam in Britain ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
first purpose-built mosque in the United Kingdom
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one of the earliest mosques in Western Europe ⓘ |
| use |
Islamic education
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place of worship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shah Jahan Mosque Description of subject: The Shah Jahan Mosque is a historic mosque in Woking, England, recognized as the first purpose-built mosque in the United Kingdom and one of the earliest in Western Europe.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Shah Jahan Mosque Trust
subject surface form:
Woking