Khomein
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Khomein is a city in Iran’s Markazi Province, best known as the birthplace of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Khomein canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20065795 — 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: Khomein Context triple: [Khomeyn, romanizedAs, Khomein]
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A.
Ahmad Khomeini
Ahmad Khomeini was an Iranian cleric and political figure best known as the influential son and close aide of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, playing a key role in the early years of the Islamic Republic.
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B.
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini was an Iranian Shia cleric and revolutionary leader who founded the Islamic Republic of Iran and served as its paramount political and religious authority after the 1979 revolution.
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C.
Mostafa Khomeini
Mostafa Khomeini was an Iranian cleric and political figure, best known as the eldest son and close confidant of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and as a prominent opponent of the Pahlavi monarchy whose mysterious death in 1977 galvanized revolutionary sentiment.
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D.
Banisadr
Banisadr is the surname of Abolhassan Banisadr, the first president of the Islamic Republic of Iran following the 1979 revolution.
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E.
Mehdi Bazargan
Mehdi Bazargan was an Iranian engineer, pro-democracy politician, and the first prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, known for his moderate and liberal opposition to the Shah and later tensions with the post-revolutionary clerical establishment.
- 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: Khomein Target entity description: Khomein is a city in Iran’s Markazi Province, best known as the birthplace of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
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A.
Ahmad Khomeini
Ahmad Khomeini was an Iranian cleric and political figure best known as the influential son and close aide of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, playing a key role in the early years of the Islamic Republic.
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B.
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini was an Iranian Shia cleric and revolutionary leader who founded the Islamic Republic of Iran and served as its paramount political and religious authority after the 1979 revolution.
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C.
Mostafa Khomeini
Mostafa Khomeini was an Iranian cleric and political figure, best known as the eldest son and close confidant of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and as a prominent opponent of the Pahlavi monarchy whose mysterious death in 1977 galvanized revolutionary sentiment.
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D.
Banisadr
Banisadr is the surname of Abolhassan Banisadr, the first president of the Islamic Republic of Iran following the 1979 revolution.
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E.
Mehdi Bazargan
Mehdi Bazargan was an Iranian engineer, pro-democracy politician, and the first prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, known for his moderate and liberal opposition to the Shah and later tensions with the post-revolutionary clerical establishment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Khomeyn, Iran