Sultan of Deli
E1466497
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The Sultan of Deli was the hereditary Malay Muslim monarch of the Deli Sultanate, a historical kingdom centered around present-day Medan in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sultan of Deli canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21085957 — 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: Sultan of Deli Context triple: [Sultan Ma'mun Al Rashid Perkasa Alam, positionHeld, Sultan of Deli]
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A.
Sultan of Riau-Lingga
The Sultan of Riau-Lingga was the hereditary Malay monarch who ruled the Riau-Lingga Sultanate in the Malay Archipelago until its dissolution in the early 20th century.
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B.
Sultan of Fadhli
The Sultan of Fadhli was the hereditary ruler of the Fadhli Sultanate, a traditional Arab monarchy in what is now southern Yemen.
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C.
Sultan Mohammad Khodabanda
Sultan Mohammad Khodabanda was a late 16th-century Safavid shah of Iran whose weak rule contributed to internal instability and the rise of powerful court factions.
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D.
Sultan Said bin Taimur
Sultan Said bin Taimur was the conservative and autocratic ruler of Muscat and Oman from 1932 to 1970, whose repressive policies and isolationism contributed to unrest and ultimately his overthrow by his son, Sultan Qaboos.
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E.
Sultan Muhammad
Sultan Muhammad was a renowned 16th-century Persian miniaturist of the Safavid era, celebrated for his richly detailed, vibrant illustrations in royal manuscripts such as the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp.
- 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: Sultan of Deli Target entity description: The Sultan of Deli was the hereditary Malay Muslim monarch of the Deli Sultanate, a historical kingdom centered around present-day Medan in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
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A.
Sultan of Riau-Lingga
The Sultan of Riau-Lingga was the hereditary Malay monarch who ruled the Riau-Lingga Sultanate in the Malay Archipelago until its dissolution in the early 20th century.
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B.
Sultan of Fadhli
The Sultan of Fadhli was the hereditary ruler of the Fadhli Sultanate, a traditional Arab monarchy in what is now southern Yemen.
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C.
Sultan Mohammad Khodabanda
Sultan Mohammad Khodabanda was a late 16th-century Safavid shah of Iran whose weak rule contributed to internal instability and the rise of powerful court factions.
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D.
Sultan Said bin Taimur
Sultan Said bin Taimur was the conservative and autocratic ruler of Muscat and Oman from 1932 to 1970, whose repressive policies and isolationism contributed to unrest and ultimately his overthrow by his son, Sultan Qaboos.
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E.
Sultan Muhammad
Sultan Muhammad was a renowned 16th-century Persian miniaturist of the Safavid era, celebrated for his richly detailed, vibrant illustrations in royal manuscripts such as the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.