Iskandarnama
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Iskandarnama is a medieval Persian epic poem by Nizami Ganjavi that recounts the legendary adventures and philosophical journeys of Alexander the Great (Iskandar) in a richly romanticized and didactic style.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iskandarnama canonical | 2 |
| اسکندرنامه | 2 |
| Khirad-nama-yi Iskandari | 1 |
| İskendernâme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21288044 — 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: Iskandarnama Context triple: [Khamsa of Nizami, hasPart, Iskandarnama]
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A.
Padshahnama
Padshahnama is an illustrated 17th-century Mughal court chronicle that lavishly records the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan.
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B.
Zendan-e Eskandar
Zendan-e Eskandar is a historic structure in Yazd, Iran, traditionally associated with legends of Alexander the Great and often identified as an ancient prison or dungeon.
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C.
Shahnama-e-Islam
Shahnama-e-Islam is an epic Urdu poetic work that narrates Islamic history and heroes in a grand, literary style.
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D.
Akbarnama
Akbarnama is a 16th-century chronicle written by Abu'l-Fazl that records the life and reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar and the history of his empire.
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E.
Baysunghur Shahnameh
The Baysunghur Shahnameh is a lavishly illustrated 15th-century Persian manuscript of Ferdowsi’s epic "Shahnameh," renowned as one of the finest masterpieces of Timurid book art.
- 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: Iskandarnama Target entity description: Iskandarnama is a medieval Persian epic poem by Nizami Ganjavi that recounts the legendary adventures and philosophical journeys of Alexander the Great (Iskandar) in a richly romanticized and didactic style.
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A.
Padshahnama
Padshahnama is an illustrated 17th-century Mughal court chronicle that lavishly records the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan.
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B.
Zendan-e Eskandar
Zendan-e Eskandar is a historic structure in Yazd, Iran, traditionally associated with legends of Alexander the Great and often identified as an ancient prison or dungeon.
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C.
Shahnama-e-Islam
Shahnama-e-Islam is an epic Urdu poetic work that narrates Islamic history and heroes in a grand, literary style.
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D.
Akbarnama
Akbarnama is a 16th-century chronicle written by Abu'l-Fazl that records the life and reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar and the history of his empire.
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E.
Baysunghur Shahnameh
The Baysunghur Shahnameh is a lavishly illustrated 15th-century Persian manuscript of Ferdowsi’s epic "Shahnameh," renowned as one of the finest masterpieces of Timurid book art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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