Ilyas Shahi dynasty
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The Ilyas Shahi dynasty was the first independent ruling house of the Bengal Sultanate, known for consolidating Bengal’s autonomy from Delhi and expanding its territory in the 14th and 15th centuries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ilyas Shahi dynasty canonical | 20 |
| House of Ilyas Shah | 1 |
| Ilyas Shahi rulers of Bengal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1569458 — 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: Ilyas Shahi dynasty Context triple: [Bengal Sultanate, dynasty, Ilyas Shahi dynasty]
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A.
Sayyid dynasty
The Sayyid dynasty was a Muslim ruling family that governed the Delhi Sultanate in northern India during the 15th century, following the Tughlaqs and preceding the Lodis.
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B.
Tughlaq dynasty
The Tughlaq dynasty was a medieval Muslim ruling family that governed much of the Indian subcontinent from Delhi in the 14th century, noted for ambitious but often unstable administrative and architectural projects.
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C.
Lodi dynasty
The Lodi dynasty was the last ruling family of the Delhi Sultanate, an Afghan-led Muslim dynasty that governed parts of northern India in the 15th and early 16th centuries until its defeat by the Mughals.
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D.
Arghun dynasty
The Arghun dynasty was a late medieval Turkic-Mongol ruling family that controlled parts of Sindh and Balochistan in present-day Pakistan during the 15th and 16th centuries.
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E.
Timurid dynasty
The Timurid dynasty was a Turco-Mongol ruling family founded by Timur (Tamerlane) that established a major empire in Central Asia and Iran and later gave rise to the Mughal rulers of the Indian subcontinent.
- 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: Ilyas Shahi dynasty Target entity description: The Ilyas Shahi dynasty was the first independent ruling house of the Bengal Sultanate, known for consolidating Bengal’s autonomy from Delhi and expanding its territory in the 14th and 15th centuries.
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A.
Sayyid dynasty
The Sayyid dynasty was a Muslim ruling family that governed the Delhi Sultanate in northern India during the 15th century, following the Tughlaqs and preceding the Lodis.
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B.
Tughlaq dynasty
The Tughlaq dynasty was a medieval Muslim ruling family that governed much of the Indian subcontinent from Delhi in the 14th century, noted for ambitious but often unstable administrative and architectural projects.
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C.
Lodi dynasty
The Lodi dynasty was the last ruling family of the Delhi Sultanate, an Afghan-led Muslim dynasty that governed parts of northern India in the 15th and early 16th centuries until its defeat by the Mughals.
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D.
Arghun dynasty
The Arghun dynasty was a late medieval Turkic-Mongol ruling family that controlled parts of Sindh and Balochistan in present-day Pakistan during the 15th and 16th centuries.
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E.
Timurid dynasty
The Timurid dynasty was a Turco-Mongol ruling family founded by Timur (Tamerlane) that established a major empire in Central Asia and Iran and later gave rise to the Mughal rulers of the Indian subcontinent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ilyas Shahi dynasty Description of subject: The Ilyas Shahi dynasty was the first independent ruling house of the Bengal Sultanate, known for consolidating Bengal’s autonomy from Delhi and expanding its territory in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ilyas Shahi dynasty
linked to: Ilyas Shahi dynasty
subject linked to:
Gaur city (medieval capital in Bengal)