Ahmad Shah Qajar
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Ahmad Shah Qajar was the final monarch of Iran’s Qajar dynasty, whose weak rule and political turmoil led to the rise of Reza Shah and the establishment of the Pahlavi dynasty.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ahmad Shah Qajar canonical | 7 |
| 1925 deposition of Ahmad Shah Qajar | 1 |
| Sultan Ahmad Shah Qajar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2106961 — 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: Ahmad Shah Qajar Context triple: [Qajar Iran, lastRuler, Ahmad Shah Qajar]
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A.
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar was the founder of the Qajar dynasty and ruler of Iran in the late 18th century, known for reunifying the country after a period of fragmentation through ruthless military and political campaigns.
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B.
Nader Shah
Nader Shah was an 18th-century Persian ruler and military conqueror who founded the Afsharid dynasty and briefly restored Iran as a major regional power through his campaigns across the Middle East and India.
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C.
Abbas II
Abbas II was a 17th-century Safavid shah of Iran known for consolidating central authority, promoting economic prosperity, and patronizing arts and architecture.
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D.
Khusrav Mirza
Khusrav Mirza was a Mughal prince of the early 17th century, known for rebelling against his father Emperor Jahangir and becoming a focal point in the empire’s succession struggles.
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E.
Ismail Khan
Ismail Khan is an Afghan mujahideen leader and former governor of Herat, known for his prominent role as a commander during the Soviet–Afghan War and later conflicts in Afghanistan.
- 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: Ahmad Shah Qajar Target entity description: Ahmad Shah Qajar was the final monarch of Iran’s Qajar dynasty, whose weak rule and political turmoil led to the rise of Reza Shah and the establishment of the Pahlavi dynasty.
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A.
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar was the founder of the Qajar dynasty and ruler of Iran in the late 18th century, known for reunifying the country after a period of fragmentation through ruthless military and political campaigns.
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B.
Nader Shah
Nader Shah was an 18th-century Persian ruler and military conqueror who founded the Afsharid dynasty and briefly restored Iran as a major regional power through his campaigns across the Middle East and India.
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C.
Abbas II
Abbas II was a 17th-century Safavid shah of Iran known for consolidating central authority, promoting economic prosperity, and patronizing arts and architecture.
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D.
Khusrav Mirza
Khusrav Mirza was a Mughal prince of the early 17th century, known for rebelling against his father Emperor Jahangir and becoming a focal point in the empire’s succession struggles.
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E.
Ismail Khan
Ismail Khan is an Afghan mujahideen leader and former governor of Herat, known for his prominent role as a commander during the Soviet–Afghan War and later conflicts in Afghanistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qajar dynasty monarch
ⓘ
Shah of Iran ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| ascendedThroneAsMinor | true ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1898-01-21 ⓘ |
| birthName |
Ahmad Shah Qajar
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sultan Ahmad Shah Qajar
|
| birthPlace |
Qajar Iran
ⓘ
Tabriz ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Iraq
ⓘ
Karbala ⓘ |
| cameToPowerAfter | deposition of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| contributedTo | rise of Reza Shah Pahlavi ⓘ |
| coronationDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Iran ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1930-02-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
France
ⓘ
Neuilly-sur-Seine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deposedBy |
Parliament of Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Majles of Iran
|
| depositionYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Qajar Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qajar dynasty
|
| exiledTo |
Europe
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| familyName |
Qajar Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qajar
|
| father | Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar ⓘ |
| givenName |
Ahmed
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahmad
|
| house |
Qajar Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Qajar
|
| knownFor |
being the last Qajar Shah of Iran
ⓘ
political instability during his reign ⓘ weak central authority ⓘ |
| lostEffectivePowerTo |
Reza Khan Mirpanj
ⓘ
surface form:
Reza Khan
|
| mother | Malakeh Jahan ⓘ |
| name | Ahmad Shah Qajar self-link ⓘ |
| notableEventDuringReign |
1921 Persian coup d'état
ⓘ
British and Russian influence in Iran ⓘ Persian Constitutional Revolution aftermath ⓘ World War I in Persia ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Shah of Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Iran
Shah ⓘ
surface form:
Shah of Persia
|
| predecessor | Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar ⓘ |
| regentDuringMinority |
al-Mulk
ⓘ
surface form:
Azud al-Mulk
|
| reignEnd | 1925 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1909 ⓘ |
| religion | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| successor | Reza Shah Pahlavi ⓘ |
| successorDynasty | Pahlavi dynasty ⓘ |
| title |
Shahanshah of Persia
ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ |
| wasLastMonarchOf |
Qajar Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qajar dynasty
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ahmad Shah Qajar Description of subject: Ahmad Shah Qajar was the final monarch of Iran’s Qajar dynasty, whose weak rule and political turmoil led to the rise of Reza Shah and the establishment of the Pahlavi dynasty.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1925 deposition of Ahmad Shah Qajar
this entity surface form:
Sultan Ahmad Shah Qajar