Sultan of Delhi
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The Sultan of Delhi was the Muslim sovereign ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, a powerful medieval Indian kingdom that controlled large parts of the subcontinent before the rise of the Mughal Empire.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sultan of Delhi canonical | 23 |
| Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate | 2 |
| Delhi Sultan | 1 |
| Sultan of Gujarat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3254410 — 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.
Target entity: Sultan of Delhi Context triple: [Lodi dynasty, usedTitle, Sultan of Delhi]
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A.
Najm-ud-Daulah
Najm-ud-Daulah was an 18th-century Nawab of Bengal who succeeded his father Mir Jafar under the dominance of the British East India Company.
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B.
Mughal Emperor
The Mughal Emperor was the supreme ruler of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent, wielding centralized political, military, and cultural authority over its various provinces and territories.
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C.
Sultan of the Seljuk Empire
The Sultan of the Seljuk Empire was the supreme ruler of a powerful medieval Turko-Persian dynasty that dominated much of the Islamic world and Anatolia before the rise of the Ottoman Empire.
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D.
Alauddin Khalji
Alauddin Khalji was a powerful 13th–14th century Sultan of Delhi known for his military conquests, administrative and economic reforms, and successful resistance against Mongol invasions.
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E.
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Muhammad bin Tughlaq was a 14th-century Sultan of Delhi known for his ambitious but often impractical administrative and economic reforms, including the failed experiment with token currency and the controversial transfer of the capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sultan of Delhi Target entity description: The Sultan of Delhi was the Muslim sovereign ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, a powerful medieval Indian kingdom that controlled large parts of the subcontinent before the rise of the Mughal Empire.
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A.
Najm-ud-Daulah
Najm-ud-Daulah was an 18th-century Nawab of Bengal who succeeded his father Mir Jafar under the dominance of the British East India Company.
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B.
Mughal Emperor
The Mughal Emperor was the supreme ruler of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent, wielding centralized political, military, and cultural authority over its various provinces and territories.
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C.
Sultan of the Seljuk Empire
The Sultan of the Seljuk Empire was the supreme ruler of a powerful medieval Turko-Persian dynasty that dominated much of the Islamic world and Anatolia before the rise of the Ottoman Empire.
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D.
Alauddin Khalji
Alauddin Khalji was a powerful 13th–14th century Sultan of Delhi known for his military conquests, administrative and economic reforms, and successful resistance against Mongol invasions.
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E.
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Muhammad bin Tughlaq was a 14th-century Sultan of Delhi known for his ambitious but often impractical administrative and economic reforms, including the failed experiment with token currency and the controversial transfer of the capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim ruler
ⓘ
monarch ⓘ royal title ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| capital | Delhi ⓘ |
| country | Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| dynastySequence |
Khalji dynasty
ⓘ
Lodi dynasty ⓘ Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ Sayyid dynasty ⓘ Tughlaq dynasty ⓘ |
| endTime | 1526 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Qutb al-Din Aibak ⓘ |
| firstHolderDynasty | Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
Mughal emperor ⓘ |
| governmentForm | sultanate ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Persian ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Persian ⓘ |
| legitimizedBy |
Islamic law
ⓘ
recognition by Muslim scholars (ulama) ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Alauddin Khalji
ⓘ
Ghiyas ud din Balban ⓘ
surface form:
Balban
Firoz Shah Tughlaq ⓘ
surface form:
Firuz Shah Tughluq
Ibrahim Lodi ⓘ Iltutmish ⓘ Muhammad bin Tughlaq ⓘ
surface form:
Muhammad bin Tughluq
Sikandar Lodi ⓘ |
| overthrownBy |
Babur
ⓘ
Mughal conquest of northern India ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal invasion of India
|
| partOf | Islamic monarchies in India ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | Delhi ⓘ |
| precededBy | Hindu dynasties of North India ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
introduction of Persianate court culture in North India
ⓘ
military expansion in North India ⓘ patronage of Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ |
| startTime | 1206 ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Delhi region
ⓘ
Haryana ⓘ Punjab ⓘ parts of Bengal ⓘ parts of Bihar ⓘ parts of Deccan at various times ⓘ parts of Gujarat ⓘ parts of Rajasthan ⓘ parts of Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| titleStyle |
Padshah (for some rulers)
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Sultan ⓘ |
| usedIn |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
medieval India ⓘ |
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Subject: Sultan of Delhi Description of subject: The Sultan of Delhi was the Muslim sovereign ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, a powerful medieval Indian kingdom that controlled large parts of the subcontinent before the rise of the Mughal Empire.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.