Guards at the Taj
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Guards at the Taj is a darkly comic stage play by Rajiv Joseph that explores friendship, beauty, and violence through the story of two imperial guards on the eve of the Taj Mahal’s unveiling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Guards at the Taj canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3268867 — 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: Guards at the Taj Context triple: [Rajiv Joseph, notableWork, Guards at the Taj]
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A.
Kamar-Taj
Kamar-Taj is a hidden mystical sanctuary and training ground for sorcerers in the Marvel universe, where masters of the mystic arts teach magic and defend reality from supernatural threats.
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B.
India Gate
India Gate is a prominent war memorial in New Delhi, India, commemorating Indian soldiers who died in World War I and other conflicts.
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C.
Hazuri Bagh
Hazuri Bagh is a historic garden and courtyard in the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan, situated between major Mughal-era monuments such as the Badshahi Mosque and Lahore Fort.
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D.
Taj
Taj was the former name of Esteghlal F.C., one of Iran’s most successful and popular football clubs.
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E.
Pari Mahal
Pari Mahal is a historic terraced garden and former Mughal-era royal observatory overlooking Dal Lake in Srinagar, India.
- 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: Guards at the Taj Target entity description: Guards at the Taj is a darkly comic stage play by Rajiv Joseph that explores friendship, beauty, and violence through the story of two imperial guards on the eve of the Taj Mahal’s unveiling.
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A.
Kamar-Taj
Kamar-Taj is a hidden mystical sanctuary and training ground for sorcerers in the Marvel universe, where masters of the mystic arts teach magic and defend reality from supernatural threats.
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B.
India Gate
India Gate is a prominent war memorial in New Delhi, India, commemorating Indian soldiers who died in World War I and other conflicts.
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C.
Hazuri Bagh
Hazuri Bagh is a historic garden and courtyard in the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan, situated between major Mughal-era monuments such as the Badshahi Mosque and Lahore Fort.
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D.
Taj
Taj was the former name of Esteghlal F.C., one of Iran’s most successful and popular football clubs.
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E.
Pari Mahal
Pari Mahal is a historic terraced garden and former Mughal-era royal observatory overlooking Dal Lake in Srinagar, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ stage play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Rajiv Joseph ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
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Lucille Lortel Award ⓘ
surface form:
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play
Obie Award for Best New American Play ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticForm | one-act play ⓘ |
| explores |
moral responsibility
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obedience to authority ⓘ the consequences of violence ⓘ the nature of beauty ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | imperial guards ⓘ |
| firstProductionCity | New York City ⓘ |
| firstProductionCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstProductionLocation | Atlantic Theater Company ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
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surface form:
Mughal Empire
architectural wonder ⓘ |
| hasTone |
darkly comic
ⓘ
philosophical ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| hasType | two-hander ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
beauty
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| numberOfCharacters | 2 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | live theatre ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Agra
ⓘ
Taj Mahal ⓘ |
| settingTime |
17th century
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eve of the Taj Mahal’s unveiling ⓘ |
| theme |
duty versus morality
ⓘ
loyalty and betrayal ⓘ power and authority ⓘ the cost of beauty ⓘ |
| writer | Rajiv Joseph ⓘ |
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Subject: Guards at the Taj Description of subject: Guards at the Taj is a darkly comic stage play by Rajiv Joseph that explores friendship, beauty, and violence through the story of two imperial guards on the eve of the Taj Mahal’s unveiling.
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