Asaf Jah III
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Asaf Jah III was the third Nizam of Hyderabad, a prominent 19th-century ruler of the Asaf Jahi dynasty in the Deccan region of India.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asaf Jah III canonical | 3 |
| 3rd Nizam of Hyderabad | 1 |
| Asaf Jah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3357926 — 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: Asaf Jah III Context triple: [Asaf Jahi dynasty, notableRuler, Asaf Jah III]
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A.
Asaf Jah II
Asaf Jah II was the second Nizam of Hyderabad, an 18th-century ruler known for consolidating his dynasty’s power amid the decline of the Mughal Empire and the rise of British influence in India.
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B.
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I was an 18th-century Mughal nobleman who became the first Nizam of Hyderabad, establishing a powerful and semi-independent dynasty in the Deccan region of India.
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C.
Mir Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII
Mir Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII was the last ruling Nizam of Hyderabad, renowned as one of the wealthiest men of his time and a prominent Indian monarch during the late British colonial period.
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D.
Nawab of the Carnatic
The Nawab of the Carnatic was a hereditary Muslim ruler and vassal of the Mughal Empire (later interacting with European colonial powers) who governed the Carnatic region in southern India from the late 17th to the mid-19th century.
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E.
Shuja-ud-Daula
Shuja-ud-Daula was the Nawab of Awadh in the mid-18th century, known for his significant role in North Indian politics and his alliance against the British East India Company.
- 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: Asaf Jah III Target entity description: Asaf Jah III was the third Nizam of Hyderabad, a prominent 19th-century ruler of the Asaf Jahi dynasty in the Deccan region of India.
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A.
Asaf Jah II
Asaf Jah II was the second Nizam of Hyderabad, an 18th-century ruler known for consolidating his dynasty’s power amid the decline of the Mughal Empire and the rise of British influence in India.
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B.
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I
Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I was an 18th-century Mughal nobleman who became the first Nizam of Hyderabad, establishing a powerful and semi-independent dynasty in the Deccan region of India.
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C.
Mir Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII
Mir Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII was the last ruling Nizam of Hyderabad, renowned as one of the wealthiest men of his time and a prominent Indian monarch during the late British colonial period.
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D.
Nawab of the Carnatic
The Nawab of the Carnatic was a hereditary Muslim ruler and vassal of the Mughal Empire (later interacting with European colonial powers) who governed the Carnatic region in southern India from the late 17th to the mid-19th century.
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E.
Shuja-ud-Daula
Shuja-ud-Daula was the Nawab of Awadh in the mid-18th century, known for his significant role in North Indian politics and his alliance against the British East India Company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nizam of Hyderabad
ⓘ
human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Deccan politics
ⓘ
Hyderabad State ⓘ
surface form:
Hyderabad State nobility
|
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Hyderabad State ⓘ |
| culture |
Deccani culture
ⓘ
Indo-Islamic culture ⓘ |
| dynasty | Asaf Jahi dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Deccani Muslim ⓘ |
| followedBy | Asaf Jah IV ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Hyderabad ⓘ |
| hasGivenName |
Asaf Jah III
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Asaf Jah
|
| hasHeritage |
Indian
ⓘ
Turko-Persian ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Asaf Jah III
self-link
ⓘ
Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ |
| knownFor | patronage of Indo-Islamic traditions in Hyderabad ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Marathi
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ Telugu ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | India ⓘ |
| memberOf | Asaf Jahi dynasty ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Nizam ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the third ruler of the Asaf Jahi dynasty
ⓘ
ruling Hyderabad State in the 19th century ⓘ |
| ordinalInFamily | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf |
19th-century Indian history
ⓘ
Asaf Jahi dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Asaf Jahi rulers of Hyderabad
history of Hyderabad State ⓘ history of the Deccan ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Asaf Jah III
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
3rd Nizam of Hyderabad
|
| precededBy | Asaf Jah II ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Deccan Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Deccan
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
Chowmahalla Palace
ⓘ
Hyderabad ⓘ |
| ruledDuringCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| seatOfPower | Hyderabad State ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
parts of present-day Karnataka
ⓘ
parts of present-day Maharashtra ⓘ parts of present-day Telangana ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Asaf Jah III Description of subject: Asaf Jah III was the third Nizam of Hyderabad, a prominent 19th-century ruler of the Asaf Jahi dynasty in the Deccan region of India.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
3rd Nizam of Hyderabad
this entity surface form:
Asaf Jah