Sabuktigin
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Sabuktigin was a Turkic slave-turned-military commander who founded the Ghaznavid dynasty in the late 10th century, laying the groundwork for a powerful Islamic empire in present-day Afghanistan and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sabuktigin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3985032 — 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: Sabuktigin Context triple: [Ghaznavid Empire, firstRuler, Sabuktigin]
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Muhammad of Ghor
Muhammad of Ghor was a 12th-century Ghurid sultan whose conquests in northern India laid the foundations for Muslim rule and the later Delhi Sultanate.
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B.
Muhammad Shaybani
Muhammad Shaybani was a prominent Uzbek military leader and khan who unified various Uzbek tribes and founded a powerful dynasty in Central Asia in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
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C.
Mahmud of Ghazni
Mahmud of Ghazni was an 11th-century Turkic ruler and military conqueror who transformed Ghazni into a powerful Islamic empire and a major center of Persian culture.
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D.
Muiz ud-Din Bahram
Muiz ud-Din Bahram was a 13th-century ruler of the Delhi Sultanate from the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty who briefly held the throne amid intense court intrigues and succession struggles.
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E.
Adud al-Dawla
Adud al-Dawla was a powerful 10th-century Buyid ruler renowned for consolidating control over much of Iran and Iraq and for his extensive building and patronage of culture in Baghdad and Shiraz.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sabuktigin Target entity description: Sabuktigin was a Turkic slave-turned-military commander who founded the Ghaznavid dynasty in the late 10th century, laying the groundwork for a powerful Islamic empire in present-day Afghanistan and surrounding regions.
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A.
Muhammad of Ghor
Muhammad of Ghor was a 12th-century Ghurid sultan whose conquests in northern India laid the foundations for Muslim rule and the later Delhi Sultanate.
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B.
Muhammad Shaybani
Muhammad Shaybani was a prominent Uzbek military leader and khan who unified various Uzbek tribes and founded a powerful dynasty in Central Asia in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
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C.
Mahmud of Ghazni
Mahmud of Ghazni was an 11th-century Turkic ruler and military conqueror who transformed Ghazni into a powerful Islamic empire and a major center of Persian culture.
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D.
Muiz ud-Din Bahram
Muiz ud-Din Bahram was a 13th-century ruler of the Delhi Sultanate from the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty who briefly held the throne amid intense court intrigues and succession struggles.
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E.
Adud al-Dawla
Adud al-Dawla was a powerful 10th-century Buyid ruler renowned for consolidating control over much of Iran and Iraq and for his extensive building and patronage of culture in Baghdad and Shiraz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founder of dynasty
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historical figure ⓘ military commander ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 10th century ⓘ |
| allegianceEarlyCareer | Samanid Empire ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Turkestan region (historical)
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surface form:
region of Turkestan
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| burialPlace | Ghazni ⓘ |
| capital | Ghazni ⓘ |
| child |
Ismail of Ghazni
ⓘ
Mahmud of Ghazni ⓘ |
| conflict |
Hindu Shahi dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu Shahi kingdom
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| countryOfRule |
Ghaznavid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghaznavid dynasty
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| deathDate | 997 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
near Balkh
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region of present-day Afghanistan ⓘ |
| dynastyFounded |
Ghaznavid Empire
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surface form:
Ghaznavid dynasty
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| employer | Alptigin ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Turkic ⓘ |
| founded |
Ghaznavid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghaznavid dynasty
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| governmentFormed | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt |
Persian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
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| legacy | laid foundations for Mahmud of Ghazni’s empire ⓘ |
| militaryBase | Ghazni ⓘ |
| militaryStrategy | frontier warfare against Hindu Shahi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expansion of Islamic rule in Afghanistan
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founding the Ghaznavid dynasty ⓘ |
| occupation |
military commander
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ruler ⓘ slave-soldier ⓘ |
| opponent |
Raja Jayapala
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surface form:
Jayapala
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| politicalStatus | semi-independent vassal of the Samanids ⓘ |
| predecessor | Alptigin ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
parts of eastern Iran
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parts of northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ present-day Afghanistan ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| socialOrigin | ghulam (military slave) ⓘ |
| spouse | daughter of Alptigin ⓘ |
| successor | Ismail of Ghazni ⓘ |
| territoryExpandedTo |
Kabul region
NERFINISHED
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Zabulistan NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Khurasan ⓘ |
| title |
Mahmud of Ghazni
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surface form:
Amir of Ghazni
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Subject: Sabuktigin Description of subject: Sabuktigin was a Turkic slave-turned-military commander who founded the Ghaznavid dynasty in the late 10th century, laying the groundwork for a powerful Islamic empire in present-day Afghanistan and surrounding regions.
Referenced by (2)
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