Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani
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Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani is a proud former Iranian military officer struggling to rebuild his status and provide for his family in the United States, whose rigid honor and desperation drive the central tragedy of the story.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5342458 — 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: Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani Context triple: [House of Sand and Fog, mainCharacter, Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani]
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A.
Sattar Hashemi
Sattar Hashemi is an Iranian professional known as a notable alumnus of Sharif University of Technology, one of Iran’s leading engineering and science institutions.
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B.
Nematollah Nassiri
Nematollah Nassiri was an Iranian general who served as a powerful and controversial head of the Shah’s secret police during the Pahlavi era.
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C.
Ebrahim Afshar
Ebrahim Afshar was a short-reigning 18th-century Persian monarch of the Afsharid dynasty who briefly succeeded Nader Shah during a turbulent period in Iran’s history.
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D.
Mohammad Beheshti
Mohammad Beheshti was an influential Iranian cleric, jurist, and revolutionary leader who played a key role in shaping the Islamic Republic’s political and legal system before his assassination in 1981.
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E.
Sirajuddin Haqqani
Sirajuddin Haqqani is a senior Afghan militant leader who heads the Haqqani network and serves as a key figure within the Taliban’s leadership.
- 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: Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani Target entity description: Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani is a proud former Iranian military officer struggling to rebuild his status and provide for his family in the United States, whose rigid honor and desperation drive the central tragedy of the story.
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A.
Sattar Hashemi
Sattar Hashemi is an Iranian professional known as a notable alumnus of Sharif University of Technology, one of Iran’s leading engineering and science institutions.
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B.
Nematollah Nassiri
Nematollah Nassiri was an Iranian general who served as a powerful and controversial head of the Shah’s secret police during the Pahlavi era.
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C.
Ebrahim Afshar
Ebrahim Afshar was a short-reigning 18th-century Persian monarch of the Afsharid dynasty who briefly succeeded Nader Shah during a turbulent period in Iran’s history.
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D.
Mohammad Beheshti
Mohammad Beheshti was an influential Iranian cleric, jurist, and revolutionary leader who played a key role in shaping the Islamic Republic’s political and legal system before his assassination in 1981.
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E.
Sirajuddin Haqqani
Sirajuddin Haqqani is a senior Afghan militant leader who heads the Haqqani network and serves as a key figure within the Taliban’s leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ novel character ⓘ |
| adaptedForScreenBy | Vadim Perelman ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
film "House of Sand and Fog"
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novel "House of Sand and Fog" ⓘ
linked to:
House of Sand and Fog
|
| background | former high-ranking officer under the Shah of Iran ⓘ |
| centralTo | tragedy in "House of Sand and Fog" ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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desperate ⓘ honor-bound ⓘ proud ⓘ rigid ⓘ |
| child |
Esmail Behrani
ⓘ
linked to:
Massoud Behrani
Soraya Behrani ⓘ |
| creator | Andre Dubus III ⓘ |
| emigratedTo |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| ethnicBackground |
Iranian
ⓘ
linked to:
Iranian peoples
|
| familyName | Behrani ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | House of Sand and Fog ⓘ |
| filmReleaseContext |
"House of Sand and Fog" film (2003)
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linked to:
film "House of Sand and Fog"
|
| firstAppearance |
novel "House of Sand and Fog" (1999)
ⓘ
linked to:
House of Sand and Fog
|
| formerOccupation | colonel in the Imperial Iranian Army ⓘ |
| fullName |
Massoud Amir Behrani
ⓘ
linked to:
Massoud Behrani
|
| givenName | Massoud ⓘ |
| involvedIn | property dispute with Kathy Nicolo ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| moralComplexity | morally ambiguous character ⓘ |
| motivation |
provide for his family
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rebuild social status in America ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
co-protagonist of "House of Sand and Fog"
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tragic figure ⓘ |
| nationality | Iranian ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ben Kingsley ⓘ |
| postImmigrationJob |
gas station worker
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roadside laborer ⓘ |
| purchases | house previously owned by Kathy Nicolo ⓘ |
| residence |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| spouse | Nadi Behrani ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
American Dream
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clash of cultures ⓘ honor and pride ⓘ immigrant experience in the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani Description of subject: Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani is a proud former Iranian military officer struggling to rebuild his status and provide for his family in the United States, whose rigid honor and desperation drive the central tragedy of the story.
Referenced by (1)
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