Fariduddin Masud
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Fariduddin Masud, widely known as Baba Farid, was a 12th–13th century Punjabi Sufi saint and poet revered as one of the earliest and most influential figures of the Chishti order in South Asia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fariduddin Masud canonical | 2 |
| Fariduddin Masud Ganjshakar | 1 |
| Shah Fariduddin Masud | 1 |
| Shaikh Fariduddin Masud | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5489152 — 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: Fariduddin Masud Context triple: [Baba Farid, fullName, Fariduddin Masud]
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A.
Jawed Ahmad Karim
Jawed Ahmad Karim is a German-American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of YouTube and for uploading the platform’s first video, "Me at the zoo."
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B.
Shafiur Rahman
Shafiur Rahman was a Bengali activist who became one of the early martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement in what was then East Bengal (now Bangladesh), symbolizing the struggle for recognition of the Bengali language.
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C.
Humayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed was a prolific and hugely popular Bangladeshi writer, dramatist, and filmmaker whose novels and television dramas reshaped modern Bengali popular culture.
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D.
Abdus Samad
Abdus Samad was a prominent Mughal-era painter known for helping shape the early imperial painting style at the courts of the Mughal emperors.
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E.
Zahir Raihan
Zahir Raihan was a prominent Bangladeshi filmmaker, novelist, and political activist known for his pioneering work in Bengali cinema and his disappearance during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
- 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: Fariduddin Masud Target entity description: Fariduddin Masud, widely known as Baba Farid, was a 12th–13th century Punjabi Sufi saint and poet revered as one of the earliest and most influential figures of the Chishti order in South Asia.
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A.
Jawed Ahmad Karim
Jawed Ahmad Karim is a German-American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of YouTube and for uploading the platform’s first video, "Me at the zoo."
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B.
Shafiur Rahman
Shafiur Rahman was a Bengali activist who became one of the early martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement in what was then East Bengal (now Bangladesh), symbolizing the struggle for recognition of the Bengali language.
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C.
Humayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed was a prolific and hugely popular Bangladeshi writer, dramatist, and filmmaker whose novels and television dramas reshaped modern Bengali popular culture.
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D.
Abdus Samad
Abdus Samad was a prominent Mughal-era painter known for helping shape the early imperial painting style at the courts of the Mughal emperors.
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E.
Zahir Raihan
Zahir Raihan was a prominent Bangladeshi filmmaker, novelist, and political activist known for his pioneering work in Bengali cinema and his disappearance during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chishti Sufi
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Muslim mystic ⓘ Punjabi literary figure ⓘ South Asian religious leader ⓘ Sufi saint ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Baba Farid
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Fariduddin Ganjshakar ⓘ |
| centuryActive |
12th century
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13th century ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | Punjabi ⓘ |
| emphasized |
asceticism
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love and devotion ⓘ remembrance of God ⓘ |
| fullName | Fariduddin Masud ⓘ |
| hasWorkIn | Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | medieval India ⓘ |
| honorific | Baba ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chishti order in the Indian subcontinent
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linked to:
Chishti Order
Punjabi Sufi tradition ⓘ Sikh religious literature ⓘ later Punjabi poets ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
one of the earliest Punjabi Sufi poets
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one of the most influential Chishti saints in South Asia ⓘ |
| languageOfPoetry |
Multani
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Persian ⓘ Punjabi ⓘ |
| legacy |
foundational figure in Punjabi spiritual literature
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major shrine and pilgrimage traditions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Punjabi Sufi poetry
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inclusion of hymns in Sikh scripture ⓘ influence on Chishti Sufism in South Asia ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | mystical Islam ⓘ |
| region |
Punjab
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South Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| role |
spiritual guide
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teacher of Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| sufiOrder |
Chishti order
ⓘ
linked to:
Chishti Order
|
| tradition |
Chishti Sufi tradition
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linked to:
Chishti Order
|
| veneratedIn |
Punjab
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South Asia ⓘ Sufism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fariduddin Masud Description of subject: Fariduddin Masud, widely known as Baba Farid, was a 12th–13th century Punjabi Sufi saint and poet revered as one of the earliest and most influential figures of the Chishti order in South Asia.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Fariduddin Masud
linked to: Fariduddin Masud