Rostam-e Dastan
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Rostam-e Dastan is the legendary Persian hero of the Shahnameh, famed for his superhuman strength, loyalty, and epic exploits in Iranian mythology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rostam-e Dastan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5385769 — 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: Rostam-e Dastan Context triple: [Rostam, notableTitle, Rostam-e Dastan]
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A.
Shahnameh
Shahnameh is an epic poem by Ferdowsi that recounts the mythological and historical past of Greater Iran and is considered one of the most important works of Persian literature.
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B.
Shahnama-e-Islam
Shahnama-e-Islam is an epic Urdu poetic work that narrates Islamic history and heroes in a grand, literary style.
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C.
Khosrow and Shirin
Khosrow and Shirin is a classic romantic epic poem by the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi, recounting the legendary love story between the Sasanian king Khosrow II and the Armenian princess Shirin.
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D.
Leyli and Majnun
Leyli and Majnun is a classic Azerbaijani-Turkic narrative poem by Fuzuli that retells the legendary tragic love story of Layla and Majnun within the Islamic literary tradition.
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E.
La Galigo epic
The La Galigo epic is a monumental Bugis literary work from South Sulawesi, Indonesia, recounting mythic origins, deities, and heroic adventures that form a core of Bugis cultural and spiritual tradition.
- 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: Rostam-e Dastan Target entity description: Rostam-e Dastan is the legendary Persian hero of the Shahnameh, famed for his superhuman strength, loyalty, and epic exploits in Iranian mythology.
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A.
Shahnameh
Shahnameh is an epic poem by Ferdowsi that recounts the mythological and historical past of Greater Iran and is considered one of the most important works of Persian literature.
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B.
Shahnama-e-Islam
Shahnama-e-Islam is an epic Urdu poetic work that narrates Islamic history and heroes in a grand, literary style.
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C.
Khosrow and Shirin
Khosrow and Shirin is a classic romantic epic poem by the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi, recounting the legendary love story between the Sasanian king Khosrow II and the Armenian princess Shirin.
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D.
Leyli and Majnun
Leyli and Majnun is a classic Azerbaijani-Turkic narrative poem by Fuzuli that retells the legendary tragic love story of Layla and Majnun within the Islamic literary tradition.
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E.
La Galigo epic
The La Galigo epic is a monumental Bugis literary work from South Sulawesi, Indonesia, recounting mythic origins, deities, and heroic adventures that form a core of Bugis cultural and spiritual tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian mythological character
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Shahnameh character ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ mythological hero ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rostam ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Shahnameh ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sistan
ⓘ
Zabulistan ⓘ
linked to:
Zabul Province
|
| birthplace | Sistan ⓘ |
| companion | Rakhsh ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ferdowsi ⓘ |
| culture |
Iranian
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| diesBy | treachery ⓘ |
| enemy |
Esfandiyar
ⓘ
White Demon ⓘ |
| father | Zal ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Rostam-e Dastan ⓘ |
| influenced |
Iranian folklore
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Persian literature ⓘ |
| killedBy | Shaghad ⓘ |
| kills |
Esfandiyar
ⓘ
Sohrab ⓘ White Demon ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Persian ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Iran
ⓘ
Iranian kings ⓘ |
| mother | Rudabeh ⓘ |
| name | Rostam ⓘ |
| notableDeed |
Seven Labors of Rostam
ⓘ
linked to:
Rostam’s seven labors
|
| notableFor |
epic exploits
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loyalty ⓘ superhuman strength ⓘ tragic fate of his son Sohrab ⓘ |
| performs | Haft Khan ⓘ |
| relative | Shaghad ⓘ |
| religiousContext | pre-Islamic Iranian mythology ⓘ |
| rides | Rakhsh ⓘ |
| role |
champion of Iran
ⓘ
national hero of Iran ⓘ |
| son | Sohrab ⓘ |
| spouseOrLover | Tahmineh ⓘ |
| symbolizes | heroic ideal in Persian culture ⓘ |
| timeOfCompositionContext | 10th–11th century Persian epic tradition ⓘ |
| weapon |
bow
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mace ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rostam-e Dastan Description of subject: Rostam-e Dastan is the legendary Persian hero of the Shahnameh, famed for his superhuman strength, loyalty, and epic exploits in Iranian mythology.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.