Megat Iskandar Shah
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Megat Iskandar Shah is another name for Parameswara, the founder and first ruler of the Malacca Sultanate in the early 15th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Megat Iskandar Shah canonical | 2 |
| Megat Iskandar Shah II | 1 |
| Sultan Megat Iskandar Shah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6902573 — 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: Megat Iskandar Shah Context triple: [Parameswara, alternativeName, Megat Iskandar Shah]
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A.
Shah Alam I
Shah Alam I was the Mughal emperor of India from 1707 to 1712, known for his short and turbulent reign following the death of Aurangzeb.
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B.
Raden Patah
Raden Patah was a Javanese Muslim ruler traditionally regarded as the founder of the first major Islamic kingdom in Java and a key figure in the early spread of Islam in Indonesia.
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C.
Shah Alam II
Shah Alam II was an 18th-century Mughal emperor of India whose weakened reign saw the empire’s authority erode and British power expand following conflicts such as the Battle of Buxar.
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D.
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah is the reigning Sultan of the Malaysian state of Selangor, known for his active role in state affairs and promotion of cultural and religious harmony.
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E.
Sultan Muhammad bin Miran Shah
Sultan Muhammad bin Miran Shah was a Timurid prince, the son of Miran Shah and a grandson of the empire’s founder Timur, who played a role in the internal dynastic struggles of the Timurid realm.
- 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: Megat Iskandar Shah Target entity description: Megat Iskandar Shah is another name for Parameswara, the founder and first ruler of the Malacca Sultanate in the early 15th century.
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A.
Shah Alam I
Shah Alam I was the Mughal emperor of India from 1707 to 1712, known for his short and turbulent reign following the death of Aurangzeb.
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B.
Raden Patah
Raden Patah was a Javanese Muslim ruler traditionally regarded as the founder of the first major Islamic kingdom in Java and a key figure in the early spread of Islam in Indonesia.
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C.
Shah Alam II
Shah Alam II was an 18th-century Mughal emperor of India whose weakened reign saw the empire’s authority erode and British power expand following conflicts such as the Battle of Buxar.
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D.
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah is the reigning Sultan of the Malaysian state of Selangor, known for his active role in state affairs and promotion of cultural and religious harmony.
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E.
Sultan Muhammad bin Miran Shah
Sultan Muhammad bin Miran Shah was a Timurid prince, the son of Miran Shah and a grandson of the empire’s founder Timur, who played a role in the internal dynastic struggles of the Timurid realm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founder of state
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Parameswara
ⓘ
Parameswara of Malacca ⓘ
linked to:
Parameswara
|
| associatedWith |
Malay Peninsula
ⓘ
Strait of Malacca ⓘ |
| capital | Malacca ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Indian Ocean trade network
ⓘ
South China Sea trade network ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Malacca Sultanate ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Malacca Sultanate dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Malacca Sultanate
|
| era | 15th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Malay ⓘ |
| founded |
Malacca
ⓘ
Malacca Sultanate ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Raja
ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ |
| historicalRole | founder of a major Malay Muslim polity ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Malay maritime trade
ⓘ
spread of Islam in the Malay Archipelago ⓘ |
| language |
Classical Malay
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Malay
|
| notableFor |
being the first Sultan of Malacca
ⓘ
establishing Malacca as a trading port ⓘ founding the Malacca Sultanate ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Malacca
ⓘ
history of Malaysia ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Sultan of Malacca
ⓘ
linked to:
Sultan Mahmud Shah of Malacca
first ruler of the Malacca Sultanate ⓘ |
| predecessorState |
Majapahit (as regional power context)
ⓘ
Srivijaya (as regional power context) ⓘ
linked to:
Srivijaya Empire
|
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| reignEndApprox | early 15th century ⓘ |
| reignStart | early 15th century ⓘ |
| reignStartApprox | c. 1400 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| successor |
Megat Iskandar Shah II
ⓘ
linked to:
Megat Iskandar Shah
Sultan Megat Iskandar Shah ⓘ
linked to:
Megat Iskandar Shah
|
| tradePolicy | encouraged international trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Megat Iskandar Shah Description of subject: Megat Iskandar Shah is another name for Parameswara, the founder and first ruler of the Malacca Sultanate in the early 15th century.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Megat Iskandar Shah
linked to: Megat Iskandar Shah