Ustad Vilayat Khan
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Ustad Vilayat Khan was a legendary Indian sitar maestro and innovator of the instrument, renowned for his profound contributions to Hindustani classical music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ustad Vilayat Khan canonical | 2 |
| Ustad Vilayat Khan Sahib | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7122175 — 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: Ustad Vilayat Khan Context triple: [Jalsaghar, musicBy, Ustad Vilayat Khan]
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A.
Aftab Iqbal
Aftab Iqbal was the son of the renowned philosopher-poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal and a Pakistani academic and literary figure in his own right.
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B.
Ustad Mansur
Ustad Mansur was a celebrated Mughal court painter renowned for his highly detailed natural history and wildlife illustrations during the reign of Emperor Jahangir.
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C.
Lal Chand Ustad
Lal Chand Ustad was an Indian architect best known for designing Jaipur’s iconic Hawa Mahal, a landmark of Rajput and Mughal architectural fusion.
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D.
Ustad Bismillah Khan
Ustad Bismillah Khan was a legendary Indian shehnai maestro renowned for popularizing the instrument globally and for his contributions to Hindustani classical music.
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E.
Ustad Bukhari
Ustad Bukhari was a prominent Sindhi poet and literary figure known for his influential contributions to modern Sindhi literature and culture.
- 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: Ustad Vilayat Khan Target entity description: Ustad Vilayat Khan was a legendary Indian sitar maestro and innovator of the instrument, renowned for his profound contributions to Hindustani classical music.
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A.
Aftab Iqbal
Aftab Iqbal was the son of the renowned philosopher-poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal and a Pakistani academic and literary figure in his own right.
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B.
Ustad Mansur
Ustad Mansur was a celebrated Mughal court painter renowned for his highly detailed natural history and wildlife illustrations during the reign of Emperor Jahangir.
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C.
Lal Chand Ustad
Lal Chand Ustad was an Indian architect best known for designing Jaipur’s iconic Hawa Mahal, a landmark of Rajput and Mughal architectural fusion.
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D.
Ustad Bismillah Khan
Ustad Bismillah Khan was a legendary Indian shehnai maestro renowned for popularizing the instrument globally and for his contributions to Hindustani classical music.
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E.
Ustad Bukhari
Ustad Bukhari was a prominent Sindhi poet and literary figure known for his influential contributions to modern Sindhi literature and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindustani classical musician
ⓘ
composer ⓘ person ⓘ sitarist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2004 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ustad Vilayat Khan Sahib
ⓘ
linked to:
Ustad Vilayat Khan
Vilayat Khan ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Imdadkhani gharana ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Padma Bhushan (refused)
ⓘ
linked to:
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri (refused) ⓘ Padma Vibhushan (refused) ⓘ
linked to:
Padma Vibhushan
|
| birthDate | 1928-08-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Gouripur, Mymensingh, Bengal Presidency, British India ⓘ |
| child |
Hidayat Khan
ⓘ
linked to:
Enayat Khan
Shujaat Khan ⓘ
linked to:
Shujaat Husain Khan
|
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2004-03-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
ⓘ
linked to:
Mumbai
|
| ethnicity | Indian Muslim ⓘ |
| familyName | Khan ⓘ |
| father | Enayat Khan ⓘ |
| fullName | Vilayat Khan ⓘ |
| genre | Hindustani classical music ⓘ |
| gharana | Imdadkhani gharana ⓘ |
| givenName | Vilayat ⓘ |
| grandfather | Imdad Khan ⓘ |
| honorific | Ustad ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hidayat Khan
ⓘ
linked to:
Enayat Khan
Shujaat Khan ⓘ
linked to:
Shujaat Husain Khan
many contemporary sitar players ⓘ |
| instrument | sitar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
long, elaborate alap improvisations
ⓘ
lyrical and vocalistic approach to sitar ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the greatest sitar players of the 20th century ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of gayaki ang on sitar
ⓘ
innovation in sitar playing ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Europe
ⓘ
India ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| performedWith | Imrat Khan ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
EMI
ⓘ
His Master’s Voice ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sibling | Imrat Khan ⓘ |
| style | gayaki ang ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Ustad Vilayat Khan