Great Mongol Shahnama
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The Great Mongol Shahnama is a monumental 14th-century illustrated Persian manuscript of Ferdowsi’s epic Shahnameh, renowned as one of the masterpieces of Ilkhanid book art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Mongol Shahnama canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7348761 — 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: Great Mongol Shahnama Context triple: [Ilkhanid art, majorWork, Great Mongol Shahnama]
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A.
Persian chronicles of the Mongol Empire
Persian chronicles of the Mongol Empire are medieval Islamic historical narratives that document the rise, expansion, and governance of the Mongol state, often blending courtly perspectives with broader accounts of Eurasian events.
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B.
House of Genghis Khan
The House of Genghis Khan is the ruling imperial clan founded by Genghis Khan, from which the Mongol Empire’s great khans and many subsequent Central and East Asian dynasties descended.
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C.
The Secret History of the Mongols
The Secret History of the Mongols is a 13th-century chronicle that provides the earliest and most detailed native account of Genghis Khan, his descendants, and the rise of the Mongol Empire.
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D.
Akbarnama
Akbarnama is a 16th-century chronicle written by Abu'l-Fazl that records the life and reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar and the history of his empire.
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E.
epic of Alpamys Batyr
The epic of Alpamys Batyr is a renowned Turkic heroic folk narrative, especially prominent among Kazakhs, that recounts the trials, bravery, and loyalty of the warrior-hero Alpamys.
- 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: Great Mongol Shahnama Target entity description: The Great Mongol Shahnama is a monumental 14th-century illustrated Persian manuscript of Ferdowsi’s epic Shahnameh, renowned as one of the masterpieces of Ilkhanid book art.
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A.
Persian chronicles of the Mongol Empire
Persian chronicles of the Mongol Empire are medieval Islamic historical narratives that document the rise, expansion, and governance of the Mongol state, often blending courtly perspectives with broader accounts of Eurasian events.
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B.
House of Genghis Khan
The House of Genghis Khan is the ruling imperial clan founded by Genghis Khan, from which the Mongol Empire’s great khans and many subsequent Central and East Asian dynasties descended.
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C.
The Secret History of the Mongols
The Secret History of the Mongols is a 13th-century chronicle that provides the earliest and most detailed native account of Genghis Khan, his descendants, and the rise of the Mongol Empire.
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D.
Akbarnama
Akbarnama is a 16th-century chronicle written by Abu'l-Fazl that records the life and reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar and the history of his empire.
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E.
epic of Alpamys Batyr
The epic of Alpamys Batyr is a renowned Turkic heroic folk narrative, especially prominent among Kazakhs, that recounts the trials, bravery, and loyalty of the warrior-hero Alpamys.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ilkhanid artwork
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Persian manuscript ⓘ Shahnameh manuscript ⓘ illustrated manuscript ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Demotte Shahnama
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linked to:
Baysunghur Shahnameh
|
| artStyle |
Ilkhanid style
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Perso-Mongol style ⓘ |
| associatedWith | art dealer Georges Demotte ⓘ |
| authorOfText | Ferdowsi ⓘ |
| basedOn | Shahnameh ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Ilkhanid court
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linked to:
Mongol Ilkhanate
|
| containsWork |
Shahnameh by Ferdowsi
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linked to:
Shahnameh
|
| countryOfOrigin |
Ilkhanate
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linked to:
Mongol Ilkhanate
|
| culturalContext | Mongol-ruled Iran ⓘ |
| currentLocation | various collections ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation |
circa 1330
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circa 1335 ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| iconography |
battles of Rustam
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courtly and royal scenes ⓘ |
| influenced |
Safavid Shahnameh manuscripts
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later Timurid manuscript painting ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Persian literature ⓘ |
| material | paper ⓘ |
| movement | Ilkhanid book arts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative pictorial style
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integration of Chinese and Western pictorial elements ⓘ large number of illustrations ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ |
| originalNumberOfIllustrations | over 190 ⓘ |
| partHeldIn |
Freer Gallery of Art
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Khalili Collection ⓘ private collections ⓘ |
| partHeldIn | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| partHeldIn | Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ |
| patron | Abu Saʿid Bahadur Khan ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Tabriz ⓘ |
| region | Iran ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| significance |
masterpiece of Ilkhanid book art
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one of the most important illustrated Shahnameh manuscripts ⓘ |
| status | dispersed manuscript ⓘ |
| subject |
heroic deeds of Persian heroes
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legendary kings of Iran ⓘ mythical history of Iran ⓘ |
| technique |
gold illumination
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ink and opaque watercolor ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
| title | Great Mongol Shahnama ⓘ |
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