House of Ganesha
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The House of Ganesha was a short-lived late 15th-century ruling dynasty of the Bengal Sultanate, known for its Hindu-origin founder Ganesha and the subsequent Islamization and consolidation of power under his successors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| House of Ganesha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7589532 — 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: House of Ganesha Context triple: [Ilyas Shahi dynasty, followedBy, House of Ganesha]
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A.
The Prasada
The Prasada is a historic, opulent Beaux-Arts apartment building in New York City known for its grand architecture and prominent location on the Upper West Side.
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B.
Mahashmashana Vasini
Mahashmashana Vasini is a fierce aspect of the Hindu goddess Chamunda, revered as a cremation-ground-dwelling deity associated with death, destruction, and the subjugation of evil forces.
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C.
Paripāṭal
Paripāṭal is a classical Tamil poetic anthology from the Sangam era, notable for its devotional and landscape-themed poems composed to specific musical tunes.
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D.
Teli ka Mandir
Teli ka Mandir is an early medieval Hindu temple in Gwalior, India, renowned for its towering Dravidian-style shikhara combined with distinct North Indian architectural elements.
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E.
Yantra Raj
Yantra Raj is a monumental astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, historically used for precise celestial measurements and timekeeping.
- 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: House of Ganesha Target entity description: The House of Ganesha was a short-lived late 15th-century ruling dynasty of the Bengal Sultanate, known for its Hindu-origin founder Ganesha and the subsequent Islamization and consolidation of power under his successors.
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A.
The Prasada
The Prasada is a historic, opulent Beaux-Arts apartment building in New York City known for its grand architecture and prominent location on the Upper West Side.
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B.
Mahashmashana Vasini
Mahashmashana Vasini is a fierce aspect of the Hindu goddess Chamunda, revered as a cremation-ground-dwelling deity associated with death, destruction, and the subjugation of evil forces.
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C.
Paripāṭal
Paripāṭal is a classical Tamil poetic anthology from the Sangam era, notable for its devotional and landscape-themed poems composed to specific musical tunes.
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D.
Teli ka Mandir
Teli ka Mandir is an early medieval Hindu temple in Gwalior, India, renowned for its towering Dravidian-style shikhara combined with distinct North Indian architectural elements.
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E.
Yantra Raj
Yantra Raj is a monumental astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, historically used for precise celestial measurements and timekeeping.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengal Sultanate dynasty
ⓘ
royal house ⓘ ruling dynasty ⓘ |
| capital | Pandua ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | between two phases of Ilyas Shahi rule ⓘ |
| conflict | internal power struggles in Bengal ⓘ |
| country | Bengal Sultanate ⓘ |
| currency |
Tanka
ⓘ
linked to:
tanka
|
| dissolved | early 15th century ⓘ |
| dynasticTitle | Sultan of Bengal ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1435 ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Bengali ⓘ |
| founder | Ganesha ⓘ |
| governmentForm | sultanate ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ganesha
ⓘ
Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah ⓘ Mahmud (son of Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah) ⓘ Shamsuddin Ahmad Shah ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of religious conversion for political legitimacy in South Asia ⓘ |
| inception | early 15th century ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Persian ⓘ |
| legitimizationMethod |
Islamic titulature and coinage
ⓘ
support of Muslim religious elites ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ganesha ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Hindu-origin founder ruling a Muslim sultanate
ⓘ
Islamization of the dynasty under successors ⓘ consolidation of power in Bengal Sultanate ⓘ |
| overthrowBy | restored Ilyas Shahi dynasty ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval Bengal polities ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent sultanate ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ilyas Shahi dynasty ⓘ |
| region | Bengal ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousOrigin | Hindu ⓘ |
| sourceType |
medieval chronicles
ⓘ
numismatic evidence ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1414 ⓘ |
| successor | Ilyas Shahi dynasty ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Gauda
ⓘ
parts of present-day Bangladesh ⓘ parts of present-day West Bengal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Ganesha Description of subject: The House of Ganesha was a short-lived late 15th-century ruling dynasty of the Bengal Sultanate, known for its Hindu-origin founder Ganesha and the subsequent Islamization and consolidation of power under his successors.
Referenced by (1)
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