Encyclopaedia Iranica
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Encyclopaedia Iranica is a comprehensive scholarly reference work dedicated to the history, culture, and civilization of Iranian and Persian-speaking peoples.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Encyclopaedia Iranica canonical | 5 |
| Encyclopaedia Iranica project | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8046718 — 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: Encyclopaedia Iranica Context triple: [Abolhassan Banisadr, describedBySource, Encyclopaedia Iranica]
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A.
Persia and the Persian Question
"Persia and the Persian Question" is a comprehensive late-19th-century study of Iran’s history, politics, and strategic importance, written from a British imperial perspective.
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B.
Iranian studies
Iranian studies is an academic field devoted to the research of the languages, history, literature, and cultures of Iranian peoples and the broader Iranian cultural sphere.
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C.
Achaemenid royal inscriptions
Achaemenid royal inscriptions are monumental cuneiform texts commissioned by Persian kings to proclaim their lineage, divine favor, and political authority across the empire.
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D.
Tārīkh al-rusul wa-l-mulūk
Tārīkh al-rusul wa-l-mulūk is al-Tabari’s monumental multi-volume chronicle of world and Islamic history from creation to the early 10th century.
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E.
Ancient Iran
Ancient Iran was a historic region in Western Asia that gave rise to early Iranian civilizations and the Zoroastrian religious 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: Encyclopaedia Iranica Target entity description: Encyclopaedia Iranica is a comprehensive scholarly reference work dedicated to the history, culture, and civilization of Iranian and Persian-speaking peoples.
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A.
Persia and the Persian Question
"Persia and the Persian Question" is a comprehensive late-19th-century study of Iran’s history, politics, and strategic importance, written from a British imperial perspective.
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B.
Iranian studies
Iranian studies is an academic field devoted to the research of the languages, history, literature, and cultures of Iranian peoples and the broader Iranian cultural sphere.
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C.
Achaemenid royal inscriptions
Achaemenid royal inscriptions are monumental cuneiform texts commissioned by Persian kings to proclaim their lineage, divine favor, and political authority across the empire.
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D.
Tārīkh al-rusul wa-l-mulūk
Tārīkh al-rusul wa-l-mulūk is al-Tabari’s monumental multi-volume chronicle of world and Islamic history from creation to the early 10th century.
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E.
Ancient Iran
Ancient Iran was a historic region in Western Asia that gave rise to early Iranian civilizations and the Zoroastrian religious tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
encyclopedia
ⓘ
reference work ⓘ scholarly publication ⓘ |
| aim |
provide comprehensive scholarly coverage of Iranian civilization
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serve as an authoritative reference on Iran and related cultures ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coversPeriod |
ancient Iran
ⓘ
medieval Iran ⓘ modern Iran ⓘ |
| coversRegion |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Caucasus ⓘ Central Asia ⓘ Iran ⓘ Tajikistan ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
Iranian archaeology
ⓘ
Iranian art ⓘ Iranian economy ⓘ Iranian languages ⓘ Iranian politics ⓘ Islam in Iran ⓘ
linked to:
Islamic Iran
Persian literature ⓘ Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| discipline |
Iranian studies
ⓘ
Middle Eastern studies ⓘ art history ⓘ history ⓘ philology ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| editorialStandard |
peer-reviewed
ⓘ
scholarly citations ⓘ |
| editorInChief | Ehsan Yarshater ⓘ |
| firstVolumePublicationDate | 1980s ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | EIr ⓘ |
| hasContributor | international scholars of Iranian studies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Greater Iran
ⓘ
Iranian civilization ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Iran
Iranian culture ⓘ Iranian history ⓘ Persian-speaking peoples ⓘ
linked to:
Persian people
|
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationFormat |
online
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| publisher |
Center for Iranian Studies at Columbia University
ⓘ
Columbia University ⓘ |
| startTime | 1970s ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in Iran
ⓘ
scholars ⓘ students ⓘ |
| website | https://iranicaonline.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Encyclopaedia Iranica Description of subject: Encyclopaedia Iranica is a comprehensive scholarly reference work dedicated to the history, culture, and civilization of Iranian and Persian-speaking peoples.
Referenced by (6)
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