Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
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Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah was the last sultan of the independent Bengal Sultanate, ruling in the early 16th century before its conquest by the Mughal Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7795646 — 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: Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah Context triple: [Hussain Shahi dynasty, hasMonarch, Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah]
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A.
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah was the 14th-century founder of the independent Sultanate of Bengal and the first ruler to unify its territories under a single Muslim dynasty.
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B.
Alauddin Riayat Shah II
Alauddin Riayat Shah II was a 16th-century Malay ruler who became the first sultan of Johor after the fall of the Malacca Sultanate.
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C.
Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah
Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah was a prominent late-14th-century sultan of Bengal known for consolidating the Bengal Sultanate’s power and fostering diplomatic and cultural ties, including with the Ming dynasty and Persian scholars.
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D.
Saifuddin Firuz Shah
Saifuddin Firuz Shah was a prominent late 15th-century sultan of Bengal of Abyssinian (Habshi) origin, known for his brief but influential rule and architectural patronage.
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E.
Shamsuddin Ghiyasuddin Shah
Shamsuddin Ghiyasuddin Shah was a prominent late 15th-century sultan of Bengal, remembered for consolidating regional power and patronizing Islamic culture and architecture.
- 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: Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah Target entity description: Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah was the last sultan of the independent Bengal Sultanate, ruling in the early 16th century before its conquest by the Mughal Empire.
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A.
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah was the 14th-century founder of the independent Sultanate of Bengal and the first ruler to unify its territories under a single Muslim dynasty.
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B.
Alauddin Riayat Shah II
Alauddin Riayat Shah II was a 16th-century Malay ruler who became the first sultan of Johor after the fall of the Malacca Sultanate.
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C.
Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah
Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah was a prominent late-14th-century sultan of Bengal known for consolidating the Bengal Sultanate’s power and fostering diplomatic and cultural ties, including with the Ming dynasty and Persian scholars.
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D.
Saifuddin Firuz Shah
Saifuddin Firuz Shah was a prominent late 15th-century sultan of Bengal of Abyssinian (Habshi) origin, known for his brief but influential rule and architectural patronage.
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E.
Shamsuddin Ghiyasuddin Shah
Shamsuddin Ghiyasuddin Shah was a prominent late 15th-century sultan of Bengal, remembered for consolidating regional power and patronizing Islamic culture and architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Last sultan of the Bengal Sultanate
ⓘ
Monarch ⓘ Sultan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
Gaur (Lakhnauti) ⓘ
linked to:
Gaur
|
| capital | Gaur ⓘ |
| conflict |
Siege and fall of Gaur
ⓘ
Wars against Sher Shah Suri ⓘ
linked to:
Mughal–Sur Wars
|
| country | Bengal Sultanate ⓘ |
| currencyUsed |
Tanka
ⓘ
linked to:
tanka
|
| deathCause | Killed during conflict with Sher Shah Suri ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Bengal region
ⓘ
linked to:
Bengal
|
| dynasty | Hussain Shahi dynasty ⓘ |
| endOfReignSignificance | Marked the end of the independent Bengal Sultanate ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Mughal Bengal ⓘ |
| governmentForm | Sultanate ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| knownFor | Weakening of central authority in Bengal Sultanate ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt |
Bengali
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
End of independent Bengal Sultanate
ⓘ
Faced invasion by Sher Shah Suri ⓘ |
| notableFor | Being the last independent ruler of Bengal before Mughal domination ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Sultan of Bengal ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Bengal
ⓘ
Gauda ⓘ |
| reign | Early 16th century ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1538 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1533 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religionOfState | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Mughal Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
Sher Shah Suri ⓘ |
| successorState |
Mughal Bengal
ⓘ
linked to:
Bengal Subah
Sur Empire ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Loss of Bengal Sultanate independence to Afghan and Mughal powers ⓘ |
| title |
Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah
ⓘ
Sultan of Bengal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah Description of subject: Ghiyasuddin Mahmud Shah was the last sultan of the independent Bengal Sultanate, ruling in the early 16th century before its conquest by the Mughal Empire.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.