Nawab Wazir of Awadh
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The Nawab Wazir of Awadh was the hereditary ruler and chief minister of the wealthy North Indian state of Awadh during the Mughal and early British colonial periods.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nawab of Awadh | 19 |
| Nawab Wazir of Awadh canonical | 4 |
| King of Oudh | 2 |
| Padshah-e Awadh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7991797 — 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: Nawab Wazir of Awadh Context triple: [Shuja-ud-Daula, title, Nawab Wazir of Awadh]
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A.
Nawab of Bhopal
The Nawab of Bhopal was the hereditary Muslim ruler of the princely state of Bhopal in central India, known for a unique lineage that notably included several powerful female sovereigns (Begums of Bhopal).
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Nawab of Bihar
The Nawab of Bihar was a hereditary Mughal-era noble title denoting the semi-autonomous ruler of the Bihar region in eastern India.
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Nawab of Bengal
The Nawab of Bengal was the hereditary ruler of the Bengal Subah under the Mughal Empire and later a semi-independent monarch who controlled one of the wealthiest and most strategically important regions in early modern South Asia.
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D.
Nawab of Orissa
The Nawab of Orissa was a Mughal-era noble title denoting the semi-autonomous Muslim ruler governing the Orissa region in eastern India.
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E.
Nawab of Dhaka
The Nawab of Dhaka was the hereditary aristocratic title of the leading Muslim noble family of Dhaka, historically influential in the politics and society of Bengal under British rule.
- 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: Nawab Wazir of Awadh Target entity description: The Nawab Wazir of Awadh was the hereditary ruler and chief minister of the wealthy North Indian state of Awadh during the Mughal and early British colonial periods.
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A.
Nawab of Bhopal
The Nawab of Bhopal was the hereditary Muslim ruler of the princely state of Bhopal in central India, known for a unique lineage that notably included several powerful female sovereigns (Begums of Bhopal).
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B.
Nawab of Bihar
The Nawab of Bihar was a hereditary Mughal-era noble title denoting the semi-autonomous ruler of the Bihar region in eastern India.
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C.
Nawab of Bengal
The Nawab of Bengal was the hereditary ruler of the Bengal Subah under the Mughal Empire and later a semi-independent monarch who controlled one of the wealthiest and most strategically important regions in early modern South Asia.
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D.
Nawab of Orissa
The Nawab of Orissa was a Mughal-era noble title denoting the semi-autonomous Muslim ruler governing the Orissa region in eastern India.
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E.
Nawab of Dhaka
The Nawab of Dhaka was the hereditary aristocratic title of the leading Muslim noble family of Dhaka, historically influential in the politics and society of Bengal under British rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary monarchical title
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noble title ⓘ political office ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Awadh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Awadh region
NERFINISHED
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Gangetic plain NERFINISHED ⓘ Oudh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Awadh
NERFINISHED
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India ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Awadh Nawab dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Nishapuri dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1856 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Saadat Ali Khan I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Mughal emperor ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Faizabad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucknow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContribution |
development of Lucknow architecture
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patronage of Lucknowi culture ⓘ patronage of Urdu literature ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief minister of Awadh
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diplomatic representative ⓘ military commander ⓘ provincial governor ⓘ ruler of Awadh ⓘ tax collector ⓘ |
| hasSignificantEvent |
Annexation of Awadh (1856)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Buxar NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Allahabad (1765) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Nawab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nawab of Oudh NERFINISHED ⓘ Subahdar of Awadh NERFINISHED ⓘ Wazir ⓘ |
| inception | 1722 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Persian
ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Asaf-ud-Daula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar NERFINISHED ⓘ Saadat Ali Khan I NERFINISHED ⓘ Safdar Jang NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuja-ud-Daula NERFINISHED ⓘ Wajid Ali Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-Islamic nobility
ⓘ
Mughal administrative system ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn |
British India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| replacedBy | British annexation of Awadh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment |
Faizabad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucknow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nawab Wazir of Awadh Description of subject: The Nawab Wazir of Awadh was the hereditary ruler and chief minister of the wealthy North Indian state of Awadh during the Mughal and early British colonial periods.
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