Shah dynasty
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The Shah dynasty was the ruling royal family that unified and governed Nepal for over two centuries, transforming it from small kingdoms into a centralized Himalayan monarchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shah dynasty canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8238606 — 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: Shah dynasty Context triple: [Gorkha Kingdom, foundingDynasty, Shah dynasty]
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A.
Shah Mir dynasty
The Shah Mir dynasty was the first Muslim ruling dynasty of Kashmir, establishing Sultanate rule in the region from the 14th to the 16th century and shaping its political and cultural history.
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B.
Najafi dynasty
The Najafi dynasty was an 18th-century ruling house of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in eastern India, best known for its Nawabs including Siraj ud-Daulah during the period of growing British influence.
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C.
Nasiri dynasty
The Nasiri dynasty was a ruling family in the Persianate world that governed a regional domain prior to being succeeded by the Najafi dynasty.
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D.
Arabshahid dynasty
The Arabshahid dynasty was a ruling family that governed the Central Asian Khanate of Khiva during part of its early modern history.
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E.
Saʿdian dynasty
The Saʿdian dynasty was an early modern Moroccan ruling house (16th–17th centuries) known for consolidating power in the Maghreb, defending against Iberian encroachment, and fostering a flourishing Islamic scholarly and architectural culture.
- 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: Shah dynasty Target entity description: The Shah dynasty was the ruling royal family that unified and governed Nepal for over two centuries, transforming it from small kingdoms into a centralized Himalayan monarchy.
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A.
Shah Mir dynasty
The Shah Mir dynasty was the first Muslim ruling dynasty of Kashmir, establishing Sultanate rule in the region from the 14th to the 16th century and shaping its political and cultural history.
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B.
Najafi dynasty
The Najafi dynasty was an 18th-century ruling house of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in eastern India, best known for its Nawabs including Siraj ud-Daulah during the period of growing British influence.
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C.
Nasiri dynasty
The Nasiri dynasty was a ruling family in the Persianate world that governed a regional domain prior to being succeeded by the Najafi dynasty.
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D.
Arabshahid dynasty
The Arabshahid dynasty was a ruling family that governed the Central Asian Khanate of Khiva during part of its early modern history.
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E.
Saʿdian dynasty
The Saʿdian dynasty was an early modern Moroccan ruling house (16th–17th centuries) known for consolidating power in the Maghreb, defending against Iberian encroachment, and fostering a flourishing Islamic scholarly and architectural culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monarchy
ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Constituent Assembly of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalDuringRule | Kathmandu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistedWith | Rana dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| dissolved | 21st century ⓘ |
| endTime | 2008 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Khas ⓘ |
| firstMonarch | Prithvi Narayan Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Prithvi Narayan Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
absolute monarchy
ⓘ
constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| houseType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Nepali ⓘ |
| lastMonarch | Gyanendra of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalSymbolInfluence |
coat of arms of Nepal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
flag of Nepal ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Birendra of Nepal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gyanendra of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahendra of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Prithvi Narayan Shah NERFINISHED ⓘ Tribhuvan of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerLimitedBy | Rana prime ministers ⓘ |
| precededBy | House of Malla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligionOfSubjects | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | abolition of monarchy in Nepal ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ruledFrom |
Gorkha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kathmandu Durbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryReligionOfSubjects | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1951 democratic movement in Nepal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1990 People’s Movement in Nepal ⓘ 2001 Nepalese royal massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ 2006 People’s Movement in Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepalese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Rana rule in Nepal ⓘ unification of Nepal ⓘ |
| startTime | 1743 ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler | King of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unified | Kingdom of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unifiedFrom |
Bhaktapur
NERFINISHED
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Gorkha Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathmandu Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Lalitpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shah dynasty Description of subject: The Shah dynasty was the ruling royal family that unified and governed Nepal for over two centuries, transforming it from small kingdoms into a centralized Himalayan monarchy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.