al-Mulk
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al-Mulk is an honorific Persian-Arabic title meaning "of the kingdom" or "of the dominion," commonly used as part of compound titles in Islamic and Persianate courts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Azud al-Mulk | 1 |
| al-Mulk canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8379772 — 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: al-Mulk Context triple: [Dabir-ul-Mulk, hasComponent, al-Mulk]
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A.
Sitt al-Mulk
Sitt al-Mulk was a powerful Fatimid princess and de facto ruler of Egypt in the early 11th century, known for her political acumen and role in stabilizing the caliphate.
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B.
Sulh-i Kul
Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
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C.
Al-Muqashqishah
Al-Muqashqishah is a term from early Islamic tradition referring to a specific form or aspect of the declaration of innocence (barā’ah) associated with dissociation from polytheism and its people.
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D.
Al Kamil
Al Kamil is a town and governorate in western Saudi Arabia known for its location within the mountainous and desert landscapes of the Makkah region.
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E.
Al-Hawi
Al-Hawi is a monumental 10th-century medical encyclopedia by the Persian physician al-Razi, compiling and critically evaluating the medical knowledge of Greco-Roman, Indian, and earlier Islamic sources.
- 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: al-Mulk Target entity description: al-Mulk is an honorific Persian-Arabic title meaning "of the kingdom" or "of the dominion," commonly used as part of compound titles in Islamic and Persianate courts.
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A.
Sitt al-Mulk
Sitt al-Mulk was a powerful Fatimid princess and de facto ruler of Egypt in the early 11th century, known for her political acumen and role in stabilizing the caliphate.
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B.
Sulh-i Kul
Sulh-i Kul was a Mughal-era doctrine of universal peace and tolerance that promoted religious harmony and equal treatment of all faiths in the empire.
-
C.
Al-Muqashqishah
Al-Muqashqishah is a term from early Islamic tradition referring to a specific form or aspect of the declaration of innocence (barā’ah) associated with dissociation from polytheism and its people.
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D.
Al Kamil
Al Kamil is a town and governorate in western Saudi Arabia known for its location within the mountainous and desert landscapes of the Makkah region.
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E.
Al-Hawi
Al-Hawi is a monumental 10th-century medical encyclopedia by the Persian physician al-Razi, compiling and critically evaluating the medical knowledge of Greco-Roman, Indian, and earlier Islamic sources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic honorific
ⓘ
Persian-Arabic title ⓘ honorific title ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
compound titles of high officials
ⓘ
compound titles of scholars ⓘ compound titles of viziers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
courtly culture
ⓘ
royal authority ⓘ state administration ⓘ |
| definiteArticle | "al-" ⓘ |
| etymologyRoot | Arabic word "mulk" ⓘ |
| grammaticalForm | genitive construction ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| meaning |
of the dominion
ⓘ
of the kingdom ⓘ |
| positionInTitle | usually final element ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Middle East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persianate world ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCulturalContext | Islamic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rootConcept | kingdom or dominion as a political-religious sphere ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| semanticField |
dominion
ⓘ
kingship ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ |
| transliteration | al-Mulk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | component of compound titles ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic courts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persianate courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: al-Mulk Description of subject: al-Mulk is an honorific Persian-Arabic title meaning "of the kingdom" or "of the dominion," commonly used as part of compound titles in Islamic and Persianate courts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Azud al-Mulk