Iltutmish
E73872
Iltutmish was a prominent 13th-century ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, known for consolidating its power, expanding its territories, and establishing Delhi as a major political center in northern India.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iltutmish canonical | 16 |
| Shamsuddin Iltutmish | 6 |
| Shams ud-Din Iltutmish | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T547315 — 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.
Target entity: Iltutmish Context triple: [Delhi Sultanate, notableRuler, Iltutmish]
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A.
Qutb al-Din Aibak
Qutb al-Din Aibak was a former slave-commander who founded the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty in northern India and initiated the construction of the Qutub Minar in Delhi.
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B.
Humayun
Humayun was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, known for temporarily losing his kingdom to Afghan rivals before regaining it and paving the way for the expansive rule of his son Akbar.
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C.
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin was a central early Druze religious leader and theologian who helped shape and consolidate the community’s doctrines and identity.
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D.
Abu Sa'id Mirza
Abu Sa'id Mirza was a 15th-century Timurid ruler who briefly reunified much of the Timurid realm in Central Asia and Iran before his death led to renewed fragmentation.
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E.
Ulugh Beg
Ulugh Beg was a 15th-century Timurid ruler, astronomer, and mathematician renowned for building a major observatory in Samarkand and producing highly accurate astronomical tables.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Iltutmish Target entity description: Iltutmish was a prominent 13th-century ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, known for consolidating its power, expanding its territories, and establishing Delhi as a major political center in northern India.
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A.
Qutb al-Din Aibak
Qutb al-Din Aibak was a former slave-commander who founded the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty in northern India and initiated the construction of the Qutub Minar in Delhi.
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B.
Humayun
Humayun was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, known for temporarily losing his kingdom to Afghan rivals before regaining it and paving the way for the expansive rule of his son Akbar.
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C.
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin
al-Muqtana Baha’uddin was a central early Druze religious leader and theologian who helped shape and consolidate the community’s doctrines and identity.
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D.
Abu Sa'id Mirza
Abu Sa'id Mirza was a 15th-century Timurid ruler who briefly reunified much of the Timurid realm in Central Asia and Iran before his death led to renewed fragmentation.
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E.
Ulugh Beg
Ulugh Beg was a 15th-century Timurid ruler, astronomer, and mathematician renowned for building a major observatory in Samarkand and producing highly accurate astronomical tables.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Delhi Sultanate ruler
ⓘ
Sultan ⓘ historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ghor Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghur region (Central Asia)
|
| built |
Hauz-i-Shamsi reservoir
ⓘ
Iltutmish’s tomb in Delhi ⓘ extensions to the Qutb complex in Delhi ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Tomb of Iltutmish, Qutb complex, Delhi ⓘ |
| capital | Delhi ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 13th century ⓘ |
| child |
Muiz ud-Din Bahram
ⓘ
Razia Sultana ⓘ Rukn ud-Din Firuz ⓘ |
| conflict |
campaigns against Rajput chiefs
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suppression of rebellions in Bengal ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1236 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Delhi ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi
ⓘ
surface form:
Mamluk dynasty
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ
surface form:
Slave dynasty of Delhi
|
| ethnicGroup |
Turkic peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkic people
|
| expandedTerritory |
Bengal
ⓘ
Rajasthan regions ⓘ Sindh regions ⓘ |
| fullName |
Iltutmish
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Shams ud-Din Iltutmish
|
| introduced |
copper jital coin in Delhi Sultanate
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silver tanka coin in Delhi Sultanate ⓘ |
| knownFor |
organizing the Chihalgani (group of forty nobles)
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strengthening the iqta system ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Persian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
administrative reorganization of the Delhi Sultanate
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consolidation of the Delhi Sultanate ⓘ making Delhi a major political center ⓘ territorial expansion in northern India ⓘ |
| origin | Turkic ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Sultan of Delhi ⓘ |
| predecessor | Qutb al-Din Aibak ⓘ |
| receivedTitleFrom |
al-Ma'mun
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surface form:
Abbasid Caliph
|
| recognizedBy | Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ |
| regionGoverned |
northern India
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surface form:
Northern India
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| regnalName |
Iltutmish
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Shams ud-Din Iltutmish
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| reignEnd | 1236 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1211 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| successor | Rukn ud-Din Firuz ⓘ |
| title |
Al-Sultan al-Azam
ⓘ
surface form:
Sultan-i-Azam
|
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Subject: Iltutmish Description of subject: Iltutmish was a prominent 13th-century ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, known for consolidating its power, expanding its territories, and establishing Delhi as a major political center in northern India.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.