Zaman Shah Durrani
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Zaman Shah Durrani was a late 18th-century Afghan king of the Durrani dynasty whose reign was marked by internal power struggles and failed attempts to expand Afghan influence into India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zaman Shah Durrani canonical | 7 |
| Shah of the Durrani Empire | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T582612 — 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: Zaman Shah Durrani Context triple: [Durrani Empire, ruler, Zaman Shah Durrani]
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A.
Ahmad Shah Durrani
Ahmad Shah Durrani was the 18th-century Afghan military leader and founder of the modern state of Afghanistan, who established a vast empire in South and Central Asia.
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B.
Timur Shah Durrani
Timur Shah Durrani was an 18th-century Afghan monarch who succeeded Ahmad Shah Durrani and presided over the Durrani Empire during a period of internal fragmentation and regional challenges.
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C.
Nader Shah
Nader Shah was an 18th-century Persian ruler and military conqueror who founded the Afsharid dynasty and briefly restored Iran as a major regional power through his campaigns across the Middle East and India.
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D.
Wajid Ali Shah
Wajid Ali Shah was the last Nawab of Awadh (Oudh), known for his patronage of arts, music, and dance, and for his controversial deposition and exile by the British in 1856.
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E.
Ibrahim Lodi
Ibrahim Lodi was the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate’s Lodi dynasty, whose defeat by Babur at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526 marked the beginning of Mughal rule in India.
- 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: Zaman Shah Durrani Target entity description: Zaman Shah Durrani was a late 18th-century Afghan king of the Durrani dynasty whose reign was marked by internal power struggles and failed attempts to expand Afghan influence into India.
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A.
Ahmad Shah Durrani
Ahmad Shah Durrani was the 18th-century Afghan military leader and founder of the modern state of Afghanistan, who established a vast empire in South and Central Asia.
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B.
Timur Shah Durrani
Timur Shah Durrani was an 18th-century Afghan monarch who succeeded Ahmad Shah Durrani and presided over the Durrani Empire during a period of internal fragmentation and regional challenges.
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C.
Nader Shah
Nader Shah was an 18th-century Persian ruler and military conqueror who founded the Afsharid dynasty and briefly restored Iran as a major regional power through his campaigns across the Middle East and India.
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D.
Wajid Ali Shah
Wajid Ali Shah was the last Nawab of Awadh (Oudh), known for his patronage of arts, music, and dance, and for his controversial deposition and exile by the British in 1856.
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E.
Ibrahim Lodi
Ibrahim Lodi was the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate’s Lodi dynasty, whose defeat by Babur at the First Battle of Panipat in 1526 marked the beginning of Mughal rule in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Durrani dynasty ruler
ⓘ
King of Afghanistan ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Kabul ⓘ |
| conflict |
power struggles with rival Durrani princes
ⓘ
rivalry with Mahmud Shah Durrani ⓘ rivalry with Shah Shuja Durrani ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Durrani Empire ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Durrani
ⓘ
surface form:
Durrani dynasty
|
| era |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Pashtuns
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashtun
|
| familyName | Durrani ⓘ |
| father | Timur Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyGoal |
invasion of northwestern India
ⓘ
weakening of the Sikh and Maratha powers in India ⓘ |
| fullName | Zaman Shah Durrani self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Zaman Shah ⓘ |
| grandfather | Ahmad Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
ambitious but unsuccessful in Indian campaigns
ⓘ
contributed to fragmentation of the Durrani Empire ⓘ |
| house |
Durrani Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Durrani
|
| influencedBy | legacy of Ahmad Shah Durrani’s Indian campaigns ⓘ |
| notableEvent | multiple abortive campaigns towards Punjab ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempts to expand Afghan influence into India
ⓘ
internal power struggles within the Durrani Empire ⓘ weakening of central authority in the Durrani Empire ⓘ |
| occupation | ruler ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Mahmud Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| politicalChallenges |
court intrigues
ⓘ
succession disputes ⓘ tribal uprisings ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Afghanistan
ⓘ
Zaman Shah Durrani self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Shah of the Durrani Empire
|
| powerStatusAfterOverthrow | deposed ⓘ |
| predecessor | Timur Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| realm | Durrani Empire ⓘ |
| reasonForFailure |
internal rebellions in the Durrani Empire
ⓘ
opposition from rival Afghan chiefs ⓘ pressure from Qajar Iran on Afghanistan’s western frontier ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Afghanistan
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parts of present-day Pakistan ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1801 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1793 ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| secondarySeatOfPower | Kandahar ⓘ |
| successor | Mahmud Shah Durrani ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zaman Shah Durrani Description of subject: Zaman Shah Durrani was a late 18th-century Afghan king of the Durrani dynasty whose reign was marked by internal power struggles and failed attempts to expand Afghan influence into India.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shah of the Durrani Empire