Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili
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Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili was a prominent 13th–14th century Sufi leader and spiritual ancestor of Iran’s Safavid dynasty, revered as the founder of the Safaviyya order.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9533255 — 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: Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili Context triple: [Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble in Ardabil, burialPlaceOf, Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili]
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Sadr al-Din
Sadr al-Din is the given name of Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi, a prominent 13th-century Persian Sufi philosopher and leading disciple of Ibn Arabi.
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Sadr al-Din al-Shirazi
Sadr al-Din al-Shirazi was a seminal 17th-century Persian Islamic philosopher and theologian, best known for founding the transcendent theosophy (al-hikma al-muta‘aliya) school that synthesized Peripatetic, Illuminationist, and mystical thought.
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Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani
Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani was a prominent 12th-century Islamic scholar, jurist, and Sufi saint regarded as the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order.
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Sheikh Nasir ad-Din
Sheikh Nasir ad-Din is a revered religious figure in Yazidism, honored as one of the tradition’s holy personages associated with spiritual guidance and protection.
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Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli
Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli was a prominent 15th-century Egyptian Shafi'i scholar and Qur'anic exegete, best known for co-authoring the influential Quranic commentary Tafsir al-Jalalayn.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili Target entity description: Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili was a prominent 13th–14th century Sufi leader and spiritual ancestor of Iran’s Safavid dynasty, revered as the founder of the Safaviyya order.
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A.
Sadr al-Din
Sadr al-Din is the given name of Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi, a prominent 13th-century Persian Sufi philosopher and leading disciple of Ibn Arabi.
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B.
Sadr al-Din al-Shirazi
Sadr al-Din al-Shirazi was a seminal 17th-century Persian Islamic philosopher and theologian, best known for founding the transcendent theosophy (al-hikma al-muta‘aliya) school that synthesized Peripatetic, Illuminationist, and mystical thought.
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C.
Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani
Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani was a prominent 12th-century Islamic scholar, jurist, and Sufi saint regarded as the founder of the Qadiriyya Sufi order.
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Sheikh Nasir ad-Din
Sheikh Nasir ad-Din is a revered religious figure in Yazidism, honored as one of the tradition’s holy personages associated with spiritual guidance and protection.
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E.
Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli
Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli was a prominent 15th-century Egyptian Shafi'i scholar and Qur'anic exegete, best known for co-authoring the influential Quranic commentary Tafsir al-Jalalayn.
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Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian religious figure
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Muslim mystic ⓘ Sufi leader ⓘ eponymous ancestor ⓘ founder of a Sufi order ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Safavid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Ardabil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ardabil
NERFINISHED
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Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Ardabil
NERFINISHED
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Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryActive |
13th century
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14th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | pilgrimage to his shrine in Ardabil ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important figure in Iranian religious history
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symbolic ancestor of a major Iranian dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Iranian ⓘ |
| founded | Safaviyya order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Safi al-Din NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShrine | Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Safi al-Din of Ardabil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sheikh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Safavid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being spiritual forebear of the Safavid shahs
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founding the Safaviyya Sufi order ⓘ |
| languageContext | Persian cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | provided spiritual legitimacy to the Safavid dynasty ⓘ |
| name | Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Azerbaijan region
NERFINISHED
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northwestern Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBranch | Sufism ⓘ |
| role |
Sufi master
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spiritual guide ⓘ |
| spiritualAncestorOf | Safavid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfLeader |
Sufi order head
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religious leader ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | founder of the Safaviyya order ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili Description of subject: Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili was a prominent 13th–14th century Sufi leader and spiritual ancestor of Iran’s Safavid dynasty, revered as the founder of the Safaviyya order.
Referenced by (2)
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