Sultan Iskandar of Johor
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Sultan Iskandar of Johor was the Sultan of the Malaysian state of Johor and the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia, known for his influential and sometimes controversial reign in the late 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sultan Iskandar of Johor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9502364 — 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: Sultan Iskandar of Johor Context triple: [Iskandar Malaysia, namedAfter, Sultan Iskandar of Johor]
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A.
Sultan of Johor
The Sultan of Johor is the hereditary monarch and highest-ranking royal authority of the Malaysian state of Johor, traditionally wielding significant political and cultural influence.
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B.
Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor
Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor was a 19th-century Malay ruler whose recognition by the British and role in the 1819 treaty enabled the founding of modern Singapore under British control.
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C.
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III was the 28th Sultan of Brunei, renowned for modernizing the state, guiding it toward independence from British protection, and laying the foundations of its contemporary Islamic monarchy.
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D.
Sultan of Terengganu
The Sultan of Terengganu is the hereditary monarch and ceremonial head of the Malaysian state of Terengganu, playing a key role in its Islamic and cultural affairs.
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E.
Sultan of Perak
The Sultan of Perak is the hereditary Malay monarch who serves as the constitutional ruler and symbolic head of the Malaysian state of Perak.
- 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: Sultan Iskandar of Johor Target entity description: Sultan Iskandar of Johor was the Sultan of the Malaysian state of Johor and the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia, known for his influential and sometimes controversial reign in the late 20th century.
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A.
Sultan of Johor
The Sultan of Johor is the hereditary monarch and highest-ranking royal authority of the Malaysian state of Johor, traditionally wielding significant political and cultural influence.
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B.
Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor
Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor was a 19th-century Malay ruler whose recognition by the British and role in the 1819 treaty enabled the founding of modern Singapore under British control.
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C.
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III was the 28th Sultan of Brunei, renowned for modernizing the state, guiding it toward independence from British protection, and laying the foundations of its contemporary Islamic monarchy.
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D.
Sultan of Terengganu
The Sultan of Terengganu is the hereditary monarch and ceremonial head of the Malaysian state of Terengganu, playing a key role in its Islamic and cultural affairs.
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E.
Sultan of Perak
The Sultan of Perak is the hereditary Malay monarch who serves as the constitutional ruler and symbolic head of the Malaysian state of Perak.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sultan
ⓘ
Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthName | Tunku Mahmood Iskandar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Johor Bahru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child |
Ibrahim Ismail of Johor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tunku Abdul Majid Idris NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunku Aishah Maimunah Iskandariah NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunku Kamariah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunku Shahariah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
British Malaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unfederated Malay States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-04-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-01-22 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Malay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sultan Ismail of Johor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Almarhum Sultan Iskandar ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Mahmud Iskandar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor |
Order of the Crown of Johor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of the Crown of the Realm NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Defender of the Realm NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Royal House of Johor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house |
House of Johor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Temenggong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Johor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Sultanah Ungku Tun Aminah binti Ungku Ahmad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial reign as Sultan of Johor
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service as eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 8th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Johor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johor Bahru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Johor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johor Bahru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Sultan of Johor
NERFINISHED
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Tunku Mahkota of Johor NERFINISHED ⓘ Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sultan Ismail of Johor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 2010-01-22 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1981-05-11 ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| spouse | Sultanah Zanariah binti Tunku Ahmad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Ibrahim Ismail of Johor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yangDiPertuanAgongTermEnd | 1989-04-25 ⓘ |
| yangDiPertuanAgongTermStart | 1984-04-26 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sultan Iskandar of Johor Description of subject: Sultan Iskandar of Johor was the Sultan of the Malaysian state of Johor and the eighth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia, known for his influential and sometimes controversial reign in the late 20th century.
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