Sur Empire
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The Sur Empire was a short-lived 16th-century Afghan dynasty in northern India, founded by Sher Shah Suri, that temporarily displaced the Mughal Empire and introduced significant administrative and economic reforms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sur Empire canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T697105 — 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: Sur Empire Context triple: [Humayun, rival, Sur Empire]
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Empire
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Target entity: Sur Empire Target entity description: The Sur Empire was a short-lived 16th-century Afghan dynasty in northern India, founded by Sher Shah Suri, that temporarily displaced the Mughal Empire and introduced significant administrative and economic reforms.
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A.
Empire
Empire is a popular American musical drama television series that follows the power struggles and family dynamics within a hip-hop music and entertainment company.
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B.
Empire
Empire is Andy Warhol’s 1964 avant-garde experimental film consisting of an extended, stationary shot of the Empire State Building, notable for its extreme duration and minimalist style.
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C.
L’Orient
L’Orient was a massive French ship of the line that served as Admiral Brueys’ flagship and was famously destroyed in a catastrophic explosion during the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
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D.
Unternehmen Zitadelle
Unternehmen Zitadelle was the German codename for the major 1943 offensive on the Eastern Front that led to the Battle of Kursk, one of the largest tank battles in history.
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E.
In the World
"In the World" is a novel by Russian writer Maksim Gorky that continues the semi-autobiographical story of a young boy’s harsh upbringing and moral awakening in late 19th-century Russia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afghan dynasty
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dynasty ⓘ early modern empire ⓘ |
| capital |
Delhi
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Sasaram ⓘ |
| conflict | Mughal–Sur Wars ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| currency | Rupiya ⓘ |
| endTime | 1555 ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Pashtuns
ⓘ
surface form:
Pashtun
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| foundedBy | Sher Shah Suri ⓘ |
| founder | Sher Shah Suri ⓘ |
| governmentType | centralized monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Early modern period ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
northern India
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surface form:
Northern India
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| implemented |
land revenue survey
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postal relay system ⓘ roadside sarais ⓘ zabt revenue system ⓘ |
| introduced |
Rupiya silver coin
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road and postal reforms ⓘ standardized coinage system ⓘ uniform revenue system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
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economic reforms ⓘ military efficiency ⓘ |
| language |
Hindavi
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| legacyInfluenceOn | Akbar's administration ⓘ |
| majorRoadProject | Grand Trunk Road improvements ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sur tribe ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Sher Shah Suri
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surface form:
Islam Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Humayun ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
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surface form:
Mughal Empire
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| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| shortLived | true ⓘ |
| startTime | 1540 ⓘ |
| successor |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
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surface form:
Mughal Empire
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| territoryIncludes |
Bengal
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Bihar ⓘ Delhi region ⓘ Malwa ⓘ Punjab ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ Sindh ⓘ |
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Subject: Sur Empire Description of subject: The Sur Empire was a short-lived 16th-century Afghan dynasty in northern India, founded by Sher Shah Suri, that temporarily displaced the Mughal Empire and introduced significant administrative and economic reforms.
Referenced by (9)
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