Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah
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Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah was an 18th-century Nawab of the Carnatic in South India, known for his alliances with the British East India Company during the Carnatic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10760530 — 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: Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah Context triple: [Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah, alsoKnownAs, Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah]
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A.
Mansur Ali Khan
Mansur Ali Khan was the last ruling Nawab of Bengal, known for presiding over the final phase of the princely state's decline under British colonial rule in the 19th century.
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B.
Mir Qasim Ali Khan
Mir Qasim Ali Khan was the Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1763, known for his resistance to the British East India Company and his defeat at the Battle of Buxar.
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C.
Burhan-ul-Mulk Saadat Ali Khan
Burhan-ul-Mulk Saadat Ali Khan was an 18th-century Mughal nobleman and the founder of the autonomous state of Awadh (Oudh) in northern India.
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D.
Mubarak Ali Khan
Mubarak Ali Khan was a Nawab of Bengal from the 18th century, known for succeeding his father Mir Jafar during a period of intense British East India Company influence in the region.
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E.
Mir Mahbub Ali Khan
Mir Mahbub Ali Khan was the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, a powerful 19th-century Indian ruler known for his vast wealth and long reign over the princely state.
- 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: Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah Target entity description: Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah was an 18th-century Nawab of the Carnatic in South India, known for his alliances with the British East India Company during the Carnatic Wars.
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A.
Mansur Ali Khan
Mansur Ali Khan was the last ruling Nawab of Bengal, known for presiding over the final phase of the princely state's decline under British colonial rule in the 19th century.
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B.
Mir Qasim Ali Khan
Mir Qasim Ali Khan was the Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1763, known for his resistance to the British East India Company and his defeat at the Battle of Buxar.
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C.
Burhan-ul-Mulk Saadat Ali Khan
Burhan-ul-Mulk Saadat Ali Khan was an 18th-century Mughal nobleman and the founder of the autonomous state of Awadh (Oudh) in northern India.
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D.
Mubarak Ali Khan
Mubarak Ali Khan was a Nawab of Bengal from the 18th century, known for succeeding his father Mir Jafar during a period of intense British East India Company influence in the region.
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E.
Mir Mahbub Ali Khan
Mir Mahbub Ali Khan was the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, a powerful 19th-century Indian ruler known for his vast wealth and long reign over the princely state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nawab
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| allyOf | British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Muhammad Ali Khan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muhammad Ali of Arcot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 1717 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Nagore Dargah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Arcot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Anglo-French rivalry in India ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| controlledTerritory | Carnatic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Carnatic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyUsed | Arcot rupee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1795 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mughal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Anwaruddin Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early British colonial period in India
ⓘ
Late Mughal era ⓘ |
| language |
Persian (court language)
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| notableFor |
being a key ally of the British East India Company in South India
ⓘ
supporting British supremacy in the Carnatic ⓘ |
| opponent |
Chanda Sahib
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Carnatic Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Carnatic War NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Carnatic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-British ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Nawab of Arcot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nawab of the Carnatic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| relative | Anwaruddin Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Arcot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledDuring | 18th century ⓘ |
| signed | Treaty of Paris-related arrangements in the Carnatic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeeded | Anwaruddin Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Umdat ul-Umara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Walla Jah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah Description of subject: Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah was an 18th-century Nawab of the Carnatic in South India, known for his alliances with the British East India Company during the Carnatic Wars.
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