Guests of the Ayatollah
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Guests of the Ayatollah is a nonfiction book by journalist Mark Bowden that provides a detailed narrative account of the 1979–1981 Iran hostage crisis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Guests of the Ayatollah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10972270 — 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: Guests of the Ayatollah Context triple: [Mark Bowden, notableWork, Guests of the Ayatollah]
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A.
The Greatest Imam
The Greatest Imam is an honorific title for Abu Hanifa, the renowned 8th-century Islamic jurist and theologian who founded the Hanafi school of Sunni law.
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B.
Paso de Mahoma
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C.
People of the Book
People of the Book is an Islamic term referring primarily to Jews and Christians as recipients of earlier divine scriptures before the Qur’an.
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D.
Islamization of Persia
Islamization of Persia refers to the gradual religious, cultural, and linguistic transformation of the Iranian plateau from predominantly Zoroastrian and Persianate traditions to an Islamic society following the Arab-Muslim conquests.
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E.
House of Saddam
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- 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: Guests of the Ayatollah Target entity description: Guests of the Ayatollah is a nonfiction book by journalist Mark Bowden that provides a detailed narrative account of the 1979–1981 Iran hostage crisis.
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A.
The Greatest Imam
The Greatest Imam is an honorific title for Abu Hanifa, the renowned 8th-century Islamic jurist and theologian who founded the Hanafi school of Sunni law.
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B.
Paso de Mahoma
Paso de Mahoma is a narrow, exposed rocky ridge near the summit of Aneto in the Pyrenees, known as the final and most technically delicate section of the standard ascent.
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C.
People of the Book
People of the Book is an Islamic term referring primarily to Jews and Christians as recipients of earlier divine scriptures before the Qur’an.
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D.
Islamization of Persia
Islamization of Persia refers to the gradual religious, cultural, and linguistic transformation of the Iranian plateau from predominantly Zoroastrian and Persianate traditions to an Islamic society following the Arab-Muslim conquests.
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E.
House of Saddam
House of Saddam is a British television drama miniseries that chronicles the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein and his family’s rule in Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Mark Bowden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chroniclesDuration | 444 days ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describesEvent |
captivity of American hostages in Iran
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failed U.S. rescue mission Operation Eagle Claw ⓘ seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
American foreign policy
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hostage-taking ⓘ international conflict ⓘ political Islam ⓘ revolution ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
American diplomats
NERFINISHED
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Iranian student militants ⓘ U.S. Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. government officials ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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nonfiction ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780871139252 ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecognition | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | around 680 ⓘ |
| isAbout |
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
NERFINISHED
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Jimmy Carter administration NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Embassy in Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Iran hostage crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
journalistic
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narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America’s War with Militant Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfNarrative |
Iran
NERFINISHED
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Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Atlantic Monthly Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1979
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1980 ⓘ 1981 ⓘ |
| timeToRead | long-form ⓘ |
| topic |
Islamic Revolution
NERFINISHED
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United States–Iran relations NERFINISHED ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
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Subject: Guests of the Ayatollah Description of subject: Guests of the Ayatollah is a nonfiction book by journalist Mark Bowden that provides a detailed narrative account of the 1979–1981 Iran hostage crisis.
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