Ahmadnagar Sultanate (regional authority)
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The Ahmadnagar Sultanate was a late medieval Deccan kingdom in western India, ruled by the Nizam Shahi dynasty and known for its resistance to the Mughal Empire before its eventual annexation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ahmadnagar Sultanate (regional authority) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11677279 — 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: Ahmadnagar Sultanate (regional authority) Context triple: [Bhosale dynasty, predecessor, Ahmadnagar Sultanate (regional authority)]
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A.
Golconda Sultanate
The Golconda Sultanate was a powerful medieval Deccan kingdom in south-central India, renowned for its diamond trade, fortified capital, and patronage of Persianate culture and architecture.
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B.
Adil Shahi dynasty
The Adil Shahi dynasty was a prominent Muslim ruling family that governed the Sultanate of Bijapur in the Deccan region of India from the late 15th to the late 17th century, known for its military power and distinctive Indo-Islamic architecture.
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C.
Mysore Sultanate
The Mysore Sultanate was an 18th-century South Indian Muslim-ruled state, most prominently led by Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan, known for its military resistance against British expansion.
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D.
Mughal Subah of Deccan
The Mughal Subah of Deccan was a major Mughal imperial province in south-central India that encompassed key territories such as the Northern Circars and served as a crucial frontier of Mughal expansion and administration in the Deccan region.
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E.
Malwa Sultanate
The Malwa Sultanate was a medieval Islamic kingdom in central India, centered on the Malwa region, that played a significant role in regional politics and culture between the 14th and 16th centuries.
- 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: Ahmadnagar Sultanate (regional authority) Target entity description: The Ahmadnagar Sultanate was a late medieval Deccan kingdom in western India, ruled by the Nizam Shahi dynasty and known for its resistance to the Mughal Empire before its eventual annexation.
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A.
Golconda Sultanate
The Golconda Sultanate was a powerful medieval Deccan kingdom in south-central India, renowned for its diamond trade, fortified capital, and patronage of Persianate culture and architecture.
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B.
Adil Shahi dynasty
The Adil Shahi dynasty was a prominent Muslim ruling family that governed the Sultanate of Bijapur in the Deccan region of India from the late 15th to the late 17th century, known for its military power and distinctive Indo-Islamic architecture.
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C.
Mysore Sultanate
The Mysore Sultanate was an 18th-century South Indian Muslim-ruled state, most prominently led by Hyder Ali and his son Tipu Sultan, known for its military resistance against British expansion.
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D.
Mughal Subah of Deccan
The Mughal Subah of Deccan was a major Mughal imperial province in south-central India that encompassed key territories such as the Northern Circars and served as a crucial frontier of Mughal expansion and administration in the Deccan region.
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E.
Malwa Sultanate
The Malwa Sultanate was a medieval Islamic kingdom in central India, centered on the Malwa region, that played a significant role in regional politics and culture between the 14th and 16th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Deccan sultanate
ⓘ
Islamic state ⓘ former kingdom ⓘ |
| architectureStyle |
Deccan Indo-Islamic architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Deccan architecture
|
| capital |
Ahmadnagar
ⓘ
linked to:
Ahmednagar
|
| commonName | Ahmadnagar Sultanate ⓘ |
| conflict |
alliances and conflicts with Berar Sultanate
ⓘ
alliances and conflicts with Bidar Sultanate ⓘ alliances and conflicts with Bijapur Sultanate ⓘ alliances and conflicts with Golconda Sultanate ⓘ wars with the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Deccan Plateau ⓘ |
| currency | tanka ⓘ |
| dynasty | Nizam Shahi dynasty ⓘ |
| endTime | 1636 ⓘ |
| era | late medieval period ⓘ |
| event | annexation by the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| eventTime | 1636 annexation by the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Bijapur Sultanate
ⓘ
Golconda Sultanate ⓘ Mughal Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
|
| foundedBy | Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflicts with the Mughal Empire
ⓘ
fortifications such as Ahmadnagar Fort ⓘ resistance to Mughal expansion ⓘ |
| language |
Dakhni
ⓘ
Marathi ⓘ
linked to:
Marathi language
Persian ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Husain Nizam Shah III ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Deccan
ⓘ
linked to:
Deccan Plateau
western India ⓘ |
| militaryFeature | use of artillery ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Burhan Nizam Shah I
ⓘ
Chand Bibi (regent) ⓘ
linked to:
Chand Bibi
Murtaza Nizam Shah I ⓘ |
| officialName |
Nizam Shahi Sultanate of Ahmadnagar
ⓘ
linked to:
Ahmadnagar Sultanate
|
| partOf | Deccan sultanates ⓘ |
| precededBy | Bahmani Sultanate ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| rulingHouse |
Nizam Shah
ⓘ
linked to:
Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar
|
| startTime | 1490 ⓘ |
| successorState | Mughal Subah of Ahmadnagar ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Ahmadnagar region
ⓘ
linked to:
Ahmednagar district
parts of present-day Maharashtra ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ahmadnagar Sultanate (regional authority) Description of subject: The Ahmadnagar Sultanate was a late medieval Deccan kingdom in western India, ruled by the Nizam Shahi dynasty and known for its resistance to the Mughal Empire before its eventual annexation.
Referenced by (1)
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