Tyag Mal
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Tyag Mal, later known as Guru Tegh Bahadur, was the ninth Sikh Guru revered for his spiritual leadership and martyrdom in defense of religious freedom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tyag Mal canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11735437 — 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: Tyag Mal Context triple: [Guru Tegh Bahadur, birthName, Tyag Mal]
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A.
Taraknath
Taraknath is an Indian given name commonly used for males, often associated with Bengali cultural and religious traditions.
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B.
Surama Ghatak
Surama Ghatak was the wife of renowned Indian filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak and a figure associated with his personal and artistic life.
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C.
Sivaguru
Sivaguru was a Hindu Brahmin scholar and the father of the philosopher and theologian Adi Shankaracharya, traditionally associated with the village of Kalady in Kerala, India.
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D.
Dharmathakur
Dharmathakur is a regional folk deity venerated in Bengal, often linked to agrarian fertility, health, and protection, and prominently featured in the medieval Bengali Mangalkavya literary tradition.
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E.
Shelkar
Shelkar is a town in Tibet that serves as the administrative and historical center of Tingri County, known as a gateway to the Mount Everest region.
- 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: Tyag Mal Target entity description: Tyag Mal, later known as Guru Tegh Bahadur, was the ninth Sikh Guru revered for his spiritual leadership and martyrdom in defense of religious freedom.
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A.
Taraknath
Taraknath is an Indian given name commonly used for males, often associated with Bengali cultural and religious traditions.
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B.
Surama Ghatak
Surama Ghatak was the wife of renowned Indian filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak and a figure associated with his personal and artistic life.
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C.
Sivaguru
Sivaguru was a Hindu Brahmin scholar and the father of the philosopher and theologian Adi Shankaracharya, traditionally associated with the village of Kalady in Kerala, India.
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D.
Dharmathakur
Dharmathakur is a regional folk deity venerated in Bengal, often linked to agrarian fertility, health, and protection, and prominently featured in the medieval Bengali Mangalkavya literary tradition.
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E.
Shelkar
Shelkar is a town in Tibet that serves as the administrative and historical center of Tingri County, known as a gateway to the Mount Everest region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sikh guru
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Guru Tegh Bahadur ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
Punjab region ⓘ |
| child | Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
equality of all religions
ⓘ
freedom of conscience ⓘ protection of oppressed ⓘ |
| deathCause |
beheading
ⓘ
execution ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Punjabi ⓘ |
| father | Guru Hargobind ⓘ |
| givenName | Tyag Mal ⓘ |
| hasRole |
defender of human rights
ⓘ
religious reformer ⓘ spiritual leader ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Ninth Nanak
ⓘ
linked to:
ninth Sikh Guru
|
| honorificPrefix | Guru ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | Ji ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression |
Punjabi
ⓘ
Sant Bhasha ⓘ |
| legacy |
inspiration for religious tolerance
ⓘ
symbol of sacrifice in Sikhism ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | martyrdom ⓘ |
| mother | Nanki ⓘ |
| movement |
Sikh Panth
ⓘ
linked to:
Sikhism
|
| notableFor |
defense of religious freedom
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ spiritual leadership ⓘ |
| notableWork | hymns in Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ |
| opponent |
Aurangzeb
ⓘ
Mughal Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
|
| positionHeld | ninth Sikh Guru ⓘ |
| predecessor | Guru Har Krishan ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| spouse | Mata Gujri ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Sikh historical texts
ⓘ
Sikh scriptures ⓘ
linked to:
Guru Granth Sahib
|
| successor | Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | Hind dī Chādar ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Sikhism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tyag Mal Description of subject: Tyag Mal, later known as Guru Tegh Bahadur, was the ninth Sikh Guru revered for his spiritual leadership and martyrdom in defense of religious freedom.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
ninth Sikh Guru