Al-Sultan al-Azam
E144564
Al-Sultan al-Azam is an honorific royal title meaning "The Most Great Sultan," historically associated with the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Sultan al-Azam canonical | 1 |
| Al-Sultan al-Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram | 1 |
| Sultan-i-Azam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1269957 — 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: Al-Sultan al-Azam Context triple: [Shah Jahan, title, Al-Sultan al-Azam]
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A.
Mirak Mirza Ghiyas
Mirak Mirza Ghiyas was a Persian architect of the Mughal era, best known for introducing grand Persian garden-tomb design to India.
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B.
Humayun
Humayun was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, known for temporarily losing his kingdom to Afghan rivals before regaining it and paving the way for the expansive rule of his son Akbar.
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C.
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim, better known by his regnal name Jahangir, was the fourth Mughal emperor of India, renowned for his patronage of the arts and relatively liberal, if often indulgent, rule in the early 17th century.
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D.
Shams-ud-Dīn
Shams-ud-Dīn is the formal given name of the famed 14th-century Persian lyric poet Hafez of Shiraz.
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E.
Shah Hussain
Shah Hussain was a 16th-century Punjabi Sufi poet and mystic, renowned for his passionate kafis and for shaping early Punjabi literary and spiritual traditions.
- 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: Al-Sultan al-Azam Target entity description: Al-Sultan al-Azam is an honorific royal title meaning "The Most Great Sultan," historically associated with the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
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A.
Mirak Mirza Ghiyas
Mirak Mirza Ghiyas was a Persian architect of the Mughal era, best known for introducing grand Persian garden-tomb design to India.
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B.
Humayun
Humayun was the second emperor of the Mughal Empire, known for temporarily losing his kingdom to Afghan rivals before regaining it and paving the way for the expansive rule of his son Akbar.
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C.
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim, better known by his regnal name Jahangir, was the fourth Mughal emperor of India, renowned for his patronage of the arts and relatively liberal, if often indulgent, rule in the early 17th century.
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D.
Shams-ud-Dīn
Shams-ud-Dīn is the formal given name of the famed 14th-century Persian lyric poet Hafez of Shiraz.
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E.
Shah Hussain
Shah Hussain was a 16th-century Punjabi Sufi poet and mystic, renowned for his passionate kafis and for shaping early Punjabi literary and spiritual traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
honorific title
ⓘ
royal title ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Mughal dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Islamic political culture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mughal Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
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| componentOfFullStyle | imperial titles of Shah Jahan ⓘ |
| connotation |
exalted sovereignty
ⓘ
imperial supremacy ⓘ |
| denotes | supreme sultan ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
Sultan (Arabic for ruler or sovereign)
ⓘ
al- (Arabic definite article) ⓘ al-Azam (Arabic for the greatest or most great) ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | male ruler ⓘ |
| historicalUsage | early modern South Asia ⓘ |
| honorificFor | sovereign ruler ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| meaning | The Most Great Sultan ⓘ |
| rank | higher than ordinary sultan ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| semanticField |
honorifics
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ |
| status | historical title ⓘ |
| stylisticRegister | formal ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminentUse | 17th century ⓘ |
| titleHolder | Shah Jahan ⓘ |
| titleType | superlative royal title ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Padshah
ⓘ
linked to:
Padishah
Shahanshah ⓘ
linked to:
Shahanshah of Persia
|
| usedBy | Shah Jahan ⓘ |
| usedIn | royal titulature ⓘ |
| usedInInscription |
court chronicles of Shah Jahan
ⓘ
imperial farmans of Shah Jahan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al-Sultan al-Azam Description of subject: Al-Sultan al-Azam is an honorific royal title meaning "The Most Great Sultan," historically associated with the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Al-Sultan al-Azam