Noor Inayat Khan
E150195
Noor Inayat Khan was a British-Indian World War II heroine and wireless operator in Nazi-occupied France, celebrated for her courage and sacrifice as an undercover agent.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Noor Inayat Khan canonical | 7 |
| Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1309807 — 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: Noor Inayat Khan Context triple: [Special Operations Executive, notableMember, Noor Inayat Khan]
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A.
Vera Atkins
Vera Atkins was a Romanian-born British intelligence officer renowned for her pivotal role in recruiting, briefing, and managing Special Operations Executive agents sent into occupied Europe during World War II.
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B.
Lucie Maria Rommel
Lucie Maria Rommel was the wife of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and the mother of their son Manfred, known for preserving and promoting her husband's legacy after World War II.
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C.
Constance Bonacieux
Constance Bonacieux is a key female character in Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Three Musketeers," known as d'Artagnan's love interest and a confidante of Queen Anne.
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D.
Sophie Scholl
Sophie Scholl was a German student and anti-Nazi political activist, best known as a leading member of the non-violent resistance group the White Rose who was executed for distributing anti-regime leaflets during World War II.
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E.
Eliette Mouret
Eliette Mouret is a French former fashion model and artist best known as the wife of renowned Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan.
- 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: Noor Inayat Khan Target entity description: Noor Inayat Khan was a British-Indian World War II heroine and wireless operator in Nazi-occupied France, celebrated for her courage and sacrifice as an undercover agent.
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A.
Vera Atkins
Vera Atkins was a Romanian-born British intelligence officer renowned for her pivotal role in recruiting, briefing, and managing Special Operations Executive agents sent into occupied Europe during World War II.
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B.
Lucie Maria Rommel
Lucie Maria Rommel was the wife of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and the mother of their son Manfred, known for preserving and promoting her husband's legacy after World War II.
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C.
Constance Bonacieux
Constance Bonacieux is a key female character in Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Three Musketeers," known as d'Artagnan's love interest and a confidante of Queen Anne.
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D.
Sophie Scholl
Sophie Scholl was a German student and anti-Nazi political activist, best known as a leading member of the non-violent resistance group the White Rose who was executed for distributing anti-regime leaflets during World War II.
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E.
Eliette Mouret
Eliette Mouret is a French former fashion model and artist best known as the wife of renowned Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Special Operations Executive agent
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World War II resistance figure ⓘ person ⓘ wireless operator ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | Gestapo ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Croix de Guerre
ⓘ
George Cross ⓘ
linked to:
The George Cross
|
| burialPlace |
Dachau concentration camp (unmarked grave)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dachau
|
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| codeName |
Madeleine
ⓘ
Nora Baker ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfArrest | 1943-10-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1944-09-13 ⓘ |
| employer |
Special Operations Executive
ⓘ
Women's Auxiliary Air Force ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
American
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Indian ⓘ |
| familyName | Inayat Khan ⓘ |
| father | Inayat Khan ⓘ |
| fullName |
Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan
ⓘ
linked to:
Noor Inayat Khan
|
| givenName | Noor ⓘ |
| honouredIn |
Blue plaque at 4 Taviton Street, London
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Memorial plaque at Dachau concentration camp ⓘ Statue in Gordon Square, London ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by shooting ⓘ |
| memorializedAs | British-Indian World War II heroine ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Women's Auxiliary Air Force ⓘ |
| mother | Ora Ray Baker ⓘ |
| movedTo |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Paris ⓘ |
| notableFor | courage as an SOE wireless operator in Nazi-occupied France ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Twenty Jataka Tales"
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linked to:
Jataka tales
|
| occupation |
children's author
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| operationalArea | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Moscow, Russian Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Moscow
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| placeOfDeath |
Dachau concentration camp, Germany
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linked to:
Dachau
|
| placeOfDetention | Pforzheim prison ⓘ |
| religion | Sufism ⓘ |
| role | SOE wireless operator in occupied France ⓘ |
| sibling | Vilayat Inayat Khan ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biography "Spy Princess" by Shrabani Basu ⓘ |
| transferredTo |
Dachau concentration camp
ⓘ
linked to:
Dachau
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Noor Inayat Khan Description of subject: Noor Inayat Khan was a British-Indian World War II heroine and wireless operator in Nazi-occupied France, celebrated for her courage and sacrifice as an undercover agent.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Noor Inayat Khan