Gibreel Farishta
E160150
Gibreel Farishta is a central character in Salman Rushdie’s novel "The Satanic Verses," an Indian movie star whose surreal, often hallucinatory experiences explore themes of faith, identity, and transformation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gibreel Farishta canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1392230 — 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: Gibreel Farishta Context triple: [The Satanic Verses, featuresCharacter, Gibreel Farishta]
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A.
Haroun Khalifa
Haroun Khalifa is the young, adventurous protagonist of Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," who embarks on a fantastical journey to restore his storyteller father’s lost gift.
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B.
Mirza
Mirza is a historical noble title of Persian and Central Asian origin, commonly borne by princes and high-ranking members of royal and aristocratic families.
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C.
Ali Hakim
Ali Hakim is a comic Persian peddler and charming rogue suitor in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!".
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D.
Faizi
Faizi was a renowned 16th-century Persian-language poet and scholar who served as one of the prominent intellectuals in the Mughal emperor Akbar’s court.
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E.
Ilyas
Ilyas is the Arabic and Quranic form of the prophet Elijah, revered in Islamic tradition as a righteous messenger of God.
- 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: Gibreel Farishta Target entity description: Gibreel Farishta is a central character in Salman Rushdie’s novel "The Satanic Verses," an Indian movie star whose surreal, often hallucinatory experiences explore themes of faith, identity, and transformation.
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A.
Haroun Khalifa
Haroun Khalifa is the young, adventurous protagonist of Salman Rushdie’s novel "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," who embarks on a fantastical journey to restore his storyteller father’s lost gift.
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B.
Mirza
Mirza is a historical noble title of Persian and Central Asian origin, commonly borne by princes and high-ranking members of royal and aristocratic families.
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C.
Ali Hakim
Ali Hakim is a comic Persian peddler and charming rogue suitor in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!".
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D.
Faizi
Faizi was a renowned 16th-century Persian-language poet and scholar who served as one of the prominent intellectuals in the Mughal emperor Akbar’s court.
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E.
Ilyas
Ilyas is the Arabic and Quranic form of the prophet Elijah, revered in Islamic tradition as a righteous messenger of God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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novel character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Satanic Verses ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
blasphemy controversy
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cultural hybridity ⓘ dreams ⓘ faith ⓘ hallucination ⓘ identity ⓘ migration ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| createdBy | Salman Rushdie ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Indian ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Satanic Verses ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
magical realism
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
charismatic
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famous ⓘ troubled ⓘ visionary ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
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co-protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Indian ⓘ |
| occupation |
film actor
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movie star ⓘ |
| partOf | The Satanic Verses characters ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Satanic Verses controversy
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linked to:
The Satanic Verses
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| settingAssociatedWith |
India
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London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gibreel Farishta Description of subject: Gibreel Farishta is a central character in Salman Rushdie’s novel "The Satanic Verses," an Indian movie star whose surreal, often hallucinatory experiences explore themes of faith, identity, and transformation.
Referenced by (4)
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