Saladin Chamcha
E160151
Saladin Chamcha is a central, shape-shifting protagonist in Salman Rushdie’s novel "The Satanic Verses," whose identity crisis and transformation explore themes of migration, faith, and cultural dislocation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saladin Chamcha canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1392231 — 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: Saladin Chamcha Context triple: [The Satanic Verses, featuresCharacter, Saladin Chamcha]
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A.
Salim
Salim was the birth name of Jahangir, the fourth Mughal emperor of India known for his patronage of the arts and consolidation of the empire.
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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.
Ilyas
Ilyas is the Arabic and Quranic form of the prophet Elijah, revered in Islamic tradition as a righteous messenger of God.
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D.
Rafi
Rafi was an Israeli political party founded by David Ben-Gurion in the 1960s after a split from Mapai, known for its activist and security-focused policies.
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E.
Kamal
Kamal is a central figure in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Sugar Street," representing the introspective, politically aware younger generation within the multi-generational Cairo family saga.
- 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: Saladin Chamcha Target entity description: Saladin Chamcha is a central, shape-shifting protagonist in Salman Rushdie’s novel "The Satanic Verses," whose identity crisis and transformation explore themes of migration, faith, and cultural dislocation.
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A.
Salim
Salim was the birth name of Jahangir, the fourth Mughal emperor of India known for his patronage of the arts and consolidation of the empire.
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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.
Ilyas
Ilyas is the Arabic and Quranic form of the prophet Elijah, revered in Islamic tradition as a righteous messenger of God.
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D.
Rafi
Rafi was an Israeli political party founded by David Ben-Gurion in the 1960s after a split from Mapai, known for its activist and security-focused policies.
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E.
Kamal
Kamal is a central figure in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Sugar Street," representing the introspective, politically aware younger generation within the multi-generational Cairo family saga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Satanic Verses ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Gibreel Farishta ⓘ |
| characterArc |
experiences alienation in England
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reconciles with his father in Bombay ⓘ struggles with hybrid Anglo-Indian identity ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Gibreel Farishta ⓘ |
| createdBy | Salman Rushdie ⓘ |
| experiences |
demonic metamorphosis
ⓘ
hallucinatory episodes ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
magic realism
ⓘ
postcolonial fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Salahuddin Chamchawala ⓘ |
| hasFather | Changez Chamchawala ⓘ |
| hasInternalConflict |
desire to be accepted as English
ⓘ
rejection of his Indian roots ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalTraitAfterTransformation |
goat-like legs
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hooves ⓘ horns ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
assimilation
ⓘ
cultural dislocation ⓘ faith ⓘ identity crisis ⓘ migration ⓘ postcolonial identity ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| isVictimOf |
police brutality
ⓘ
racist violence in England ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies tensions between secularism and religion
ⓘ
explores consequences of migration ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| occupation |
commercial voiceover artist
ⓘ
voice actor ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Muslim ⓘ |
| residence |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| settingOfKeyEvents |
Bombay
ⓘ
linked to:
Mumbai
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| spouse | Pamela Chamcha ⓘ |
| survives | Bostan plane explosion ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
crisis of faith
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cultural hybridity ⓘ diasporic subject ⓘ |
| undergoesTransformation | devilish creature ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saladin Chamcha Description of subject: Saladin Chamcha is a central, shape-shifting protagonist in Salman Rushdie’s novel "The Satanic Verses," whose identity crisis and transformation explore themes of migration, faith, and cultural dislocation.
Referenced by (7)
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