Bishad Sindhu
E186012
Bishad Sindhu is a landmark 19th-century Bengali epic novel by Mir Mosharraf Hossain that retells the tragic story of Karbala and the martyrdom of Imam Husayn.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bishad Sindhu canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1436709 — 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: Bishad Sindhu Context triple: [Bengali literature, notableWorkIn, Bishad Sindhu]
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Indus River
The Indus River is one of Asia’s longest and most historically significant rivers, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau through India and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea and serving as a vital lifeline for agriculture, civilization, and industry in the region.
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Sutlej River
The Sutlej River is a major transboundary river of the northwestern Indian subcontinent, originating in Tibet and flowing through the Himalayas into the plains of India and Pakistan, where it forms an important part of the Indus River system.
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Dakshin Ganga
Dakshin Ganga is an honorific name for the Godavari River, revered as a sacred and major waterway of southern and central India akin to the Ganges in the north.
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Saraswati River
The Saraswati River is a legendary and partially identified ancient river of the Indian subcontinent, revered in Hindu tradition and Vedic texts as a sacred and life-giving waterway.
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Chenab River
The Chenab River is a major river of the Indian subcontinent that flows through the Jammu region and into Pakistan, playing a key role in the Indus River system and regional agriculture.
- 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: Bishad Sindhu Target entity description: Bishad Sindhu is a landmark 19th-century Bengali epic novel by Mir Mosharraf Hossain that retells the tragic story of Karbala and the martyrdom of Imam Husayn.
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A.
Indus River
The Indus River is one of Asia’s longest and most historically significant rivers, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau through India and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea and serving as a vital lifeline for agriculture, civilization, and industry in the region.
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B.
Sutlej River
The Sutlej River is a major transboundary river of the northwestern Indian subcontinent, originating in Tibet and flowing through the Himalayas into the plains of India and Pakistan, where it forms an important part of the Indus River system.
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C.
Dakshin Ganga
Dakshin Ganga is an honorific name for the Godavari River, revered as a sacred and major waterway of southern and central India akin to the Ganges in the north.
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D.
Saraswati River
The Saraswati River is a legendary and partially identified ancient river of the Indian subcontinent, revered in Hindu tradition and Vedic texts as a sacred and life-giving waterway.
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E.
Chenab River
The Chenab River is a major river of the Indian subcontinent that flows through the Jammu region and into Pakistan, playing a key role in the Indus River system and regional agriculture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengali novel
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epic novel ⓘ |
| author | Mir Mosharraf Hossain ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Bengali ⓘ |
| authorReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| basedOn | Islamic accounts of the Battle of Karbala ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | British India ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
influential in shaping Bengali Muslim perceptions of Karbala
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widely read in Bengal during Muharram observances ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
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Hasan ibn Ali ⓘ Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ Yazid I ⓘ Zaynab bint Ali ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
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religious epic ⓘ |
| hasMoralFocus |
condemnation of tyranny
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valorization of steadfastness in faith ⓘ |
| hasReligiousFunction | devotional reading about Karbala ⓘ |
| hasTitleInBengaliScript | বিষাদ সিন্ধু ⓘ |
| language | Bengali ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early Bengali Muslim prose ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
considered a landmark of 19th-century Bengali literature
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one of the most important early Bengali Muslim novels ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Bengali Muslim literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Battle of Karbala
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martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| portraysEvent |
Battle of Karbala
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death of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ events of 10 Muharram (Ashura) ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 7th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Karbala ⓘ |
| targetAudience | Bengali-speaking Muslims ⓘ |
| theme |
faith
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justice ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| timeOfAction |
Umayyad Caliphate period
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linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
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