Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
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Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque is one of the earliest and most significant Indo-Islamic mosques in India, built in the late 12th century within Delhi’s Qutb complex using materials from demolished Hindu and Jain temples.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque canonical | 10 |
| Quwat-ul-Islam Mosque | 2 |
| Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2846657 — 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: Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque Context triple: [Qutb Minar, near, Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque]
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A.
Nasir al-Mulk Mosque
Nasir al-Mulk Mosque is a famous 19th-century Persian mosque renowned for its stunning stained-glass windows and vibrant, colorful interior.
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B.
Vakil Mosque
Vakil Mosque is an 18th-century Islamic mosque in Shiraz, Iran, renowned for its elegant Persian architecture, intricate tilework, and impressive prayer hall with spiral columns.
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C.
Alaeddin Mosque
Alaeddin Mosque is a historic Seljuk-era congregational mosque in Konya, Turkey, renowned for its architectural significance and role as a former royal mosque and burial place of Seljuk sultans.
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D.
Kul Sharif Mosque
Kul Sharif Mosque is a prominent and historically significant Islamic mosque and cultural symbol located within the Kazan Kremlin in Russia.
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E.
Kebir-Jami Mosque
Kebir-Jami Mosque is a historic and prominent Crimean Tatar mosque in Simferopol, known as one of the oldest Islamic religious buildings in Crimea.
- 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: Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque Target entity description: Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque is one of the earliest and most significant Indo-Islamic mosques in India, built in the late 12th century within Delhi’s Qutb complex using materials from demolished Hindu and Jain temples.
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A.
Nasir al-Mulk Mosque
Nasir al-Mulk Mosque is a famous 19th-century Persian mosque renowned for its stunning stained-glass windows and vibrant, colorful interior.
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B.
Vakil Mosque
Vakil Mosque is an 18th-century Islamic mosque in Shiraz, Iran, renowned for its elegant Persian architecture, intricate tilework, and impressive prayer hall with spiral columns.
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C.
Alaeddin Mosque
Alaeddin Mosque is a historic Seljuk-era congregational mosque in Konya, Turkey, renowned for its architectural significance and role as a former royal mosque and burial place of Seljuk sultans.
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D.
Kul Sharif Mosque
Kul Sharif Mosque is a prominent and historically significant Islamic mosque and cultural symbol located within the Kazan Kremlin in Russia.
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E.
Kebir-Jami Mosque
Kebir-Jami Mosque is a historic and prominent Crimean Tatar mosque in Simferopol, known as one of the oldest Islamic religious buildings in Crimea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Islamic architecture
ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ mosque ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Quwat-ul-Islam Mosque
ⓘ
linked to:
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
Quwwat-ul-Islam Masjid ⓘ
linked to:
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
|
| architecturalStyle |
Indo-Islamic
ⓘ
early Sultanate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Delhi Sultanate
ⓘ
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ |
| builder |
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
ⓘ
linked to:
Qutb al-Din Aibak
|
| constructionEnd | circa 1198 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1192 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| era | late 12th century ⓘ |
| expandedBy |
Alauddin Khalji
ⓘ
Iltutmish ⓘ |
| governingBody | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
corbelled arches
ⓘ
courtyard mosque plan ⓘ hypostyle prayer hall ⓘ mihrab ⓘ minbar ⓘ ornamented pillars ⓘ screen of arches ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| inscriptionsLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Nagari ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delhi
ⓘ
Delhi Sultanate ⓘ Mehrauli ⓘ National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ Qutb complex ⓘ South Delhi ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
reused temple pillars
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ spolia from Hindu temples ⓘ spolia from Jain temples ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Alai Darwaza
ⓘ
Alai Minar (unfinished) ⓘ
linked to:
Alai Minar
Iron Pillar of Delhi ⓘ Qutb Minar ⓘ |
| partOf | Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi ⓘ |
| patron |
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
ⓘ
linked to:
Qutb al-Din Aibak
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the earliest examples of Indo-Islamic architecture
ⓘ
one of the earliest surviving mosques in India ⓘ symbol of establishment of Muslim rule in North India ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1993 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque Description of subject: Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque is one of the earliest and most significant Indo-Islamic mosques in India, built in the late 12th century within Delhi’s Qutb complex using materials from demolished Hindu and Jain temples.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
linked to: Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
subject linked to:
Tomb of Iltutmish, Qutb complex, Delhi
subject linked to:
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Delhi
linked to: Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque
subject linked to:
Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in Delhi
linked to: Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque