Dost Ali Khan
E334791
Dost Ali Khan was an 18th-century Indian ruler who governed the Carnatic region under the nominal authority of the Mughal Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dost Ali Khan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3162567 — 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: Dost Ali Khan Context triple: [Nawab of the Carnatic, hasRuler, Dost Ali Khan]
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A.
Bairam Khan
Bairam Khan was a prominent 16th-century Mughal statesman and military commander who served as regent and chief mentor to the young Emperor Akbar, playing a crucial role in consolidating Mughal rule in India.
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B.
Ghazi-ud-Din Haider
Ghazi-ud-Din Haider was the first King of Awadh, known for his lavish architectural patronage and for transforming Lucknow into a major cultural and religious center in the early 19th century.
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C.
Ibrahim Khan Gardi
Ibrahim Khan Gardi was an 18th-century Indian military commander and artillery expert renowned for leading the Maratha artillery with great discipline and effectiveness during the Third Battle of Panipat.
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D.
Malik Ambar
Malik Ambar was a prominent 17th-century Ethiopian-born military leader and statesman in the Deccan region of India, renowned for his guerrilla tactics against the Mughals and his influential role as regent of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.
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E.
Abdul Bahram Khan
Abdul Bahram Khan was a Pashtun landowner and influential tribal leader in the North-West Frontier region, best known as the father of Indian independence activist Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
- 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: Dost Ali Khan Target entity description: Dost Ali Khan was an 18th-century Indian ruler who governed the Carnatic region under the nominal authority of the Mughal Empire.
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A.
Bairam Khan
Bairam Khan was a prominent 16th-century Mughal statesman and military commander who served as regent and chief mentor to the young Emperor Akbar, playing a crucial role in consolidating Mughal rule in India.
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B.
Ghazi-ud-Din Haider
Ghazi-ud-Din Haider was the first King of Awadh, known for his lavish architectural patronage and for transforming Lucknow into a major cultural and religious center in the early 19th century.
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C.
Ibrahim Khan Gardi
Ibrahim Khan Gardi was an 18th-century Indian military commander and artillery expert renowned for leading the Maratha artillery with great discipline and effectiveness during the Third Battle of Panipat.
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D.
Malik Ambar
Malik Ambar was a prominent 17th-century Ethiopian-born military leader and statesman in the Deccan region of India, renowned for his guerrilla tactics against the Mughals and his influential role as regent of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate.
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E.
Abdul Bahram Khan
Abdul Bahram Khan was a Pashtun landowner and influential tribal leader in the North-West Frontier region, best known as the father of Indian independence activist Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian ruler
ⓘ
Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Mughal Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
|
| associatedWith |
Ambur
ⓘ
Arcot ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| conflict | Carnatic Wars ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Carnatic ⓘ |
| deathCountry | India ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Ambur
ⓘ
Carnatic ⓘ |
| era | decline of the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Muslim of Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| father | Ghulam Ali Khan ⓘ |
| governmentForm | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Carnatic region of southern India
ⓘ
linked to:
Carnatic region of India
|
| knownFor |
being killed in battle at Ambur
ⓘ
governing the Carnatic under Mughal suzerainty ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Persian ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Persian ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | South India ⓘ |
| nominalOverlord |
Mughal Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
|
| notableEvent |
conflict with the Marathas
ⓘ
involvement in early Anglo-French rivalry in the Carnatic ⓘ killed in battle at Ambur ⓘ |
| officeContestedBy | local claimants to the Carnatic nawabship ⓘ |
| partOf | Mughal imperial system in the Deccan ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ |
| powerBase | Arcot ⓘ |
| predecessor | Saadatullah Khan I ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Carnatic ⓘ |
| relative | Saadatullah Khan I ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| ruledUnder | nominal authority of the Mughal emperor ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | southern Coromandel Coast ⓘ |
| successor | Safdar Ali Khan ⓘ |
| title |
Nawab
ⓘ
Nawab of Arcot ⓘ
linked to:
Nawab of the Carnatic
|
| typeOfRuler | subordinate ruler under a suzerain empire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dost Ali Khan Description of subject: Dost Ali Khan was an 18th-century Indian ruler who governed the Carnatic region under the nominal authority of the Mughal Empire.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.