Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan
E336924
Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan was an 18th-century Nawab of Bengal known for his relatively stable and prosperous rule before the rise of Alivardi Khan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3176720 — 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: Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan Context triple: [Alivardi Khan, relative, Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan]
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A.
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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B.
Najm-ud-Daulah
Najm-ud-Daulah was an 18th-century Nawab of Bengal who succeeded his father Mir Jafar under the dominance of the British East India Company.
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C.
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim, better known by his regnal name Jahangir, was the fourth Mughal emperor of India, renowned for his patronage of the arts and relatively liberal, if often indulgent, rule in the early 17th century.
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D.
Muhammad Rahim Khan I
Muhammad Rahim Khan I was a prominent 19th-century khan who significantly shaped the political and cultural life of the Khanate of Khiva.
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E.
Khudayar Khan
Khudayar Khan was a 19th-century ruler of the Kokand Khanate in Central Asia, known for his turbulent reign marked by internal strife and increasing Russian influence in the region.
- 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: Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan Target entity description: Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan was an 18th-century Nawab of Bengal known for his relatively stable and prosperous rule before the rise of Alivardi Khan.
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A.
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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B.
Najm-ud-Daulah
Najm-ud-Daulah was an 18th-century Nawab of Bengal who succeeded his father Mir Jafar under the dominance of the British East India Company.
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C.
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim, better known by his regnal name Jahangir, was the fourth Mughal emperor of India, renowned for his patronage of the arts and relatively liberal, if often indulgent, rule in the early 17th century.
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D.
Muhammad Rahim Khan I
Muhammad Rahim Khan I was a prominent 19th-century khan who significantly shaped the political and cultural life of the Khanate of Khiva.
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E.
Khudayar Khan
Khudayar Khan was a 19th-century ruler of the Kokand Khanate in Central Asia, known for his turbulent reign marked by internal strife and increasing Russian influence in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century ruler
ⓘ
Nawab ⓘ historical figure ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| administrativeUnitRuled |
Bengal Subah
ⓘ
Bihar Subah ⓘ
linked to:
Bihar
Orissa region ⓘ
linked to:
Orissa
|
| allegiance |
Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah
ⓘ
linked to:
Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah
|
| capital | Murshidabad ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century Indian monarchs
ⓘ
Nawabs of Bengal ⓘ
linked to:
Nawab of Bengal
|
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| child | Sarfaraz Khan ⓘ |
| country |
Mughal Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
|
| currencyUsed | Mughal rupee ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1739 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Murshidabad ⓘ |
| dynasty | Nasiri dynasty ⓘ |
| era | late Mughal period ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Persian-origin Mughal noble ⓘ |
| father | Mirza Muhammad Madani ⓘ |
| governmentStyle | decentralized provincial administration ⓘ |
| historicalContext | preceded the rise of Alivardi Khan in Bengal ⓘ |
| knownFor |
moderate and conciliatory policies
ⓘ
patronage of trade and commerce ⓘ period of peace before the rise of Alivardi Khan ⓘ prosperous administration of Bengal Subah ⓘ relatively stable rule in Bengal ⓘ |
| mother | daughter of Murshid Quli Khan ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
consolidation of Murshidabad as provincial capital
ⓘ
peaceful succession after Murshid Quli Khan ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Murshidabad Palace ⓘ |
| policy |
encouragement of agriculture
ⓘ
maintenance of relative religious tolerance ⓘ support for merchants and bankers ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Nawab of Bengal
ⓘ
Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ⓘ
linked to:
Nawab of Bengal
|
| predecessor | Murshid Quli Khan ⓘ |
| region |
Bengal Subah
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ Orissa ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1739 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1727 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| spouse | Zinat-un-Nissa ⓘ |
| successor | Sarfaraz Khan ⓘ |
| successorInBengalPolitics | Alivardi Khan ⓘ |
| title |
Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
ⓘ
linked to:
Nawab of Bengal
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan Description of subject: Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan was an 18th-century Nawab of Bengal known for his relatively stable and prosperous rule before the rise of Alivardi Khan.
Referenced by (9)
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