Zaman Shah
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Zaman Shah was an 18th-century Durrani ruler of Afghanistan, known for his attempts to expand Afghan influence into the Indian subcontinent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zaman Shah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3551925 — 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: Zaman Shah Context triple: [Zaman Shah Durrani, givenName, Zaman Shah]
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A.
Azam Shah
Azam Shah was a Mughal prince and briefly a claimant to the imperial throne in late 17th-century India, known primarily as a son of Emperor Aurangzeb.
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B.
Hussain Shah Wali
Hussain Shah Wali was a Sufi saint and architect associated with the Qutb Shahi dynasty, best known for his role in developing the region around present-day Hyderabad in India.
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C.
Ahmad Shah I
Ahmad Shah I was a 15th-century Sultan of Gujarat best known for establishing the city of Ahmedabad in western India.
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D.
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah was the 14th-century founder of the independent Sultanate of Bengal and the first ruler to unify its territories under a single Muslim dynasty.
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E.
Alauddin Riayat Shah II
Alauddin Riayat Shah II was a 16th-century Malay ruler who became the first sultan of Johor after the fall of the Malacca Sultanate.
- 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: Zaman Shah Target entity description: Zaman Shah was an 18th-century Durrani ruler of Afghanistan, known for his attempts to expand Afghan influence into the Indian subcontinent.
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A.
Azam Shah
Azam Shah was a Mughal prince and briefly a claimant to the imperial throne in late 17th-century India, known primarily as a son of Emperor Aurangzeb.
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B.
Hussain Shah Wali
Hussain Shah Wali was a Sufi saint and architect associated with the Qutb Shahi dynasty, best known for his role in developing the region around present-day Hyderabad in India.
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C.
Ahmad Shah I
Ahmad Shah I was a 15th-century Sultan of Gujarat best known for establishing the city of Ahmedabad in western India.
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D.
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah was the 14th-century founder of the independent Sultanate of Bengal and the first ruler to unify its territories under a single Muslim dynasty.
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E.
Alauddin Riayat Shah II
Alauddin Riayat Shah II was a 16th-century Malay ruler who became the first sultan of Johor after the fall of the Malacca Sultanate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Durrani ruler
ⓘ
King of Afghanistan ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign |
Kabul
ⓘ
Kandahar ⓘ |
| causeOfEndOfReign | deposition ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| conflict | power struggles within the Durrani dynasty ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Durrani dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Durrani
|
| ethnicGroup |
Pashtun
ⓘ
linked to:
Pashtuns
|
| familyName | Durrani ⓘ |
| father | Timur Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| fullName | Zaman Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| givenName | Zaman ⓘ |
| grandfather | Ahmad Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| house | Sadozai ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempts to expand Afghan influence into the Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
campaigns towards Punjab ⓘ conflicts with Sikh and regional Indian powers ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Emir of Afghanistan
ⓘ
linked to:
Amir of Afghanistan
|
| predecessor | Timur Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| realm | Durrani Empire ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| reignEnd | 1801 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1793 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| successor | Mahmud Shah Durrani ⓘ |
| title |
Shah of Afghanistan
ⓘ
linked to:
Amir of Afghanistan
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zaman Shah Description of subject: Zaman Shah was an 18th-century Durrani ruler of Afghanistan, known for his attempts to expand Afghan influence into the Indian subcontinent.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.