Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh
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Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh was a short-reigning early 19th-century ruler of the Sikh Empire and grandson of its founder, Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh canonical | 3 |
| Maharaja of the Sikh Empire | 2 |
| Raja Nao Nihal Singh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4112262 — 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: Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh Context triple: [Sher Singh, predecessor, Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh]
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A.
Maharaja Sher Singh
Maharaja Sher Singh was a 19th-century ruler of the Sikh Empire who briefly occupied the throne of Punjab during the turbulent period following Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s death.
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B.
Kharak Singh
Kharak Singh was a 19th-century Sikh ruler who briefly succeeded his father Maharaja Ranjit Singh as the second Maharaja of the Sikh Empire.
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C.
Maharaja Umaid Singh
Maharaja Umaid Singh was a 20th-century ruler of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, known for his modernization efforts and for commissioning the grand Umaid Bhawan Palace.
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D.
Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh
Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh was an 18th-century ruler of Jaipur, India, known for his patronage of architecture and the arts.
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E.
Maha Singh
Maha Singh was a prominent Sikh chieftain of the Sukerchakia Misl and an important leader in late 18th-century Punjab, best known as the father of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
- 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: Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh Target entity description: Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh was a short-reigning early 19th-century ruler of the Sikh Empire and grandson of its founder, Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
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A.
Maharaja Sher Singh
Maharaja Sher Singh was a 19th-century ruler of the Sikh Empire who briefly occupied the throne of Punjab during the turbulent period following Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s death.
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B.
Kharak Singh
Kharak Singh was a 19th-century Sikh ruler who briefly succeeded his father Maharaja Ranjit Singh as the second Maharaja of the Sikh Empire.
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C.
Maharaja Umaid Singh
Maharaja Umaid Singh was a 20th-century ruler of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India, known for his modernization efforts and for commissioning the grand Umaid Bhawan Palace.
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D.
Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh
Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh was an 18th-century ruler of Jaipur, India, known for his patronage of architecture and the arts.
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E.
Maha Singh
Maha Singh was a prominent Sikh chieftain of the Sukerchakia Misl and an important leader in late 18th-century Punjab, best known as the father of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maharaja of the Sikh Empire
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lahore Darbar ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1821-02-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Lahore ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lahore ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Lahore ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | injuries from an accident at the Hazuri Bagh gate in Lahore ⓘ |
| citizenship | Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| conflict | internal court intrigues of the Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1840-11-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Lahore ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Sandhawalia (Sandhawalia-Sukerchakia) family
ⓘ
linked to:
Sandhanwalia family
|
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Punjabi ⓘ |
| father | Kharak Singh ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| government | Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| grandfather | Maharaja Ranjit Singh ⓘ |
| grandmother | Maharani Datar Kaur ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Maharaja ⓘ |
| house | Sukerchakia misl ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Punjabi ⓘ |
| mother | Chand Kaur ⓘ |
| name | Nau Nihal Singh ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
accession to the throne after the death of Kharak Singh in 1840
ⓘ
sudden death shortly after his coronation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being grandson of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
ⓘ
short reign as Maharaja of the Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Maharaja of the Sikh Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Maharaja of Lahore
|
| predecessor |
Kharak Singh
ⓘ
linked to:
Maharaja Kharak Singh
|
| regionRuled | Punjab ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1840-11-06 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1840-10-08 ⓘ |
| relative |
Duleep Singh
ⓘ
Sher Singh ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| spouse |
Bibi Nanaki Kaur
ⓘ
linked to:
Nanaki Kaur
Bibi Sahib Kaur ⓘ
linked to:
Sahib Kaur
|
| style | His Highness ⓘ |
| successor | Sher Singh ⓘ |
| successorState |
Sikh Empire under Sher Singh
ⓘ
linked to:
Sikh Empire
|
| title | Heir apparent to the Sikh Empire before accession ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh Description of subject: Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh was a short-reigning early 19th-century ruler of the Sikh Empire and grandson of its founder, Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh
linked to: Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh
linked to: Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh