Shahid Amin
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Shahid Amin is an Indian historian known for his influential contributions to the Subaltern Studies collective, particularly his work on peasant consciousness, memory, and the writing of history from below.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shahid Amin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6824668 — 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: Shahid Amin Context triple: [Subaltern Studies, hasKeyFigure, Shahid Amin]
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A.
Sarmad Kashani
Sarmad Kashani was a 17th-century Persian-Armenian mystic, poet, and Sufi saint known for his unorthodox spirituality and eventual execution in Mughal India.
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B.
Mehran Kardar
Mehran Kardar is an Iranian-American theoretical physicist known for his influential work in statistical physics and soft condensed matter, and as the author of the widely used textbook "Statistical Physics of Fields."
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C.
Azimullah Khan
Azimullah Khan was an Indian nationalist and key advisor to Nana Sahib who played a prominent role in planning and leading aspects of the 1857 Indian Rebellion against British rule.
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D.
Jafar Tabrizi
Jafar Tabrizi was a prominent Timurid-era Persian artist and calligrapher renowned for his contributions to miniature painting and manuscript illumination.
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E.
Sher Mohammad Karimi
Sher Mohammad Karimi is a senior Afghan military leader who served as Chief of General Staff of the Afghan National Army and played a key role in the country’s post-2001 security forces.
- 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: Shahid Amin Target entity description: Shahid Amin is an Indian historian known for his influential contributions to the Subaltern Studies collective, particularly his work on peasant consciousness, memory, and the writing of history from below.
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A.
Sarmad Kashani
Sarmad Kashani was a 17th-century Persian-Armenian mystic, poet, and Sufi saint known for his unorthodox spirituality and eventual execution in Mughal India.
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B.
Mehran Kardar
Mehran Kardar is an Iranian-American theoretical physicist known for his influential work in statistical physics and soft condensed matter, and as the author of the widely used textbook "Statistical Physics of Fields."
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C.
Azimullah Khan
Azimullah Khan was an Indian nationalist and key advisor to Nana Sahib who played a prominent role in planning and leading aspects of the 1857 Indian Rebellion against British rule.
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D.
Jafar Tabrizi
Jafar Tabrizi was a prominent Timurid-era Persian artist and calligrapher renowned for his contributions to miniature painting and manuscript illumination.
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E.
Sher Mohammad Karimi
Sher Mohammad Karimi is a senior Afghan military leader who served as Chief of General Staff of the Afghan National Army and played a key role in the country’s post-2001 security forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historian ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Subaltern Studies project
ⓘ
linked to:
subaltern studies
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| approach |
history from below
ⓘ
use of oral testimonies in historical research ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history
ⓘ
memory studies ⓘ oral history ⓘ peasant history ⓘ social history ⓘ subaltern studies ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Subaltern Studies historiographical approach ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to Subaltern Studies
ⓘ
work on memory and history ⓘ work on peasant consciousness ⓘ writing history from below ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Indian peasantry
ⓘ
colonial India ⓘ historiography ⓘ subaltern perspectives ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Subaltern Studies collective
ⓘ
linked to:
subaltern studies
|
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableWork | Event, Metaphor, Memory: Chauri Chaura 1922–1992 ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
ⓘ
historian ⓘ |
| studies |
peasant consciousness in colonial India
ⓘ
relationship between memory and historical writing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shahid Amin Description of subject: Shahid Amin is an Indian historian known for his influential contributions to the Subaltern Studies collective, particularly his work on peasant consciousness, memory, and the writing of history from below.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
subaltern studies