Shahnameh of Shah Ismail II
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The Shahnameh of Shah Ismail II is a lavishly illustrated 16th-century Persian manuscript of Ferdowsi’s epic, produced at the Safavid court and renowned as a masterpiece of royal book arts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shahnameh of Shah Ismail II canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7456956 — 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: Shahnameh of Shah Ismail II Context triple: [Safavid art, notableWork, Shahnameh of Shah Ismail II]
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A.
Shahnama-e-Islam
Shahnama-e-Islam is an epic Urdu poetic work that narrates Islamic history and heroes in a grand, literary style.
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B.
Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi
Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi is a celebrated collection of mystical lyric poetry by the Persian Sufi poet Rumi, inspired by his spiritual relationship with his mentor Shams-e Tabrizi.
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C.
Khamsa of Nizami
The Khamsa of Nizami is a celebrated 12th-century Persian literary masterpiece comprising five romantic and didactic epic poems that became a central source of inspiration for later Persian art and miniature painting.
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D.
Sirr-i-Akbar
Sirr-i-Akbar is a Persian translation and commentary on the Upanishads by the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh, intended to reveal the shared mystical core of Hinduism and Islam.
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E.
Zīj-i Sultānī
Zīj-i Sultānī is a 15th-century astronomical star catalogue and set of tables compiled under the direction of Ulugh Beg, renowned for its exceptional observational accuracy in the Islamic Golden Age.
- 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: Shahnameh of Shah Ismail II Target entity description: The Shahnameh of Shah Ismail II is a lavishly illustrated 16th-century Persian manuscript of Ferdowsi’s epic, produced at the Safavid court and renowned as a masterpiece of royal book arts.
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A.
Shahnama-e-Islam
Shahnama-e-Islam is an epic Urdu poetic work that narrates Islamic history and heroes in a grand, literary style.
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B.
Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi
Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi is a celebrated collection of mystical lyric poetry by the Persian Sufi poet Rumi, inspired by his spiritual relationship with his mentor Shams-e Tabrizi.
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C.
Khamsa of Nizami
The Khamsa of Nizami is a celebrated 12th-century Persian literary masterpiece comprising five romantic and didactic epic poems that became a central source of inspiration for later Persian art and miniature painting.
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D.
Sirr-i-Akbar
Sirr-i-Akbar is a Persian translation and commentary on the Upanishads by the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh, intended to reveal the shared mystical core of Hinduism and Islam.
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E.
Zīj-i Sultānī
Zīj-i Sultānī is a 15th-century astronomical star catalogue and set of tables compiled under the direction of Ulugh Beg, renowned for its exceptional observational accuracy in the Islamic Golden Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Persian manuscript
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Shahnameh manuscript ⓘ illuminated manuscript ⓘ royal manuscript ⓘ |
| artForm |
calligraphy
ⓘ
manuscript illumination ⓘ |
| artisticTradition |
Persian miniature
ⓘ
Safavid book arts ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Safavid dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Safavid Empire
|
| associatedWithPerson |
Ferdowsi
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Shah Ismail II ⓘ
linked to:
Ismail II
|
| authorOfText | Ferdowsi ⓘ |
| basedOn | Shahnameh ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Shah Ismail II
ⓘ
linked to:
Ismail II
|
| contains |
calligraphic text
ⓘ
illuminated headings ⓘ miniature paintings ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Safavid Iran
ⓘ
linked to:
Safavid Empire
|
| culture | Persian ⓘ |
| dateCreated | 16th century ⓘ |
| decorationTechnique |
gold illumination
ⓘ
opaque watercolor painting ⓘ |
| function |
courtly luxury object
ⓘ
dynastic propaganda ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Safavid royal patronage of the arts ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | epic ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh
ⓘ
linked to:
Shahnameh
|
| material | paper ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-quality Safavid painting
ⓘ
lavish illustration ⓘ royal book arts ⓘ |
| patron |
Shah Ismail II
ⓘ
linked to:
Ismail II
|
| period |
Safavid period
ⓘ
linked to:
Safavid Empire
|
| placeOfProduction |
Safavid court
ⓘ
linked to:
Safavid royal court
|
| region | Iran ⓘ |
| religionContext | Islamic art ⓘ |
| script | Nastaʿliq ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| subject |
Iranian legendary kings
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heroes of Iran ⓘ mythological history of Iran ⓘ |
| theme |
heroism
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kingship ⓘ moral exempla ⓘ |
| title | Shahnameh of Shah Ismail II ⓘ |
| workType | royal commission ⓘ |
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Subject: Shahnameh of Shah Ismail II Description of subject: The Shahnameh of Shah Ismail II is a lavishly illustrated 16th-century Persian manuscript of Ferdowsi’s epic, produced at the Safavid court and renowned as a masterpiece of royal book arts.
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