Shuja Shah Durrani
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Shuja Shah Durrani was an early 19th-century Afghan monarch of the Durrani dynasty who twice ruled Afghanistan amid intense internal power struggles and foreign intervention.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shah Shuja | 11 |
| Shuja Shah Durrani canonical | 8 |
| Shah Shuja Durrani | 3 |
| Emir of the Afghans | 1 |
| Shah Shuja al-Mulk | 1 |
| Shah Shuja-ul-Mulk | 1 |
| Shah Shujah Durrani | 1 |
| Shah of Afghanistan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T582614 — 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 Shah Durrani Context triple: [Durrani Empire, ruler, Shuja Shah Durrani]
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Zaman Shah Durrani
Zaman Shah Durrani was a late 18th-century Afghan king of the Durrani dynasty whose reign was marked by internal power struggles and failed attempts to expand Afghan influence into India.
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Timur Shah Durrani
Timur Shah Durrani was an 18th-century Afghan monarch who succeeded Ahmad Shah Durrani and presided over the Durrani Empire during a period of internal fragmentation and regional challenges.
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Mahmud Shah Durrani
Mahmud Shah Durrani was an 18th–19th century Afghan monarch of the Durrani dynasty who ruled parts of present-day Afghanistan during a period of internal strife and regional power struggles.
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Ahmad Shah Durrani
Ahmad Shah Durrani was the 18th-century Afghan military leader and founder of the modern state of Afghanistan, who established a vast empire in South and Central Asia.
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Nader Shah
Nader Shah was an 18th-century Persian ruler and military conqueror who founded the Afsharid dynasty and briefly restored Iran as a major regional power through his campaigns across the Middle East and India.
- 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 Shah Durrani Target entity description: Shuja Shah Durrani was an early 19th-century Afghan monarch of the Durrani dynasty who twice ruled Afghanistan amid intense internal power struggles and foreign intervention.
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A.
Zaman Shah Durrani
Zaman Shah Durrani was a late 18th-century Afghan king of the Durrani dynasty whose reign was marked by internal power struggles and failed attempts to expand Afghan influence into India.
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B.
Timur Shah Durrani
Timur Shah Durrani was an 18th-century Afghan monarch who succeeded Ahmad Shah Durrani and presided over the Durrani Empire during a period of internal fragmentation and regional challenges.
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C.
Mahmud Shah Durrani
Mahmud Shah Durrani was an 18th–19th century Afghan monarch of the Durrani dynasty who ruled parts of present-day Afghanistan during a period of internal strife and regional power struggles.
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D.
Ahmad Shah Durrani
Ahmad Shah Durrani was the 18th-century Afghan military leader and founder of the modern state of Afghanistan, who established a vast empire in South and Central Asia.
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E.
Nader Shah
Nader Shah was an 18th-century Persian ruler and military conqueror who founded the Afsharid dynasty and briefly restored Iran as a major regional power through his campaigns across the Middle East and India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shuja Shah Durrani Description of subject: Shuja Shah Durrani was an early 19th-century Afghan monarch of the Durrani dynasty who twice ruled Afghanistan amid intense internal power struggles and foreign intervention.
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