Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami

E94567

Afghan resistance group Islamist political party mujahideen movement

Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami was an Afghan Islamist mujahideen movement and political party that played a significant role in resisting Soviet forces and the communist government during the 1980s.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami canonical	2
Harakat-i Islami	1
Islamic Revolution Movement	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T760966 — 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: Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami
Context triple: [Soviet–Afghan War, opponent, Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami]

A. Ittehad-e Islami
Ittehad-e Islami was an Afghan Islamist political and militant group led by Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, known for its mujahideen role during the Soviet–Afghan War and its close ties to Saudi Arabia.
B. Hizb-i Islami Khalis
Hizb-i Islami Khalis was an Afghan Islamist mujahideen faction led by Mohammad Yunus Khalis that became prominent for its armed resistance against the Soviet-backed government during the 1980s.
C. MIFTAH
MIFTAH is a Palestinian non-governmental organization that promotes democracy, good governance, and human rights, particularly through advocacy, policy analysis, and public discourse.
D. Riyadh Front
Riyadh Front is a major mixed-use commercial and entertainment complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, featuring shopping, dining, business facilities, and large-scale events.
E. Mahaz-e Milli
Mahaz-e Milli, also known as the National Islamic Front of Afghanistan, was a royalist and moderately Islamist Afghan mujahideen group led by Pir Sayyid Ahmad Gailani that fought against Soviet forces and the communist government during the Soviet–Afghan War.
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: Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami
Target entity description: Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami was an Afghan Islamist mujahideen movement and political party that played a significant role in resisting Soviet forces and the communist government during the 1980s.

A. Ittehad-e Islami
Ittehad-e Islami was an Afghan Islamist political and militant group led by Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, known for its mujahideen role during the Soviet–Afghan War and its close ties to Saudi Arabia.
B. Hizb-i Islami Khalis
Hizb-i Islami Khalis was an Afghan Islamist mujahideen faction led by Mohammad Yunus Khalis that became prominent for its armed resistance against the Soviet-backed government during the 1980s.
C. MIFTAH
MIFTAH is a Palestinian non-governmental organization that promotes democracy, good governance, and human rights, particularly through advocacy, policy analysis, and public discourse.
D. Riyadh Front
Riyadh Front is a major mixed-use commercial and entertainment complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, featuring shopping, dining, business facilities, and large-scale events.
E. Mahaz-e Milli
Mahaz-e Milli, also known as the National Islamic Front of Afghanistan, was a royalist and moderately Islamist Afghan mujahideen group led by Pir Sayyid Ahmad Gailani that fought against Soviet forces and the communist government during the Soviet–Afghan War.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Afghan resistance group ⓘ Islamist political party ⓘ mujahideen movement ⓘ
activeInConflict	Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ
alliance	other Afghan mujahideen factions ⓘ
armedStruggleAgainst	Afghan communist regime ⓘ Soviet military presence in Afghanistan ⓘ
conflictRole	major mujahideen faction during Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ
conflictType	guerrilla warfare ⓘ
country	Afghanistan ⓘ
goal	establishment of an Islamic system in Afghanistan ⓘ overthrow of communist government in Afghanistan ⓘ
hasRole	insurgent group ⓘ political party ⓘ
historicalContext	Cold War ⓘ
ideology	Islamism ⓘ
involvedIn	Afghan jihad against Soviet occupation ⓘ linked to: Soviet–Afghan War
languageOfName	Persian ⓘ
movementType	Islamist mujahideen movement ⓘ
nameMeaning	Islamic Revolution Movement ⓘ linked to: Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami
notableFor	armed resistance against Soviet forces in Afghanistan ⓘ resistance to the communist government of Afghanistan in the 1980s ⓘ
operationalStatusIn1980s	active ⓘ
opposed	Democratic Republic of Afghanistan ⓘ People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ
partOf	Afghan mujahideen ⓘ
politicalPosition	Islamist ⓘ conservative ⓘ
politicalSystemAdvocated	Islamic state ⓘ
primaryOpponents	Soviet-backed Afghan government ⓘ linked to: Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
regionOfActivity	eastern Afghanistan ⓘ linked to: Eastern Afghanistan rural Afghanistan ⓘ southern Afghanistan ⓘ linked to: Southern Afghanistan
religiousBasis	Islamic law ⓘ
religiousOrientation	Sunni Islam ⓘ
supportedBy	foreign backers of Afghan mujahideen ⓘ
timePeriod	1980s ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	Afghan political organization ⓘ armed Islamist organization ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Soviet–Afghan War → opponent → Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami ⓘ

Afghan mujahideen → notableFaction → Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami ⓘ

Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami → nameMeaning → Islamic Revolution Movement ⓘ

linked to: Harakat-i Inqilab-i Islami

United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan → formedFrom → Harakat-i Islami ⓘ