Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar

E949972

Sultan of Ahmadnagar historical figure monarch ruler

Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar was a ruler of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate in the Deccan region of India, known for his role in the complex politics and warfare among the Deccan sultanates and the emerging Maratha power.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Nizam Shah	4
Sultan of Ahmadnagar	3
Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11828018 — 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: Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar
Context triple: [Shahaji Bhonsle, servedUnder, Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar]

A. Yusuf Adil Shah
Yusuf Adil Shah was the founder of the Adil Shahi dynasty and the first Sultan of Bijapur in the Deccan region of India during the late 15th century.
B. Sikandar Adil Shah
Sikandar Adil Shah was the last ruler of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur, whose defeat marked the end of the independent Deccan sultanates and the expansion of Mughal power in southern India.
C. Ibrahim Adil Shah II
Ibrahim Adil Shah II was a celebrated late 16th–early 17th century ruler of Bijapur renowned for his patronage of the arts, music, and religious tolerance in the Deccan region of India.
D. Alauddin Husain Shah
Alauddin Husain Shah was a prominent late 15th–early 16th century sultan of Bengal known for territorial expansion, administrative reforms, and fostering a flourishing Indo-Islamic culture.
E. Ali Adil Shah I
Ali Adil Shah I was a 16th-century Sultan of Bijapur in the Deccan region of India, known for his military campaigns, architectural patronage, and role in regional politics among the Deccan sultanates.
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: Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar
Target entity description: Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar was a ruler of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate in the Deccan region of India, known for his role in the complex politics and warfare among the Deccan sultanates and the emerging Maratha power.

A. Yusuf Adil Shah
Yusuf Adil Shah was the founder of the Adil Shahi dynasty and the first Sultan of Bijapur in the Deccan region of India during the late 15th century.
B. Sikandar Adil Shah
Sikandar Adil Shah was the last ruler of the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur, whose defeat marked the end of the independent Deccan sultanates and the expansion of Mughal power in southern India.
C. Ibrahim Adil Shah II
Ibrahim Adil Shah II was a celebrated late 16th–early 17th century ruler of Bijapur renowned for his patronage of the arts, music, and religious tolerance in the Deccan region of India.
D. Alauddin Husain Shah
Alauddin Husain Shah was a prominent late 15th–early 16th century sultan of Bengal known for territorial expansion, administrative reforms, and fostering a flourishing Indo-Islamic culture.
E. Ali Adil Shah I
Ali Adil Shah I was a 16th-century Sultan of Bijapur in the Deccan region of India, known for his military campaigns, architectural patronage, and role in regional politics among the Deccan sultanates.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sultan of Ahmadnagar ⓘ historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ ruler ⓘ
associatedWith	Deccan sultanates ⓘ Islamic rule in the Deccan ⓘ Maratha history ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
countryRuled	Ahmadnagar Sultanate ⓘ
culturalSphere	Indo-Persian culture ⓘ
dynasty	Nizam Shahi dynasty ⓘ
geopoliticalContext	pre-Mughal consolidation in the Deccan ⓘ rise of Maratha power in western India ⓘ
governmentForm	monarchy ⓘ
hasCapital	Ahmadnagar ⓘ linked to: Ahmednagar
involvedIn	Deccan politics ⓘ conflicts with emerging Maratha power ⓘ warfare among Deccan sultanates ⓘ
languageOfCourt	Persian ⓘ
locatedIn	India ⓘ
notableFor	interactions with early Maratha forces ⓘ military conflicts in the Deccan ⓘ role in complex politics among Deccan sultanates ⓘ
partOf	history of the Deccan ⓘ medieval Indian history ⓘ
partOfConflictSystem	inter-sultanate rivalries in the Deccan ⓘ
politicalEntityTypeRuled	Deccan sultanate ⓘ linked to: Deccan sultanates
regionRuled	Deccan ⓘ linked to: Deccan Plateau
religion	Islam ⓘ
ruledOver	Ahmadnagar ⓘ linked to: Ahmednagar territories in the western Deccan ⓘ
sovereignOf	Ahmadnagar Sultanate ⓘ
successorState	Maratha polity ⓘ Mughal Empire ⓘ linked to: Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
title	Nizam Shah ⓘ linked to: Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar Sultan of Ahmadnagar ⓘ linked to: Nizam Shah of Ahmadnagar
usedTitleStyle	Shah ⓘ Sultan ⓘ

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