Governor-General of French India
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The Governor-General of French India was the highest colonial administrative official overseeing France’s territories in the Indian subcontinent during the early modern period.
All labels observed (1)
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| Governor-General of French India canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14589389 — 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: Governor-General of French India Context triple: [Joseph François Dupleix, positionHeld, Governor-General of French India]
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A.
Viceroy of Portuguese India
The Viceroy of Portuguese India was the crown-appointed chief colonial governor responsible for administering and overseeing Portugal’s Asian territories from its base in Goa.
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B.
Governor-General of Bengal
The Governor-General of Bengal was the chief British colonial administrator in India during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a role that evolved into the office of Governor-General of India.
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C.
Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal
The Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal was the chief administrative and executive head of the Bengal Presidency under British rule in India, overseeing governance, law, and colonial policy in one of the empire’s largest and most important provinces.
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D.
Governor of Madras
The Governor of Madras was the chief administrative and executive head of the British-controlled Madras Presidency in colonial India.
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E.
Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen
The Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen was the chief British colonial administrative post in the Sumatran settlement of Bencoolen (now Bengkulu, Indonesia) during the early 19th century.
- 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: Governor-General of French India Target entity description: The Governor-General of French India was the highest colonial administrative official overseeing France’s territories in the Indian subcontinent during the early modern period.
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A.
Viceroy of Portuguese India
The Viceroy of Portuguese India was the crown-appointed chief colonial governor responsible for administering and overseeing Portugal’s Asian territories from its base in Goa.
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B.
Governor-General of Bengal
The Governor-General of Bengal was the chief British colonial administrator in India during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a role that evolved into the office of Governor-General of India.
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C.
Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal
The Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal was the chief administrative and executive head of the Bengal Presidency under British rule in India, overseeing governance, law, and colonial policy in one of the empire’s largest and most important provinces.
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D.
Governor of Madras
The Governor of Madras was the chief administrative and executive head of the British-controlled Madras Presidency in colonial India.
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E.
Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen
The Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen was the chief British colonial administrative post in the Sumatran settlement of Bencoolen (now Bengkulu, Indonesia) during the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
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