François Dupleix
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François Dupleix was a French official and colonial administrator, best known as the father of Joseph François Dupleix, a prominent governor-general of French India in the 18th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dupleix | 1 |
| François Dupleix canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14589402 — 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: François Dupleix Context triple: [Joseph François Dupleix, father, François Dupleix]
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A.
Joseph François Dupleix
Joseph François Dupleix was an 18th-century French colonial governor and strategist in India, known for his ambitious attempts to expand French influence in the subcontinent through military and political alliances.
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B.
Dupleix
Dupleix is a Paris Métro station on Line 6 located in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France.
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C.
Jeanne Albert Dupleix
Jeanne Albert Dupleix was the wife of French colonial administrator Joseph François Dupleix and played a notable role in supporting his political and commercial ambitions in India during the 18th century.
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D.
Jean-Baptiste Deshays
Jean-Baptiste Deshays was an 18th-century French painter known for his religious and historical works and as a prominent figure in the Rococo movement.
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E.
Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville
Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville was a French colonial military officer and seigneur in New France, best known for leading raids against English settlements during Queen Anne’s 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: François Dupleix Target entity description: François Dupleix was a French official and colonial administrator, best known as the father of Joseph François Dupleix, a prominent governor-general of French India in the 18th century.
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A.
Joseph François Dupleix
Joseph François Dupleix was an 18th-century French colonial governor and strategist in India, known for his ambitious attempts to expand French influence in the subcontinent through military and political alliances.
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B.
Dupleix
Dupleix is a Paris Métro station on Line 6 located in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, France.
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C.
Jeanne Albert Dupleix
Jeanne Albert Dupleix was the wife of French colonial administrator Joseph François Dupleix and played a notable role in supporting his political and commercial ambitions in India during the 18th century.
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D.
Jean-Baptiste Deshays
Jean-Baptiste Deshays was an 18th-century French painter known for his religious and historical works and as a prominent figure in the Rococo movement.
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E.
Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville
Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville was a French colonial military officer and seigneur in New France, best known for leading raids against English settlements during Queen Anne’s War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Joseph-François
linked to: François Dupleix