106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry)
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The 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) was a British Army infantry regiment originally raised in India that later became part of the Durham Light Infantry during the late 19th-century army reforms.
All labels observed (1)
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| 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16084271 — 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: 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) Context triple: [Durham Light Infantry, formedFrom, 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry)]
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A.
Bengal European Regiment
The Bengal European Regiment was a British East India Company infantry unit composed primarily of European soldiers that played a significant role in colonial military campaigns in India.
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34th Bengal Native Infantry
The 34th Bengal Native Infantry was a regiment of the Bengal Army of the British East India Company, notable for its role in the early stages of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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C.
49th Bengal Regiment
The 49th Bengal Regiment was a unit of the British Indian Army during World War I in which the Bengali poet and revolutionary Kazi Nazrul Islam served as a soldier.
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D.
Madras Cavalry
Madras Cavalry was a mounted military unit of the British-era Madras Army in colonial India, known for its role in regional campaigns and internal security.
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E.
West India Regiment
The West India Regiment was a historic British Army unit composed primarily of Caribbean soldiers that served in various colonial campaigns from the late 18th to the mid-20th 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: 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) Target entity description: The 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) was a British Army infantry regiment originally raised in India that later became part of the Durham Light Infantry during the late 19th-century army reforms.
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A.
Bengal European Regiment
The Bengal European Regiment was a British East India Company infantry unit composed primarily of European soldiers that played a significant role in colonial military campaigns in India.
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B.
34th Bengal Native Infantry
The 34th Bengal Native Infantry was a regiment of the Bengal Army of the British East India Company, notable for its role in the early stages of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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C.
49th Bengal Regiment
The 49th Bengal Regiment was a unit of the British Indian Army during World War I in which the Bengali poet and revolutionary Kazi Nazrul Islam served as a soldier.
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D.
Madras Cavalry
Madras Cavalry was a mounted military unit of the British-era Madras Army in colonial India, known for its role in regional campaigns and internal security.
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E.
West India Regiment
The West India Regiment was a historic British Army unit composed primarily of Caribbean soldiers that served in various colonial campaigns from the late 18th to the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.