Tippu Tip
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Tippu Tip was a 19th-century Zanzibari-Arab trader, explorer, and governor in Central and East Africa, notorious for his role in the ivory and slave trades and his influence over large parts of the Congo region.
All labels observed (1)
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| Tippu Tip canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17931851 — 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: Tippu Tip Context triple: [Congo Arab War, significantPerson, Tippu Tip]
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A.
Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan was the 18th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India, renowned for his military resistance against British expansion and his pioneering use of rocketry in warfare.
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B.
Hyder Ali
Hyder Ali was an 18th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India, known for his military prowess and resistance against British expansion.
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C.
Muhammad Ali Nawab of Arcot
Muhammad Ali Nawab of Arcot was an 18th-century Nawab of the Carnatic in South India, known for his alliance with the British East India Company during the Carnatic Wars.
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D.
Siraj ud-Daulah
Siraj ud-Daulah was the last independent Nawab of Bengal, whose defeat by the British East India Company at the Battle of Plassey in 1757 marked a key turning point in the establishment of British rule in India.
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E.
Chanda Saheb
Chanda Saheb was an 18th-century Indian ruler and military leader who played a key role in the Carnatic Wars against both rival Indian claimants and European colonial powers in South India.
- 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: Tippu Tip Target entity description: Tippu Tip was a 19th-century Zanzibari-Arab trader, explorer, and governor in Central and East Africa, notorious for his role in the ivory and slave trades and his influence over large parts of the Congo region.
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A.
Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan was the 18th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India, renowned for his military resistance against British expansion and his pioneering use of rocketry in warfare.
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B.
Hyder Ali
Hyder Ali was an 18th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India, known for his military prowess and resistance against British expansion.
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C.
Muhammad Ali Nawab of Arcot
Muhammad Ali Nawab of Arcot was an 18th-century Nawab of the Carnatic in South India, known for his alliance with the British East India Company during the Carnatic Wars.
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D.
Siraj ud-Daulah
Siraj ud-Daulah was the last independent Nawab of Bengal, whose defeat by the British East India Company at the Battle of Plassey in 1757 marked a key turning point in the establishment of British rule in India.
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E.
Chanda Saheb
Chanda Saheb was an 18th-century Indian ruler and military leader who played a key role in the Carnatic Wars against both rival Indian claimants and European colonial powers in South India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.