Salt March
E13503
The Salt March was a 1930 nonviolent protest led by Mahatma Gandhi against the British salt monopoly in colonial India, which became a pivotal act of civil disobedience in the Indian independence movement.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salt March canonical | 20 |
| Salt Satyagraha | 8 |
| Dandi March | 3 |
| Sabarmati Ashram–Dandi route | 1 |
| Salt March (through exhibits) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T115630 — 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: Salt March Context triple: [Civil Disobedience Movement, triggerEvent, Salt March]
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A.
Kheda Satyagraha
Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 nonviolent peasant tax resistance movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, led by Mahatma Gandhi as an early major campaign in India’s struggle for independence.
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B.
Champaran Satyagraha
Champaran Satyagraha was a 1917 nonviolent peasant uprising in Bihar led by Mahatma Gandhi against oppressive indigo plantation policies, marking his first major civil disobedience movement in India.
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C.
Quit India movement
The Quit India movement was a mass civil disobedience campaign launched in 1942 demanding an end to British colonial rule in India, led prominently by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress.
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D.
Satyagraha
Satyagraha is Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy and method of nonviolent resistance, emphasizing truth, civil disobedience, and moral courage in the struggle against injustice.
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E.
Non-Cooperation Movement
The Non-Cooperation Movement was a major mass protest led by Mahatma Gandhi in the early 1920s that mobilized Indians to withdraw from British institutions and boycott colonial rule as part of the struggle for independence.
- 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: Salt March Target entity description: The Salt March was a 1930 nonviolent protest led by Mahatma Gandhi against the British salt monopoly in colonial India, which became a pivotal act of civil disobedience in the Indian independence movement.
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A.
Kheda Satyagraha
Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 nonviolent peasant tax resistance movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, led by Mahatma Gandhi as an early major campaign in India’s struggle for independence.
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B.
Champaran Satyagraha
Champaran Satyagraha was a 1917 nonviolent peasant uprising in Bihar led by Mahatma Gandhi against oppressive indigo plantation policies, marking his first major civil disobedience movement in India.
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C.
Quit India movement
The Quit India movement was a mass civil disobedience campaign launched in 1942 demanding an end to British colonial rule in India, led prominently by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress.
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D.
Satyagraha
Satyagraha is Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy and method of nonviolent resistance, emphasizing truth, civil disobedience, and moral courage in the struggle against injustice.
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E.
Non-Cooperation Movement
The Non-Cooperation Movement was a major mass protest led by Mahatma Gandhi in the early 1920s that mobilized Indians to withdraw from British institutions and boycott colonial rule as part of the struggle for independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil disobedience campaign
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event in the Indian independence movement ⓘ nonviolent protest ⓘ |
| aim |
challenge to British authority
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repeal of salt tax ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Salt March
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surface form:
Dandi March
Salt March ⓘ
surface form:
Salt Satyagraha
|
| cause |
British salt monopoly
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surface form:
British colonial salt laws
economic exploitation by British Raj ⓘ |
| colonialPowerOpposed | British Empire ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | National Salt Satyagraha Memorial at Dandi ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceTraveled | about 390 kilometers ⓘ |
| endDate | 1930-04-06 ⓘ |
| follows | Non-Cooperation Movement ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
delegitimization of British rule in India
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rise of mass participation in Indian nationalism ⓘ strengthening of Gandhi’s leadership ⓘ |
| ideology | Gandhian nonviolence ⓘ |
| initialParticipants | 78 followers of Gandhi ⓘ |
| leader | Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| location |
Dandi
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Gujarat ⓘ Sabarmati Ashram ⓘ |
| mainEvent | Gandhi making salt from seawater at Dandi ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive international press coverage ⓘ |
| method |
civil disobedience
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nonviolent resistance ⓘ |
| movement | Satyagraha ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants | thousands of Indians ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
British salt monopoly
ⓘ
salt tax in British India ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
British India
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surface form:
British Raj
|
| precedes |
Civil Disobedience Movement
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surface form:
Civil Disobedience Movement (1930–1934)
|
| result |
international attention to Indian independence movement
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mass civil disobedience against salt laws across India ⓘ widespread arrests of Indian leaders ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic example of nonviolent protest in world history
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turning point in Indian struggle for independence ⓘ |
| startDate | 1930-03-12 ⓘ |
| year | 1930 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salt March Description of subject: The Salt March was a 1930 nonviolent protest led by Mahatma Gandhi against the British salt monopoly in colonial India, which became a pivotal act of civil disobedience in the Indian independence movement.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Salt Satyagraha
this entity surface form:
Dandi March
this entity surface form:
Dandi March
this entity surface form:
Salt Satyagraha
this entity surface form:
Salt Satyagraha
this entity surface form:
Salt Satyagraha
this entity surface form:
Dandi March
this entity surface form:
Salt Satyagraha
this entity surface form:
Sabarmati Ashram–Dandi route
this entity surface form:
Salt Satyagraha
subject surface form:
Sarojini Naidu
this entity surface form:
Salt Satyagraha
this entity surface form:
Salt March (through exhibits)
Gujarat is considered a valuable and prominent state in Western India
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Salt March
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subject surface form:
Gujarat
this entity surface form:
Salt Satyagraha