India’s last Governor-General
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India’s last Governor-General was C. Rajagopalachari, an Indian statesman, independence activist, and close associate of Mahatma Gandhi who later became a prominent political leader and thinker in independent India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor-General of India (Louis Mountbatten) | 1 |
| India’s last Governor-General canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22014132 — 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: India’s last Governor-General Context triple: [Rajagopalachari family, produced, India’s last Governor-General]
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A.
Viceroy of India
The Viceroy of India was the British Crown’s highest representative and de facto ruler in colonial India, overseeing administration and imperial policy until independence.
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B.
Lord Auckland as Governor-General of India
Lord Auckland as Governor-General of India was the British colonial administrator whose tenure in the early 1840s is chiefly remembered for initiating the First Anglo-Afghan War, a costly and disastrous campaign for the British Empire.
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C.
Grand Commander of the Indian Empire
Grand Commander of the Indian Empire was the highest class of the Order of the Indian Empire, a British chivalric order established to honor distinguished service in the Indian Empire.
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D.
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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E.
Governor-General of Ceylon
The Governor-General of Ceylon was the British monarch’s representative and de facto head of state in Ceylon during its period as a dominion within the Commonwealth.
- 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: India’s last Governor-General Target entity description: India’s last Governor-General was C. Rajagopalachari, an Indian statesman, independence activist, and close associate of Mahatma Gandhi who later became a prominent political leader and thinker in independent India.
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A.
Viceroy of India
The Viceroy of India was the British Crown’s highest representative and de facto ruler in colonial India, overseeing administration and imperial policy until independence.
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B.
Lord Auckland as Governor-General of India
Lord Auckland as Governor-General of India was the British colonial administrator whose tenure in the early 1840s is chiefly remembered for initiating the First Anglo-Afghan War, a costly and disastrous campaign for the British Empire.
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C.
Grand Commander of the Indian Empire
Grand Commander of the Indian Empire was the highest class of the Order of the Indian Empire, a British chivalric order established to honor distinguished service in the Indian Empire.
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D.
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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E.
Governor-General of Ceylon
The Governor-General of Ceylon was the British monarch’s representative and de facto head of state in Ceylon during its period as a dominion within the Commonwealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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