Indian Red Ensign (historical)
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The Indian Red Ensign (historical) was a British-era maritime flag used by vessels in colonial India, featuring the British Red Ensign defaced with an emblem representing the Indian administration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Indian Red Ensign (historical) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22953259 — 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: Indian Red Ensign (historical) Context triple: [Flags of India, includes, Indian Red Ensign (historical)]
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A.
British Red Ensign
The British Red Ensign is a historic maritime flag of England and later Great Britain, featuring a red field with the Union Jack in the canton, traditionally flown by British merchant and civilian vessels.
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B.
Canadian White Ensign (historical)
The Canadian White Ensign (historical) was the distinctive naval flag flown by Royal Canadian Navy warships before the adoption of the current national flag in 1965.
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C.
Australian Red Ensign
The Australian Red Ensign is a red-field maritime version of Australia's national flag historically used by Australian merchant ships and, informally, by civilians.
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D.
New Zealand Red Ensign
The New Zealand Red Ensign is a red maritime flag featuring the Union Jack and Southern Cross, traditionally used by New Zealand merchant ships and often associated with Māori and historical civilian use.
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E.
British Blue Ensign
The British Blue Ensign is a maritime flag featuring a dark blue field with the Union Jack in the canton, traditionally used by certain British government vessels and authorized organizations.
- 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: Indian Red Ensign (historical) Target entity description: The Indian Red Ensign (historical) was a British-era maritime flag used by vessels in colonial India, featuring the British Red Ensign defaced with an emblem representing the Indian administration.
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A.
British Red Ensign
The British Red Ensign is a historic maritime flag of England and later Great Britain, featuring a red field with the Union Jack in the canton, traditionally flown by British merchant and civilian vessels.
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B.
Canadian White Ensign (historical)
The Canadian White Ensign (historical) was the distinctive naval flag flown by Royal Canadian Navy warships before the adoption of the current national flag in 1965.
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C.
Australian Red Ensign
The Australian Red Ensign is a red-field maritime version of Australia's national flag historically used by Australian merchant ships and, informally, by civilians.
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D.
New Zealand Red Ensign
The New Zealand Red Ensign is a red maritime flag featuring the Union Jack and Southern Cross, traditionally used by New Zealand merchant ships and often associated with Māori and historical civilian use.
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E.
British Blue Ensign
The British Blue Ensign is a maritime flag featuring a dark blue field with the Union Jack in the canton, traditionally used by certain British government vessels and authorized organizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.