Partition of Bengal 1947
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The Partition of Bengal in 1947 was the division of the British Indian province of Bengal along religious lines, creating the Indian state of West Bengal and the Pakistani province of East Bengal (later Bangladesh) amid widespread communal violence and mass displacement.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bengal component of Pakistan Movement | 1 |
| Partition of Bengal (1947) | 1 |
| Partition of Bengal 1947 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1436781 — 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: Partition of Bengal 1947 Context triple: [West Bengal, historicalEvent, Partition of Bengal 1947]
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A.
Partition of Bengal 1905
The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was a controversial division of the Bengal province by the British colonial government that sparked widespread nationalist protest and helped galvanize the Indian independence movement.
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B.
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the 1947 division of British India into the two independent dominions of India and Pakistan, accompanied by massive communal violence and one of the largest population displacements in history.
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C.
Annulment of Partition of Bengal 1911
The Annulment of Partition of Bengal in 1911 was the British government’s reversal of its 1905 division of Bengal, restoring a unified Bengal in response to intense Indian nationalist agitation and political unrest.
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D.
Indian Independence Act 1947
The Indian Independence Act 1947 was a landmark Act of the British Parliament that ended colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent by creating the independent dominions of India and Pakistan.
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E.
partition of Assam
The partition of Assam refers to the 1947 division of the northeastern Indian province, in which its Muslim-majority Sylhet district was separated and incorporated into East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), reshaping the region’s political and demographic landscape.
- 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: Partition of Bengal 1947 Target entity description: The Partition of Bengal in 1947 was the division of the British Indian province of Bengal along religious lines, creating the Indian state of West Bengal and the Pakistani province of East Bengal (later Bangladesh) amid widespread communal violence and mass displacement.
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A.
Partition of Bengal 1905
The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was a controversial division of the Bengal province by the British colonial government that sparked widespread nationalist protest and helped galvanize the Indian independence movement.
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B.
Partition of India
The Partition of India was the 1947 division of British India into the two independent dominions of India and Pakistan, accompanied by massive communal violence and one of the largest population displacements in history.
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C.
Annulment of Partition of Bengal 1911
The Annulment of Partition of Bengal in 1911 was the British government’s reversal of its 1905 division of Bengal, restoring a unified Bengal in response to intense Indian nationalist agitation and political unrest.
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D.
Indian Independence Act 1947
The Indian Independence Act 1947 was a landmark Act of the British Parliament that ended colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent by creating the independent dominions of India and Pakistan.
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E.
partition of Assam
The partition of Assam refers to the 1947 division of the northeastern Indian province, in which its Muslim-majority Sylhet district was separated and incorporated into East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), reshaping the region’s political and demographic landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of the Partition of India
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historical event ⓘ territorial partition ⓘ |
| affectedGroup |
Bengali-speaking population
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Hindus in Bengal ⓘ Muslims in Bengal ⓘ religious minorities in Bengal ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Dominion of India
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Dominion of Pakistan ⓘ |
| boundaryDefinedBy |
Radcliffe Commission
ⓘ
Radcliffe Line ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| date | 1947-08-15 ⓘ |
| differentFrom | Partition of Bengal 1905 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1947-08-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Radcliffe Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Radcliffe Line demarcation in Bengal
creation of East Bengal ⓘ creation of West Bengal ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Indian Independence Act 1947
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Mountbatten Plan ⓘ Two-Nation Theory ⓘ communal tensions between Hindus and Muslims ⓘ demand for Pakistan ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
demographic transformation of East Bengal
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demographic transformation of West Bengal ⓘ economic disruption in Bengal ⓘ emergence of East Pakistan ⓘ eventual creation of Bangladesh in 1971 ⓘ long-term India–Pakistan tensions ⓘ |
| location |
Bengal Presidency
ⓘ
Bengal ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal region
|
| partOf |
Indian independence movement
ⓘ
Partition of India ⓘ |
| result |
communal violence
ⓘ
creation of Indian state of West Bengal ⓘ creation of Pakistani province of East Bengal ⓘ division of Bengal along religious lines ⓘ division of Calcutta hinterland ⓘ large-scale refugee flows between India and Pakistan ⓘ mass displacement of population ⓘ separation of Dhaka from Calcutta ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Calcutta
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Chittagong ⓘ Dhaka ⓘ Jessore ⓘ
surface form:
Jessore district
Khulna ⓘ Murshidabad ⓘ Nadia district ⓘ Sylhet ⓘ
surface form:
Sylhet region
|
| startTime | 1947-08-15 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Partition of Bengal 1947 Description of subject: The Partition of Bengal in 1947 was the division of the British Indian province of Bengal along religious lines, creating the Indian state of West Bengal and the Pakistani province of East Bengal (later Bangladesh) amid widespread communal violence and mass displacement.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
West Bengal
this entity surface form:
Partition of Bengal (1947)
this entity surface form:
Bengal component of Pakistan Movement