Fort William
E167974
Fort William is a historic British colonial fortress in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, that served as a major military and administrative stronghold during the British Raj.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort William canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1435905 — 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: Fort William Context triple: [Siege of Calcutta, location, Fort William]
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A.
Fort William
Fort William is a historic urban area in Thunder Bay, Ontario, known for its origins as a fur trade and transportation hub on Lake Superior.
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B.
Fort William
Fort William is a major town in the western Scottish Highlands, known as a gateway to Ben Nevis and a popular center for outdoor activities and tourism.
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C.
Fort Frances
Fort Frances is a small Canadian town in northwestern Ontario located on the Rainy River along the U.S. border opposite International Falls, Minnesota.
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D.
Labrador City
Labrador City is a mining-based town in western Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, known for its large iron ore operations and remote northern setting.
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E.
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay is a Canadian city in northwestern Ontario that serves as a key transportation, shipping, and commercial hub on the north shore of Lake Superior.
- 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: Fort William Target entity description: Fort William is a historic British colonial fortress in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, that served as a major military and administrative stronghold during the British Raj.
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A.
Fort William
Fort William is a major town in the western Scottish Highlands, known as a gateway to Ben Nevis and a popular center for outdoor activities and tourism.
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B.
Fort William
Fort William is a historic urban area in Thunder Bay, Ontario, known for its origins as a fur trade and transportation hub on Lake Superior.
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C.
Fort Frances
Fort Frances is a small Canadian town in northwestern Ontario located on the Rainy River along the U.S. border opposite International Falls, Minnesota.
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D.
Labrador City
Labrador City is a mining-based town in western Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, known for its large iron ore operations and remote northern setting.
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E.
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay is a Canadian city in northwestern Ontario that serves as a key transportation, shipping, and commercial hub on the north shore of Lake Superior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ military installation ⓘ |
| access | not generally open to the public ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | star fort ⓘ |
| cityFormerName | Calcutta ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1706 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1696 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British East India Company
ⓘ
British India ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| currentUse |
headquarters of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army
ⓘ
military cantonment ⓘ |
| era |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
British colonial period ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Eastern Command of the Indian Army ⓘ |
| hasCapacity | several thousand troops ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arsenal
ⓘ
bastions ⓘ church ⓘ hospital ⓘ magazine ⓘ moat ⓘ officers’ quarters ⓘ parade ground ⓘ ramparts ⓘ underground bunkers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calcutta
ⓘ
surface form:
Kolkata
Maidan area of Kolkata ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ eastern India ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern bank of the Hooghly River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
William III of England
ⓘ
surface form:
King William III of England
|
| near |
Eden Gardens
ⓘ
Victoria Memorial ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Indian Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Kolkata’s colonial defenses ⓘ |
| rebuiltAfter | Battle of Plassey ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn | late 18th century ⓘ |
| shape | irregular octagon ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Plassey aftermath
ⓘ
Siege of Calcutta ⓘ
surface form:
Black Hole of Calcutta incident
Siege of 1756 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of Hooghly River approaches to Kolkata ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative center
ⓘ
garrison ⓘ headquarters ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ training ground ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort William Description of subject: Fort William is a historic British colonial fortress in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, that served as a major military and administrative stronghold during the British Raj.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Old Fort of Fort William