Indira Gandhi
E18584
Indira Gandhi was the first and, to date, only female Prime Minister of India, known for her centralizing leadership, the Emergency period, and her significant influence on Indian politics in the 20th century.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T152640 — 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: Indira Gandhi Context triple: [Indian National Congress, ledBy, Indira Gandhi]
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A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of independent India and a central figure in the Indian independence movement and postcolonial nation-building.
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B.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was an Indian statesman and the country’s first Deputy Prime Minister, renowned for unifying over 500 princely states into the modern Republic of India.
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C.
Kasturba Gandhi
Kasturba Gandhi was an Indian political activist and the wife of Mahatma Gandhi, known for her role in the Indian independence movement and her work on social reform, especially for women.
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D.
Putlibai Gandhi
Putlibai Gandhi was the deeply religious and influential mother of Mahatma Gandhi, whose piety and values profoundly shaped his character and philosophy.
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E.
Karamchand Gandhi
Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian political figure who served as the diwan (chief minister) of the princely state of Porbandar and was the father of Mahatma Gandhi.
- 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: Indira Gandhi Target entity description: Indira Gandhi was the first and, to date, only female Prime Minister of India, known for her centralizing leadership, the Emergency period, and her significant influence on Indian politics in the 20th century.
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A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of independent India and a central figure in the Indian independence movement and postcolonial nation-building.
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B.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was an Indian statesman and the country’s first Deputy Prime Minister, renowned for unifying over 500 princely states into the modern Republic of India.
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C.
Kasturba Gandhi
Kasturba Gandhi was an Indian political activist and the wife of Mahatma Gandhi, known for her role in the Indian independence movement and her work on social reform, especially for women.
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D.
Putlibai Gandhi
Putlibai Gandhi was the deeply religious and influential mother of Mahatma Gandhi, whose piety and values profoundly shaped his character and philosophy.
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E.
Karamchand Gandhi
Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian political figure who served as the diwan (chief minister) of the princely state of Porbandar and was the father of Mahatma Gandhi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prime Minister of India
ⓘ
human ⓘ member of the Nehru–Gandhi family ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| assassinatedBy |
Beant Singh
ⓘ
Satwant Singh ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bharat Ratna
ⓘ
Lenin Peace Prize ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1917-11-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Allahabad
ⓘ
British India ⓘ United Provinces of Agra and Oudh ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Shakti Sthal
ⓘ
surface form:
Shakti Sthal, New Delhi
|
| causeOfPoliticalDownfall | Emergency (1975–1977) and subsequent electoral defeat in 1977 ⓘ |
| child |
Rajiv Gandhi
ⓘ
Sanjay Gandhi ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| deathCause |
assassination
ⓘ
gunshot wound ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1984-10-31 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New Delhi, India
ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| educatedAt |
Somerville College, Oxford
ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ Visva-Bharati University ⓘ |
| familyName | Gandhi ⓘ |
| father | Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ |
| fullName |
Indira Gandhi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName |
Indira Gandhi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Indira
|
| knownFor |
being the first female Prime Minister of India
ⓘ
centralization of political power in India ⓘ imposition of the Emergency in India ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| mother | Kamala Nehru ⓘ |
| movement | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Bangladesh Liberation War
ⓘ
Indian Emergency (1975–1977) ⓘ Operation Blue Star ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Green Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Green Revolution in India (political support and implementation)
|
| officeEnd |
Prime Minister of India, first term, 1977-03-24
ⓘ
Prime Minister of India, second term, 1984-10-31 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
Prime Minister of India, first term, 1966-01-24
ⓘ
Prime Minister of India, second term, 1980-01-14 ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of Defence of India
ⓘ
Minister of External Affairs of India ⓘ Minister of Home Affairs of India ⓘ Minister of Information and Broadcasting of India ⓘ Prime Minister of India ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lal Bahadur Shastri ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence |
New Delhi, India
ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| spouse | Feroze Gandhi ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Morarji Desai
ⓘ
Rajiv Gandhi ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Indira Gandhi Description of subject: Indira Gandhi was the first and, to date, only female Prime Minister of India, known for her centralizing leadership, the Emergency period, and her significant influence on Indian politics in the 20th century.
Referenced by (90)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Indian National Congress
this entity surface form:
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi
this entity surface form:
Indira
this entity surface form:
Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India
this entity surface form:
former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi
subject surface form:
Indian National Congress
subject surface form:
Jawaharlal Nehru
subject surface form:
Feroze Gandhi
subject surface form:
Sanjay Gandhi
this entity surface form:
Indira Gandhi government