Charles George Gordon
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Charles George Gordon was a 19th-century British Army officer and imperial administrator famed for his roles in the Taiping Rebellion and his death during the defense of Khartoum in Sudan.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles George Gordon canonical | 12 |
| General Charles George Gordon | 2 |
| Charles Gordon | 1 |
| Gordon of Khartoum | 1 |
| Relief of General Charles Gordon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1918419 — 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.
Target entity: Charles George Gordon Context triple: [Siege of Khartoum, commander, Charles George Gordon]
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Lewis Clive
Lewis Clive was a British Olympic gold-medalist rower and left-wing intellectual who became notable for volunteering and dying as an anti-fascist fighter in the Spanish Civil War.
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Henry Bartle Frere
Henry Bartle Frere was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his controversial role as High Commissioner for Southern Africa, including actions that helped precipitate the Anglo-Zulu War.
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C.
Henry Stanley, 3rd Baron Stanley of Alderley
Henry Stanley, 3rd Baron Stanley of Alderley, was a 19th-century British peer and Liberal politician from the prominent Stanley family.
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D.
Charles James Napier
Charles James Napier was a British Army officer best known for leading the conquest and annexation of Sindh in India during the 1840s.
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E.
John de Robeck
John de Robeck was a British admiral best known for leading the Royal Navy’s operations during the Gallipoli campaign in World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Charles George Gordon Target entity description: Charles George Gordon was a 19th-century British Army officer and imperial administrator famed for his roles in the Taiping Rebellion and his death during the defense of Khartoum in Sudan.
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A.
Lewis Clive
Lewis Clive was a British Olympic gold-medalist rower and left-wing intellectual who became notable for volunteering and dying as an anti-fascist fighter in the Spanish Civil War.
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B.
Henry Bartle Frere
Henry Bartle Frere was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his controversial role as High Commissioner for Southern Africa, including actions that helped precipitate the Anglo-Zulu War.
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C.
Henry Stanley, 3rd Baron Stanley of Alderley
Henry Stanley, 3rd Baron Stanley of Alderley, was a 19th-century British peer and Liberal politician from the prominent Stanley family.
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D.
Charles James Napier
Charles James Napier was a British Army officer best known for leading the conquest and annexation of Sindh in India during the 1840s.
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E.
John de Robeck
John de Robeck was a British admiral best known for leading the Royal Navy’s operations during the Gallipoli campaign in World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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human ⓘ imperial administrator ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of St Michael and St George
ⓘ
Order of the Bath ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
battle-related injury
ⓘ
beheading ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1833-01-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1885-01-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich ⓘ |
| employer | British Army ⓘ |
| familyName | Gordon ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| middleName | George ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major-General ⓘ |
| movement | British imperialism ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nickname |
Chinese Gordon
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Charles George Gordon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Gordon of Khartoum
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| notableFor |
defense of Khartoum against Mahdist forces
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role in the Taiping Rebellion ⓘ service in Africa ⓘ service in China ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Siege of Khartoum
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surface form:
defense of Khartoum
governorship of Equatoria ⓘ governorship of Sudanese provinces ⓘ Taiping Heavenly Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
suppression of the Taiping Rebellion
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| participantIn |
Crimean War
ⓘ
Opium Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Second Opium War
Siege of Khartoum ⓘ Taiping Heavenly Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Taiping Rebellion
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| placeOfBirth |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Woolwich ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Khartoum
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Sudan ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the Ever Victorious Army
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Governor of Equatoria ⓘ Wāli of Sudan ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of the Sudan
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| religion |
Anglicanism
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Christianity ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
British Army
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Royal Engineers ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Subject: Charles George Gordon Description of subject: Charles George Gordon was a 19th-century British Army officer and imperial administrator famed for his roles in the Taiping Rebellion and his death during the defense of Khartoum in Sudan.
Referenced by (17)
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