Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919
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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 was a brutal incident in Amritsar where British troops fired on a large, unarmed gathering of Indians, killing and injuring hundreds and galvanizing the Indian independence movement.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jallianwala Bagh massacre | 29 |
| Amritsar massacre | 3 |
| Jallianwala Bagh | 2 |
| Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919 canonical | 1 |
| Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 | 1 |
| Punjab disturbances of 1919 | 1 |
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Target entity: Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919 Context triple: [British India, notableEvent, Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919]
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Peterloo Massacre
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Haymarket affair
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Altmark Incident
The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists in 1770 that intensified anti-British sentiment and helped spark the American Revolution.
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Burning of Washington
The Burning of Washington was a British attack during the War of 1812 in which invading forces captured and set fire to multiple U.S. government buildings in the capital, including the presidential mansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919 Target entity description: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 was a brutal incident in Amritsar where British troops fired on a large, unarmed gathering of Indians, killing and injuring hundreds and galvanizing the Indian independence movement.
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A.
Peterloo Massacre
The Peterloo Massacre was an 1819 incident in Manchester where cavalry charged into a large, peaceful pro-democracy rally, killing and injuring many protesters and becoming a pivotal moment in British political reform history.
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B.
Haymarket affair
The Haymarket affair was an 1886 labor protest and bombing in Chicago that became a pivotal moment in the history of workers’ rights and the labor movement in the United States.
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C.
Altmark Incident
The Altmark Incident was a 1940 World War II naval confrontation in Norwegian waters, where British forces boarded the German tanker Altmark to free imprisoned Allied sailors, heightening tensions during the early "Phoney War" period.
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D.
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists in 1770 that intensified anti-British sentiment and helped spark the American Revolution.
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E.
Burning of Washington
The Burning of Washington was a British attack during the War of 1812 in which invading forces captured and set fire to multiple U.S. government buildings in the capital, including the presidential mansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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massacre ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Reginald Dyer was relieved of command
ⓘ
surface form:
Reginald Dyer was forced to retire
Reginald Dyer was relieved of command ⓘ no major criminal punishment for Reginald Dyer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919
ⓘ
surface form:
Amritsar massacre
Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919 ⓘ
surface form:
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
|
| commander | Reginald Dyer ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | 13 April each year ⓘ |
| countryAtTheTime |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| crowdSizeEstimate | thousands ⓘ |
| crowdWas | unarmed ⓘ |
| date | 1919-04-13 ⓘ |
| day | 13 April 1919 ⓘ |
| firingDuration | about 10 minutes ⓘ |
| gatheringPurpose |
Baisakhi celebration
ⓘ
protest against the Rowlatt Act ⓘ |
| governorOfPunjabAtTheTime | Michael O’Dwyer ⓘ |
| impactOnGandhi | led Mahatma Gandhi to launch the Non-Cooperation Movement ⓘ |
| impactOnMovement | galvanized the Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| IndianEstimatesDeaths | over 1,000 ⓘ |
| IndianEstimatesInjured | over 1,500 ⓘ |
| investigatedBy | Hunter Commission ⓘ |
| location |
Amritsar
ⓘ
British India ⓘ Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Jallianwala Bagh
Punjab ⓘ |
| memorialAtSite | Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial ⓘ |
| memorialEstablished | 1951 ⓘ |
| numberOfTroopsInvolved | approximately 50 ⓘ |
| officialBritishDeathToll | 379 ⓘ |
| officialBritishInjured | over 1,000 ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Reginald Dyer ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian independence movement history ⓘ |
| perpetrator | British Indian Army ⓘ |
| relatedAssassination | assassination of Michael O’Dwyer in 1940 by Udham Singh ⓘ |
| relatedLaw | Rowlatt Act ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
international condemnation of British rule in India
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mass civilian casualties ⓘ widespread outrage in India ⓘ |
| roundsFiredEstimate | about 1,650 rounds ⓘ |
| symbolOf | British colonial brutality in India ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOn | Baisakhi ⓘ |
| typeOfTroops |
Baluchi soldiers
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Gurkha units ⓘ
surface form:
Gurkha soldiers
Sikh soldiers ⓘ |
| weaponsUsed |
machine guns (not fired into the crowd due to narrow entrance)
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rifles ⓘ |
| year | 1919 ⓘ |
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Subject: Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919 Description of subject: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 was a brutal incident in Amritsar where British troops fired on a large, unarmed gathering of Indians, killing and injuring hundreds and galvanizing the Indian independence movement.
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