Tiranga (Indian national flag)
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Tiranga, the Indian national flag, is a horizontal tricolour of saffron, white, and green with a navy-blue Ashoka Chakra at its centre, symbolizing the country's values of courage, peace, and faith.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of India | 27 |
| Indian national flag | 7 |
| National Flag of India | 4 |
| Tiranga | 2 |
| Dominion of India flag | 1 |
| Flag of India adopted 1947 | 1 |
| Indian national flag (tricolour) | 1 |
| Indian tricolour | 1 |
| Republic of India flag | 1 |
| Tiranga (Indian national flag) canonical | 1 |
| national flag of India | 1 |
| tricolor flag of India | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T308890 — 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: Tiranga (Indian national flag) Context triple: [Independence Day (India), symbol, Tiranga (Indian national flag)]
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A.
Flag of Ceylon
The Flag of Ceylon was the national flag used by the British Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from independence in 1948 until the country became a republic in 1972.
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B.
Romani flag
The Romani flag is a blue-and-green bicolor with a red, sixteen-spoked chakra wheel in the center, symbolizing the Romani people's Indian origins, nomadic heritage, and shared identity.
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C.
United States flag
The United States flag is the national banner of the United States, featuring thirteen red and white stripes and fifty white stars on a blue field to symbolize the original colonies and current states.
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D.
Commonwealth flag
The Commonwealth flag is the official emblem of the Commonwealth of Nations, featuring a gold globe surrounded by radiating spears on a blue field to symbolize unity and cooperation among its member states.
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E.
French tricolour
The French tricolour is the national flag of France, featuring three vertical bands of blue, white, and red that have become a global symbol of republicanism and liberty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tiranga (Indian national flag) Target entity description: Tiranga, the Indian national flag, is a horizontal tricolour of saffron, white, and green with a navy-blue Ashoka Chakra at its centre, symbolizing the country's values of courage, peace, and faith.
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A.
Flag of Ceylon
The Flag of Ceylon was the national flag used by the British Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from independence in 1948 until the country became a republic in 1972.
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B.
Romani flag
The Romani flag is a blue-and-green bicolor with a red, sixteen-spoked chakra wheel in the center, symbolizing the Romani people's Indian origins, nomadic heritage, and shared identity.
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C.
United States flag
The United States flag is the national banner of the United States, featuring thirteen red and white stripes and fifty white stars on a blue field to symbolize the original colonies and current states.
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D.
Commonwealth flag
The Commonwealth flag is the official emblem of the Commonwealth of Nations, featuring a gold globe surrounded by radiating spears on a blue field to symbolize unity and cooperation among its member states.
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E.
French tricolour
The French tricolour is the national flag of France, featuring three vertical bands of blue, white, and red that have become a global symbol of republicanism and liberty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag of a sovereign state
ⓘ
national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Constituent Assembly of India ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1947-07-22 ⓘ |
| AshokaChakraColour | navy blue ⓘ |
| AshokaChakraSpokes | 24 ⓘ |
| associatedWithDay |
Independence Day (India)
ⓘ
surface form:
Independence Day of India
Republic Day ⓘ
surface form:
Republic Day of India
|
| associatedWithMovement | Har Ghar Tiranga campaign ⓘ |
| bottomStripeColour | green ⓘ |
| centreEmblem | Ashoka Chakra ⓘ |
| commonName |
Tiranga (Indian national flag)
self-link
ⓘ
surface form:
Tiranga
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| country | India ⓘ |
| designBasedOn | Swaraj flag ⓘ |
| designer | Pingali Venkayya ⓘ |
| displayRequirement |
must be hoisted with saffron at the top
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must not be defaced with lettering ⓘ must not be used as drapery ⓘ must not touch the ground ⓘ |
| firstHoistedAsNationalFlagOn | 1947-08-15 ⓘ |
| firstHoistedLocation |
Red Fort
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surface form:
Red Fort, Delhi
|
| governingLaw | Flag Code of India ⓘ |
| greenStripeRepresents |
faith
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ prosperity ⓘ |
| materialSpecification | khadi (for official flags) ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | tricolour ⓘ |
| middleStripeColour | white ⓘ |
| officialName |
Tiranga (Indian national flag)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Flag of India
|
| orientation | horizontal tricolour ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| replaced | British colonial flags in India ⓘ |
| saffronStripeRepresents |
courage
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sacrifice ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
courage and sacrifice
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eternal wheel of law ⓘ faith and chivalry ⓘ fertility and growth ⓘ peace and truth ⓘ righteousness (dharma) ⓘ unity of India ⓘ |
| topStripeColour | saffron ⓘ |
| usedAs | national symbol of India ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Indian embassies and consulates
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government buildings in India ⓘ official ceremonies of India ⓘ |
| whiteStripeRepresents |
peace
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truth ⓘ |
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Subject: Tiranga (Indian national flag) Description of subject: Tiranga, the Indian national flag, is a horizontal tricolour of saffron, white, and green with a navy-blue Ashoka Chakra at its centre, symbolizing the country's values of courage, peace, and faith.
Referenced by (48)
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