34th Bengal Native Infantry
E419644
The 34th Bengal Native Infantry was a regiment of the Bengal Army of the British East India Company, notable for its role in the early stages of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 34th Bengal Native Infantry canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4188787 — 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: 34th Bengal Native Infantry Context triple: [Barrackpore incident of 1857, militaryUnitInvolved, 34th Bengal Native Infantry]
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A.
Bengal European Regiment
The Bengal European Regiment was a British East India Company infantry unit composed primarily of European soldiers that played a significant role in colonial military campaigns in India.
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B.
49th Bengal Regiment
The 49th Bengal Regiment was a unit of the British Indian Army during World War I in which the Bengali poet and revolutionary Kazi Nazrul Islam served as a soldier.
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C.
Madras European Regiment
The Madras European Regiment was a British East India Company infantry unit composed mainly of European soldiers that served in southern India before being absorbed into the broader Madras Army.
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D.
Madras Cavalry
Madras Cavalry was a mounted military unit of the British-era Madras Army in colonial India, known for its role in regional campaigns and internal security.
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E.
Madras Army
The Madras Army was one of the three presidency armies of British India, composed mainly of South Indian troops and playing a key role in British military campaigns in India and Southeast Asia before being merged into the unified British Indian Army.
- 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: 34th Bengal Native Infantry Target entity description: The 34th Bengal Native Infantry was a regiment of the Bengal Army of the British East India Company, notable for its role in the early stages of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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A.
Bengal European Regiment
The Bengal European Regiment was a British East India Company infantry unit composed primarily of European soldiers that played a significant role in colonial military campaigns in India.
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B.
49th Bengal Regiment
The 49th Bengal Regiment was a unit of the British Indian Army during World War I in which the Bengali poet and revolutionary Kazi Nazrul Islam served as a soldier.
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C.
Madras European Regiment
The Madras European Regiment was a British East India Company infantry unit composed mainly of European soldiers that served in southern India before being absorbed into the broader Madras Army.
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D.
Madras Cavalry
Madras Cavalry was a mounted military unit of the British-era Madras Army in colonial India, known for its role in regional campaigns and internal security.
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E.
Madras Army
The Madras Army was one of the three presidency armies of British India, composed mainly of South Indian troops and playing a key role in British military campaigns in India and Southeast Asia before being merged into the unified British Indian Army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bengal Army regiment
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | British East India Company ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barrackpore
ⓘ
surface form:
Barrackpore Cantonment
Mangal Pandey ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Bengal Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal Presidency Army
|
| conflict | Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| country | British East India Company ⓘ |
| disbandedFollowing | mutiny at Barrackpore in 1857 ⓘ |
| equipment |
bayonets
ⓘ
muskets ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Indian sepoys ⓘ |
| fate | disbanded after the outbreak of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| garrison | Barrackpore ⓘ |
| governedBy | British officers ⓘ |
| hasMember | Mangal Pandey ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Barrackpore incident of 1857
ⓘ
surface form:
Barrackpore mutiny of 1857
|
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| location | Bengal Presidency ⓘ |
| militaryFormationOf | British India ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Mangal Pandey’s attack on British officers at Barrackpore in March 1857 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early sepoy unrest over service conditions and cartridges in 1857
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role in the early stages of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| partOf |
British East India Company forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Army of the British East India Company
Bengal Army ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal region
northern India ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| role | line infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Viceroy of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of India in Council
|
| type | native infantry regiment ⓘ |
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Subject: 34th Bengal Native Infantry Description of subject: The 34th Bengal Native Infantry was a regiment of the Bengal Army of the British East India Company, notable for its role in the early stages of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Referenced by (2)
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