Cossipore, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
E479534
Cossipore, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India was a locality on the northern outskirts of colonial Calcutta, historically notable as the place where the 19th-century mystic Sri Ramakrishna spent his final days.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cossipore, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4911068 — 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: Cossipore, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India Context triple: [Sri Ramakrishna, placeOfDeath, Cossipore, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India]
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Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India
Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India was a town in the former Bengal Presidency of British-ruled India, located in what is now northern Bangladesh.
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B.
Kanchrapara, Bengal Presidency, British India
Kanchrapara, in the former Bengal Presidency of British India, was a small colonial-era town in eastern India that later developed into an important railway and industrial hub.
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C.
Kamarpukur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Kamarpukur, in the former Bengal Presidency of British India, is a rural village historically notable as the birthplace of the mystic Ramakrishna and an important site in the early lives of key figures of the Ramakrishna movement.
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D.
Udbodhan House, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Udbodhan House in Calcutta (then in the Bengal Presidency, British India) is a historic building associated with the Ramakrishna movement, best known as the residence of Sarada Devi in her later years and the place where she passed away.
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E.
Kolhapur, Bombay Presidency, British India
Kolhapur, Bombay Presidency, British India was a city in western colonial India that served as an important cultural and administrative center under British rule.
- 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: Cossipore, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India Target entity description: Cossipore, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India was a locality on the northern outskirts of colonial Calcutta, historically notable as the place where the 19th-century mystic Sri Ramakrishna spent his final days.
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A.
Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India
Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India was a town in the former Bengal Presidency of British-ruled India, located in what is now northern Bangladesh.
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B.
Kanchrapara, Bengal Presidency, British India
Kanchrapara, in the former Bengal Presidency of British India, was a small colonial-era town in eastern India that later developed into an important railway and industrial hub.
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C.
Kamarpukur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Kamarpukur, in the former Bengal Presidency of British India, is a rural village historically notable as the birthplace of the mystic Ramakrishna and an important site in the early lives of key figures of the Ramakrishna movement.
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D.
Udbodhan House, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Udbodhan House in Calcutta (then in the Bengal Presidency, British India) is a historic building associated with the Ramakrishna movement, best known as the residence of Sarada Devi in her later years and the place where she passed away.
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E.
Kolhapur, Bombay Presidency, British India
Kolhapur, Bombay Presidency, British India was a city in western colonial India that served as an important cultural and administrative center under British rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical place
ⓘ
locality ⓘ neighbourhood ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ramakrishna Order
NERFINISHED
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Sri Ramakrishna NERFINISHED ⓘ early Ramakrishna disciples ⓘ |
| colonialAdministration | Bengal Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDuringTimePeriod | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingPower | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageType | religious heritage site (Ramakrishna-related) ⓘ |
| historicalEra | late colonial period in India ⓘ |
| historicallyNotableFor |
Cossipore Garden House associated with Ramakrishna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
association with Sri Ramakrishna ⓘ place where Sri Ramakrishna spent his final days ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | suburban area of colonial Calcutta ⓘ |
| knownFor |
religious significance in the Ramakrishna movement
ⓘ
site of Ramakrishna’s last illness and passing ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Bengali-speaking region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia
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Bengal Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ British India NERFINISHED ⓘ Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ India ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Hooghly River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | northern outskirts of Calcutta ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayPartOf |
Kolkata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Ramakrishna-Vivekananda tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| urbanContext | industrial and residential belt of north Calcutta ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cossipore, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India Description of subject: Cossipore, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India was a locality on the northern outskirts of colonial Calcutta, historically notable as the place where the 19th-century mystic Sri Ramakrishna spent his final days.
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