Komagata Maru
E491304
Komagata Maru was a Japanese steamship famous for its 1914 voyage carrying Indian immigrants to Canada, which became a landmark incident in the history of anti-Asian exclusion and colonial resistance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Komagata Maru canonical | 3 |
| Komagata Maru incident landing | 1 |
| voyage of the Komagata Maru | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5060147 — 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: Komagata Maru Context triple: [Baba Gurdit Singh, chartered, Komagata Maru]
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A.
SS Maheno
SS Maheno was an early 20th-century ocean liner that later became a famous shipwreck landmark on Fraser Island, Australia.
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B.
SS Imo
SS Imo was a Norwegian cargo ship best known for its catastrophic collision with the munitions-laden SS Mont-Blanc in 1917, which triggered the devastating Halifax Explosion.
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C.
San Francisco Maru
The San Francisco Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, renowned among advanced divers for its well-preserved tanks, trucks, and munitions lying at significant depth.
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D.
Heian Maru
Heian Maru is a famous World War II Japanese transport shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now a popular site for recreational wreck diving.
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E.
Piper Maru Klotz
Piper Maru Klotz is the daughter of actress Gillian Anderson and art director Clyde Klotz, known primarily for her connection to her mother's work on The X-Files.
- 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: Komagata Maru Target entity description: Komagata Maru was a Japanese steamship famous for its 1914 voyage carrying Indian immigrants to Canada, which became a landmark incident in the history of anti-Asian exclusion and colonial resistance.
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A.
SS Maheno
SS Maheno was an early 20th-century ocean liner that later became a famous shipwreck landmark on Fraser Island, Australia.
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B.
SS Imo
SS Imo was a Norwegian cargo ship best known for its catastrophic collision with the munitions-laden SS Mont-Blanc in 1917, which triggered the devastating Halifax Explosion.
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C.
San Francisco Maru
The San Francisco Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, renowned among advanced divers for its well-preserved tanks, trucks, and munitions lying at significant depth.
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D.
Heian Maru
Heian Maru is a famous World War II Japanese transport shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now a popular site for recreational wreck diving.
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E.
Piper Maru Klotz
Piper Maru Klotz is the daughter of actress Gillian Anderson and art director Clyde Klotz, known primarily for her connection to her mother's work on The X-Files.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese ship
ⓘ
steamship ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfPassengers | 376 ⓘ |
| arrivalDate | 1914-05-23 ⓘ |
| arrivalPort |
Vancouver harbour
ⓘ
linked to:
Burrard Inlet
|
| associatedWith | Budge Budge massacre ⓘ |
| carriedPassengers |
Hindu passengers
ⓘ
Indian immigrants ⓘ Muslim passengers ⓘ Sikh passengers ⓘ |
| carriedPassengersFrom |
British India
ⓘ
Punjab ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Canadian memorials
ⓘ
Indian memorials ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| daysHeldOffshore | about 2 months ⓘ |
| deniedEntryBy | Canadian authorities ⓘ |
| departureDate | 1914-04-04 ⓘ |
| departureLocation |
British Hong Kong
ⓘ
Hong Kong ⓘ
linked to:
Hong Kong, China
|
| departurePort | Hong Kong harbour ⓘ |
| destination | Vancouver ⓘ |
| destinationCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| forcedToRemainOffshore |
Vancouver harbour
ⓘ
linked to:
Burrard Inlet
|
| historicalSignificance |
landmark incident in global history of migration controls
ⓘ
symbol of resistance to racist immigration laws ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1914 voyage carrying Indian immigrants to Canada
ⓘ
Komagata Maru incident ⓘ role in history of anti-Asian exclusion in Canada ⓘ symbol of colonial resistance by Indians against British rule ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Gurdit Singh ⓘ |
| orderedToLeaveCanada | 1914-07-23 ⓘ |
| owner | Gurdit Singh ⓘ |
| passengersConfrontedBy |
British Indian police
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Imperial Police
British Indian troops ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam-powered ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Komagata Maru incident ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Canadian immigration restrictions on Asians
ⓘ
Continuous Journey Regulation ⓘ Ghadar movement ⓘ
linked to:
Ghadar Party
Indian independence movement ⓘ anti-Asian racism in Canada ⓘ |
| returnArrivalDate | 1914-09-27 ⓘ |
| returnDestination |
Calcutta
ⓘ
Kolkata ⓘ
linked to:
Calcutta
|
| returnPort |
Budge Budge, near Calcutta
ⓘ
linked to:
Budge Budge
|
| stopoverLocation |
Moji, Japan
ⓘ
Shanghai ⓘ Yokohama ⓘ |
| usedFor | challenging Canadian exclusion laws ⓘ |
| yearOfVoyage | 1914 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Komagata Maru Description of subject: Komagata Maru was a Japanese steamship famous for its 1914 voyage carrying Indian immigrants to Canada, which became a landmark incident in the history of anti-Asian exclusion and colonial resistance.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Komagata Maru
linked to: Komagata Maru