Maha Vir Chakra
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The Maha Vir Chakra is India’s second-highest military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maha Vir Chakra canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6127805 — 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: Maha Vir Chakra Context triple: [Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, confers, Maha Vir Chakra]
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A.
Shaurya Chakra
The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for gallantry, courageous action, or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
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B.
Ashoka Chakra
The Ashoka Chakra is a 24-spoked navy-blue wheel symbolizing righteousness, progress, and the eternal cycle of life, prominently featured at the center of the Indian national flag.
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C.
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
The Uttam Yudh Seva Medal is a high-level Indian military decoration awarded for exceptional service in war, conflict, or hostilities.
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D.
Vishisht Seva Medal
The Vishisht Seva Medal is an Indian military decoration awarded for distinguished service of a high order to all ranks of the armed forces.
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E.
Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
The Ashoka Chakra (military decoration) is India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, conferred for the most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
- 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: Maha Vir Chakra Target entity description: The Maha Vir Chakra is India’s second-highest military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy.
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A.
Shaurya Chakra
The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for gallantry, courageous action, or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
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B.
Ashoka Chakra
The Ashoka Chakra is a 24-spoked navy-blue wheel symbolizing righteousness, progress, and the eternal cycle of life, prominently featured at the center of the Indian national flag.
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C.
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
The Uttam Yudh Seva Medal is a high-level Indian military decoration awarded for exceptional service in war, conflict, or hostilities.
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D.
Vishisht Seva Medal
The Vishisht Seva Medal is an Indian military decoration awarded for distinguished service of a high order to all ranks of the armed forces.
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E.
Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
The Ashoka Chakra (military decoration) is India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, conferred for the most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
Indian Air Force
ⓘ
Indian Army ⓘ Indian Navy ⓘ |
| awardedFor | acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy ⓘ |
| awardedIn |
operations against the enemy
ⓘ
wartime ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | President of India ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| confersHonorific | use of post-nominal letters MVC ⓘ |
| conflict |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
ⓘ
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ⓘ Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ Kargil War ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| domain | Indian honours system ⓘ |
| eligibility |
civilians serving with the armed forces
ⓘ
members of militia ⓘ members of other lawfully constituted armed forces ⓘ members of reserve forces ⓘ members of territorial forces ⓘ officers of the Indian armed forces ⓘ personnel of the Indian armed forces ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| establishedOn | 1947-01-26 ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1947 ⓘ |
| higherAward | Param Vir Chakra ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Vir Chakra ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Great Warrior Medal ⓘ |
| namedInLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
Albert Ekka
ⓘ
Arjan Singh ⓘ Hoshiar Singh ⓘ Mehar Singh ⓘ Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | state emblem of India ⓘ |
| postNominals | MVC ⓘ |
| rank | second-highest military decoration of India ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Param Vir Chakra
ⓘ
Vir Chakra ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | inscription "Mahavir Chakra" in Hindi and English ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | purple ⓘ |
| shape | circular medal ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | wartime gallantry award ⓘ |
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Subject: Maha Vir Chakra Description of subject: The Maha Vir Chakra is India’s second-highest military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy.
Referenced by (5)
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