Vir Chakra
E572784
Vir Chakra is India’s third-highest wartime military decoration, awarded for acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vir Chakra canonical | 9 |
| Vir Chakra recipients | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6127806 — 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: Vir Chakra Context triple: [Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, confers, Vir Chakra]
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A.
Rakshak Chakra
Rakshak Chakra is a circular memorial segment at India’s National War Memorial that honors the bravery and sacrifice of soldiers who laid down their lives in the line of duty.
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B.
Maha Vir Chakra
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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C.
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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D.
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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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: Vir Chakra Target entity description: Vir Chakra is India’s third-highest wartime military decoration, awarded for acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy.
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A.
Rakshak Chakra
Rakshak Chakra is a circular memorial segment at India’s National War Memorial that honors the bravery and sacrifice of soldiers who laid down their lives in the line of duty.
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B.
Maha Vir Chakra
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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C.
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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D.
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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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 ⓘ |
| awardedDuring |
armed conflict with an enemy
ⓘ
operations in the presence of the enemy ⓘ wartime ⓘ |
| awardFor |
acts of bravery on the battlefield
ⓘ
gallantry in the presence of the enemy ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | President of India on the recommendation of the Armed Forces ⓘ |
| conflictsAwardedIn |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
ⓘ
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ⓘ Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ Kargil War ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| domain | Indian military honours system ⓘ |
| eligibility |
civilians serving with the armed forces
ⓘ
members of auxiliary forces ⓘ members of reserve forces ⓘ members of territorial forces ⓘ officers of the Indian Armed Forces ⓘ personnel of the Indian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| establishedBy | President of India ⓘ |
| establishedOn | 26 January 1950 ⓘ |
| firstAwardsYear | 1947–1948 Jammu and Kashmir operations ⓘ |
| higherAward |
Maha Vir Chakra
ⓘ
Param Vir Chakra ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| legalBasis | notification of the President of India dated 26 January 1950 ⓘ |
| lowerAward |
Nau Sena Medal
ⓘ
Sena Medal ⓘ Vayu Sena Medal ⓘ |
| material | standard issue bronze ⓘ |
| obverseDesign |
five-pointed star
ⓘ
state emblem of India in the center ⓘ |
| posthumousAward | yes ⓘ |
| postNominalLetters | VrC ⓘ |
| presenter |
Government of India
ⓘ
President of India ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Maha Vir Chakra
ⓘ
Param Vir Chakra ⓘ |
| relatedAwardSeries |
Chakra series of gallantry awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
|
| relativeRank | third-highest wartime gallantry award of India ⓘ |
| reverseInscription | VIR CHAKRA in Hindi and English ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | dark blue ⓘ |
| ribbonPattern | dark blue ribbon with orange vertical stripes ⓘ |
| ribbonStripeColor | orange ⓘ |
| shape | circular medal ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | wartime gallantry award ⓘ |
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Subject: Vir Chakra Description of subject: Vir Chakra is India’s third-highest wartime military decoration, awarded for acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy.
Referenced by (10)
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