23rd Indian Division
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The 23rd Indian Division was a British Indian Army infantry division that served in the Burma Campaign during World War II and later took part in postwar occupation duties in Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 23rd Indian Division canonical | 1 |
| 23rd Indian Infantry Division | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6549050 — 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: 23rd Indian Division Context triple: [Allied reoccupation forces in Indonesia, hasPart, 23rd Indian Division]
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A.
11th Indian Division
The 11th Indian Division was a British Indian Army infantry formation that played a key defensive role in the Malayan Campaign during World War II, notably suffering heavy losses in the Japanese breakthrough at the Battle of Slim River.
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B.
8th Indian Division
The 8th Indian Division was a British Indian Army infantry division that saw extensive combat in World War II, particularly in the North African and Italian campaigns.
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C.
10th Indian Infantry Division
The 10th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that served prominently in the Middle East and Mediterranean theaters during the Second World War.
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D.
4th Indian Division
The 4th Indian Division was a distinguished infantry formation of the British Indian Army that fought in key campaigns of the Second World War, particularly in North Africa, East Africa, and Italy.
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E.
5th Indian Infantry Division
The 5th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that gained distinction in the Second World War for its pivotal role in East African and Middle Eastern campaigns, including the hard-fought operations in Eritrea and North Africa.
- 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: 23rd Indian Division Target entity description: The 23rd Indian Division was a British Indian Army infantry division that served in the Burma Campaign during World War II and later took part in postwar occupation duties in Southeast Asia.
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A.
11th Indian Division
The 11th Indian Division was a British Indian Army infantry formation that played a key defensive role in the Malayan Campaign during World War II, notably suffering heavy losses in the Japanese breakthrough at the Battle of Slim River.
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B.
8th Indian Division
The 8th Indian Division was a British Indian Army infantry division that saw extensive combat in World War II, particularly in the North African and Italian campaigns.
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C.
10th Indian Infantry Division
The 10th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that served prominently in the Middle East and Mediterranean theaters during the Second World War.
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D.
4th Indian Division
The 4th Indian Division was a distinguished infantry formation of the British Indian Army that fought in key campaigns of the Second World War, particularly in North Africa, East Africa, and Italy.
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E.
5th Indian Infantry Division
The 5th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that gained distinction in the Second World War for its pivotal role in East African and Middle Eastern campaigns, including the hard-fought operations in Eritrea and North Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Indian Army formation
ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Empire
ⓘ
British India NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial military history
ⓘ
India in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch |
British Indian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
British Indian Army divisions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian divisions of World War II ⓘ |
| conflict |
Burma Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | British India ⓘ |
| garrison | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | ground combat operations ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| militaryFormationSize | division ⓘ |
| notableFor |
postwar occupation service in Southeast Asia
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service in the Burma Campaign ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Allied operations in Burma
ⓘ
postwar occupation duties in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| partOf | British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOperation |
Burma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Army ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| theatre | Burma Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 23rd Indian Division Description of subject: The 23rd Indian Division was a British Indian Army infantry division that served in the Burma Campaign during World War II and later took part in postwar occupation duties in Southeast Asia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
23rd Indian Infantry Division