Scindia of Gwalior
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Scindia of Gwalior is a prominent Maratha royal dynasty that rose to power in the 18th century and ruled the princely state of Gwalior in central India.
All labels observed (15)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T447654 — 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: Scindia of Gwalior Context triple: [Maratha Empire, notableDynasty, Scindia of Gwalior]
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A.
Baji Rao II
Baji Rao II was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, whose defeat in the Third Anglo-Maratha War led to the end of Maratha sovereignty and the consolidation of British rule in India.
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B.
Yashwantrao Holkar
Yashwantrao Holkar was a prominent early 19th-century Maratha military leader and ruler of Indore, known for his resistance against British expansion in India.
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C.
Balaji Baji Rao
Balaji Baji Rao was an 18th-century Peshwa of the Maratha Empire who significantly expanded its power and influence across the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Rajaram I
Rajaram I was a Maratha ruler and younger son of Shivaji who led the empire’s resistance against the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb after the death of his brother Sambhaji.
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E.
Sambhaji
Sambhaji was the second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire and the eldest son of Shivaji, known for his fierce resistance against the Mughal Empire before his capture and execution.
- 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: Scindia of Gwalior Target entity description: Scindia of Gwalior is a prominent Maratha royal dynasty that rose to power in the 18th century and ruled the princely state of Gwalior in central India.
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A.
Baji Rao II
Baji Rao II was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, whose defeat in the Third Anglo-Maratha War led to the end of Maratha sovereignty and the consolidation of British rule in India.
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B.
Yashwantrao Holkar
Yashwantrao Holkar was a prominent early 19th-century Maratha military leader and ruler of Indore, known for his resistance against British expansion in India.
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C.
Balaji Baji Rao
Balaji Baji Rao was an 18th-century Peshwa of the Maratha Empire who significantly expanded its power and influence across the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Rajaram I
Rajaram I was a Maratha ruler and younger son of Shivaji who led the empire’s resistance against the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb after the death of his brother Sambhaji.
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E.
Sambhaji
Sambhaji was the second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire and the eldest son of Shivaji, known for his fierce resistance against the Mughal Empire before his capture and execution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maratha dynasty
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maharaja ⓘ nobleman ⓘ politician ⓘ politician ⓘ politician ⓘ princely state ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gwalior Fort
ⓘ
Jai Vilas Palace ⓘ |
| capital | Gwalior ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | sun and nag (serpent) motif ⓘ |
| country |
British India
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India ⓘ |
| dynasticSeat |
Jai Vilas Palace
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surface form:
Jai Vilas Palace, Gwalior
|
| employer |
Peshwa
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surface form:
Peshwa of the Maratha Empire
|
| endTime | 1947 (as ruling dynasty) ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Maratha
ⓘ
Maratha ⓘ |
| founder |
Scindia of Gwalior
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ranoji Scindia
|
| houseType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
military power in North India
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political influence in Maratha confederacy ⓘ |
| language |
Hindi
ⓘ
Marathi ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Mahadaji Scindia
ⓘ
surface form:
Daulat Rao Scindia
Scindia of Gwalior self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Jivajirao Scindia
Jyotiraditya Scindia ⓘ Madhavrao Scindia ⓘ Mahadaji Scindia ⓘ Vijaya Raje Scindia ⓘ |
| occupation | military commander ⓘ |
| partOf | Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | continued participation in Indian politics after independence ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | princely state dynasty under British Raj ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
last ruling Maharaja of Gwalior
ⓘ
ruler of Gwalior State ⓘ |
| region | Central India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ruled | Gwalior State ⓘ |
| ruledBy | Scindia of Gwalior self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Third Battle of Panipat
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accession of Gwalior State to the Dominion of India ⓘ |
| startTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| successor | Union of India ⓘ |
| titleUsed |
Scindia of Gwalior
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Maharaja of Gwalior
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Input
Subject: Scindia of Gwalior Description of subject: Scindia of Gwalior is a prominent Maratha royal dynasty that rose to power in the 18th century and ruled the princely state of Gwalior in central India.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Scindia dynasty
this entity surface form:
Daulat Rao Scindia
this entity surface form:
Mahadji Scindia
this entity surface form:
Mahadji Sindhia
this entity surface form:
Maharaja Scindia
this entity surface form:
Scindia of Gwalior princely state
this entity surface form:
Daulat Rao Scindia
this entity surface form:
Ranoji Scindia
this entity surface form:
Jivajirao Scindia
subject surface form:
Gwalior State
this entity surface form:
Maharaja of Gwalior
this entity surface form:
Ranoji Scindia
this entity surface form:
Maharaja Scindia
this entity surface form:
Chhatris of Scindia rulers
this entity surface form:
Scindia rulers of Gwalior
this entity surface form:
Maharaja of Gwalior
this entity surface form:
Scindia
this entity surface form:
Scindia
this entity surface form:
Gwalior royal family
this entity surface form:
Gwalior royal family
this entity surface form:
Maharaja of Gwalior (ceremonial)
this entity surface form:
Scindia
this entity surface form:
Maharaja of Gwalior (ceremonial)
this entity surface form:
Maharaja of Gwalior
this entity surface form:
Scindia
this entity surface form:
Maharaja of Gwalior
this entity surface form:
Scindia