Madras, India

E664868

city metropolis state capital

Madras, India—now known as Chennai—is a major coastal metropolis in South India and the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Madras	41
Madras (former name of Chennai, India)	1
Madras (now Chennai)	1
Madras, India canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7440531 — 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: Madras, India
Context triple: [P. Subbarayan, placeOfDeath, Madras, India]

A. Madras
Madras is a small city in central Oregon known as an agricultural hub and gateway to outdoor recreation in the surrounding high desert region.
B. Madras
Madras is an unincorporated community located in Coweta County in the U.S. state of Georgia.
C. Vellore
Vellore is a historic city in southern India known for its fort, educational and medical institutions, and location along the Palar River in the state of Tamil Nadu.
D. Vellore
Vellore is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Vaughan, Ontario, known for its suburban housing, schools, and community amenities.
E. Mambai
Mambai is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in East Timor, where it is one of the country’s major indigenous languages.
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: Madras, India
Target entity description: Madras, India—now known as Chennai—is a major coastal metropolis in South India and the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu.

A. Madras
Madras is a small city in central Oregon known as an agricultural hub and gateway to outdoor recreation in the surrounding high desert region.
B. Madras
Madras is an unincorporated community located in Coweta County in the U.S. state of Georgia.
C. Vellore
Vellore is a historic city in southern India known for its fort, educational and medical institutions, and location along the Palar River in the state of Tamil Nadu.
D. Vellore
Vellore is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Vaughan, Ontario, known for its suburban housing, schools, and community amenities.
E. Mambai
Mambai is an Austronesian language spoken primarily in East Timor, where it is one of the country’s major indigenous languages.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ metropolis ⓘ state capital ⓘ
administrativeDivision	Greater Chennai Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
coastlineFeature	Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ
colonialPower	United Kingdom ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
currentName	Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerNameOf	Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAirport	Chennai International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBeach	Elliot’s Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ Marina Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasClimate	tropical wet and dry climate ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution	Anna University NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Institute of Technology Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNickname	Detroit of India ⓘ Gateway to South India ⓘ
hasRailwayStation	Chennai Central NERFINISHED ⓘ Chennai Egmore NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSeaport	Chennai Port NERFINISHED ⓘ Ennore Port NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasUniversity	University of Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ
isCapitalOf	Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ
isEconomicCentreOf	Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ
isMajorUrbanCentreOf	South India NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	Bharatanatyam dance ⓘ automobile industry ⓘ classical Carnatic music ⓘ film industry (Kollywood) ⓘ information technology industry ⓘ
KöppenClimateClassification	Aw ⓘ
locatedIn	Chennai district NERFINISHED ⓘ Chennai metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ South India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ
locatedOn	East Coast Road corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf	Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorLanguage	English ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ
officialLanguage	Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Coromandel Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ
river	Adyar River NERFINISHED ⓘ Cooum River NERFINISHED ⓘ Kosasthalaiyar River NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeZone	Indian Standard Time ⓘ
UTCOffset	+05:30 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited