British India
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British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3742 — 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.
Target entity: British India Context triple: [Kingdom of Great Britain, hadColony, British India]
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state that existed from 1801 to 1922, uniting Great Britain and all of Ireland under a single constitutional monarchy and global imperial power.
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Kingdom of Great Britain
The Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state that existed from 1707 to 1801, formed by the political union of England (and Wales) and Scotland, and became a major global colonial and maritime power.
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Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic was a powerful 17th-century maritime and commercial state in Western Europe, known for its global trade empire, cultural flourishing, and role as a major colonial power.
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United States of America
The United States of America is a large federal republic in North America known for its global political, economic, military, and cultural influence.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in New England that became a major political, religious, and cultural center and a foundation for the future state of Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British India Target entity description: British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state that existed from 1801 to 1922, uniting Great Britain and all of Ireland under a single constitutional monarchy and global imperial power.
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Kingdom of Great Britain
The Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state that existed from 1707 to 1801, formed by the political union of England (and Wales) and Scotland, and became a major global colonial and maritime power.
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Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic was a powerful 17th-century maritime and commercial state in Western Europe, known for its global trade empire, cultural flourishing, and role as a major colonial power.
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United States of America
The United States of America is a large federal republic in North America known for its global political, economic, military, and cultural influence.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was a 17th-century English Puritan settlement in New England that became a major political, religious, and cultural center and a foundation for the future state of Massachusetts.
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Statements (106)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colony
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colonial possession ⓘ former country ⓘ territory in Asia ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
directly ruled British provinces
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princely states under indirect rule ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
British India
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surface form:
British Raj
British India ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Empire
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| borderedBy |
Afghanistan
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Arabian Sea ⓘ Bay of Bengal ⓘ China ⓘ Persian Gulf (via Aden connections) ⓘ China ⓘ
surface form:
Tibet
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| capital |
Calcutta
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New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
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| capitalFrom |
Calcutta 1858
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New Delhi 1911 ⓘ |
| capitalTo |
Calcutta 1911
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New Delhi 1947 ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| currency | Indian rupee ⓘ |
| demographicFeature | religiously diverse population ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ |
| economicFeature |
major exporter of jute
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major exporter of opium (19th century) ⓘ major exporter of raw cotton ⓘ major exporter of tea ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
Mahalwari system in some regions
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Ryotwari system in some regions ⓘ imperial preference and free trade with Britain ⓘ land revenue settlements such as Permanent Settlement ⓘ |
| endDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| flag |
Union Flag
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surface form:
Union Jack (official colonial flag)
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| followedBy |
Dominion of India
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Pakistan ⓘ
surface form:
Dominion of Pakistan
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| governmentType | colonial administration under British Crown ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Viceroy of India ⓘ |
| headOfState |
British monarch
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surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
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| includedTerritory |
Aden (until 1937, administratively linked)
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Ajmer-Merwara ⓘ Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ Assam ⓘ Baluchistan (Chief Commissioner's Province) ⓘ Bengal ⓘ Bombay Presidency ⓘ Burma (until 1937) ⓘ Central Provinces ⓘ New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form:
Delhi
Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep) ⓘ Madras Presidency ⓘ British India self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
North-West Frontier Province
Oudh ⓘ Punjab ⓘ Sind ⓘ United Provinces ⓘ princely states under British suzerainty ⓘ |
| independenceMovementLeader |
Annie Besant
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak ⓘ Bhagat Singh ⓘ Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ Lala Lajpat Rai ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ Muhammad Ali Jinnah ⓘ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ⓘ Subhas Chandra Bose ⓘ |
| introducedInstitution |
Indian Civil Service
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Indian Civil Service ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Police Service (colonial predecessor)
modern postal system in India ⓘ modern university system in India ⓘ railway network in India ⓘ unified Indian Army under British command ⓘ |
| legalInstrumentCreating | Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| majorReligions |
Buddhism
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Christianity ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ Jainism ⓘ Sikhism ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Civil Disobedience Movement
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Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919 ⓘ Non-Cooperation Movement ⓘ Partition of Bengal 1905 ⓘ Quit India movement ⓘ
surface form:
Quit India Movement
World War I participation ⓘ World War II participation ⓘ partition of British India 1947 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
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Hindustani (in practice, alongside regional languages) ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy |
British India
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Company rule in India
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| separatedTerritory | Burma separated in 1937 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1858 ⓘ |
| successorState |
Pakistan
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surface form:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ India ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of India
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| symbol | Star of India ⓘ |
| titleOfMonarch |
Emperor of India
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Emperor of India ⓘ
surface form:
Empress of India
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Subject: British India Description of subject: British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
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