Fort St. David
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Fort St. David was a key British East India Company stronghold on the Coromandel Coast of India that played a significant role in 18th-century Anglo-French colonial conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort St. David canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11181610 — 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: Fort St. David Context triple: [Battle of Cuddalore (1783), associatedPlace, Fort St. David]
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A.
Gates Fort
Gates Fort is a small historic coastal fortification in St. George’s, Bermuda, built to guard the entrance to St. George’s Harbour.
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B.
Fort Hancock
Fort Hancock is a historic former U.S. Army coastal defense installation located on Sandy Hook in New Jersey, now preserved as part of Gateway National Recreation Area.
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C.
Fort De Soto
Fort De Soto is a historic coastal fortification in Florida that once served as a U.S. military defense installation and now forms the centerpiece of a popular county park.
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D.
Fort Finney
Fort Finney was a late 18th-century U.S. military post on the Ohio River that served as a key site for negotiations and treaties with Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory.
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E.
Fort Willoughby
Fort Willoughby is a historic coastal fortification in Paramaribo, Suriname, later renamed Fort Zeelandia, that played a key role in the region’s colonial military history.
- 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: Fort St. David Target entity description: Fort St. David was a key British East India Company stronghold on the Coromandel Coast of India that played a significant role in 18th-century Anglo-French colonial conflicts.
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A.
Gates Fort
Gates Fort is a small historic coastal fortification in St. George’s, Bermuda, built to guard the entrance to St. George’s Harbour.
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B.
Fort Hancock
Fort Hancock is a historic former U.S. Army coastal defense installation located on Sandy Hook in New Jersey, now preserved as part of Gateway National Recreation Area.
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C.
Fort De Soto
Fort De Soto is a historic coastal fortification in Florida that once served as a U.S. military defense installation and now forms the centerpiece of a popular county park.
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D.
Fort Finney
Fort Finney was a late 18th-century U.S. military post on the Ohio River that served as a key site for negotiations and treaties with Native American tribes in the Northwest Territory.
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E.
Fort Willoughby
Fort Willoughby is a historic coastal fortification in Paramaribo, Suriname, later renamed Fort Zeelandia, that played a key role in the region’s colonial military history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British East India Company fort
ⓘ
colonial stronghold ⓘ fort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fort St. George
ⓘ
Madras Presidency ⓘ |
| builtBy | British East India Company ⓘ |
| conflict | Anglo-French rivalry in India ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British East India Company
ⓘ
French East India Company ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| era | British colonial era in India ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
British troops
ⓘ
East India Company sepoys ⓘ |
| geographicCoordinateSystem | Earth ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historical site ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
base for British military operations in the Carnatic
ⓘ
key British stronghold against French expansion on the Coromandel Coast ⓘ |
| involvedIn | colonial competition between Britain and France in India ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict |
Cuddalore district
ⓘ
linked to:
Cuddalore
|
| locatedNear |
Cuddalore
ⓘ
Fort St. George ⓘ Porto Novo ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Coromandel Coast ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| opposedBy | French colonial forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
British colonial possessions in India
ⓘ
British sphere of influence on the Coromandel Coast ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Anglo-French colonial conflicts in India
ⓘ
Carnatic Wars ⓘ Second Carnatic War ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Coromandel Coast trade routes
ⓘ
protection of British commercial interests in South India ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative center
ⓘ
military defense ⓘ trade protection ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort St. David Description of subject: Fort St. David was a key British East India Company stronghold on the Coromandel Coast of India that played a significant role in 18th-century Anglo-French colonial conflicts.
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