17th Indian Infantry Division
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The 17th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that gained distinction for its role in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
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| 17th Indian Infantry Division canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12354939 — 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: 17th Indian Infantry Division Context triple: [IV Corps (British India), componentUnit, 17th Indian Infantry Division]
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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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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.
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C.
7th Indian Division
The 7th Indian Division was a British Indian Army infantry formation that saw significant action in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War.
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D.
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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E.
23rd Indian Division
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.
- 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: 17th Indian Infantry Division Target entity description: The 17th Indian Infantry Division was a British Indian Army formation that gained distinction for its role in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
7th Indian Division
The 7th Indian Division was a British Indian Army infantry formation that saw significant action in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War.
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D.
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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E.
23rd Indian Division
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.