Sir William Lockhart
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Sir William Lockhart was a British Indian Army general best known for leading major frontier campaigns on the North-West Frontier of India in the late 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sir William Lockhart canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13896127 — 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: Sir William Lockhart Context triple: [Tirah campaign of 1897–1898, commander, Sir William Lockhart]
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A.
Sir James Stewart Lockhart
Sir James Stewart Lockhart was a British colonial administrator and sinologist best known for his governance roles in East Asia, particularly in China.
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B.
Sir John Woodburn
Sir John Woodburn was a British colonial administrator who served in high-ranking roles in India during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Sir William Crichton
Sir William Crichton was a 15th-century Scottish statesman and power broker who served as Lord Chancellor of Scotland and played a central role in the ruthless political intrigues of the minority reign of James II.
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D.
William Hutchison
William Hutchison is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably recorded as a bearer of the surname Hutchison.
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E.
George Johnstone
George Johnstone was an 18th-century British naval officer and colonial administrator who played a key role in governing British territories in North America.
- 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: Sir William Lockhart Target entity description: Sir William Lockhart was a British Indian Army general best known for leading major frontier campaigns on the North-West Frontier of India in the late 19th century.
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A.
Sir James Stewart Lockhart
Sir James Stewart Lockhart was a British colonial administrator and sinologist best known for his governance roles in East Asia, particularly in China.
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B.
Sir John Woodburn
Sir John Woodburn was a British colonial administrator who served in high-ranking roles in India during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Sir William Crichton
Sir William Crichton was a 15th-century Scottish statesman and power broker who served as Lord Chancellor of Scotland and played a central role in the ruthless political intrigues of the minority reign of James II.
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D.
William Hutchison
William Hutchison is a relatively obscure individual whose name is notably recorded as a bearer of the surname Hutchison.
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E.
George Johnstone
George Johnstone was an 18th-century British naval officer and colonial administrator who played a key role in governing British territories in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.