Sannyasi Rebellion
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The Sannyasi Rebellion was an 18th-century uprising in Bengal in which ascetic monks and local peasants resisted British colonial authority and oppressive taxation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fakir-Sannyasi Rebellion | 1 |
| Sannyasi Rebellion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1105959 — 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: Sannyasi Rebellion Context triple: [Anandamath, setInPeriod, Sannyasi Rebellion]
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A.
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major, widespread uprising against British rule in India that marked a turning point in the subcontinent’s colonial history and is often regarded as the first war of Indian independence.
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B.
Bardoli Satyagraha
Bardoli Satyagraha was a 1928 nonviolent peasant movement in Gujarat, led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, protesting increased land revenue taxes under British colonial rule.
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C.
Kheda Satyagraha
Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 nonviolent peasant tax resistance movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, led by Mahatma Gandhi as an early major campaign in India’s struggle for independence.
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D.
Carnatic Wars
The Carnatic Wars were a series of 18th-century military conflicts in South India between the British and French East India Companies and their local allies, which played a crucial role in establishing British dominance in the Indian subcontinent.
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E.
Maoist insurgency in India
The Maoist insurgency in India is a long-running armed rebellion led by far-left extremist groups, commonly called Naxalites, seeking to overthrow the Indian state through guerrilla warfare, particularly in rural and tribal regions.
- 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: Sannyasi Rebellion Target entity description: The Sannyasi Rebellion was an 18th-century uprising in Bengal in which ascetic monks and local peasants resisted British colonial authority and oppressive taxation.
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A.
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major, widespread uprising against British rule in India that marked a turning point in the subcontinent’s colonial history and is often regarded as the first war of Indian independence.
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B.
Bardoli Satyagraha
Bardoli Satyagraha was a 1928 nonviolent peasant movement in Gujarat, led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, protesting increased land revenue taxes under British colonial rule.
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C.
Kheda Satyagraha
Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 nonviolent peasant tax resistance movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, led by Mahatma Gandhi as an early major campaign in India’s struggle for independence.
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D.
Carnatic Wars
The Carnatic Wars were a series of 18th-century military conflicts in South India between the British and French East India Companies and their local allies, which played a crucial role in establishing British dominance in the Indian subcontinent.
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E.
Maoist insurgency in India
The Maoist insurgency in India is a long-running armed rebellion led by far-left extremist groups, commonly called Naxalites, seeking to overthrow the Indian state through guerrilla warfare, particularly in rural and tribal regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-colonial movement
ⓘ
rebellion ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| conflictWith | British East India Company revenue collectors ⓘ |
| endTime | early 19th century ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOfDepiction | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay ⓘ |
| hasCause |
British revenue policies
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economic exploitation ⓘ oppressive taxation ⓘ restrictions on traditional pilgrimages ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDepiction | Anandamath ⓘ |
| hasEconomicContext | Bengal famine of 1770 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
inspiration for later nationalist narratives
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suppression of armed resistance ⓘ tightening of British control in Bengal ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
18th century
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early colonial period in India ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
mythologized in nationalist literature
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symbol of early resistance to British rule in India ⓘ |
| hasMotivation |
defense of religious practices
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protest against revenue demands ⓘ resistance to foreign rule ⓘ |
| hasOpponent | British colonial authority ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | defeat of rebels ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British East India Company
ⓘ
ascetic monks ⓘ local peasants ⓘ sannyasis ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfParticipant | Hindu ascetics ⓘ |
| influencedWork | Anandamath ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bengal
ⓘ
British India ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| mainRegion |
Bhagalpur region
ⓘ
Dinajpur ⓘ
surface form:
Dinajpur region
Rangpur Division ⓘ
surface form:
Rangpur region
North Bengal ⓘ
surface form:
northern Bengal
|
| opposedBy |
British East India Company forces
ⓘ
Company officials ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Sannyasi Rebellion
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fakir-Sannyasi Rebellion
Indian independence movement ⓘ peasant uprisings in colonial India ⓘ |
| startTime |
c. 1770s
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late 18th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sannyasi Rebellion Description of subject: The Sannyasi Rebellion was an 18th-century uprising in Bengal in which ascetic monks and local peasants resisted British colonial authority and oppressive taxation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fakir-Sannyasi Rebellion