Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
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The Ashoka Chakra (military decoration) is India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, conferred for the most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ashoka Chakra | 3 |
| Ashoka Chakra, Class I | 2 |
| Ashoka Chakra (military decoration) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1106118 — 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: Ashoka Chakra (military decoration) Context triple: [Ashoka Chakra, relatedTo, Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)]
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A.
Ashoka Chakra
The Ashoka Chakra is a 24-spoked navy-blue wheel symbolizing righteousness, progress, and the eternal cycle of life, prominently featured at the center of the Indian national flag.
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B.
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
The Ati Vishisht Seva Medal is a high-level Indian military decoration awarded for exceptional distinguished service of an outstanding order to all ranks of the armed forces.
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C.
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
The Param Vishisht Seva Medal is a high-level Indian military decoration awarded for distinguished service of the most exceptional order to all ranks of the armed forces.
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D.
Bharat Ratna
Bharat Ratna is India’s highest civilian award, conferred for exceptional service or performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavor.
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E.
Padma Vibhushan
The Padma Vibhushan is India’s second-highest civilian award, conferred for exceptional and distinguished service in any field.
- 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: Ashoka Chakra (military decoration) Target entity description: The Ashoka Chakra (military decoration) is India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, conferred for the most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
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A.
Ashoka Chakra
The Ashoka Chakra is a 24-spoked navy-blue wheel symbolizing righteousness, progress, and the eternal cycle of life, prominently featured at the center of the Indian national flag.
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B.
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
The Ati Vishisht Seva Medal is a high-level Indian military decoration awarded for exceptional distinguished service of an outstanding order to all ranks of the armed forces.
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C.
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
The Param Vishisht Seva Medal is a high-level Indian military decoration awarded for distinguished service of the most exceptional order to all ranks of the armed forces.
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D.
Bharat Ratna
Bharat Ratna is India’s highest civilian award, conferred for exceptional service or performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavor.
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E.
Padma Vibhushan
The Padma Vibhushan is India’s second-highest civilian award, conferred for exceptional and distinguished service in any field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gallantry award
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military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
most conspicuous bravery away from the battlefield
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self-sacrifice away from the battlefield ⓘ valour in peacetime ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | President of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| eligibility |
civilians
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members of auxiliary forces ⓘ members of nursing services ⓘ members of reserve forces ⓘ members of territorial forces ⓘ members of the armed forces of India ⓘ officers of the armed forces of India ⓘ |
| established |
1952
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4 January 1952 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | President of India ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1952 ⓘ |
| higherThan |
Kirti Chakra
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Shaurya Chakra ⓘ |
| isHighestPeacetimeGallantryAwardOf | India ⓘ |
| isPeacetimeEquivalentOf | Param Vir Chakra ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| medalMaterial | gold gilt ⓘ |
| medalShape | circular ⓘ |
| monetaryBenefits | pension and allowances as notified by Government of India ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Ashoka Chakra
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surface form:
Ashoka Chakra (symbol)
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| obverseDesign |
Ashoka Chakra in the centre
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a lotus wreath around the Ashoka Chakra ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indian system of orders, decorations and medals
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surface form:
Indian honours system
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| posthumousAwardsPermitted | yes ⓘ |
| postNominals | AC ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ashoka Chakra, Class I
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| presentedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| replaced |
Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ashoka Chakra, Class I
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| reverseDesign | State Emblem of India ⓘ |
| reverseInscription |
Ashoka Chakra in English
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Ashoka Chakra in Hindi ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | green ⓘ |
| ribbonFeature | vertical saffron stripe in the centre ⓘ |
| scopeOfAward |
acts of gallantry at sea
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acts of gallantry in the air ⓘ acts of gallantry not in the face of the enemy ⓘ acts of gallantry on land ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | peacetime gallantry decoration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ashoka Chakra (military decoration) Description of subject: The Ashoka Chakra (military decoration) is India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, conferred for the most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
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Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
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Ashoka Chakra, Class I
Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
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Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
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Ashoka Chakra, Class I
this entity surface form:
Ashoka Chakra
Indian system of orders, decorations and medals
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Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
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Ashoka Chakra
Indian system of orders, decorations and medals
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peacetimeGallantryHierarchyTop
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Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
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this entity surface form:
Ashoka Chakra