Asiatic Society of Bengal
E165925
The Asiatic Society of Bengal is a scholarly organization founded in 1784 in Kolkata that became a leading center for Oriental studies, archaeology, and the documentation of Indian history and culture.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asiatic Society of Bengal canonical | 5 |
| Royal Asiatic Society | 4 |
| Asiatic Society, Kolkata | 2 |
| Asiatic Society Library | 1 |
| Asiatick Society | 1 |
| The Asiatic Society | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1436065 — 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: Asiatic Society of Bengal Context triple: [Indian Museum, foundedBy, Asiatic Society of Bengal]
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A.
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science is one of India’s oldest premier research institutions, renowned for pioneering work in fundamental sciences and for being the place where C. V. Raman conducted his Nobel Prize–winning research on the Raman effect.
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B.
Bombay Presidency Association
The Bombay Presidency Association was a late 19th-century political organization in colonial India that worked for constitutional reforms and greater Indian representation under British rule.
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C.
East India Association
The East India Association was a 19th-century political organization in London that advocated for Indian interests and reforms under British rule, founded in part by Indian nationalist leader Dadabhai Naoroji.
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D.
Servants of India Society
The Servants of India Society was an early 20th-century Indian organization dedicated to training and mobilizing nationalists for social service and political reform during the freedom movement.
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E.
Indian Academy of Sciences
The Indian Academy of Sciences is a premier scientific institution in India dedicated to promoting the advancement and dissemination of science through research support, publications, and educational initiatives.
- 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: Asiatic Society of Bengal Target entity description: The Asiatic Society of Bengal is a scholarly organization founded in 1784 in Kolkata that became a leading center for Oriental studies, archaeology, and the documentation of Indian history and culture.
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A.
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science is one of India’s oldest premier research institutions, renowned for pioneering work in fundamental sciences and for being the place where C. V. Raman conducted his Nobel Prize–winning research on the Raman effect.
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B.
Bombay Presidency Association
The Bombay Presidency Association was a late 19th-century political organization in colonial India that worked for constitutional reforms and greater Indian representation under British rule.
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C.
East India Association
The East India Association was a 19th-century political organization in London that advocated for Indian interests and reforms under British rule, founded in part by Indian nationalist leader Dadabhai Naoroji.
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D.
Servants of India Society
The Servants of India Society was an early 20th-century Indian organization dedicated to training and mobilizing nationalists for social service and political reform during the freedom movement.
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E.
Indian Academy of Sciences
The Indian Academy of Sciences is a premier scientific institution in India dedicated to promoting the advancement and dissemination of science through research support, publications, and educational initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
learned society
ⓘ
scholarly organization ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | British East India Company ⓘ |
| collectionContains |
archaeological artifacts
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coins ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ maps ⓘ old printed books ⓘ paintings ⓘ rare manuscripts ⓘ sculptures ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Asian studies
ⓘ
Indology ⓘ Oriental studies ⓘ archaeology ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ ethnology ⓘ history ⓘ linguistics ⓘ numismatics ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
William Jones (philologist)
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surface form:
William Jones
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| hasHeadquarters | Park Street, Kolkata ⓘ |
| hasLibrary |
Asiatic Society of Bengal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Asiatic Society Library
|
| hasPublication |
Asiatic Researches
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Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal ⓘ Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal ⓘ
surface form:
Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal
|
| inception | 1784 ⓘ |
| inceptionDay | 15 January 1784 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Bengali
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English ⓘ Persian ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ |
| laterName |
Asiatic Society of Bengal
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Asiatic Society
|
| locatedIn |
British India
ⓘ
Calcutta ⓘ
surface form:
Kolkata
West Bengal ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alexander Cunningham
ⓘ
Brian Houghton Hodgson ⓘ Henry Thomas Colebrooke ⓘ Horace Hayman Wilson ⓘ James Prinsep ⓘ Rajendralal Mitra ⓘ Gopal Ganesh Agarkar ⓘ
surface form:
Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
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| originalName |
Asiatic Society of Bengal
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Asiatick Society
|
| significantEvent |
contributed to documentation of Indian history and culture
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helped institutionalize Orientalist scholarship in British India ⓘ played key role in decipherment of Brahmi script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Asiatic Society of Bengal Description of subject: The Asiatic Society of Bengal is a scholarly organization founded in 1784 in Kolkata that became a leading center for Oriental studies, archaeology, and the documentation of Indian history and culture.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Asiatic Society, Kolkata
this entity surface form:
Asiatick Society
this entity surface form:
The Asiatic Society
this entity surface form:
Asiatic Society Library
this entity surface form:
Royal Asiatic Society
subject surface form:
Ministry of Culture (India)
this entity surface form:
Asiatic Society, Kolkata
this entity surface form:
Royal Asiatic Society
subject surface form:
Henry Rawlinson
this entity surface form:
Royal Asiatic Society
this entity surface form:
Royal Asiatic Society