49th Bengal Regiment
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The 49th Bengal Regiment was a unit of the British Indian Army during World War I in which the Bengali poet and revolutionary Kazi Nazrul Islam served as a soldier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 49th Bengal Regiment canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1456887 — 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: 49th Bengal Regiment Context triple: [Kazi Nazrul Islam, servedIn, 49th Bengal Regiment]
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A.
Bengal European Regiment
The Bengal European Regiment was a British East India Company infantry unit composed primarily of European soldiers that played a significant role in colonial military campaigns in India.
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B.
77th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 77th Indian Infantry Brigade, better known as the Chindits, was a British-Indian long-range penetration unit that conducted deep-penetration jungle warfare operations behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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C.
British Indian Army 6th (Poona) Division
The British Indian Army 6th (Poona) Division was a World War I infantry division of the British Indian Army that fought primarily in the Middle Eastern theatre, notably suffering a major defeat and siege at Kut in Mesopotamia.
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D.
4th Indian Division
The 4th Indian Division was a distinguished infantry formation of the British Indian Army that fought in key campaigns of the Second World War, particularly in North Africa, East Africa, and Italy.
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E.
Madras Army
The Madras Army was one of the three presidency armies of British India, composed mainly of South Indian troops and playing a key role in British military campaigns in India and Southeast Asia before being merged into the unified British Indian Army.
- 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: 49th Bengal Regiment Target entity description: The 49th Bengal Regiment was a unit of the British Indian Army during World War I in which the Bengali poet and revolutionary Kazi Nazrul Islam served as a soldier.
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A.
Bengal European Regiment
The Bengal European Regiment was a British East India Company infantry unit composed primarily of European soldiers that played a significant role in colonial military campaigns in India.
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B.
77th Indian Infantry Brigade
The 77th Indian Infantry Brigade, better known as the Chindits, was a British-Indian long-range penetration unit that conducted deep-penetration jungle warfare operations behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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C.
British Indian Army 6th (Poona) Division
The British Indian Army 6th (Poona) Division was a World War I infantry division of the British Indian Army that fought primarily in the Middle Eastern theatre, notably suffering a major defeat and siege at Kut in Mesopotamia.
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D.
4th Indian Division
The 4th Indian Division was a distinguished infantry formation of the British Indian Army that fought in key campaigns of the Second World War, particularly in North Africa, East Africa, and Italy.
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E.
Madras Army
The Madras Army was one of the three presidency armies of British India, composed mainly of South Indian troops and playing a key role in British military campaigns in India and Southeast Asia before being merged into the unified British Indian Army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (14)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military unit
ⓘ
person ⓘ regiment ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| era | World War I period ⓘ |
| hasSoldier | Kazi Nazrul Islam ⓘ |
| militaryAllegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | 49th Bengal Regiment self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| occupation |
poet
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revolutionary ⓘ |
| partOf | British Indian Army ⓘ |
| servedIn | British Indian Army ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | British Indian Army ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 49th Bengal Regiment Description of subject: The 49th Bengal Regiment was a unit of the British Indian Army during World War I in which the Bengali poet and revolutionary Kazi Nazrul Islam served as a soldier.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kazi Nazrul Islam