Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947
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The Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947 was the legal instrument that established Pakistan’s initial constitutional framework at independence, replacing the colonial Government of India Act 1935 as the country’s interim basic law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947 canonical | 1 |
| Provisional Constitution Order 1947 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T237251 — 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: Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947 Context triple: [Government of India Act 1935, repealedBy, Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947]
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A.
Indian Independence Act 1947
The Indian Independence Act 1947 was a landmark Act of the British Parliament that ended colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent by creating the independent dominions of India and Pakistan.
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B.
Government of India Act 1935
The Government of India Act 1935 was a major constitutional reform enacted by the British Parliament that restructured the governance of British India by introducing provincial autonomy and laying much of the groundwork for India’s later federal system.
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C.
March Constitution of 1921
The March Constitution of 1921 was the fundamental law of the Second Polish Republic that established Poland as a democratic parliamentary state after World War I.
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D.
April Constitution of 1935
The April Constitution of 1935 was the fundamental law of interwar Poland that significantly strengthened presidential powers and established an authoritarian framework in the Second Polish Republic.
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E.
Constitution of India
The Constitution of India is the supreme legal framework that establishes the structure, powers, and principles of the Indian state and guarantees fundamental rights to its citizens.
- 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: Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947 Target entity description: The Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947 was the legal instrument that established Pakistan’s initial constitutional framework at independence, replacing the colonial Government of India Act 1935 as the country’s interim basic law.
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A.
Indian Independence Act 1947
The Indian Independence Act 1947 was a landmark Act of the British Parliament that ended colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent by creating the independent dominions of India and Pakistan.
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B.
Government of India Act 1935
The Government of India Act 1935 was a major constitutional reform enacted by the British Parliament that restructured the governance of British India by introducing provincial autonomy and laying much of the groundwork for India’s later federal system.
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C.
March Constitution of 1921
The March Constitution of 1921 was the fundamental law of the Second Polish Republic that established Poland as a democratic parliamentary state after World War I.
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D.
April Constitution of 1935
The April Constitution of 1935 was the fundamental law of interwar Poland that significantly strengthened presidential powers and established an authoritarian framework in the Second Polish Republic.
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E.
Constitution of India
The Constitution of India is the supreme legal framework that establishes the structure, powers, and principles of the Indian state and guarantees fundamental rights to its citizens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional instrument
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interim constitution ⓘ legal order ⓘ |
| aim | to adapt and modify pre‑existing colonial constitutional arrangements for Pakistan’s use ⓘ |
| appliedInJurisdiction | Pakistan ⓘ |
| basicLawStatus | interim basic law of Pakistan ⓘ |
| classification | foundational constitutional document of Pakistan ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | regulated the governance of Pakistan immediately after independence ⓘ |
| country |
Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominion of Pakistan
|
| effectiveFrom | 1947 ⓘ |
| field | constitutional law ⓘ |
| function | to provide Pakistan’s initial constitutional framework at independence ⓘ |
| governed | structure and powers of state institutions in early Pakistan ⓘ |
| governedBranch |
executive branch of Pakistan
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judicial branch of Pakistan ⓘ legislative branch of Pakistan ⓘ |
| historicalContext | created at the time of the partition of British India ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalContinuity | maintained continuity with the Government of India Act 1935 subject to modifications ⓘ |
| legalNature | order of the sovereign authority of Pakistan ⓘ |
| legalStatus | provisional ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law tradition ⓘ |
| precededBy | colonial constitutional framework in British India ⓘ |
| referredToAs |
Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947
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surface form:
Provisional Constitution Order 1947
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| relatedTo |
Independence Day of Pakistan
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surface form:
independence of Pakistan
partition of India ⓘ |
| replaced |
Government of India Act 1935
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surface form:
Government of India Act 1935 (as applied to Pakistan)
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| scope | applied to the territories comprising the Dominion of Pakistan at independence ⓘ |
| subjectOf | constitutional history of Pakistan ⓘ |
| supersededBy | later constitutional arrangements of Pakistan ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early post-independence period of Pakistan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947 Description of subject: The Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947 was the legal instrument that established Pakistan’s initial constitutional framework at independence, replacing the colonial Government of India Act 1935 as the country’s interim basic law.
Referenced by (2)
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Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947
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Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947
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this entity surface form:
Provisional Constitution Order 1947