Flag of South East Asia Command
E397066
The Flag of South East Asia Command was the distinctive ensign used by the Allied military command responsible for operations in the Southeast Asian theatre during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of South East Asia Command canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3896767 — 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: Flag of South East Asia Command Context triple: [South East Asia Command, flag, Flag of South East Asia Command]
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A.
Flag of Ceylon
The Flag of Ceylon was the national flag used by the British Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from independence in 1948 until the country became a republic in 1972.
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B.
Flag of the Governor of British Ceylon
The Flag of the Governor of British Ceylon was the official standard used by the British colonial governor in Ceylon, typically featuring the Union Jack defaced with the colony’s emblem to symbolize imperial authority.
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C.
Flag of Galmudug
The Flag of Galmudug is the official regional banner of the Galmudug State in central Somalia, symbolizing its political identity and autonomy within the federal republic.
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D.
Flag of the Governor-General of Australia
The Flag of the Governor-General of Australia is the official standard flown to represent the office and presence of the Governor-General, featuring distinctive heraldic symbols that denote the Crown’s representative in Australia.
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E.
Flag of ASEAN
The Flag of ASEAN is the official emblem of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, featuring a bundle of rice stalks on a blue background to symbolize unity and solidarity among its member states.
- 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: Flag of South East Asia Command Target entity description: The Flag of South East Asia Command was the distinctive ensign used by the Allied military command responsible for operations in the Southeast Asian theatre during World War II.
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A.
Flag of Ceylon
The Flag of Ceylon was the national flag used by the British Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from independence in 1948 until the country became a republic in 1972.
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B.
Flag of the Governor of British Ceylon
The Flag of the Governor of British Ceylon was the official standard used by the British colonial governor in Ceylon, typically featuring the Union Jack defaced with the colony’s emblem to symbolize imperial authority.
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C.
Flag of Galmudug
The Flag of Galmudug is the official regional banner of the Galmudug State in central Somalia, symbolizing its political identity and autonomy within the federal republic.
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D.
Flag of the Governor-General of Australia
The Flag of the Governor-General of Australia is the official standard flown to represent the office and presence of the Governor-General, featuring distinctive heraldic symbols that denote the Crown’s representative in Australia.
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E.
Flag of ASEAN
The Flag of ASEAN is the official emblem of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, featuring a bundle of rice stalks on a blue background to symbolize unity and solidarity among its member states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ensign
ⓘ
flag ⓘ military flag ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | South East Asia Command ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Allied joint command structure in Asia
ⓘ
Lord Louis Mountbatten ⓘ |
| backgroundColor | dark blue ⓘ |
| country |
Allied forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied powers
|
| designedFor |
South East Asia Command
ⓘ
surface form:
South East Asia Command headquarters
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| endTime | 1946 ⓘ |
| fieldColor | blue ⓘ |
| follows |
Union Flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Jack
|
| genre | military heraldry ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
dark blue field
ⓘ
emblem of South East Asia Command ⓘ red and blue rays ⓘ white star ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central emblem
ⓘ
radiating rays from central star ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstUse |
New Delhi, India
ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| mainUser |
British Empire
ⓘ
British India ⓘ China ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableFor | representation of multinational Allied command in Asia ⓘ |
| partOf | Allied military insignia of World War II ⓘ |
| replacedBy | national flags of successor states ⓘ |
| startTime | 1943 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Allied unity in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
joint command authority ⓘ |
| usedAs |
command flag
ⓘ
headquarters flag ⓘ naval ensign ⓘ |
| usedAt |
Kandy
ⓘ
Yangon ⓘ
surface form:
Rangoon
Singapore ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allied forces
ⓘ
South East Asia Command ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| usedFor |
ceremonial purposes
ⓘ
identification of South East Asia Command units ⓘ marking command headquarters ⓘ |
| usedInTheatre |
South-East Asian theatre of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Asian theatre of World War II
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flag of South East Asia Command Description of subject: The Flag of South East Asia Command was the distinctive ensign used by the Allied military command responsible for operations in the Southeast Asian theatre during World War II.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.