massacre at Satichaura Ghat
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The massacre at Satichaura Ghat was a notorious 1857 incident during the Indian Rebellion in which retreating British troops and civilians at Kanpur were attacked and killed while attempting to evacuate by river.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bibighar massacre | 1 |
| massacre at Satichaura Ghat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4809778 — 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: massacre at Satichaura Ghat Context triple: [Battle of Kanpur, notableFor, massacre at Satichaura Ghat]
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A.
St. Stephen’s College massacre
The St. Stephen’s College massacre was a brutal wartime atrocity in which Japanese troops tortured and killed wounded soldiers and medical staff at a makeshift hospital in Hong Kong during World War II.
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B.
Chauri Chaura incident
The Chauri Chaura incident was a 1922 violent clash in Uttar Pradesh, India, where protesters burned a police station killing several policemen, prompting Mahatma Gandhi to call off the Non-Cooperation Movement.
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C.
Dantewada attacks
The Dantewada attacks were a series of deadly assaults by Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh, India, that highlighted the intensity and scale of the Naxalite–Maoist conflict.
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D.
Great Calcutta Killings
The Great Calcutta Killings refers to the large-scale communal riots and massacres that erupted in Calcutta in August 1946, resulting in thousands of deaths amid rising Hindu-Muslim tensions on the eve of Indian independence and Partition.
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E.
Barrackpore incident of 1857
The Barrackpore incident of 1857 was an early and pivotal act of rebellion by Indian soldiers against British rule, famously sparked by sepoy Mangal Pandey’s attack on British officers and often seen as a precursor to the wider Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- 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: massacre at Satichaura Ghat Target entity description: The massacre at Satichaura Ghat was a notorious 1857 incident during the Indian Rebellion in which retreating British troops and civilians at Kanpur were attacked and killed while attempting to evacuate by river.
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A.
St. Stephen’s College massacre
The St. Stephen’s College massacre was a brutal wartime atrocity in which Japanese troops tortured and killed wounded soldiers and medical staff at a makeshift hospital in Hong Kong during World War II.
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B.
Chauri Chaura incident
The Chauri Chaura incident was a 1922 violent clash in Uttar Pradesh, India, where protesters burned a police station killing several policemen, prompting Mahatma Gandhi to call off the Non-Cooperation Movement.
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C.
Dantewada attacks
The Dantewada attacks were a series of deadly assaults by Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh, India, that highlighted the intensity and scale of the Naxalite–Maoist conflict.
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D.
Great Calcutta Killings
The Great Calcutta Killings refers to the large-scale communal riots and massacres that erupted in Calcutta in August 1946, resulting in thousands of deaths amid rising Hindu-Muslim tensions on the eve of Indian independence and Partition.
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E.
Barrackpore incident of 1857
The Barrackpore incident of 1857 was an early and pivotal act of rebellion by Indian soldiers against British rule, famously sparked by sepoy Mangal Pandey’s attack on British officers and often seen as a precursor to the wider Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
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massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sati Chaura Ghat massacre
NERFINISHED
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Satichaura Ghat massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ massacre at Sati Chaura Ghat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCasualties | hundreds of British and European dead ⓘ |
| cause |
agreement to allow British to withdraw by river from Cawnpore entrenchment
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attempted evacuation of British garrison from Cawnpore ⓘ |
| commanderAssociated |
Nana Sahib
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tatya Tope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| date | 27 June 1857 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Bibighar massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the most infamous incidents of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| location |
Cawnpore
NERFINISHED
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Kanpur NERFINISHED ⓘ Satichaura Ghat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorials | commemorative monuments at Kanpur ⓘ |
| method |
artillery fire
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attack on riverboats ⓘ small-arms fire from riverbank ⓘ sword and bayonet attacks ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Cawnpore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Uttar Pradesh, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Bibighar massacre
NERFINISHED
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British recapture of Cawnpore in 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Cawnpore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
escalation of violence in the Cawnpore area
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few British survivors ⓘ intensified British desire for retribution ⓘ large-scale killing of British soldiers and civilians ⓘ |
| sideAttacked |
British East India Company forces
NERFINISHED
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British civilians ⓘ European civilians ⓘ women and children ⓘ |
| sideAttacking |
Indian rebels
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forces loyal to Nana Sahib ⓘ rebel sepoys ⓘ |
| timePeriod | June 1857 ⓘ |
| usedAs | propaganda in Britain ⓘ |
| victimGroup |
British children
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British officers ⓘ British soldiers NERFINISHED ⓘ British women ⓘ |
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Subject: massacre at Satichaura Ghat Description of subject: The massacre at Satichaura Ghat was a notorious 1857 incident during the Indian Rebellion in which retreating British troops and civilians at Kanpur were attacked and killed while attempting to evacuate by river.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bibighar massacre