Bank of Madras
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Bank of Madras was a major British-era presidency bank in southern India that later became one of the key constituents of the Imperial Bank of India, a precursor to the State Bank of India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bank of Madras canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6969983 — 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: Bank of Madras Context triple: [Imperial Bank of India, formedByMergerOf, Bank of Madras]
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A.
Bank of Bengal
Bank of Bengal was one of the three original presidency banks in British India and a key precursor to modern Indian commercial banking.
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B.
Imperial Bank of India
Imperial Bank of India was a major colonial-era commercial bank that served as the largest and most influential banking institution in British India before being nationalized and transformed into the State Bank of India.
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C.
Corporation of Madras
The Corporation of Madras was the historic municipal governing body of the city of Madras (now Chennai), recognized as one of the oldest city corporations in India and the Commonwealth.
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D.
National Bank of Australasia
The National Bank of Australasia was a major Australian banking institution that operated from the 19th century until its merger into what is now National Australia Bank.
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E.
Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank is one of India’s oldest and largest public sector banks, known for its extensive nationwide branch network and significant role in the country’s banking and financial services sector.
- 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: Bank of Madras Target entity description: Bank of Madras was a major British-era presidency bank in southern India that later became one of the key constituents of the Imperial Bank of India, a precursor to the State Bank of India.
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A.
Bank of Bengal
Bank of Bengal was one of the three original presidency banks in British India and a key precursor to modern Indian commercial banking.
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B.
Imperial Bank of India
Imperial Bank of India was a major colonial-era commercial bank that served as the largest and most influential banking institution in British India before being nationalized and transformed into the State Bank of India.
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C.
Corporation of Madras
The Corporation of Madras was the historic municipal governing body of the city of Madras (now Chennai), recognized as one of the oldest city corporations in India and the Commonwealth.
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D.
National Bank of Australasia
The National Bank of Australasia was a major Australian banking institution that operated from the 19th century until its merger into what is now National Australia Bank.
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E.
Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank is one of India’s oldest and largest public sector banks, known for its extensive nationwide branch network and significant role in the country’s banking and financial services sector.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial bank
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presidency bank ⓘ |
| amalgamatedWith |
Bank of Bengal
NERFINISHED
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Bank of Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleOfHeadOffice | Indo-Saracenic architecture ⓘ |
| building | Bank of Madras building, Chennai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charteringAuthority | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| currency | Indian rupee ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1921 ⓘ |
| fate | amalgamated with Bank of Bengal and Bank of Bombay ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Asiatic Bank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Bank of Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ Carnatic Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ Madras Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Chennai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | British colonial period in India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | served as a quasi-central bank for the Madras Presidency ⓘ |
| inception | 1843 ⓘ |
| indirectSuccessor | State Bank of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | banking ⓘ |
| keyConstituentOf | Imperial Bank of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | chartered bank ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Imperial Bank of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest modern banks in South India
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contributing to the foundation of the State Bank of India ⓘ |
| oneOf | three presidency banks of British India ⓘ |
| operatedIn | southern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | British colonial government (major influence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | presidency banks of British India ⓘ |
| precursorOf | State Bank of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Imperial Bank of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regime | British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Ceylon (limited operations)
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Madras Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| services |
agency services for the Government of India
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commercial banking ⓘ note issuance (historical) ⓘ |
| sisterBank |
Bank of Bengal
NERFINISHED
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Bank of Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Imperial Bank of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorInstitution | State Bank of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Bank of Madras Description of subject: Bank of Madras was a major British-era presidency bank in southern India that later became one of the key constituents of the Imperial Bank of India, a precursor to the State Bank of India.
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