Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India
E655454
Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India was a major city in eastern British India that later became Dhaka, the capital of present-day Bangladesh.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7306267 — 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: Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India Context triple: [Mahasweta Devi, placeOfBirth, Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India]
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A.
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India was a major colonial-era metropolis and administrative center of British rule in eastern India, known today as Kolkata.
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B.
Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India
Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India was a town in the former Bengal Presidency of British-ruled India, located in what is now northern Bangladesh.
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C.
Kamarpukur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Kamarpukur, in the former Bengal Presidency of British India, is a rural village historically notable as the birthplace of the mystic Ramakrishna and an important site in the early lives of key figures of the Ramakrishna movement.
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D.
Kanchrapara, Bengal Presidency, British India
Kanchrapara, in the former Bengal Presidency of British India, was a small colonial-era town in eastern India that later developed into an important railway and industrial hub.
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E.
Bhadeli, Bombay Presidency, British India
Bhadeli, Bombay Presidency, British India was a village in the former Bombay Presidency notable as the birthplace of future Indian Prime Minister Morarji Desai.
- 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: Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India Target entity description: Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India was a major city in eastern British India that later became Dhaka, the capital of present-day Bangladesh.
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A.
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India was a major colonial-era metropolis and administrative center of British rule in eastern India, known today as Kolkata.
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B.
Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India
Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India was a town in the former Bengal Presidency of British-ruled India, located in what is now northern Bangladesh.
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C.
Kamarpukur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Kamarpukur, in the former Bengal Presidency of British India, is a rural village historically notable as the birthplace of the mystic Ramakrishna and an important site in the early lives of key figures of the Ramakrishna movement.
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D.
Kanchrapara, Bengal Presidency, British India
Kanchrapara, in the former Bengal Presidency of British India, was a small colonial-era town in eastern India that later developed into an important railway and industrial hub.
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E.
Bhadeli, Bombay Presidency, British India
Bhadeli, Bombay Presidency, British India was a village in the former Bombay Presidency notable as the birthplace of future Indian Prime Minister Morarji Desai.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
former name of city ⓘ |
| colonialAdministrativeStatus | district headquarters in Bengal Presidency ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Dhaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | British colonial period in India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSuccessor |
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dhaka, East Bengal and Assam, British India NERFINISHED ⓘ Dhaka, East Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
jute trade
ⓘ
muslin textiles ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Bengali
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Bengal Presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern British India ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Buriganga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bengal Presidency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCountry | Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Dhaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| religionMinority | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important administrative center in Bengal Presidency
ⓘ
major city in eastern British India ⓘ major commercial center in eastern Bengal ⓘ |
| spellingVariantOf | Dhaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedNameUntil | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India Description of subject: Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India was a major city in eastern British India that later became Dhaka, the capital of present-day Bangladesh.
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