Murshidabad

E66134

city historic city

Murshidabad is a historic city in West Bengal, India, that served as the capital of the Nawabs of Bengal and a major political and commercial center during the Mughal and early British periods.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Murshidabad canonical	54
Murshidabad district	21
Murshidabad city	2
Murshidabad court	1
Murshidabad region	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T531343 — 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: Murshidabad
Context triple: [Siraj ud-Daulah, birthPlace, Murshidabad]

A. Faizabad
Faizabad is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh that once served as the capital of the former princely state of Oudh (Awadh).
B. Aurangabad
Aurangabad is a historic city in the Indian state of Maharashtra, known for its rich cultural heritage and proximity to UNESCO World Heritage Sites like the Ajanta and Ellora Caves.
C. Allahabad
Allahabad, officially known as Prayagraj, is a major city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, historically significant as a political and cultural center and as a prominent site of the Kumbh Mela at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers.
D. Rajshahi
Rajshahi is a prominent city in western Bangladesh, known as an important cultural, educational, and commercial center of the Bengal region.
E. Calcutta
Calcutta, now known as Kolkata, is a major cultural and commercial metropolis in eastern India that served as the capital of British India until the early 20th century.
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: Murshidabad
Target entity description: Murshidabad is a historic city in West Bengal, India, that served as the capital of the Nawabs of Bengal and a major political and commercial center during the Mughal and early British periods.

A. Faizabad
Faizabad is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh that once served as the capital of the former princely state of Oudh (Awadh).
B. Aurangabad
Aurangabad is a historic city in the Indian state of Maharashtra, known for its rich cultural heritage and proximity to UNESCO World Heritage Sites like the Ajanta and Ellora Caves.
C. Allahabad
Allahabad, officially known as Prayagraj, is a major city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, historically significant as a political and cultural center and as a prominent site of the Kumbh Mela at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers.
D. Rajshahi
Rajshahi is a prominent city in western Bangladesh, known as an important cultural, educational, and commercial center of the Bengal region.
E. Calcutta
Calcutta, now known as Kolkata, is a major cultural and commercial metropolis in eastern India that served as the capital of British India until the early 20th century.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ historic city ⓘ
administrativeDivision	Murshidabad self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Murshidabad district
associatedWith	Murshid Quli Khan ⓘ Nawab of Bengal ⓘ surface form: Nawabs of Bengal
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
colonialHistory	came under British influence after the Battle of Plassey ⓘ
contains	Hazarduari Palace ⓘ Jafarganj Cemetery ⓘ Katra Masjid ⓘ Khoshbagh ⓘ Nizamat Imambara ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalHeritage	Bengali Hindu temples ⓘ Bengali Islamic architecture ⓘ Nawabi cuisine ⓘ
distanceFromKolkata	approximately 200 km north ⓘ
economicActivity	banking and finance during Nawabi period ⓘ silk trade ⓘ
formerRole	capital of the Nawabs of Bengal ⓘ
governingBody	local municipal authorities ⓘ
heritageStatus	important heritage tourism destination in West Bengal ⓘ
historicalEra	Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal period early British period ⓘ
historicalEvent	decline in political importance after British shifted capital to Calcutta ⓘ
historicalStatus	one of the richest cities in the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century ⓘ
knownFor	Nawabi architecture ⓘ historical monuments ⓘ mosques ⓘ palaces ⓘ
language	Bengali ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ surface form: Urdu
locatedIn	eastern India ⓘ
locatedOn	banks of the Bhagirathi River ⓘ
namedAfter	Murshid Quli Khan ⓘ
nearbyBattlefield	Battle of Plassey ⓘ surface form: Plassey
nearbyCity	Berhampore ⓘ
partOf	Murshidabad self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Murshidabad district
region	Rarh region ⓘ surface form: Rarh region of West Bengal
religion	religiously diverse population ⓘ
role	seat of the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ⓘ
significance	major commercial center in eastern India ⓘ major political center in eastern India ⓘ
state	West Bengal ⓘ
tourism	popular for historical tours ⓘ riverfront views on the Bhagirathi ⓘ
transport	connected by road to Kolkata ⓘ served by nearby railway stations ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (79)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Berhampore → hasNearbyHistoricalSite → Murshidabad ⓘ

Hazarduari Palace → locatedIn → Murshidabad ⓘ

Katra Masjid → location → Murshidabad ⓘ