Chauri Chaura incident
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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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chauri Chaura incident canonical | 4 |
| Chauri Chaura | 2 |
| Chauri Chaura Shaatabdi (centenary) 2022 | 1 |
| Chauri Chaura incident 1922 | 1 |
| Chauri Chaura violence of 1922 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T533363 — 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.
Target entity: Chauri Chaura incident Context triple: [Non-Cooperation Movement, endedBecauseOf, Chauri Chaura incident]
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Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 was a brutal incident in Amritsar where British troops fired on a large, unarmed gathering of Indians, killing and injuring hundreds and galvanizing the Indian independence movement.
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B.
Siege of Cawnpore
The Siege of Cawnpore was a brutal and pivotal episode of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, marked by a prolonged rebel siege of British forces and the subsequent massacre of British soldiers and civilians.
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C.
Salt March
The Salt March was a 1930 nonviolent protest led by Mahatma Gandhi against the British salt monopoly in colonial India, which became a pivotal act of civil disobedience in the Indian independence movement.
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D.
Royal Indian Navy mutiny
The Royal Indian Navy mutiny was a widespread 1946 uprising by Indian sailors against British rule, seen as a pivotal moment that hastened the end of colonialism in India.
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E.
Champaran Satyagraha
Champaran Satyagraha was a 1917 nonviolent peasant uprising in Bihar led by Mahatma Gandhi against oppressive indigo plantation policies, marking his first major civil disobedience movement in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Chauri Chaura incident Target entity description: 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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A.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 was a brutal incident in Amritsar where British troops fired on a large, unarmed gathering of Indians, killing and injuring hundreds and galvanizing the Indian independence movement.
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B.
Siege of Cawnpore
The Siege of Cawnpore was a brutal and pivotal episode of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, marked by a prolonged rebel siege of British forces and the subsequent massacre of British soldiers and civilians.
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C.
Salt March
The Salt March was a 1930 nonviolent protest led by Mahatma Gandhi against the British salt monopoly in colonial India, which became a pivotal act of civil disobedience in the Indian independence movement.
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D.
Royal Indian Navy mutiny
The Royal Indian Navy mutiny was a widespread 1946 uprising by Indian sailors against British rule, seen as a pivotal moment that hastened the end of colonialism in India.
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E.
Champaran Satyagraha
Champaran Satyagraha was a 1917 nonviolent peasant uprising in Bihar led by Mahatma Gandhi against oppressive indigo plantation policies, marking his first major civil disobedience movement in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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protest ⓘ violent incident ⓘ |
| aftermath |
debate within Indian National Congress on methods of struggle
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temporary setback for mass nonviolent struggle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chauri Chaura incident
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surface form:
Chauri Chaura violence of 1922
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| cause |
clash between protesters and police
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police firing on protesters ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | occurred during the later phase of the Non-Cooperation Movement ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Chauri Chaura Shaheed Smarak ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| date | 1922-02-04 ⓘ |
| governingAuthorityAtTime |
British India
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surface form:
British Raj
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| hasTheme | nonviolence versus violence in political struggle ⓘ |
| hasType |
anti-colonial protest
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riot ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial India ⓘ |
| impactOnLeader | Gandhi strengthened commitment to strict nonviolence ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization | Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| involvedPerson | Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| leaderResponse |
Non-Cooperation Movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahatma Gandhi called off the Non-Cooperation Movement
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| legalOutcome |
death sentences for several accused
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trials of accused protesters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British India
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Chauri Chaura incident self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Chauri Chaura
Gorakhpur ⓘ
surface form:
Gorakhpur district
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| memorialLocation | Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| method |
arson
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mob violence ⓘ |
| movementContext | nonviolent resistance campaign ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | 22 policemen ⓘ |
| opposingSide |
British colonial police
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Indian protesters ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indian independence movement
ⓘ
Non-Cooperation Movement ⓘ |
| perpetrator | protesters ⓘ |
| politicalContext | British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
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surface form:
North India
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| relatedTo |
Non-Cooperation Movement
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civil disobedience in India ⓘ |
| result |
burning of Chauri Chaura police station
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death of policemen ⓘ suspension of Non-Cooperation Movement ⓘ |
| significance |
led Gandhi to reassess mass civil disobedience
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turning point in Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| target | police station ⓘ |
| year | 1922 ⓘ |
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Subject: Chauri Chaura incident Description of subject: 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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