The Butcher of Amritsar
E86016
The Butcher of Amritsar is the notorious epithet given to British officer Reginald Dyer for ordering the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Butcher of Amritsar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T697480 — 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: The Butcher of Amritsar Context triple: [Reginald Dyer, hasAlias, The Butcher of Amritsar]
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A.
Chanda Sahib
Chanda Sahib was an 18th-century Indian ruler and military leader who played a central role in the Carnatic Wars, notably opposing the British during conflicts such as the Siege of Arcot.
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B.
Mangal Pandey: The Rising
Mangal Pandey: The Rising is a 2005 Indian historical drama film that depicts the life and rebellion of Indian soldier Mangal Pandey during the events leading up to the 1857 uprising against British rule.
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C.
Raza Sahib
Raza Sahib was an 18th-century military leader in southern India who commanded forces during the Siege of Arcot in the Carnatic Wars.
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D.
Ghare-Baire
Ghare-Baire is a 1916 Bengali novel by Rabindranath Tagore that explores nationalism, gender, and personal freedom against the backdrop of the Swadeshi movement in colonial India.
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E.
Martyrs of Palestine
Martyrs of Palestine is an early Christian historical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that recounts the persecutions and executions of Christians in Roman Palestine during the Diocletianic persecution.
- 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: The Butcher of Amritsar Target entity description: The Butcher of Amritsar is the notorious epithet given to British officer Reginald Dyer for ordering the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, India.
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A.
Chanda Sahib
Chanda Sahib was an 18th-century Indian ruler and military leader who played a central role in the Carnatic Wars, notably opposing the British during conflicts such as the Siege of Arcot.
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B.
Mangal Pandey: The Rising
Mangal Pandey: The Rising is a 2005 Indian historical drama film that depicts the life and rebellion of Indian soldier Mangal Pandey during the events leading up to the 1857 uprising against British rule.
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C.
Raza Sahib
Raza Sahib was an 18th-century military leader in southern India who commanded forces during the Siege of Arcot in the Carnatic Wars.
-
D.
Ghare-Baire
Ghare-Baire is a 1916 Bengali novel by Rabindranath Tagore that explores nationalism, gender, and personal freedom against the backdrop of the Swadeshi movement in colonial India.
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E.
Martyrs of Palestine
Martyrs of Palestine is an early Christian historical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that recounts the persecutions and executions of Christians in Roman Palestine during the Diocletianic persecution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | epithet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Reginald Dyer
ⓘ
surface form:
Butcher of Amritsar
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| appliedBecauseOf | ordering firing on unarmed civilians at Jallianwala Bagh ⓘ |
| associatedCountry | British India ⓘ |
| associatedDate | 13 April 1919 ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919
ⓘ
surface form:
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
|
| associatedPlace | Amritsar ⓘ |
| associatedYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Indian public memory of Jallianwala Bagh ⓘ |
| denotesRole | perpetrator of colonial atrocity ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
notorious
ⓘ
pejorative ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
massacre of civilians
ⓘ
use of lethal force against peaceful protesters ⓘ |
| moralJudgment | condemnation of Reginald Dyer’s actions ⓘ |
| notableFor | association with the Jallianwala Bagh massacre ⓘ |
| refersTo | Reginald Dyer ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
Indian independence movement ⓘ Punjab ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates on British imperialism and accountability
ⓘ
historical discussions of British colonial violence in India ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor | Reginald Dyer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Butcher of Amritsar Description of subject: The Butcher of Amritsar is the notorious epithet given to British officer Reginald Dyer for ordering the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, India.
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