Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
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The Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu was a former Portuguese-ruled Indian territory on the west coast that existed from 1961 until Goa became a separate state in 1987, leaving Daman and Diu as a distinct union territory.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu canonical | 3 |
| Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu (historical) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10780372 — 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: Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu Context triple: [State of Goa (for non-Supreme Court matters), formerStatus, Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu]
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A.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is a union territory on India’s western coast, comprising small, non-contiguous districts known for their multilingual population and former Portuguese colonial heritage.
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B.
Union territories of India
The Union territories of India are federally administered regions that are governed directly by the central government, with varying degrees of legislative autonomy compared to the states.
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C.
United State of Kathiawar
The United State of Kathiawar was a short-lived post-independence political union of princely states on the Kathiawar Peninsula in western India, formed in 1948 before being integrated into the state of Saurashtra.
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D.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a remote Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, known for their strategic location, indigenous tribes, and role as a former colonial penal settlement.
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E.
Junagadh State
Junagadh State was a princely state in western India during the British Raj, located in the Kathiawar Peninsula of present-day Gujarat.
- 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: Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu Target entity description: The Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu was a former Portuguese-ruled Indian territory on the west coast that existed from 1961 until Goa became a separate state in 1987, leaving Daman and Diu as a distinct union territory.
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A.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is a union territory on India’s western coast, comprising small, non-contiguous districts known for their multilingual population and former Portuguese colonial heritage.
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B.
Union territories of India
The Union territories of India are federally administered regions that are governed directly by the central government, with varying degrees of legislative autonomy compared to the states.
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C.
United State of Kathiawar
The United State of Kathiawar was a short-lived post-independence political union of princely states on the Kathiawar Peninsula in western India, formed in 1948 before being integrated into the state of Saurashtra.
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D.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are a remote Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal, known for their strategic location, indigenous tribes, and role as a former colonial penal settlement.
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E.
Junagadh State
Junagadh State was a princely state in western India during the British Raj, located in the Kathiawar Peninsula of present-day Gujarat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former union territory of India ⓘ |
| administrativeCentre | Panaji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| annexationEvent | Annexation of Goa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| annexationOperation | Operation Vijay (1961) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
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Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Panaji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panjim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dateAbolished | 1987-05-30 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1961-12-19 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1987 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
State of Goa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Territory of Daman and Diu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerColonialPower | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Daman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diu NERFINISHED ⓘ Goa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedBy | Constitution (Twelfth Amendment) Act, 1962 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | union territory under direct administration of the President of India ⓘ |
| legislativeAssemblyAbolished | 1987 ⓘ |
| legislativeAssemblyEstablished | 1963 ⓘ |
| legislature | Legislative Assembly of Goa, Daman and Diu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Konkan region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
west coast of India ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage |
Konkani
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Konkani NERFINISHED ⓘ Marathi NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese language ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
|
| partOf | Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Portuguese India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Portuguese India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religionSignificant | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sovereignState | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1961 ⓘ |
| statusChange |
Daman and Diu remained a separate union territory after 1987
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Goa became a separate state on 1987-05-30 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | union territory ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu Description of subject: The Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu was a former Portuguese-ruled Indian territory on the west coast that existed from 1961 until Goa became a separate state in 1987, leaving Daman and Diu as a distinct union territory.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
State of Goa (for non-Supreme Court matters)
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formerStatus
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Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
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this entity surface form:
Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu (historical)