Kakori train robbery
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The Kakori train robbery was a 1925 armed raid on a British government train in Uttar Pradesh, India, carried out by Indian revolutionaries as a high-profile act of resistance against colonial rule.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kakori conspiracy | 6 |
| Kakori train robbery canonical | 4 |
| Kakori Shaheed Diwas | 1 |
| Kakori conspiracy case | 1 |
| Kakori train robbery of 1925 | 1 |
| Kakori trial | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Kakori train robbery Context triple: [Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, notableEvent, Kakori train robbery]
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Chauri Chaura incident
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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Barrackpore incident of 1857
The Barrackpore incident of 1857 was an early and pivotal act of rebellion by Indian soldiers against British rule, famously sparked by sepoy Mangal Pandey’s attack on British officers and often seen as a precursor to the wider Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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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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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kakori train robbery Target entity description: The Kakori train robbery was a 1925 armed raid on a British government train in Uttar Pradesh, India, carried out by Indian revolutionaries as a high-profile act of resistance against colonial rule.
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A.
Chauri Chaura incident
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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B.
Barrackpore incident of 1857
The Barrackpore incident of 1857 was an early and pivotal act of rebellion by Indian soldiers against British rule, famously sparked by sepoy Mangal Pandey’s attack on British officers and often seen as a precursor to the wider Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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C.
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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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed robbery
ⓘ
event in the Indian independence movement ⓘ revolutionary action ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kakori conspiracy
ⓘ
linked to:
Kakori train robbery
|
| charge | conspiracy against the King-Emperor ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Indian nationalist historiography ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
Kakori Shaheed Diwas
ⓘ
linked to:
Kakori train robbery
|
| country | British India ⓘ |
| date | 9 August 1925 ⓘ |
| executionDateOfKeyConvicts | 19 December 1927 ⓘ |
| leader | Ram Prasad Bismil ⓘ |
| legalProceeding |
Kakori trial
ⓘ
linked to:
Kakori train robbery
|
| location |
Lucknow district
ⓘ
near Kakori, Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| motive |
funding revolutionary activities
ⓘ
protest against British colonial rule ⓘ |
| operatorOfTarget |
Great Indian Peninsula Railway
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Railway
|
| opponent |
British colonial government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of British India
|
| organisedBy |
Hindustan Republican Association
ⓘ
linked to:
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
|
| participant |
Ashfaqulla Khan
ⓘ
Banwari Lal ⓘ Chandrashekhar Azad ⓘ
linked to:
Chandrasekhar Azad
Keshab Chakravarty ⓘ Manmathnath Gupta ⓘ
linked to:
Manmath Nath Gupta
Mukundi Lal ⓘ Murari Lal ⓘ
linked to:
Banwari Lal
Rajendra Lahiri ⓘ Ram Prasad Bismil ⓘ Roshan Singh ⓘ Sachindra Bakshi ⓘ Thakur Roshan Singh ⓘ
linked to:
Roshan Singh
|
| perpetrator |
Hindustan Republican Association
ⓘ
linked to:
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
|
| planningDuration | several months before August 1925 ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| region |
North India
ⓘ
linked to:
northern India
|
| result |
Kakori conspiracy case
ⓘ
linked to:
Kakori train robbery
arrest of many Hindustan Republican Association members ⓘ |
| sentence |
death sentence for Ashfaqulla Khan
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death sentence for Rajendra Lahiri ⓘ death sentence for Ram Prasad Bismil ⓘ death sentence for Roshan Singh ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of revolutionary resistance to British rule ⓘ |
| state | Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| target | Number 8 Down Train ⓘ |
| targetOwner | Government of British India ⓘ |
| typeOfCrime | train robbery ⓘ |
| victim | British Indian treasury ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | firearms ⓘ |
| year | 1925 ⓘ |
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Subject: Kakori train robbery Description of subject: The Kakori train robbery was a 1925 armed raid on a British government train in Uttar Pradesh, India, carried out by Indian revolutionaries as a high-profile act of resistance against colonial rule.
Referenced by (14)
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