Imperial Bank of India
E161575
Imperial Bank of India was a major colonial-era commercial bank that served as the largest and most influential banking institution in British India before being nationalized and transformed into the State Bank of India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State Bank of India | 4 |
| Imperial Bank of India canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1409745 — 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: Imperial Bank of India Context triple: [Reserve Bank of India, predecessor, Imperial Bank of India]
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A.
Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank is one of India’s oldest and largest public sector banks, known for its extensive nationwide branch network and significant role in the country’s banking and financial services sector.
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B.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is one of Canada’s largest chartered banks, offering a wide range of financial services to personal, business, and institutional clients domestically and internationally.
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C.
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation is a major Hong Kong-based banking institution and the founding member of the HSBC Group, providing a wide range of financial services across Asia and globally.
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D.
Midland Bank
Midland Bank was a major British commercial bank, historically one of the UK’s “Big Four,” later acquired by HSBC.
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E.
Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India is the country’s central banking institution, responsible for issuing currency, regulating the financial system, and formulating and implementing monetary policy in India.
- 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: Imperial Bank of India Target entity description: Imperial Bank of India was a major colonial-era commercial bank that served as the largest and most influential banking institution in British India before being nationalized and transformed into the State Bank of India.
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A.
Punjab National Bank
Punjab National Bank is one of India’s oldest and largest public sector banks, known for its extensive nationwide branch network and significant role in the country’s banking and financial services sector.
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B.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is one of Canada’s largest chartered banks, offering a wide range of financial services to personal, business, and institutional clients domestically and internationally.
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C.
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation is a major Hong Kong-based banking institution and the founding member of the HSBC Group, providing a wide range of financial services across Asia and globally.
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D.
Midland Bank
Midland Bank was a major British commercial bank, historically one of the UK’s “Big Four,” later acquired by HSBC.
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E.
Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India is the country’s central banking institution, responsible for issuing currency, regulating the financial system, and formulating and implementing monetary policy in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial-era bank
ⓘ
commercial bank ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1955 ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1921 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | nationalization by Government of India ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Bank of Bengal
ⓘ
Bank of Bombay ⓘ
linked to:
Bank of Bengal
Bank of Madras ⓘ |
| foundedIn | British India ⓘ |
| hadBranchIn |
Bombay
ⓘ
linked to:
Mumbai
Calcutta ⓘ Delhi ⓘ Karachi ⓘ Lahore ⓘ Madras ⓘ
linked to:
Chennai
Rangoon ⓘ
linked to:
Yangon
|
| headquartersLocation |
Bombay
ⓘ
linked to:
Mumbai
|
| industry | banking ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
agency services for government
ⓘ
commercial banking ⓘ deposit banking ⓘ foreign exchange business ⓘ lending to trade and industry ⓘ treasury operations ⓘ |
| nationalizedIn | 1955 ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Burma
ⓘ
linked to:
Burma (until 1937)
presidency towns of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras ⓘ princely states in British India ⓘ |
| owner | Government of India ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Bank of Bengal
ⓘ
Bank of Bombay ⓘ
linked to:
Bank of Bengal
Bank of Madras ⓘ
linked to:
Bank of Bengal
|
| providedService |
current accounts
ⓘ
loans and advances ⓘ remittance facilities across British India ⓘ savings accounts ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Government of India
ⓘ
Reserve Bank of India ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs |
State Bank of India
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Bank of India
|
| role |
bankers to the government in British India
ⓘ
largest commercial bank in British India ⓘ quasi-central bank before establishment of Reserve Bank of India ⓘ |
| servedAs |
custodian of government funds
ⓘ
government banker in many provinces ⓘ |
| sharesListedOn | Bombay Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| statusBeforeNationalization | largest and most influential banking institution in British India ⓘ |
| successor |
State Bank of India
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Bank of India
|
| transformedInto |
State Bank of India
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Bank of India
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Imperial Bank of India Description of subject: Imperial Bank of India was a major colonial-era commercial bank that served as the largest and most influential banking institution in British India before being nationalized and transformed into the State Bank of India.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Imperial Bank of India
linked to: Imperial Bank of India
linked to: Imperial Bank of India
linked to: Imperial Bank of India