Secretariat building, Fort St. George
E166005
The Secretariat building at Fort St. George is a historic administrative complex in Chennai that has long served as a central seat of government for Tamil Nadu.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Secretariat building, Fort St. George canonical | 1 |
| Tamil Nadu Secretariat (Fort St. George) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1437236 — 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: Secretariat building, Fort St. George Context triple: [Fort St. George, hasPart, Secretariat building, Fort St. George]
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A.
Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay
Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay (now August Kranti Maidan) is a historic public ground renowned as the site where Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement in 1942.
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B.
Gateway of India
The Gateway of India is a monumental arch in Mumbai built during the British colonial era, serving as a historic waterfront landmark and popular tourist attraction overlooking the Arabian Sea.
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C.
Plassey battle memorial
The Plassey battle memorial is a monument in Palashi, India, commemorating the pivotal 1757 Battle of Plassey that marked the beginning of major British colonial dominance in the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Old Admiralty Building
The Old Admiralty Building is a historic government office complex in Whitehall, London, long associated with the British Admiralty and naval administration.
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E.
Statue of Robert Clive in London
The Statue of Robert Clive in London is a controversial public monument commemorating the 18th-century British colonial administrator associated with the expansion of British rule 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: Secretariat building, Fort St. George Target entity description: The Secretariat building at Fort St. George is a historic administrative complex in Chennai that has long served as a central seat of government for Tamil Nadu.
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A.
Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay
Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay (now August Kranti Maidan) is a historic public ground renowned as the site where Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement in 1942.
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B.
Gateway of India
The Gateway of India is a monumental arch in Mumbai built during the British colonial era, serving as a historic waterfront landmark and popular tourist attraction overlooking the Arabian Sea.
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C.
Plassey battle memorial
The Plassey battle memorial is a monument in Palashi, India, commemorating the pivotal 1757 Battle of Plassey that marked the beginning of major British colonial dominance in the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Old Admiralty Building
The Old Admiralty Building is a historic government office complex in Whitehall, London, long associated with the British Admiralty and naval administration.
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E.
Statue of Robert Clive in London
The Statue of Robert Clive in London is a controversial public monument commemorating the 18th-century British colonial administrator associated with the expansion of British rule in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative building
ⓘ
government building ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | colonial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
Council of Ministers of Tamil Nadu ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Chennai
ⓘ
Government buildings in Tamil Nadu ⓘ State secretariat buildings in India ⓘ |
| city | Chennai ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| function |
offices of the Government of Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
seat of government of Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfAdministration |
English
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic administrative complex ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chennai
ⓘ
Fort St. George ⓘ India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bay of Bengal
ⓘ
Chennai Port ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fort St. George complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort St. George
|
| region | South India ⓘ |
| significance | central seat of government for Tamil Nadu for many years ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu Secretariat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Secretariat building, Fort St. George Description of subject: The Secretariat building at Fort St. George is a historic administrative complex in Chennai that has long served as a central seat of government for Tamil Nadu.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Chepauk neighborhood
linked to: Secretariat building, Fort St. George