Umballa, British India
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Umballa, British India was a prominent British-era military cantonment and administrative town in northern India, known today as Ambala in the state of Haryana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Umballa, British India canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2087305 — 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: Umballa, British India Context triple: [Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts, placeOfBirth, Umballa, British India]
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Dandi
Dandi is a coastal village in Gujarat, India, historically renowned as the endpoint of Mahatma Gandhi’s 1930 Salt March, a pivotal act of civil disobedience in the Indian independence movement.
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Mhow
Mhow is a cantonment town in the Indore district of Madhya Pradesh, India, historically significant as a British-era military base and now known as Dr. Ambedkar Nagar.
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Chaklala Cantonment
Chaklala Cantonment is a major Pakistani military garrison area located in the city of Rawalpindi, adjacent to Islamabad.
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D.
Malwa
Malwa is a historical region in central India, known for its fertile plateau, strategic location, and significant role in medieval and early modern Indian politics and culture.
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E.
Banga, Punjab, British India
Banga, Punjab, British India was a town in colonial-era Punjab notable as the birthplace of Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh.
- 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: Umballa, British India Target entity description: Umballa, British India was a prominent British-era military cantonment and administrative town in northern India, known today as Ambala in the state of Haryana.
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A.
Dandi
Dandi is a coastal village in Gujarat, India, historically renowned as the endpoint of Mahatma Gandhi’s 1930 Salt March, a pivotal act of civil disobedience in the Indian independence movement.
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B.
Mhow
Mhow is a cantonment town in the Indore district of Madhya Pradesh, India, historically significant as a British-era military base and now known as Dr. Ambedkar Nagar.
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C.
Chaklala Cantonment
Chaklala Cantonment is a major Pakistani military garrison area located in the city of Rawalpindi, adjacent to Islamabad.
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D.
Malwa
Malwa is a historical region in central India, known for its fertile plateau, strategic location, and significant role in medieval and early modern Indian politics and culture.
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E.
Banga, Punjab, British India
Banga, Punjab, British India was a town in colonial-era Punjab notable as the birthplace of Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Umballa, British India Description of subject: Umballa, British India was a prominent British-era military cantonment and administrative town in northern India, known today as Ambala in the state of Haryana.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.