Ashoka Chakra
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The Ashoka Chakra is a 24-spoked navy-blue wheel symbolizing righteousness, progress, and the eternal cycle of life, prominently featured at the center of the Indian national flag.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashoka Chakra canonical | 18 |
| Ashoka Chakra (symbol) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T198150 — 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: Ashoka Chakra Context triple: [State Emblem of India, features, Ashoka Chakra]
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A.
Bharat Ratna
Bharat Ratna is India’s highest civilian award, conferred for exceptional service or performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavor.
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B.
Padma Vibhushan
The Padma Vibhushan is India’s second-highest civilian award, conferred for exceptional and distinguished service in any field.
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C.
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is one of India’s highest civilian honors, awarded by the Government of India for distinguished service of a high order in any field.
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D.
Padma awards
The Padma awards are among India’s highest civilian honors, recognizing exceptional contributions in various fields such as arts, literature, science, public service, and social work.
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E.
Virtuti Militari
Virtuti Militari is Poland’s highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in combat.
- 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: Ashoka Chakra Target entity description: The Ashoka Chakra is a 24-spoked navy-blue wheel symbolizing righteousness, progress, and the eternal cycle of life, prominently featured at the center of the Indian national flag.
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A.
Bharat Ratna
Bharat Ratna is India’s highest civilian award, conferred for exceptional service or performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavor.
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B.
Padma Vibhushan
The Padma Vibhushan is India’s second-highest civilian award, conferred for exceptional and distinguished service in any field.
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C.
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is one of India’s highest civilian honors, awarded by the Government of India for distinguished service of a high order in any field.
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D.
Padma awards
The Padma awards are among India’s highest civilian honors, recognizing exceptional contributions in various fields such as arts, literature, science, public service, and social work.
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E.
Virtuti Militari
Virtuti Militari is Poland’s highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in combat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
emblem
ⓘ
national symbol of India ⓘ symbol ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Emperor Ashoka ⓘ
linked to:
Ashoka
Hinduism ⓘ Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| color | navy blue ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | represents the wheel of time and cosmic order ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Dharmachakra
ⓘ
linked to:
Dharma Chakra
wheel on the Lion Capital of Ashoka ⓘ |
| designElement | 24 equally spaced spokes ⓘ |
| featuredOn |
Indian coins
ⓘ
Indian currency notes ⓘ Indian national flag ⓘ
linked to:
Tiranga (Indian national flag)
Indian passports ⓘ official documents of the Government of India ⓘ |
| flagStripeAssociation | placed between the saffron and green stripes of the Indian flag ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Mauryan Empire period ⓘ |
| ISOColorSpecification | navy blue (same as the blue in the Indian flag) ⓘ |
| legalStatus | protected national symbol under Indian law ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ashoka ⓘ |
| numberOfSpokes | 24 ⓘ |
| orientation | upright with a spoke at the top ⓘ |
| partOf |
Flag of India
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiranga (Indian national flag)
|
| positionInFlag | center ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Ashoka Chakra (military decoration) ⓘ |
| replaced | charkha on the Flag of India ⓘ |
| scripturalReference |
Ashokan edicts
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashokan inscriptions
Buddhist concept of Dharmachakra ⓘ |
| shape | wheel ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
dharma
ⓘ
eternal cycle of life ⓘ justice ⓘ law ⓘ moral order ⓘ movement ⓘ peace ⓘ progress ⓘ righteousness ⓘ truth ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| usedIn |
logos of Indian government institutions
ⓘ
national insignia of India ⓘ |
| usedSince | 22 July 1947 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ashoka Chakra Description of subject: The Ashoka Chakra is a 24-spoked navy-blue wheel symbolizing righteousness, progress, and the eternal cycle of life, prominently featured at the center of the Indian national flag.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.