Baroda State
E321286
Baroda State was a prominent princely state in western India, historically ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty and centered around the city of Baroda (now Vadodara) in present-day Gujarat.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baroda State canonical | 26 |
| Baroda State government | 2 |
| Princely State of Baroda | 2 |
| Baroda State (historical) | 1 |
| Baroda State (initially) | 1 |
| Baroda region | 1 |
| Baroda was former princely state of Gaekwad dynasty | 1 |
| State of Bombay | 1 |
| princely state of Baroda | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2852667 — 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.
Target entity: Baroda State Context triple: [Gaekwad of Baroda, region, Baroda State]
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A.
Jhansi State
Jhansi State was a princely state in northern India, historically significant for its role in the 1857 uprising under the leadership of Rani Lakshmibai.
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B.
Indore State
Indore State was a princely state in central India during the British Raj, centered around the city of Indore and ruled by the Holkar dynasty.
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C.
Gwalior State
Gwalior State was a prominent princely state in central India, historically ruled by the Scindia dynasty and known for its strategic fortress city of Gwalior.
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D.
Bhopal State
Bhopal State was a prominent princely state in central India, historically ruled by a succession of Nawabs and noted for its strategic and political importance during the British Raj.
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E.
Bombay State
Bombay State was a former large administrative region of western India under British rule and early independent India, later reorganized into the modern states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Baroda State Target entity description: Baroda State was a prominent princely state in western India, historically ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty and centered around the city of Baroda (now Vadodara) in present-day Gujarat.
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A.
Jhansi State
Jhansi State was a princely state in northern India, historically significant for its role in the 1857 uprising under the leadership of Rani Lakshmibai.
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B.
Indore State
Indore State was a princely state in central India during the British Raj, centered around the city of Indore and ruled by the Holkar dynasty.
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C.
Gwalior State
Gwalior State was a prominent princely state in central India, historically ruled by the Scindia dynasty and known for its strategic fortress city of Gwalior.
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D.
Bhopal State
Bhopal State was a prominent princely state in central India, historically ruled by a succession of Nawabs and noted for its strategic and political importance during the British Raj.
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E.
Bombay State
Bombay State was a former large administrative region of western India under British rule and early independent India, later reorganized into the modern states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former country subdivision
ⓘ
princely state ⓘ |
| accessionToIndia | 1949 ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| capital |
Baroda
ⓘ
linked to:
Vadodara
Vadodara ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsFeature | Gaekwad emblem ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| currency | Baroda rupee ⓘ |
| dynastyFoundedBy |
Pilaji Rao Gaekwad
ⓘ
linked to:
Gaekwad of Baroda
|
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hadRailway | Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
British Raj
ⓘ
linked to:
British India
late Maratha period ⓘ |
| houseStyle | His Highness ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative modernization in a princely state context
ⓘ
patronage of education ⓘ progressive social reforms under Sayajirao Gaekwad III ⓘ |
| language |
Gujarati
ⓘ
Marathi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
present-day Gujarat
ⓘ
western India ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Baroda
ⓘ
linked to:
Vadodara
Dabhoi ⓘ Navsari ⓘ Rajpipla region (sphere of influence at times) ⓘ
linked to:
Malwa region (broadly associated)
|
| mergedInto | Dominion of India ⓘ |
| notableInstitution |
Baroda College (now Maharaja Sayajirao University precursor)
ⓘ
linked to:
Baroda College
|
| notableRuler |
Damaji Rao Gaekwad
ⓘ
Ganpat Rao Gaekwad ⓘ Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad ⓘ Sayajirao Gaekwad III ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bombay Presidency (political influence sphere)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bombay Presidency
|
| politicalIntegration | Part B state reorganization context after Indian independence ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | princely state under British suzerainty ⓘ |
| predecessor | Maratha Confederacy influence in Gujarat ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Vadodara district, Gujarat, India
ⓘ
linked to:
Vadodara district
parts of central and southern Gujarat ⓘ |
| region | Gujarat ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Gaekwad dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Gaekwad dynasty (historical)
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| rulerEthnicity | Maratha ⓘ |
| rulingClan |
Gaekwad
ⓘ
linked to:
Gaekwad dynasty (historical)
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| sovereigntyType | internal autonomy under British paramountcy ⓘ |
| successor |
Bombay State
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Gujarat ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler | Maharaja ⓘ |
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Subject: Baroda State Description of subject: Baroda State was a prominent princely state in western India, historically ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty and centered around the city of Baroda (now Vadodara) in present-day Gujarat.
Referenced by (36)
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