Patrick Grant
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Patrick Grant was a 19th-century British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief in India during the era of the British Raj.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patrick Grant canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4133069 — 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: Patrick Grant Context triple: [Commander-in-Chief, India, officeHolder, Patrick Grant]
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A.
Patrick Tonyn
Patrick Tonyn was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for serving as the last British governor of East Florida during the American Revolutionary era.
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B.
Roy Knight
Roy Knight is a British professional wrestler from the Knight wrestling family, known for his work on the UK independent circuit.
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C.
Eric Kennington
Eric Kennington was a British painter, sculptor, and war artist renowned for his powerful depictions of soldiers and combat during the World Wars.
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D.
Peter Blaker
Peter Blaker was a British Conservative politician who served in several ministerial roles, particularly in defense and foreign affairs, during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Lionel Simmons
Lionel Simmons is a former American professional basketball player and prolific collegiate scorer who starred at La Salle University before playing in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings.
- 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: Patrick Grant Target entity description: Patrick Grant was a 19th-century British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief in India during the era of the British Raj.
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A.
Patrick Tonyn
Patrick Tonyn was a British Army officer and colonial administrator best known for serving as the last British governor of East Florida during the American Revolutionary era.
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B.
Roy Knight
Roy Knight is a British professional wrestler from the Knight wrestling family, known for his work on the UK independent circuit.
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C.
Eric Kennington
Eric Kennington was a British painter, sculptor, and war artist renowned for his powerful depictions of soldiers and combat during the World Wars.
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D.
Peter Blaker
Peter Blaker was a British Conservative politician who served in several ministerial roles, particularly in defense and foreign affairs, during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Lionel Simmons
Lionel Simmons is a former American professional basketball player and prolific collegiate scorer who starred at La Salle University before playing in the NBA for the Sacramento Kings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
ⓘ
human ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| conflict | Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| era |
British Raj
ⓘ
linked to:
British India
|
| familyName | Grant ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ |
| givenName | Patrick ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| name | Patrick Grant ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in British military operations in India
ⓘ
service as Commander-in-Chief in India ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Raj military establishment
ⓘ
linked to:
Presidency armies of British India
|
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army
Commander-in-Chief, India ⓘ
linked to:
Commander‑in‑Chief, India
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| residence |
India
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| workLocation |
India
ⓘ
Madras Presidency ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Patrick Grant Description of subject: Patrick Grant was a 19th-century British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief in India during the era of the British Raj.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Commander‑in‑Chief, India