Roger of the Raj
E417793
"Roger of the Raj" is an episode of the British comedy television series *Ripping Yarns*, known for its parody of old-fashioned imperial adventure tales set in colonial India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roger of the Raj canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4156434 — 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: Roger of the Raj Context triple: [Ripping Yarns, episodeTitle, Roger of the Raj]
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A.
Maharaja
Maharaja is a royal title historically used by sovereign Hindu and Sikh rulers in the Indian subcontinent, denoting a "great king" or high-ranking monarch.
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B.
Raza Sahib
Raza Sahib was an 18th-century military leader in southern India who commanded forces during the Siege of Arcot in the Carnatic Wars.
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C.
Ranchipur
Ranchipur is the fictional Indian princely city that serves as the central backdrop for Louis Bromfield’s novel and its film adaptation "The Rains Came."
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D.
Raja
Raja is a traditional Indian royal title historically used by Hindu monarchs and regional rulers.
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E.
The Ganachery
The Ganachery is an artisanal chocolate shop at Disney Springs known for its handcrafted ganache and specialty confections.
- 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: Roger of the Raj Target entity description: "Roger of the Raj" is an episode of the British comedy television series *Ripping Yarns*, known for its parody of old-fashioned imperial adventure tales set in colonial India.
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A.
Maharaja
Maharaja is a royal title historically used by sovereign Hindu and Sikh rulers in the Indian subcontinent, denoting a "great king" or high-ranking monarch.
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B.
Raza Sahib
Raza Sahib was an 18th-century military leader in southern India who commanded forces during the Siege of Arcot in the Carnatic Wars.
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C.
Ranchipur
Ranchipur is the fictional Indian princely city that serves as the central backdrop for Louis Bromfield’s novel and its film adaptation "The Rains Came."
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D.
Raja
Raja is a traditional Indian royal title historically used by Hindu monarchs and regional rulers.
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E.
The Ganachery
The Ganachery is an artisanal chocolate shop at Disney Springs known for its handcrafted ganache and specialty confections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television episode
ⓘ
comedy television episode ⓘ television episode ⓘ |
| basedOn | imperial adventure tales ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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parody ⓘ |
| hasAudience | adult television audience ⓘ |
| hasFormat | single-episode story ⓘ |
| hasGenreCharacteristic |
satire of British imperialism
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spoof of boys’ adventure stories ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Roger ⓘ |
| isFictionalWork | true ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | British India ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC ⓘ |
| parodies | old-fashioned imperial adventure tales ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Monty Python-related television projects ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Ripping Yarns ⓘ |
| producedIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | colonial India ⓘ |
| title | Roger of the Raj ⓘ |
| workType | television comedy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roger of the Raj Description of subject: "Roger of the Raj" is an episode of the British comedy television series *Ripping Yarns*, known for its parody of old-fashioned imperial adventure tales set in colonial India.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.