National War Memorial, New Delhi

E473840

monument war memorial

The National War Memorial in New Delhi is India’s principal monument honoring soldiers who sacrificed their lives in post-independence conflicts, located near India Gate and featuring concentric circles of remembrance and a central obelisk.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
National War Memorial, New Delhi canonical	9
National War Memorial (India)	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4836021 — 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: National War Memorial, New Delhi
Context triple: [Amar Jawan Jyoti, associatedWith, National War Memorial, New Delhi]

A. Panipat War Memorial
Panipat War Memorial is a commemorative complex in Panipat, India, honoring the soldiers and historic battles fought there through statues, murals, and landscaped grounds.
B. Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial
Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial is a commemorative site in Amritsar, India, honoring the victims of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre and preserving the location’s historical significance.
C. Amar Jawan Jyoti
Amar Jawan Jyoti is an Indian war memorial flame in New Delhi that honors the unknown soldiers who died in service to the nation.
D. National Martyrs’ Memorial
The National Martyrs’ Memorial is a prominent monument in Savar, Bangladesh, commemorating the sacrifices of those who died in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.
E. Gandhi National Memorial
The Gandhi National Memorial is a museum and memorial complex in Pune, India, dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi’s life, work, and legacy.
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: National War Memorial, New Delhi
Target entity description: The National War Memorial in New Delhi is India’s principal monument honoring soldiers who sacrificed their lives in post-independence conflicts, located near India Gate and featuring concentric circles of remembrance and a central obelisk.

A. Panipat War Memorial
Panipat War Memorial is a commemorative complex in Panipat, India, honoring the soldiers and historic battles fought there through statues, murals, and landscaped grounds.
B. Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial
Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial is a commemorative site in Amritsar, India, honoring the victims of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre and preserving the location’s historical significance.
C. Amar Jawan Jyoti
Amar Jawan Jyoti is an Indian war memorial flame in New Delhi that honors the unknown soldiers who died in service to the nation.
D. National Martyrs’ Memorial
The National Martyrs’ Memorial is a prominent monument in Savar, Bangladesh, commemorating the sacrifices of those who died in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.
E. Gandhi National Memorial
The Gandhi National Memorial is a museum and memorial complex in Pune, India, dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi’s life, work, and legacy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
architect	Yogesh Chandrahasan ⓘ
architectureFirm	WeBe Design Lab ⓘ
area	approximately 40 acres ⓘ
ceremonialUse	state ceremonies ⓘ wreath-laying on national occasions ⓘ
commemorates	Indian Air Force personnel ⓘ Indian Army personnel ⓘ Indian Navy personnel ⓘ paramilitary forces personnel ⓘ
commemoratesConflict	Indo-China War of 1962 ⓘ linked to: Sino-Indian War Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 ⓘ Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ⓘ Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ Kargil War ⓘ Sri Lanka peacekeeping operations ⓘ counter-insurgency operations ⓘ
commemoratesPeriod	post-1947 conflicts ⓘ
constructionStartYear	2017 ⓘ
coordinates	28.6129°N 77.2295°E ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
designFeature	central obelisk ⓘ concentric circles of remembrance ⓘ eternal flame ⓘ
eternalFlameMergedFrom	Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate ⓘ linked to: Amar Jawan Jyoti
governingBody	Ministry of Defence, Government of India ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Defence (India)
hasComponent	Amar Chakra ⓘ Rakshak Chakra ⓘ Tyag Chakra ⓘ Veerta Chakra ⓘ
hasEternalFlame	yes ⓘ
inauguratedBy	Narendra Modi ⓘ
inaugurationDate	2019-02-25 ⓘ
inscriptionType	names of fallen soldiers ⓘ
location	India Gate complex ⓘ linked to: India Gate New Delhi ⓘ linked to: New Delhi, India
materialUsed	granite ⓘ red sandstone ⓘ
numberOfNamesInscribed	over 25,000 ⓘ
purpose	to honor Indian Armed Forces personnel who died in post-independence conflicts ⓘ
replacedMemorialFunctionOf	Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate ⓘ linked to: Amar Jawan Jyoti
symbolismOfAmarChakra	circle of immortality ⓘ
symbolismOfRakshakChakra	circle of protection ⓘ
symbolismOfTyagChakra	circle of sacrifice ⓘ
symbolismOfVeertaChakra	circle of bravery ⓘ
visitorType	public ⓘ
yearCompleted	2019 ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amar Jawan Jyoti → associatedWith → National War Memorial, New Delhi ⓘ

Yogesh Chandrahasan → notableWork → National War Memorial, New Delhi ⓘ

Yogesh Chandrahasan → designed → National War Memorial, New Delhi ⓘ

WeBe Design Lab → notableWork → National War Memorial, New Delhi ⓘ

WeBe Design Lab → designed → National War Memorial, New Delhi ⓘ

Amar Chakra → partOf → National War Memorial, New Delhi ⓘ

Veerta Chakra → partOf → National War Memorial, New Delhi ⓘ

Tyag Chakra → partOf → National War Memorial, New Delhi ⓘ

Rakshak Chakra → partOf → National War Memorial, New Delhi ⓘ

National War Museum (planned nearby) → intendedToComplement → National War Memorial (India) ⓘ

linked to: National War Memorial, New Delhi

National War Museum (planned nearby) → associatedWith → National War Memorial (India) ⓘ