Komagata Maru arrival in Vancouver
E491305
South Asian diaspora rights milestone
anti-colonial resistance event
historical event
immigration incident
The Komagata Maru arrival in Vancouver was a 1914 incident in which a ship carrying Indian passengers challenging racist immigration laws was denied entry to Canada, becoming a landmark event in the history of anti-colonial resistance and South Asian diaspora rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Komagata Maru arrival in Vancouver canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5060153 — 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: Komagata Maru arrival in Vancouver Context triple: [Baba Gurdit Singh, associatedWithEvent, Komagata Maru arrival in Vancouver]
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A.
Halifax Explosion
The Halifax Explosion was a devastating 1917 maritime disaster in Nova Scotia, Canada, when a munitions-laden ship exploded in Halifax Harbour, killing thousands and leveling much of the city.
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B.
Vancouver Expedition
The Vancouver Expedition was a late 18th-century British naval voyage led by George Vancouver that extensively charted the Pacific Northwest coast of North America and parts of the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
1967 Shag Harbour incident
The 1967 Shag Harbour incident is a famous Canadian UFO case in which multiple witnesses reported a low-flying object crashing into the waters off Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, prompting an official government investigation.
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D.
Imo Incident
The Imo Incident was an 1882 mutiny of Korean soldiers in Seoul that escalated into violent unrest and foreign intervention, highlighting Korea’s internal instability and vulnerability to outside powers.
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E.
Maheno shipwreck
The Maheno shipwreck is the rusting remains of a former luxury ocean liner and World War I hospital ship that now serves as a prominent historic landmark and tourist attraction on the shores of Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia.
- 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: Komagata Maru arrival in Vancouver Target entity description: The Komagata Maru arrival in Vancouver was a 1914 incident in which a ship carrying Indian passengers challenging racist immigration laws was denied entry to Canada, becoming a landmark event in the history of anti-colonial resistance and South Asian diaspora rights.
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A.
Halifax Explosion
The Halifax Explosion was a devastating 1917 maritime disaster in Nova Scotia, Canada, when a munitions-laden ship exploded in Halifax Harbour, killing thousands and leveling much of the city.
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B.
Vancouver Expedition
The Vancouver Expedition was a late 18th-century British naval voyage led by George Vancouver that extensively charted the Pacific Northwest coast of North America and parts of the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
1967 Shag Harbour incident
The 1967 Shag Harbour incident is a famous Canadian UFO case in which multiple witnesses reported a low-flying object crashing into the waters off Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, prompting an official government investigation.
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D.
Imo Incident
The Imo Incident was an 1882 mutiny of Korean soldiers in Seoul that escalated into violent unrest and foreign intervention, highlighting Korea’s internal instability and vulnerability to outside powers.
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E.
Maheno shipwreck
The Maheno shipwreck is the rusting remains of a former luxury ocean liner and World War I hospital ship that now serves as a prominent historic landmark and tourist attraction on the shores of Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South Asian diaspora rights milestone
ⓘ
anti-colonial resistance event ⓘ historical event ⓘ immigration incident ⓘ |
| cause |
continuous journey regulation
ⓘ
exclusion of South Asian migrants ⓘ racist immigration laws in Canada ⓘ |
| chronologyWithin | early 20th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
apologies by Canadian officials
ⓘ
memorials and public commemorations in Canada ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| date | 1914 ⓘ |
| followedBy | political debates on race and immigration in Canada ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalImpactOn |
Canadian multiculturalism discourse
ⓘ
South Asian Canadian identity ⓘ |
| hasPart |
denial of landing to passengers
ⓘ
forced return of the ship to India ⓘ legal challenges in Canada ⓘ voyage of the Komagata Maru ⓘ
linked to:
Komagata Maru
|
| involves |
British Indian subjects
ⓘ
British colonial authorities ⓘ Canadian immigration authorities ⓘ
linked to:
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Indian passengers ⓘ Komagata Maru ⓘ Sikh passengers ⓘ |
| legalBasis | continuous journey regulation of Canadian immigration law ⓘ |
| location |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Vancouver ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
South Asian diaspora rights
ⓘ
anti-colonial resistance ⓘ immigration discrimination ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
South Asian community leaders in Canada
ⓘ
passengers of the Komagata Maru ⓘ |
| precededBy | enactment of exclusionary immigration regulations in Canada ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British Empire
ⓘ
Indian independence movement ⓘ history of Canadian immigration policy ⓘ history of racism in Canada ⓘ |
| result |
denial of entry to most passengers
ⓘ
forced departure of the ship from Vancouver ⓘ increased political mobilization among South Asians ⓘ return of passengers to India ⓘ strengthening of anti-colonial movements ⓘ |
| significance |
became a landmark in South Asian Canadian history
ⓘ
became a symbol of anti-colonial struggle ⓘ challenged racist immigration laws in Canada ⓘ highlighted racial exclusion in Canadian immigration policy ⓘ |
| startDate | 1914-05-23 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Komagata Maru arrival in Vancouver Description of subject: The Komagata Maru arrival in Vancouver was a 1914 incident in which a ship carrying Indian passengers challenging racist immigration laws was denied entry to Canada, becoming a landmark event in the history of anti-colonial resistance and South Asian diaspora rights.
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