Tolstoy Farm
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Tolstoy Farm was a communal settlement near Johannesburg established by Mahatma Gandhi in the early 20th century as a base for his satyagraha (nonviolent resistance) campaigns in South Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tolstoy Farm canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5087485 — 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: Tolstoy Farm Context triple: [Gandhi heritage sites in South Africa, hasPart, Tolstoy Farm]
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A.
Heritage Farm
Heritage Farm is an educational working farm within Snug Harbor that showcases historic agricultural practices, livestock, and sustainable food production.
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B.
Heritage Farm
Heritage Farm is a working farm exhibit within Albuquerque’s ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden that showcases traditional New Mexican agriculture, historic farm structures, and heritage livestock.
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C.
Kolb Farm
Kolb Farm is a historic Civil War-era farmstead in Georgia that served as a key site during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
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D.
Thomas Farm
Thomas Farm is a historic property within Monocacy National Battlefield in Maryland, notable as a key site of fighting during the 1864 Civil War Battle of Monocacy.
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E.
Wellsley Farms
Wellsley Farms is BJ's Wholesale Club's in-house private label brand offering a wide range of grocery and household products.
- 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: Tolstoy Farm Target entity description: Tolstoy Farm was a communal settlement near Johannesburg established by Mahatma Gandhi in the early 20th century as a base for his satyagraha (nonviolent resistance) campaigns in South Africa.
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A.
Heritage Farm
Heritage Farm is an educational working farm within Snug Harbor that showcases historic agricultural practices, livestock, and sustainable food production.
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B.
Heritage Farm
Heritage Farm is a working farm exhibit within Albuquerque’s ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden that showcases traditional New Mexican agriculture, historic farm structures, and heritage livestock.
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C.
Kolb Farm
Kolb Farm is a historic Civil War-era farmstead in Georgia that served as a key site during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
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D.
Thomas Farm
Thomas Farm is a historic property within Monocacy National Battlefield in Maryland, notable as a key site of fighting during the 1864 Civil War Battle of Monocacy.
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E.
Wellsley Farms
Wellsley Farms is BJ's Wholesale Club's in-house private label brand offering a wide range of grocery and household products.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ashram
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communal settlement ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| activitiesIncluded |
education of children and adults
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farming ⓘ manual labor ⓘ political discussion ⓘ religious study ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indian independence movement
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South African Indian community ⓘ
linked to:
Indians in South Africa
nonviolent resistance ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Hermann Kallenbach
ⓘ
Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| governedBy | communal rules set by Gandhi ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early experiment in Gandhian communal living
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important site in development of satyagraha ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Leo Tolstoy ⓘ |
| legacy |
influenced later Gandhian ashrams
ⓘ
symbol of nonviolent resistance in South Africa ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Johannesburg
ⓘ
linked to:
Johannesburg, South Africa
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| movement | satyagraha ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Leo Tolstoy ⓘ |
| namedForReason | Gandhi's admiration for Leo Tolstoy ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | Gandhi's South African years ⓘ |
| principle |
communal ownership
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nonviolence ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ self-reliance ⓘ simple living ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gandhi's ashrams in India
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Phoenix Settlement ⓘ |
| residentsIncluded |
Gandhi's children
ⓘ
linked to:
Gandhi family
Indian satyagrahis ⓘ Kasturba Gandhi ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ some European supporters ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
base for satyagraha campaigns
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communal living ⓘ education of children ⓘ self-sufficient agriculture ⓘ spiritual practice ⓘ training ground for activists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tolstoy Farm Description of subject: Tolstoy Farm was a communal settlement near Johannesburg established by Mahatma Gandhi in the early 20th century as a base for his satyagraha (nonviolent resistance) campaigns in South Africa.
Referenced by (9)
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