Naval Jack of India
E554420
The Naval Jack of India is the distinctive flag flown at the bow of Indian Navy warships, symbolizing the nation’s maritime identity and naval authority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naval Jack of India canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5908287 — 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: Naval Jack of India Context triple: [Naval Ensign of India, relatedTo, Naval Jack of India]
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A.
Naval Ensign of India
The Naval Ensign of India is the distinctive maritime flag flown by Indian Navy warships and shore establishments to signify their national identity and naval authority at sea.
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B.
Swaraj flag
The Swaraj flag was an early national flag of India associated with the Indian independence movement, featuring a spinning wheel symbolizing self-reliance and later inspiring the design of the modern Indian tricolour.
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C.
Tiranga (Indian national flag)
Tiranga, the Indian national flag, is a horizontal tricolour of saffron, white, and green with a navy-blue Ashoka Chakra at its centre, symbolizing the country's values of courage, peace, and faith.
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D.
Indian Air Force Ensign
The Indian Air Force Ensign is the official flag of the Indian Air Force, featuring the national flag in the canton and the Air Force roundel on a light blue field to represent the service in military and ceremonial contexts.
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E.
Saint Helena flag
The Saint Helena flag is a British Blue Ensign defaced with the island’s coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic.
- 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: Naval Jack of India Target entity description: The Naval Jack of India is the distinctive flag flown at the bow of Indian Navy warships, symbolizing the nation’s maritime identity and naval authority.
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A.
Naval Ensign of India
The Naval Ensign of India is the distinctive maritime flag flown by Indian Navy warships and shore establishments to signify their national identity and naval authority at sea.
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B.
Swaraj flag
The Swaraj flag was an early national flag of India associated with the Indian independence movement, featuring a spinning wheel symbolizing self-reliance and later inspiring the design of the modern Indian tricolour.
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C.
Tiranga (Indian national flag)
Tiranga, the Indian national flag, is a horizontal tricolour of saffron, white, and green with a navy-blue Ashoka Chakra at its centre, symbolizing the country's values of courage, peace, and faith.
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D.
Indian Air Force Ensign
The Indian Air Force Ensign is the official flag of the Indian Air Force, featuring the national flag in the canton and the Air Force roundel on a light blue field to represent the service in military and ceremonial contexts.
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E.
Saint Helena flag
The Saint Helena flag is a British Blue Ensign defaced with the island’s coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag of India
ⓘ
naval jack ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indian maritime law
ⓘ
Indian naval ceremonies ⓘ Indian naval heritage ⓘ |
| authority | Indian Navy Flag Code ⓘ |
| branchOfService | naval ⓘ |
| category |
Indian military symbols
ⓘ
national symbols of India ⓘ naval flags ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| displayProtocol |
flown when ship is in harbour
ⓘ
typically not flown at sea ⓘ |
| domain | maritime ⓘ |
| flownAt | bow of ships ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial use in port
ⓘ
identification of Indian naval vessels ⓘ representation of India in naval contexts ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Indian Navy
ⓘ
Ministry of Defence of India ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Defence (India)
|
| historicalContext | successor to naval jacks used under British rule in India ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
regulated by Government of India
ⓘ
regulated by Indian Navy regulations ⓘ |
| medium | cloth flag ⓘ |
| partOf |
flag system of the Indian Navy
ⓘ
maritime flags of India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ensign of the Indian Navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Naval Ensign of India
National Flag of India ⓘ
linked to:
Tiranga (Indian national flag)
Presidential Standard of India ⓘ |
| represents |
Indian naval tradition
ⓘ
Republic of India ⓘ
linked to:
India
|
| scopeOfUse |
military
ⓘ
non-civilian ⓘ |
| status | official flag ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Indian naval authority
ⓘ
India’s maritime identity ⓘ sovereignty of India at sea ⓘ |
| typeOfSymbol | vexillological symbol ⓘ |
| usedBy | Indian Navy ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Indian Navy warships
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Navy surface fleet
Indian naval auxiliary vessels ⓘ |
| usedSince | post-independence era of India ⓘ |
| visibility | external identification at sea and in port ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Naval Jack of India Description of subject: The Naval Jack of India is the distinctive flag flown at the bow of Indian Navy warships, symbolizing the nation’s maritime identity and naval authority.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.