Clive of India collection
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The Clive of India collection is a notable assemblage of Indian and East India Company artifacts, artworks, and historical objects amassed by Robert Clive and his family, now housed at Powis Castle in Wales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clive of India collection canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5957816 — 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: Clive of India collection Context triple: [Powis Castle, Powys, hasCollection, Clive of India collection]
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A.
Ghare-Baire
Ghare-Baire is a 1916 Bengali novel by Rabindranath Tagore that explores nationalism, gender, and personal freedom against the backdrop of the Swadeshi movement in colonial India.
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B.
The Indian Emperor
The Indian Emperor is a Restoration-era tragic play by John Dryden that dramatizes the Spanish conquest of Mexico and the fall of the Aztec empire.
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C.
George Sherston trilogy
The George Sherston trilogy is a semi-autobiographical series of novels by Siegfried Sassoon that fictionalizes his experiences as a British officer during World War I.
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D.
Roger of the Raj
"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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E.
The Jewel in the Crown
The Jewel in the Crown is a critically acclaimed British television drama series set during the final years of the British Raj in India, adapted from Paul Scott’s Raj Quartet novels.
- 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: Clive of India collection Target entity description: The Clive of India collection is a notable assemblage of Indian and East India Company artifacts, artworks, and historical objects amassed by Robert Clive and his family, now housed at Powis Castle in Wales.
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A.
Ghare-Baire
Ghare-Baire is a 1916 Bengali novel by Rabindranath Tagore that explores nationalism, gender, and personal freedom against the backdrop of the Swadeshi movement in colonial India.
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B.
The Indian Emperor
The Indian Emperor is a Restoration-era tragic play by John Dryden that dramatizes the Spanish conquest of Mexico and the fall of the Aztec empire.
-
C.
George Sherston trilogy
The George Sherston trilogy is a semi-autobiographical series of novels by Siegfried Sassoon that fictionalizes his experiences as a British officer during World War I.
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D.
Roger of the Raj
"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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E.
The Jewel in the Crown
The Jewel in the Crown is a critically acclaimed British television drama series set during the final years of the British Raj in India, adapted from Paul Scott’s Raj Quartet novels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art collection
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historical collection ⓘ museum collection ⓘ |
| collectionSize | one of the largest collections of South Asian artifacts in a British country house ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
National Trust catalogues
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linked to:
National Trust guidebook
scholarly publications on empire and material culture ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Powis Castle museum rooms ⓘ |
| genre | colonial-era collection ⓘ |
| hasCollector |
Clive family
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Robert Clive ⓘ |
| hasCriticism |
association with colonial plunder
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ethical concerns about provenance ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | public understanding of British imperial history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
East India Company artifacts
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Hindu religious objects ⓘ Indian artifacts ⓘ Islamic art objects ⓘ Mughal artifacts ⓘ arms and armour ⓘ arms captured in India ⓘ ceramics ⓘ coins ⓘ company records ⓘ furniture ⓘ ivory objects ⓘ jewellery ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ maps ⓘ medals ⓘ miniatures ⓘ paintings ⓘ silverware ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Powys
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United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| location |
Powis Castle
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linked to:
Powis Castle, Powys
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| mainSubject |
East India Company
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linked to:
British East India Company
Robert Clive ⓘ history of British India ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Clive ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Trust ⓘ |
| partOf | collections of Powis Castle ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
acquisition of spoils from Bengal
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transfer to National Trust ⓘ |
| touristAttraction |
Powis Castle
ⓘ
linked to:
Powis Castle, Powys
|
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Subject: Clive of India collection Description of subject: The Clive of India collection is a notable assemblage of Indian and East India Company artifacts, artworks, and historical objects amassed by Robert Clive and his family, now housed at Powis Castle in Wales.
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