Shaurya Chakra
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The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for gallantry, courageous action, or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shaurya Chakra canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5907976 — 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: Shaurya Chakra Context triple: [Ashoka Chakra (military decoration), higherThan, Shaurya Chakra]
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A.
Ashoka Chakra
The Ashoka Chakra is a 24-spoked navy-blue wheel symbolizing righteousness, progress, and the eternal cycle of life, prominently featured at the center of the Indian national flag.
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B.
Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
The Ashoka Chakra (military decoration) is India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, conferred for the most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
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C.
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
The Uttam Yudh Seva Medal is a high-level Indian military decoration awarded for exceptional service in war, conflict, or hostilities.
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D.
Vishisht Seva Medal
The Vishisht Seva Medal is an Indian military decoration awarded for distinguished service of a high order to all ranks of the armed forces.
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E.
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
The Ati Vishisht Seva Medal is a high-level Indian military decoration awarded for exceptional distinguished service of an outstanding order to all ranks of the armed forces.
- 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: Shaurya Chakra Target entity description: The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for gallantry, courageous action, or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
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A.
Ashoka Chakra
The Ashoka Chakra is a 24-spoked navy-blue wheel symbolizing righteousness, progress, and the eternal cycle of life, prominently featured at the center of the Indian national flag.
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B.
Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
The Ashoka Chakra (military decoration) is India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, conferred for the most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
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C.
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
The Uttam Yudh Seva Medal is a high-level Indian military decoration awarded for exceptional service in war, conflict, or hostilities.
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D.
Vishisht Seva Medal
The Vishisht Seva Medal is an Indian military decoration awarded for distinguished service of a high order to all ranks of the armed forces.
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E.
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
The Ati Vishisht Seva Medal is a high-level Indian military decoration awarded for exceptional distinguished service of an outstanding order to all ranks of the armed forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian military award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
courageous action
ⓘ
gallantry ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| awardedForDetail |
act of gallantry
ⓘ
most conspicuous bravery ⓘ self-sacrifice otherwise than in the face of the enemy ⓘ |
| awardedTo | individuals only ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
Ministry of Defence, India
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Defence (India)
|
| battlefieldStatus | awarded away from the battlefield ⓘ |
| canBePosthumous | yes ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| domain | Indian honours system ⓘ |
| eligibility |
civilians
ⓘ
members of auxiliary forces ⓘ members of nursing services ⓘ members of reserve forces ⓘ members of territorial forces ⓘ members of the Indian armed forces ⓘ |
| established | 1952 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Republic of India
ⓘ
linked to:
India
|
| gazettedIn | The Gazette of India ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Gallantry awards of India
ⓘ
Military awards and decorations of India ⓘ |
| higherAward | Kirti Chakra ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Indian gallantry awards hierarchy ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hindi ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Sena Medal ⓘ |
| medalMaterial | bronze ⓘ |
| medalShape | circular ⓘ |
| monetaryAllowance | may include monetary allowance as per government rules ⓘ |
| namedInLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Circle of Bravery ⓘ |
| peacetimeOrWartime | primarily peacetime ⓘ |
| postNominals | SC ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Government of India
ⓘ
President of India ⓘ |
| rankInGallantryAwards | third-highest peacetime gallantry award of India ⓘ |
| replaced |
Ashoka Chakra, Class III
ⓘ
linked to:
Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)
|
| ribbonColor | green with orange vertical stripes ⓘ |
| scriptOnMedal |
Devanagari
ⓘ
linked to:
Devanagari script
|
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | peacetime gallantry award ⓘ |
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Subject: Shaurya Chakra Description of subject: The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for gallantry, courageous action, or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
Referenced by (6)
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