Murshidabad
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Murshidabad is a historic city in West Bengal, India, that served as the capital of the Nawabs of Bengal and a major political and commercial center during the Mughal and early British periods.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Murshidabad canonical | 61 |
| Murshidabad district | 42 |
| Murshidabad city | 2 |
| Muridabad (later Murshidabad) region | 1 |
| Murshidabad court | 1 |
| Murshidabad region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T531343 — 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: Murshidabad Context triple: [Siraj ud-Daulah, birthPlace, Murshidabad]
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A.
Faizabad
Faizabad is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh that once served as the capital of the former princely state of Oudh (Awadh).
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B.
Aurangabad
Aurangabad is a historic city in the Indian state of Maharashtra, known for its rich cultural heritage and proximity to UNESCO World Heritage Sites like the Ajanta and Ellora Caves.
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C.
Allahabad
Allahabad, officially known as Prayagraj, is a major city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, historically significant as a political and cultural center and as a prominent site of the Kumbh Mela at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers.
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D.
Rajshahi
Rajshahi is a prominent city in western Bangladesh, known as an important cultural, educational, and commercial center of the Bengal region.
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E.
Calcutta
Calcutta, now known as Kolkata, is a major cultural and commercial metropolis in eastern India that served as the capital of British India until the early 20th century.
- 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: Murshidabad Target entity description: Murshidabad is a historic city in West Bengal, India, that served as the capital of the Nawabs of Bengal and a major political and commercial center during the Mughal and early British periods.
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A.
Faizabad
Faizabad is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh that once served as the capital of the former princely state of Oudh (Awadh).
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B.
Aurangabad
Aurangabad is a historic city in the Indian state of Maharashtra, known for its rich cultural heritage and proximity to UNESCO World Heritage Sites like the Ajanta and Ellora Caves.
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C.
Allahabad
Allahabad, officially known as Prayagraj, is a major city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, historically significant as a political and cultural center and as a prominent site of the Kumbh Mela at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers.
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D.
Rajshahi
Rajshahi is a prominent city in western Bangladesh, known as an important cultural, educational, and commercial center of the Bengal region.
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E.
Calcutta
Calcutta, now known as Kolkata, is a major cultural and commercial metropolis in eastern India that served as the capital of British India until the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
historic city ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
Murshidabad district
ⓘ
linked to:
Murshidabad
|
| associatedWith |
Murshid Quli Khan
ⓘ
Nawabs of Bengal ⓘ
linked to:
Nawab of Bengal
|
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | came under British influence after the Battle of Plassey ⓘ |
| contains |
Hazarduari Palace
ⓘ
Jafarganj Cemetery ⓘ Katra Masjid ⓘ Khoshbagh ⓘ Nizamat Imambara ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Bengali Hindu temples
ⓘ
Bengali Islamic architecture ⓘ Nawabi cuisine ⓘ |
| distanceFromKolkata | approximately 200 km north ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
banking and finance during Nawabi period
ⓘ
silk trade ⓘ |
| formerRole | capital of the Nawabs of Bengal ⓘ |
| governingBody | local municipal authorities ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important heritage tourism destination in West Bengal ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Mughal period
ⓘ
linked to:
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
early British period ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | decline in political importance after British shifted capital to Calcutta ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | one of the richest cities in the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Nawabi architecture
ⓘ
historical monuments ⓘ mosques ⓘ palaces ⓘ |
| language |
Bengali
ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
linked to:
Urdu language
|
| locatedIn | eastern India ⓘ |
| locatedOn | banks of the Bhagirathi River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Murshid Quli Khan ⓘ |
| nearbyBattlefield |
Plassey
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Plassey
|
| nearbyCity | Berhampore ⓘ |
| partOf |
Murshidabad district
ⓘ
linked to:
Murshidabad
|
| region |
Rarh region of West Bengal
ⓘ
linked to:
Rarh region
|
| religion | religiously diverse population ⓘ |
| role | seat of the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ⓘ |
| significance |
major commercial center in eastern India
ⓘ
major political center in eastern India ⓘ |
| state | West Bengal ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular for historical tours
ⓘ
riverfront views on the Bhagirathi ⓘ |
| transport |
connected by road to Kolkata
ⓘ
served by nearby railway stations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Murshidabad Description of subject: Murshidabad is a historic city in West Bengal, India, that served as the capital of the Nawabs of Bengal and a major political and commercial center during the Mughal and early British periods.
Referenced by (108)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Indian state of West Bengal
subject linked to:
eastern India
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