Jagat Seth banking family
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The Jagat Seth banking family was an influential and immensely wealthy clan of bankers in 18th-century Bengal who played a pivotal role in regional politics and finance, including involvement in the events leading to the fall of Siraj ud-Daulah.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jagat Seth banking family canonical | 1 |
| Jagat Seth family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T531368 — 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: Jagat Seth banking family Context triple: [Siraj ud-Daulah, opponent, Jagat Seth banking family]
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Om Birla
Om Birla is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party who serves as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's Parliament.
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B.
Jadeja Rajputs
The Jadeja Rajputs are a prominent Rajput clan of western India historically known for their warrior aristocracy and rule over several princely states in the Kathiawar and Kutch regions of Gujarat.
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C.
Bhonsle of Nagpur
The Bhonsle of Nagpur was a prominent Maratha royal house that ruled the Nagpur kingdom in central India and played a key role in the expansion and administration of the Maratha Empire.
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D.
Nawabs of Awadh
The Nawabs of Awadh were a powerful Shia Muslim dynasty that ruled the rich North Indian region of Awadh (Oudh) in the 18th and 19th centuries, renowned for their opulent court culture, patronage of arts and architecture, and eventual annexation by the British.
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E.
The Pritzker Family
The Pritzker family is a prominent American family best known for its leadership of the Hyatt hotel empire and its extensive philanthropic and cultural contributions.
- 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: Jagat Seth banking family Target entity description: The Jagat Seth banking family was an influential and immensely wealthy clan of bankers in 18th-century Bengal who played a pivotal role in regional politics and finance, including involvement in the events leading to the fall of Siraj ud-Daulah.
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A.
Om Birla
Om Birla is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party who serves as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's Parliament.
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B.
Jadeja Rajputs
The Jadeja Rajputs are a prominent Rajput clan of western India historically known for their warrior aristocracy and rule over several princely states in the Kathiawar and Kutch regions of Gujarat.
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C.
Bhonsle of Nagpur
The Bhonsle of Nagpur was a prominent Maratha royal house that ruled the Nagpur kingdom in central India and played a key role in the expansion and administration of the Maratha Empire.
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D.
Nawabs of Awadh
The Nawabs of Awadh were a powerful Shia Muslim dynasty that ruled the rich North Indian region of Awadh (Oudh) in the 18th and 19th centuries, renowned for their opulent court culture, patronage of arts and architecture, and eventual annexation by the British.
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E.
The Pritzker Family
The Pritzker family is a prominent American family best known for its leadership of the Hyatt hotel empire and its extensive philanthropic and cultural contributions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
banking family
ⓘ
business dynasty ⓘ merchant banker ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Plassey ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Bengal Subah
ⓘ
Murshidabad ⓘ |
| businessModel |
bill of exchange (hundi) operations
ⓘ
credit provision to rulers and merchants ⓘ |
| client |
East India Company
ⓘ
linked to:
British East India Company
Mughal Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| currencyDealtIn |
gold coins
ⓘ
rupees ⓘ silver coins ⓘ |
| economicRole |
financier of land revenue system
ⓘ
state banker of Bengal ⓘ |
| era | late Mughal period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Marwari ⓘ |
| involvedIn | conspiracy against Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Bengali
ⓘ
Marwari ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| meaningOfTitle | Banker of the World ⓘ |
| notableFor |
financing regional rulers
ⓘ
immense wealth in 18th-century Bengal ⓘ involvement in the fall of Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ political influence in Bengal ⓘ role in the Battle of Plassey context ⓘ |
| occupation |
banking
ⓘ
moneylending ⓘ revenue farming ⓘ |
| opposed | Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ |
| patron | Nawab of Bengal ⓘ |
| politicalRole | kingmaker in Bengal politics ⓘ |
| region | Bengal ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Jagat Seth (titleholder) ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| supported | Mir Jafar ⓘ |
| titleHeld | Jagat Seth ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | one of the richest families in 18th-century India ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jagat Seth banking family Description of subject: The Jagat Seth banking family was an influential and immensely wealthy clan of bankers in 18th-century Bengal who played a pivotal role in regional politics and finance, including involvement in the events leading to the fall of Siraj ud-Daulah.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jagat Seth banking family