Elephant Pass battles
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The Elephant Pass battles were key military confrontations between Sri Lankan government forces and the LTTE over control of the strategically vital land corridor linking the Jaffna Peninsula to the rest of Sri Lanka.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14584613 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elephant Pass battles Context triple: [Eelam War III, notableEvent, Elephant Pass battles]
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Battle of Adyar
The Battle of Adyar was a 1746 engagement near Madras in which a small French-led force decisively defeated a much larger army of the Nawab of the Carnatic, showcasing the growing military dominance of European powers in South India.
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Battle of Ceylon
The Battle of Ceylon was a World War II naval and air engagement in April 1942, when the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked British forces and installations around Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in the Indian Ocean.
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Battle of Pullalur
The Battle of Pullalur was a significant early medieval South Indian conflict in which the Pallava dynasty clashed with rival powers, influencing the regional balance of power in the Tamil region.
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D.
Battle of Trincomalee
The Battle of Trincomalee was a 1782 naval engagement off the coast of Sri Lanka during the American Revolutionary War, in which a French fleet under Admiral Suffren clashed with the British Royal Navy for control of a key Indian Ocean port.
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E.
Battle of Sathyamangalam
The Battle of Sathyamangalam was a key military engagement in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company during the late 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elephant Pass battles Target entity description: The Elephant Pass battles were key military confrontations between Sri Lankan government forces and the LTTE over control of the strategically vital land corridor linking the Jaffna Peninsula to the rest of Sri Lanka.
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A.
Battle of Adyar
The Battle of Adyar was a 1746 engagement near Madras in which a small French-led force decisively defeated a much larger army of the Nawab of the Carnatic, showcasing the growing military dominance of European powers in South India.
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B.
Battle of Ceylon
The Battle of Ceylon was a World War II naval and air engagement in April 1942, when the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked British forces and installations around Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in the Indian Ocean.
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C.
Battle of Pullalur
The Battle of Pullalur was a significant early medieval South Indian conflict in which the Pallava dynasty clashed with rival powers, influencing the regional balance of power in the Tamil region.
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D.
Battle of Trincomalee
The Battle of Trincomalee was a 1782 naval engagement off the coast of Sri Lanka during the American Revolutionary War, in which a French fleet under Admiral Suffren clashed with the British Royal Navy for control of a key Indian Ocean port.
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E.
Battle of Sathyamangalam
The Battle of Sathyamangalam was a key military engagement in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company during the late 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
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