Battle of Daman (1961)
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The Battle of Daman (1961) was a brief military engagement in which Indian forces defeated Portuguese defenders to seize control of the coastal enclave of Daman during the end of Portuguese colonial rule in India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Daman (1961) canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Diu (1961) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15251845 — 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: Battle of Daman (1961) Context triple: [Indian annexation of Daman and Diu, hasPart, Battle of Daman (1961)]
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A.
Battle of Longewala
The Battle of Longewala was a pivotal 1971 India–Pakistan border engagement in the Thar Desert, where a vastly outnumbered Indian force successfully repelled a major Pakistani armored assault.
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B.
Battle of Pooneryn (1993)
The Battle of Pooneryn (1993) was a major clash during Sri Lanka’s civil war in which the LTTE launched a large-scale assault on a key Sri Lankan Army base at Pooneryn, resulting in heavy casualties and a significant shift in control of the area.
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C.
Battle of Basantar
The Battle of Basantar was a key tank and infantry engagement on the western front between India and Pakistan in December 1971, noted for intense armoured combat and significant Indian territorial gains.
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D.
Battle of Kashmir
The Battle of Kashmir was a 19th-century military engagement in the Kashmir region in which the famed Sikh general Hari Singh Nalwa played a leading role during the expansion of the Sikh Empire.
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E.
Battle of Rezang La
The Battle of Rezang La was a heroic 1962 Sino-Indian War engagement in Ladakh where a vastly outnumbered Indian company fought to the last man, becoming a symbol of extraordinary courage and sacrifice.
- 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: Battle of Daman (1961) Target entity description: The Battle of Daman (1961) was a brief military engagement in which Indian forces defeated Portuguese defenders to seize control of the coastal enclave of Daman during the end of Portuguese colonial rule in India.
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A.
Battle of Longewala
The Battle of Longewala was a pivotal 1971 India–Pakistan border engagement in the Thar Desert, where a vastly outnumbered Indian force successfully repelled a major Pakistani armored assault.
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B.
Battle of Pooneryn (1993)
The Battle of Pooneryn (1993) was a major clash during Sri Lanka’s civil war in which the LTTE launched a large-scale assault on a key Sri Lankan Army base at Pooneryn, resulting in heavy casualties and a significant shift in control of the area.
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C.
Battle of Basantar
The Battle of Basantar was a key tank and infantry engagement on the western front between India and Pakistan in December 1971, noted for intense armoured combat and significant Indian territorial gains.
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D.
Battle of Kashmir
The Battle of Kashmir was a 19th-century military engagement in the Kashmir region in which the famed Sikh general Hari Singh Nalwa played a leading role during the expansion of the Sikh Empire.
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E.
Battle of Rezang La
The Battle of Rezang La was a heroic 1962 Sino-Indian War engagement in Ladakh where a vastly outnumbered Indian company fought to the last man, becoming a symbol of extraordinary courage and sacrifice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Diu (1961)