Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

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armed conflict war

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a brief but decisive conflict between India and Pakistan that led to the creation of Bangladesh and significantly reshaped the political landscape of South Asia.

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Label Occurrences
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 canonical 57
1971 Indo-Pakistani War 2
1971 India–Pakistan War 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
alliedWith MFA of the USSR ⓘ
surface form: Soviet Union (India side)
alsoKnownAs Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
surface form: 1971 India–Pakistan War

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
surface form: Third Indo-Pakistani War
belligerent Pakistan ⓘ
surface form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan

India ⓘ
surface form: Republic of India
cause Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ
political crisis in Pakistan after 1970 general elections ⓘ
repression in East Pakistan by West Pakistani authorities ⓘ
commandedBy General A. A. K. Niazi ⓘ
surface form: A. A. K. Niazi (Pakistan, Eastern Command)

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw ⓘ
surface form: Sam Manekshaw (India)

Tikka Khan (Pakistan, East Pakistan operations) ⓘ
conflictBetween India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
duration 13 days ⓘ
endDate 1971-12-16 ⓘ
historicalSignificance reshaped political landscape of South Asia ⓘ
location People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form: East Pakistan

India ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
West Pakistan ⓘ
majorBattle Battle of Basantar ⓘ
Battle of Hilli ⓘ
Battle of Longewala ⓘ
majorEvent Indian Air Force pre-emptive strikes on Pakistani airfields ⓘ
Indian naval attack on Karachi ⓘ
sinking of PNS Ghazi ⓘ
majorTheater Eastern Front ⓘ
Western Front ⓘ
militaryOutcome capture of over 90,000 Pakistani prisoners of war ⓘ
surrender of Pakistan Eastern Command ⓘ
opposedBy People's Republic of China government ⓘ
surface form: People's Republic of China (diplomatic support to Pakistan)

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States (diplomatic pressure on India)
partOf Indo-Pakistani wars ⓘ
politicalLeader Indira Gandhi ⓘ
surface form: Indira Gandhi (Prime Minister of India)

Yahya Khan (President of Pakistan) ⓘ
politicalOutcome Simla Agreement ⓘ
surface form: Simla Agreement of 1972

independence of Bangladesh ⓘ
resignation of Yahya Khan ⓘ
rise of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in Pakistan ⓘ
relatedTo Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ
result Indian victory ⓘ
creation of Bangladesh ⓘ
decisive defeat of Pakistan in East Pakistan ⓘ
significant territorial gains for India in the west ⓘ
startDate 1971-12-03 ⓘ
supported Mukti Bahini ⓘ
surface form: Bangladeshi Mukti Bahini
surrenderDate 1971-12-16 ⓘ
surrenderSignedAt Dhaka ⓘ

Referenced by (65)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indian Air Force → warInvolvement → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Consolidated B-24 Liberator → usedInConflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Kashmir conflict → hasComponent → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
North American F-86 Sabre → usedInConflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Pakistan Armed Forces → engagedInConflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Hawker Hunter → usedInConflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Hawker Sea Hawk → usedInConflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Pakistan nuclear weapons program → acceleratedAfter → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1971 Indo-Pakistani War
M48 Patton tank → conflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 → conflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Sukhoi Su-7 → conflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Eastern Air Command → conflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Indian Navy → conflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Dassault Mirage III → usedInConflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Pakistan Army → engagedInConflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Bangladesh Liberation War → hasPart → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Bangladesh Liberation War → conflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
National War Memorial Southern Command → commemoratesConflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1971 Indo-Pakistani War
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw → notableEvent → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
subject surface form: Sam Manekshaw
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw → conflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
subject surface form: Sam Manekshaw
Victory Day → relatedConflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
subject surface form: Victory Day (Bangladesh)
National War Memorial → commemoratesConflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal → awardedDuring → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
T-54 tank → usedInConflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Indo-Pakistani wars → hasPart → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Western Command → engagedIn → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Southern Command → conflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 → alsoKnownAs → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Third Indo-Pakistani War
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 → alsoKnownAs → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1971 India–Pakistan War
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter → conflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 → followedBy → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Ambala Air Force Station → usedInConflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Pakistan Air Force → conflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Eastern Command of the Indian Army → engagedIn → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1971 Indo-Pakistani War (Eastern Front)
India–Pakistan relations → hasComponent → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
India–Pakistan border → relatedConflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Pervez Musharraf → conflictParticipatedIn → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Simla Agreement → followsConflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Canadair Sabre → conflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Operation Trident (1971) → conflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Operation Trident (1971) → partOf → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Operation Trident (1971) → front → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Front of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Operation Python (1971) → conflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Operation Python (1971) → partOf → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Operation Python (1971) → theatre → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western theatre of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Rajput Regiment → battleHonours → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Rajputana Rifles → conflictParticipatedIn → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
PA → conflict → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
subject surface form: Pakistan Army
Pakistan Army Aviation Corps → engagement → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
Mukti Bahini insurgency → relatedTo → Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ
this entity surface form: India–Pakistan War of 1971