Rohilla War
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The Rohilla War was an 18th-century conflict in northern India in which the British East India Company and the Nawab of Awadh defeated the Rohilla Afghan chiefs, leading to the annexation of Rohilkhand.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rohilla War canonical | 2 |
| First Rohilla War | 1 |
| Rohilla War (1774–1775) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1882693 — 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.
Target entity: Rohilla War Context triple: [Rohilkhand, historicalEvent, Rohilla War]
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Third Indian War
The Third Indian War, better known as King George's War, was the North American theater of the War of the Austrian Succession (1744–1748), marked by colonial and Indigenous conflicts between British and French interests.
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B.
Carnatic Wars
The Carnatic Wars were a series of 18th-century military conflicts in South India between the British and French East India Companies and their local allies, which played a crucial role in establishing British dominance in the Indian subcontinent.
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Battle of Chandannagar
The Battle of Chandannagar was a 1757 British East India Company assault on the French-held settlement of Chandannagar in Bengal, which helped secure British dominance in the region during the Seven Years' War.
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Battle of Arni
The Battle of Arni was a 1751 engagement in the Second Carnatic War in which Robert Clive’s forces defeated a larger Franco-Indian army, consolidating British influence in southern India.
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E.
Third Battle of Panipat
The Third Battle of Panipat was a major 1761 conflict in northern India between the Maratha Empire and the invading Afghan forces of Ahmad Shah Durrani, resulting in a devastating Maratha defeat that reshaped the subcontinent’s political landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rohilla War Target entity description: The Rohilla War was an 18th-century conflict in northern India in which the British East India Company and the Nawab of Awadh defeated the Rohilla Afghan chiefs, leading to the annexation of Rohilkhand.
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A.
Third Indian War
The Third Indian War, better known as King George's War, was the North American theater of the War of the Austrian Succession (1744–1748), marked by colonial and Indigenous conflicts between British and French interests.
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B.
Carnatic Wars
The Carnatic Wars were a series of 18th-century military conflicts in South India between the British and French East India Companies and their local allies, which played a crucial role in establishing British dominance in the Indian subcontinent.
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C.
Battle of Chandannagar
The Battle of Chandannagar was a 1757 British East India Company assault on the French-held settlement of Chandannagar in Bengal, which helped secure British dominance in the region during the Seven Years' War.
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D.
Battle of Arni
The Battle of Arni was a 1751 engagement in the Second Carnatic War in which Robert Clive’s forces defeated a larger Franco-Indian army, consolidating British influence in southern India.
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E.
Third Battle of Panipat
The Third Battle of Panipat was a major 1761 conflict in northern India between the Maratha Empire and the invading Afghan forces of Ahmad Shah Durrani, resulting in a devastating Maratha defeat that reshaped the subcontinent’s political landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century conflict
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war ⓘ |
| ally |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Nawab Wazir of Awadh ⓘ
surface form:
Nawab of Awadh
|
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Nawab Wazir of Awadh ⓘ
surface form:
Nawab of Awadh
Pashtuns ⓘ
surface form:
Rohilla Afghans
|
| cause |
Nawab of Awadh’s desire to control Rohilkhand
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dispute over payment for Maratha protection ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Hafiz Rahmat Khan
ⓘ
Shuja-ud-Daula ⓘ Warren Hastings ⓘ |
| conflictType | military conflict ⓘ |
| describedAs | controversial alliance between the British East India Company and Awadh ⓘ |
| describedIn | British parliamentary debates on Warren Hastings ⓘ |
| endTime | 1774 ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidation of Awadh control over Rohilkhand ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
decline of Rohilla political power in Rohilkhand
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displacement of Rohilla population ⓘ strengthening of British political leverage over Awadh ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Nawab Wazir of Awadh ⓘ
surface form:
Nawab of Awadh
Pashtuns ⓘ
surface form:
Rohilla Afghans
Rohilla chiefs ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Company rule in India (early phase)
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late Mughal period ⓘ |
| involvedEthnicGroup |
Afghan
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghans in India
Pashtuns ⓘ
surface form:
Rohilla Afghans
|
| languageOfPrimarySources |
English
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rohilkhand
ⓘ
northern India ⓘ |
| opponent |
Pashtuns
ⓘ
surface form:
Rohilla Afghans
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| partOf |
Anglo-Indian wars
ⓘ
history of India ⓘ |
| primaryTheaterOfWar | Rohilkhand ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Maratha–Mughal relations
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surface form:
Maratha incursions in northern India
impeachment of Warren Hastings ⓘ political expansion of Awadh ⓘ |
| result |
annexation of Rohilkhand by Awadh
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defeat of the Rohilla Afghan chiefs ⓘ extension of Awadh territory ⓘ increased British influence in northern India ⓘ |
| significantBattle | Battle of Miranpur Katra ⓘ |
| significantEvent | death of Hafiz Rahmat Khan ⓘ |
| startTime | 1773 ⓘ |
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Subject: Rohilla War Description of subject: The Rohilla War was an 18th-century conflict in northern India in which the British East India Company and the Nawab of Awadh defeated the Rohilla Afghan chiefs, leading to the annexation of Rohilkhand.
Referenced by (4)
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