Battle of Ali Masjid
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The Battle of Ali Masjid was a key 1878 engagement in the Khyber Pass where British forces launched the opening offensive of the Second Anglo-Afghan War against Afghan defenders.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Action at Ali Masjid | 1 |
| Battle of Ali Masjid canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2046712 — 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 Ali Masjid Context triple: [Second Anglo-Afghan War, majorBattle, Battle of Ali Masjid]
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A.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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B.
Battle of Nad Ali
The Battle of Nad Ali was a significant combat operation during the War in Afghanistan in which British and coalition forces fought Taliban insurgents in Helmand Province.
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C.
Battle of Miani
The Battle of Miani was an 1843 conflict in Sindh, in which British forces under Sir Charles Napier decisively defeated the Talpur Amirs, leading to the annexation of Sindh into British India.
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D.
Battle of Khadki
The Battle of Khadki was a major 1817 engagement near Pune in which British forces decisively defeated the Maratha Empire, helping to bring about the end of Maratha power in India.
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E.
Battle of Jaithak
The Battle of Jaithak was a key 1814–1815 engagement in the Anglo-Nepalese War, where Gorkha forces defended a strategic hill fort against British East India Company troops in the Himalayan foothills.
- 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 Ali Masjid Target entity description: The Battle of Ali Masjid was a key 1878 engagement in the Khyber Pass where British forces launched the opening offensive of the Second Anglo-Afghan War against Afghan defenders.
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A.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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B.
Battle of Nad Ali
The Battle of Nad Ali was a significant combat operation during the War in Afghanistan in which British and coalition forces fought Taliban insurgents in Helmand Province.
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C.
Battle of Miani
The Battle of Miani was an 1843 conflict in Sindh, in which British forces under Sir Charles Napier decisively defeated the Talpur Amirs, leading to the annexation of Sindh into British India.
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D.
Battle of Khadki
The Battle of Khadki was a major 1817 engagement near Pune in which British forces decisively defeated the Maratha Empire, helping to bring about the end of Maratha power in India.
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E.
Battle of Jaithak
The Battle of Jaithak was a key 1814–1815 engagement in the Anglo-Nepalese War, where Gorkha forces defended a strategic hill fort against British East India Company troops in the Himalayan foothills.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Ali Masjid
ⓘ
surface form:
Action at Ali Masjid
|
| associatedWith | Great Game ⓘ |
| attacker | British forces ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| campaign | Khyber Pass operations ⓘ |
| cause | British concerns over Russian influence in Afghanistan ⓘ |
| combatant |
Afghan tribal forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan forces
British Indian Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Gholam Haidar Khan
ⓘ
Sir Samuel Browne ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| date | 1878-11-21 ⓘ |
| defender | Afghan defenders ⓘ |
| describedAs | opening offensive of the Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| endDate | 1878-11-22 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | British advance towards Jalalabad ⓘ |
| fortification |
Ali Masjid Fort
ⓘ
surface form:
Ali Masjid fortress
|
| front | Khyber Line Force front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| involved |
artillery bombardment
ⓘ
infantry assault ⓘ |
| location |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Ali Masjid ⓘ Khyber Pass ⓘ |
| militaryFront | Khyber Line Force operations ⓘ |
| notableFeature | steep terrain of the Khyber Pass ⓘ |
| openingBattleOf | Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| partOf |
British colonial expansion in the Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| precededBy | British ultimatum to Afghanistan in 1878 ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | capture of the Ali Masjid fortifications ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1878-11-21 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of the Khyber Pass ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | opening of the Khyber Pass to British forces ⓘ |
| theatre |
North-West Frontier region
ⓘ
surface form:
North-West Frontier
|
| typeOfWarfare | mountain warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1878 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Ali Masjid Description of subject: The Battle of Ali Masjid was a key 1878 engagement in the Khyber Pass where British forces launched the opening offensive of the Second Anglo-Afghan War against Afghan defenders.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Action at Ali Masjid