Siege of Sherpur
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The Siege of Sherpur was a key 1879–1880 engagement in Kabul during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, where British and Indian forces withstood a large Afghan uprising before ultimately securing control of the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Sherpur canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2046714 — 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: Siege of Sherpur Context triple: [Second Anglo-Afghan War, majorBattle, Siege of Sherpur]
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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.
Salween offensive
The Salween offensive was a major World War II Allied campaign in the China-Burma-India theater aimed at driving Japanese forces out of northern Burma and reopening the land route to China.
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C.
Siege of Arrah
The Siege of Arrah was a key 1857 episode of the Indian Rebellion in which a small British-led garrison famously withstood a prolonged siege by rebel forces in the town of Arrah in present-day Bihar, India.
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D.
Siege of Delhi
The Siege of Delhi was a pivotal 1857 military engagement in which British forces recaptured the Mughal capital from rebel sepoys, marking a turning point in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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E.
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.
- 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: Siege of Sherpur Target entity description: The Siege of Sherpur was a key 1879–1880 engagement in Kabul during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, where British and Indian forces withstood a large Afghan uprising before ultimately securing control of the city.
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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.
Salween offensive
The Salween offensive was a major World War II Allied campaign in the China-Burma-India theater aimed at driving Japanese forces out of northern Burma and reopening the land route to China.
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C.
Siege of Arrah
The Siege of Arrah was a key 1857 episode of the Indian Rebellion in which a small British-led garrison famously withstood a prolonged siege by rebel forces in the town of Arrah in present-day Bihar, India.
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D.
Siege of Delhi
The Siege of Delhi was a pivotal 1857 military engagement in which British forces recaptured the Mughal capital from rebel sepoys, marking a turning point in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military siege ⓘ |
| combatant |
Afghan forces
ⓘ
British forces ⓘ British Indian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Indian forces
|
| conflict | Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| conflictType | uprising suppression ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| description |
A key 1879–1880 engagement in Kabul during the Second Anglo-Afghan War
ⓘ
British and Indian forces withstood a large Afghan uprising ⓘ The siege ended with the relief and consolidation of British control in Kabul ⓘ |
| endTime | 1880 ⓘ |
| hasPart | defence of the Sherpur Cantonment ⓘ |
| location | Kabul ⓘ |
| opponent | Afghan tribal and religious forces ⓘ |
| outcome | British and Indian forces secured control of Kabul ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
First Anglo-Afghan War
ⓘ
surface form:
British occupation of Kabul
Kabul uprising of 1879 ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1879 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | Secured British position in Kabul after earlier unrest ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar |
Anglo-Afghan Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan theatre of the British Empire
|
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Sherpur Description of subject: The Siege of Sherpur was a key 1879–1880 engagement in Kabul during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, where British and Indian forces withstood a large Afghan uprising before ultimately securing control of the city.
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