Battle of Maiwand
E233344
The Battle of Maiwand was a significant 1880 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which Afghan forces inflicted a major defeat on the British, becoming a symbol of Afghan resistance and military valor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Maiwand canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Maiwand 1880 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2046715 — 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 Maiwand Context triple: [Second Anglo-Afghan War, majorBattle, Battle of Maiwand]
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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 Peiwar Kotal
The Battle of Peiwar Kotal was a key 1878 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which British-Indian forces under General Frederick Roberts outflanked and defeated Afghan troops to secure a strategic mountain pass.
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C.
Battle of Musa Qala
The Battle of Musa Qala was a major 2007 clash in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in which British, American, and Afghan forces recaptured the Taliban-held town of Musa Qala, becoming one of the most prominent engagements of the Afghan War.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Raate Road
The Battle of Raate Road was a major Finnish victory during the Winter War in which Finnish forces encircled and destroyed a large Soviet division in harsh winter conditions along a narrow forest road.
- 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 Maiwand Target entity description: The Battle of Maiwand was a significant 1880 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which Afghan forces inflicted a major defeat on the British, becoming a symbol of Afghan resistance and military valor.
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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 Peiwar Kotal
The Battle of Peiwar Kotal was a key 1878 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which British-Indian forces under General Frederick Roberts outflanked and defeated Afghan troops to secure a strategic mountain pass.
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C.
Battle of Musa Qala
The Battle of Musa Qala was a major 2007 clash in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in which British, American, and Afghan forces recaptured the Taliban-held town of Musa Qala, becoming one of the most prominent engagements of the Afghan War.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Raate Road
The Battle of Raate Road was a major Finnish victory during the Winter War in which Finnish forces encircled and destroyed a large Soviet division in harsh winter conditions along a narrow forest road.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Maiwand Description of subject: The Battle of Maiwand was a significant 1880 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which Afghan forces inflicted a major defeat on the British, becoming a symbol of Afghan resistance and military valor.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Maiwand 1880