Mysore army
E253820
The Mysore army was the military force of the Kingdom of Mysore, known for its strong resistance to British expansion in southern India during the 18th century.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mysore army canonical | 5 |
| Mysore Army | 1 |
| Mysore army numerically superior to Baillie’s force | 1 |
| Mysore infantry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2299901 — 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: Mysore army Context triple: [First Anglo-Mysore War, conflictInvolving, Mysore army]
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A.
Madras Army
The Madras Army was one of the three presidency armies of British India, composed mainly of South Indian troops and playing a key role in British military campaigns in India and Southeast Asia before being merged into the unified British Indian Army.
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B.
Bombay Army
The Bombay Army was one of the three presidency armies of British India, recruited and maintained by the Bombay Presidency until its forces were merged into the unified British Indian Army in the late 19th century.
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C.
Bengal Army
The Bengal Army was the East India Company's principal military force in northern India, whose sepoy regiments played a central role in the outbreak and spread of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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D.
Central India Field Force
The Central India Field Force was a British military formation assembled during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 to conduct operations and sieges against rebel-held strongholds in central India.
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E.
Sawaiq Brigade
The Sawaiq Brigade is an armed Libyan militia unit associated with the powerful Zintan faction that has played a significant role in post-Gaddafi conflicts.
- 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: Mysore army Target entity description: The Mysore army was the military force of the Kingdom of Mysore, known for its strong resistance to British expansion in southern India during the 18th century.
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A.
Madras Army
The Madras Army was one of the three presidency armies of British India, composed mainly of South Indian troops and playing a key role in British military campaigns in India and Southeast Asia before being merged into the unified British Indian Army.
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B.
Bombay Army
The Bombay Army was one of the three presidency armies of British India, recruited and maintained by the Bombay Presidency until its forces were merged into the unified British Indian Army in the late 19th century.
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C.
Bengal Army
The Bengal Army was the East India Company's principal military force in northern India, whose sepoy regiments played a central role in the outbreak and spread of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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D.
Central India Field Force
The Central India Field Force was a British military formation assembled during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 to conduct operations and sieges against rebel-held strongholds in central India.
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E.
Sawaiq Brigade
The Sawaiq Brigade is an armed Libyan militia unit associated with the powerful Zintan faction that has played a significant role in post-Gaddafi conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| alliedWith | French military advisers ⓘ |
| component |
artillery corps
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ rocket corps ⓘ |
| conflict | Anglo-Mysore Wars ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | fall of Srirangapatna in 1799 ⓘ |
| engagedInBattle |
Battle of Colachel (Mysore-related operations in region)
ⓘ
Battle of Pollilur ⓘ Battle of Porto Novo ⓘ Siege of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Seringapatam
|
| garrisonCity | Srirangapatna ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Congreve rockets in Britain ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand |
Kannada
ⓘ
Persian language ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| notableCommander |
Hyder Ali
ⓘ
Tipu Sultan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early military use of iron-cased rockets
ⓘ
resistance to British expansion in southern India ⓘ |
| opponent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| partOfConflict |
First Anglo-Mysore War
ⓘ
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ Third Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| patron |
Hyder Ali
ⓘ
Tipu Sultan ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea |
Coorg
ⓘ
surface form:
Coorg region
Malabar Coast ⓘ
surface form:
Malabar region
Mysuru district ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore region
|
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religiousComposition |
Hindu soldiers
ⓘ
Muslim soldiers ⓘ mixed communities ⓘ |
| successor | forces under British-controlled princely state of Mysore ⓘ |
| usedFort |
Bangalore fortifications
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangalore Fort
Nandidurga Fort ⓘ Srirangapatna ⓘ
surface form:
Srirangapatna Fort
|
| usedTactic |
fortified positions
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ muskets ⓘ rockets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mysore army Description of subject: The Mysore army was the military force of the Kingdom of Mysore, known for its strong resistance to British expansion in southern India during the 18th century.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mysore army numerically superior to Baillie’s force
this entity surface form:
Mysore infantry
this entity surface form:
Mysore Army