Battle of Tanjore
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The Battle of Tanjore was a significant 18th-century military engagement in southern India involving Mysore and British-aligned forces during the wider struggle for regional dominance.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Tanjore canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2416252 — 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 Tanjore Context triple: [Second Anglo-Mysore War, notableEvent, Battle of Tanjore]
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A.
Battle of Singara
The Battle of Singara was a major 4th-century clash between the Roman Empire and the Sasanian Persians near the fortress city of Singara in Mesopotamia, notable for its heavy casualties and inconclusive outcome.
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B.
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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C.
Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
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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 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 Tanjore Target entity description: The Battle of Tanjore was a significant 18th-century military engagement in southern India involving Mysore and British-aligned forces during the wider struggle for regional dominance.
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A.
Battle of Singara
The Battle of Singara was a major 4th-century clash between the Roman Empire and the Sasanian Persians near the fortress city of Singara in Mesopotamia, notable for its heavy casualties and inconclusive outcome.
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B.
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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C.
Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
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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 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 (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
expansion of British influence in South India
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expansion of Mysore influence in South India ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British-aligned forces in Tanjore region
ⓘ
Mysorean forces ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore forces
|
| conflict |
British-aligned forces
ⓘ
Mysuru ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore
|
| geopoliticalContext | competition between Mysore and British interests in South India ⓘ |
| location |
Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
Tanjore ⓘ Tanjore ⓘ
surface form:
Thanjavur
southern India ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Carnatic region ⓘ |
| natureOfConflict | conventional land battle ⓘ |
| participant |
British-aligned Indian forces
ⓘ
British East India Company forces ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company-aligned forces
Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ |
| partOf |
18th-century conflicts in India
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struggle for regional dominance in South India ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| result | shift in regional balance of power in southern India ⓘ |
| significance | important episode in Mysore–British rivalry in South India ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | 18th-century Indian warfare ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Battle of Tanjore Description of subject: The Battle of Tanjore was a significant 18th-century military engagement in southern India involving Mysore and British-aligned forces during the wider struggle for regional dominance.
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