Battle of Haldighati
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The Battle of Haldighati was a 1576 clash between the forces of Mewar under Maharana Pratap and the Mughal Empire, remembered as a symbol of Rajput resistance against Mughal expansion in India.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Haldighati canonical | 7 |
| Haldighati | 1 |
| Haldighati ki ladai | 1 |
| Mughal–Mewar War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2640405 — 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 Haldighati Context triple: [Mewar, associatedWith, Battle of Haldighati]
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Battle of Khanwa
The Battle of Khanwa was a decisive 1527 conflict in northern India in which Mughal ruler Babur defeated the Rajput confederacy under Rana Sanga, consolidating Mughal power in the region.
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Battle of Palkhed
The Battle of Palkhed was a 1728 conflict in western India in which the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I decisively defeated the Nizam of Hyderabad, consolidating Maratha power in the Deccan.
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C.
Battle of Gwalior
The Battle of Gwalior was a decisive 1858 engagement of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel forces briefly captured the strategic Gwalior fortress before being defeated by the British, marking one of the uprising’s final major clashes.
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Battle of Nadaun
The Battle of Nadaun was a late 17th-century conflict in the Himalayan foothills in which Guru Gobind Singh allied with local hill chiefs to defeat Mughal-aligned forces, reinforcing Sikh resistance to Mughal authority.
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E.
Battle of Chillianwala
The Battle of Chillianwala was a major and fiercely contested engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849, fought between the British East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa army in the Punjab region.
- 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 Haldighati Target entity description: The Battle of Haldighati was a 1576 clash between the forces of Mewar under Maharana Pratap and the Mughal Empire, remembered as a symbol of Rajput resistance against Mughal expansion in India.
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A.
Battle of Khanwa
The Battle of Khanwa was a decisive 1527 conflict in northern India in which Mughal ruler Babur defeated the Rajput confederacy under Rana Sanga, consolidating Mughal power in the region.
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B.
Battle of Palkhed
The Battle of Palkhed was a 1728 conflict in western India in which the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I decisively defeated the Nizam of Hyderabad, consolidating Maratha power in the Deccan.
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C.
Battle of Gwalior
The Battle of Gwalior was a decisive 1858 engagement of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel forces briefly captured the strategic Gwalior fortress before being defeated by the British, marking one of the uprising’s final major clashes.
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D.
Battle of Nadaun
The Battle of Nadaun was a late 17th-century conflict in the Himalayan foothills in which Guru Gobind Singh allied with local hill chiefs to defeat Mughal-aligned forces, reinforcing Sikh resistance to Mughal authority.
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E.
Battle of Chillianwala
The Battle of Chillianwala was a major and fiercely contested engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849, fought between the British East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa army in the Punjab region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Mewar forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Mewar continued guerrilla resistance
Mughals failed to capture Maharana Pratap ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Haldighati
ⓘ
surface form:
Haldighati ki ladai
|
| associatedWith |
Chetak (horse of Maharana Pratap)
ⓘ
surface form:
Chetak, the horse of Maharana Pratap
Mewar’s continued resistance after defeat ⓘ Rajput valor ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Udaipur State
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Mewar
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| cause |
Mughal attempt to subdue independent Mewar
ⓘ
refusal of Maharana Pratap to accept Mughal suzerainty ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Rajput and Mughal forces loyal to Akbar
ⓘ
Rajput forces loyal to Mewar ⓘ |
| commander |
Maharana Pratap
ⓘ
Man Singh I of Amber ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Haldighati memorials in Rajasthan ⓘ |
| date | 18 June 1576 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Mughal period
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal era in India
|
| involvesDynasty |
Sisodia Rajput dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Sisodia dynasty of Mewar
Mughal dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Timurid-Mughal dynasty
|
| involvesEthnicGroup | Rajputs ⓘ |
| legacy |
commemorated in Rajasthani folklore
ⓘ
subject of nationalist narratives in modern India ⓘ |
| location |
Aravalli Range
ⓘ
Battle of Haldighati self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Haldighati
near Gogunda ⓘ present-day Rajasthan ⓘ |
| modernCountry | India ⓘ |
| mughalEmperorAtTime | Akbar ⓘ |
| namedAfter | yellowish soil of the Haldighati pass ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cavalry-dominated engagement
ⓘ
use of war elephants by Mughal forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Mughal–Rajput conflicts ⓘ |
| region | Mewar ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Akbarnama
ⓘ
Chronicon ⓘ
surface form:
Mewar court chronicles
|
| result |
Mewar forces retreated
ⓘ
Mughal tactical victory ⓘ |
| rulerOfMewarAtTime | Maharana Pratap ⓘ |
| significance |
important episode in the struggle between Mewar and the Mughal Empire
ⓘ
symbol of Rajput resistance to Mughal rule ⓘ |
| terrain | narrow mountain pass ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | pitched field battle ⓘ |
| year | 1576 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Haldighati Description of subject: The Battle of Haldighati was a 1576 clash between the forces of Mewar under Maharana Pratap and the Mughal Empire, remembered as a symbol of Rajput resistance against Mughal expansion in India.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Haldighati
this entity surface form:
Haldighati ki ladai
this entity surface form:
Mughal–Mewar War