Tirah campaign of 1897–1898
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The Tirah campaign of 1897–1898 was a major British Indian Army expedition against Afridi and Orakzai tribes in the mountainous Tirah region, forming one of the most significant operations on the North-West Frontier.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tirah Campaign | 3 |
| Tirah Campaign (1897–1898) | 1 |
| Tirah Campaign of 1897–1898 | 1 |
| Tirah Expedition | 1 |
| Tirah Expedition of 1897–98 | 1 |
| Tirah campaign of 1897–1898 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3178859 — 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.
Target entity: Tirah campaign of 1897–1898 Context triple: [North-West Frontier campaigns, relatedTo, Tirah campaign of 1897–1898]
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Battle of Annual 1921
The Battle of Annual in 1921 was a disastrous defeat for Spanish colonial forces in northern Morocco, marking a major turning point in the Rif War and boosting the Rifian independence movement.
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B.
Oriental Province campaign
The Oriental Province campaign was a major military operation during the Argentine War of Independence aimed at securing control over the Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay) from Spanish royalist forces.
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C.
Siege of Mafeking
The Siege of Mafeking was a famous 217-day Boer War siege of a British-held town in South Africa whose relief became a major propaganda victory and symbol of British resilience.
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D.
Fashoda Incident
The Fashoda Incident was an 1898 imperial confrontation between Britain and France in Sudan that nearly triggered war and symbolized the climax of their colonial rivalry in Africa.
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E.
Siege of Ladysmith
The Siege of Ladysmith was a major engagement of the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in which British forces were encircled and besieged by Boer commandos in the town of Ladysmith in present-day South Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tirah campaign of 1897–1898 Target entity description: The Tirah campaign of 1897–1898 was a major British Indian Army expedition against Afridi and Orakzai tribes in the mountainous Tirah region, forming one of the most significant operations on the North-West Frontier.
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A.
Battle of Annual 1921
The Battle of Annual in 1921 was a disastrous defeat for Spanish colonial forces in northern Morocco, marking a major turning point in the Rif War and boosting the Rifian independence movement.
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B.
Oriental Province campaign
The Oriental Province campaign was a major military operation during the Argentine War of Independence aimed at securing control over the Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay) from Spanish royalist forces.
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C.
Siege of Mafeking
The Siege of Mafeking was a famous 217-day Boer War siege of a British-held town in South Africa whose relief became a major propaganda victory and symbol of British resilience.
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D.
Fashoda Incident
The Fashoda Incident was an 1898 imperial confrontation between Britain and France in Sudan that nearly triggered war and symbolized the climax of their colonial rivalry in Africa.
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E.
Siege of Ladysmith
The Siege of Ladysmith was a major engagement of the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in which British forces were encircled and besieged by Boer commandos in the town of Ladysmith in present-day South Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military operation
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military campaign ⓘ |
| aftermath |
continued unrest on the North-West Frontier
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strengthening of British frontier policy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tirah campaign of 1897–1898
ⓘ
surface form:
Tirah Expedition of 1897–98
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| belligerent |
Afridi tribe
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ Orakzai tribe ⓘ |
| cause |
attacks on British posts on the Khyber Pass
ⓘ
uprising of Afridi and Orakzai tribes ⓘ |
| commander | Sir William Lockhart ⓘ |
| conflict | part of the tribal uprisings on the North-West Frontier ⓘ |
| conflictName |
Tirah campaign of 1897–1898
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Tirah Expedition
|
| conflictType | colonial war ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
British India
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1898 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British imperial expansion in South Asia ⓘ |
| involvedEthnicGroup |
Pashtuns
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surface form:
Pashtun tribes
|
| involvedTribe |
Afridi
ⓘ
Orakzai ⓘ |
| location |
British India
ⓘ
North-West Frontier region ⓘ
surface form:
North-West Frontier
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ
surface form:
North-West Frontier Province
Tirah ⓘ |
| militaryForceUsed |
British Indian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
British Indian Army expeditionary force
|
| militaryObjective |
reassertion of British control over Tirah region
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subjugation of Afridi and Orakzai tribes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
difficult mountain warfare
ⓘ
large-scale mobilization of British Indian troops ⓘ |
| opponent |
Afridi tribe
ⓘ
surface form:
Afridi tribesmen
Orakzai tribesmen ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Game
ⓘ
North-West Frontier campaigns ⓘ |
| region |
Khyber region
ⓘ
Tirah Valley ⓘ |
| result |
British tactical victory
ⓘ
destruction of Afridi villages ⓘ punitive measures against Afridi and Orakzai tribes ⓘ |
| significance |
major punitive expedition against frontier tribes
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one of the largest operations on the North-West Frontier ⓘ |
| startTime | 1897 ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous region ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar |
North-West Frontier region
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surface form:
North-West Frontier of British India
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| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Tirah campaign of 1897–1898 Description of subject: The Tirah campaign of 1897–1898 was a major British Indian Army expedition against Afridi and Orakzai tribes in the mountainous Tirah region, forming one of the most significant operations on the North-West Frontier.
Referenced by (8)
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