bombardment of Martaban
E353800
The bombardment of Martaban was a key British naval and military assault on the Burmese port town of Martaban during the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| bombardment of Martaban canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3369561 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: bombardment of Martaban Context triple: [Second Anglo-Burmese War, significantEvent, bombardment of Martaban]
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A.
Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay
The Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay was a major World War II engagement in 1945 in central Burma, where Allied forces decisively defeated the Japanese, leading to the recapture of Burma.
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B.
Siege of Myitkyina
The Siege of Myitkyina was a key World War II battle in northern Burma in 1944, where Allied forces captured the strategically vital Japanese-held town and airfield, helping secure the supply route to China.
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C.
Battle of Toungoo
The Battle of Toungoo was a major World War II clash in Burma in early 1942, where Chinese forces mounted a key defense against the advancing Japanese Army during the Burma Campaign.
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D.
Battle of Rangoon
The Battle of Rangoon was a key early engagement in 1824 during the First Anglo-Burmese War, in which British forces captured and occupied the strategic port city of Rangoon (now Yangon) in Burma.
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E.
Battle of Lashio
The Battle of Lashio was a World War II clash in Burma in 1942, where Japanese forces captured the key town of Lashio, severing the Burma Road supply line to China.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: bombardment of Martaban Target entity description: The bombardment of Martaban was a key British naval and military assault on the Burmese port town of Martaban during the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852.
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A.
Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay
The Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay was a major World War II engagement in 1945 in central Burma, where Allied forces decisively defeated the Japanese, leading to the recapture of Burma.
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B.
Siege of Myitkyina
The Siege of Myitkyina was a key World War II battle in northern Burma in 1944, where Allied forces captured the strategically vital Japanese-held town and airfield, helping secure the supply route to China.
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C.
Battle of Toungoo
The Battle of Toungoo was a major World War II clash in Burma in early 1942, where Chinese forces mounted a key defense against the advancing Japanese Army during the Burma Campaign.
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D.
Battle of Rangoon
The Battle of Rangoon was a key early engagement in 1824 during the First Anglo-Burmese War, in which British forces captured and occupied the strategic port city of Rangoon (now Yangon) in Burma.
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E.
Battle of Lashio
The Battle of Lashio was a World War II clash in Burma in 1942, where Japanese forces captured the key town of Lashio, severing the Burma Road supply line to China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
naval bombardment ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war engagement ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1852 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | further British advances in Lower Burma ⓘ |
| location |
Colony of Burma
ⓘ
surface form:
British Burma
Myanmar ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Martaban ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Martaban ⓘ |
| partOf |
Second Anglo-Burmese War
ⓘ
surface form:
British conquest of Lower Burma
Second Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ |
| portCity | Martaban ⓘ |
| precededBy | outbreak of Second Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | control of port on Gulf of Martaban ⓘ |
| theatre | Burmese coastal theatre ⓘ |
| usedForceType |
land forces
ⓘ
naval artillery ⓘ |
| year | 1852 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: bombardment of Martaban Description of subject: The bombardment of Martaban was a key British naval and military assault on the Burmese port town of Martaban during the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852.
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