Capture of Asirgarh Fort
E357541
The Capture of Asirgarh Fort was a decisive British East India Company victory in 1803 that helped secure control over central India during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Capture of Asirgarh Fort canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3434814 — 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: Capture of Asirgarh Fort Context triple: [Second Anglo-Maratha War, significantBattle, Capture of Asirgarh Fort]
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A.
Fall of Raigad Fort
The Fall of Raigad Fort marks the capture of the Maratha capital by Mughal forces in 1689, symbolizing a major setback for the Maratha Empire after the death of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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B.
Siege of Chittorgarh
The Siege of Chittorgarh was a series of historic battles for control of the formidable hilltop fortress of Chittor in present-day Rajasthan, symbolizing the valor and resistance of the Rajput kingdom of Mewar against powerful invading forces.
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C.
Siege of Pune
The Siege of Pune was a 19th-century military engagement in which British forces captured the Maratha stronghold of Pune, consolidating their control over western India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
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D.
Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
The Siege of Seringapatam (1799) was the decisive British-led assault that captured Tipu Sultan’s capital, killed him in battle, and ended the Kingdom of Mysore’s resistance to British expansion in southern India.
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E.
Siege of Trichinopoly
The Siege of Trichinopoly was a pivotal mid-18th-century military engagement in southern India in which British and French-backed forces contested control of the Carnatic, helping to establish British dominance in the 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: Capture of Asirgarh Fort Target entity description: The Capture of Asirgarh Fort was a decisive British East India Company victory in 1803 that helped secure control over central India during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
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A.
Fall of Raigad Fort
The Fall of Raigad Fort marks the capture of the Maratha capital by Mughal forces in 1689, symbolizing a major setback for the Maratha Empire after the death of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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B.
Siege of Chittorgarh
The Siege of Chittorgarh was a series of historic battles for control of the formidable hilltop fortress of Chittor in present-day Rajasthan, symbolizing the valor and resistance of the Rajput kingdom of Mewar against powerful invading forces.
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C.
Siege of Pune
The Siege of Pune was a 19th-century military engagement in which British forces captured the Maratha stronghold of Pune, consolidating their control over western India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
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D.
Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
The Siege of Seringapatam (1799) was the decisive British-led assault that captured Tipu Sultan’s capital, killed him in battle, and ended the Kingdom of Mysore’s resistance to British expansion in southern India.
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E.
Siege of Trichinopoly
The Siege of Trichinopoly was a pivotal mid-18th-century military engagement in southern India in which British and French-backed forces contested control of the Carnatic, helping to establish British dominance in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Third Anglo-Maratha War
ⓘ
surface form:
British conquest of Maratha territories
|
| colonialPower | British East India Company ⓘ |
| combatant |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Second Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| conflictTheater | central India ⓘ |
| conflictType |
Anglo-Maratha Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Maratha conflict
|
| contributedTo |
consolidation of British power in central India
ⓘ
decline of Maratha territorial control ⓘ |
| controlAfterBattle | British East India Company ⓘ |
| controlBeforeBattle | Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1803 ⓘ |
| era | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| follows | earlier British victories in the Second Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Asirgarh Fort
ⓘ
surface form:
Asirgarh
Asirgarh Fort ⓘ Khandesh ⓘ
surface form:
Khandesh region
present-day Madhya Pradesh ⓘ |
| opponent | Maratha garrison at Asirgarh Fort ⓘ |
| outcome | British occupation of Asirgarh Fort ⓘ |
| partOf |
British expansion in India
ⓘ
Second Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign |
Central India Campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
British central India campaign
|
| precededBy | earlier British operations in Khandesh region ⓘ |
| relatedFort | Asirgarh Fort ⓘ |
| result | British East India Company victory ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure British control over central India
ⓘ
weakened Maratha power in central India ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of communications and trade routes in central India
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control of key fortress on routes between northern and southern India ⓘ |
| typeOfVictory | decisive victory ⓘ |
| year | 1803 ⓘ |
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Subject: Capture of Asirgarh Fort Description of subject: The Capture of Asirgarh Fort was a decisive British East India Company victory in 1803 that helped secure control over central India during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
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