Battle of Karnal
E375038
The Battle of Karnal (1739) was a decisive confrontation in northern India where Nader Shah of Persia crushed the Mughal forces, leading to the sack of Delhi and a major decline of the Mughal Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Karnal canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3641552 — 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 Karnal Context triple: [Afsharid Empire, majorBattle, Battle of Karnal]
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A.
Battle of Gujrat
The Battle of Gujrat was a decisive 1849 engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces crushed the Sikh army, leading to the annexation of the Punjab into British India.
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B.
Battle of Bhangani
The Battle of Bhangani was a 1688 conflict near Paonta Sahib in which Guru Gobind Singh and his allies defeated a coalition of hill chieftains, marking a significant early military victory in Sikh history.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Arni
The Battle of Arni was a 1751 engagement in the Second Carnatic War in which Robert Clive’s forces defeated a larger Franco-Indian army, consolidating British influence in southern India.
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E.
Battle of Ghaghra
The Battle of Ghaghra was a 1529 conflict in which the Mughal emperor Babur defeated Afghan and regional forces in eastern India, consolidating Mughal control after the earlier victories at Panipat and Khanwa.
- 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 Karnal Target entity description: The Battle of Karnal (1739) was a decisive confrontation in northern India where Nader Shah of Persia crushed the Mughal forces, leading to the sack of Delhi and a major decline of the Mughal Empire.
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A.
Battle of Gujrat
The Battle of Gujrat was a decisive 1849 engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces crushed the Sikh army, leading to the annexation of the Punjab into British India.
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B.
Battle of Bhangani
The Battle of Bhangani was a 1688 conflict near Paonta Sahib in which Guru Gobind Singh and his allies defeated a coalition of hill chieftains, marking a significant early military victory in Sikh history.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Arni
The Battle of Arni was a 1751 engagement in the Second Carnatic War in which Robert Clive’s forces defeated a larger Franco-Indian army, consolidating British influence in southern India.
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E.
Battle of Ghaghra
The Battle of Ghaghra was a 1529 conflict in which the Mughal emperor Babur defeated Afghan and regional forces in eastern India, consolidating Mughal control after the earlier victories at Panipat and Khanwa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
Persia ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Empire
|
| combatant |
forces of Muhammad Shah
ⓘ
forces of Nader Shah ⓘ |
| commander |
Khan Dauran
ⓘ
Muhammad Shah ⓘ Nader Shah ⓘ Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I ⓘ
surface form:
Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
Saadat Ali Khan I ⓘ |
| conflictOf |
Nader Shah's Indian campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Nader Shah's invasion of India
|
| consequence |
Persian acquisition of wealth and territory in India
ⓘ
loss of Mughal prestige ⓘ major decline of Mughal imperial power ⓘ massive plunder of Mughal treasury ⓘ sack of Delhi in 1739 ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| date | 24 February 1739 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
exposed Mughal administrative and military weaknesses
ⓘ
facilitated later regional and European expansion in India ⓘ marked the effective end of Mughal military supremacy in northern India ⓘ |
| location |
Karnal district
ⓘ
surface form:
Karnal, present-day Haryana, India
near Karnal, northern India ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
capture of Saadat Ali Khan by Nader Shah
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collapse of Mughal command structure ⓘ death of Mughal commander Khan Dauran ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Khan Dauran
ⓘ
Muhammad Shah ⓘ Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah I ⓘ
surface form:
Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I
Saadat Ali Khan I ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nader Shah's Indian campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian invasion of the Mughal Empire
|
| plunder |
Darya-ye Noor diamond
ⓘ
surface form:
Darya-i-Noor diamond taken by Nader Shah
Koh-i-Noor diamond ⓘ
surface form:
Koh-i-Noor diamond taken by Nader Shah
peacock throne ⓘ
surface form:
Peacock Throne taken by Nader Shah
|
| preludeTo |
Treaty between Nader Shah and Muhammad Shah
ⓘ
Sack of Delhi (1739) ⓘ
surface form:
sack of Delhi (1739)
|
| region |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| result |
decisive Persian victory
ⓘ
defeat of the Mughal Empire ⓘ opening of the road to Delhi for Nader Shah ⓘ |
| strengthMughal |
large war elephant corps
ⓘ
over 100,000 troops ⓘ substantial artillery ⓘ |
| strengthPersian | approximately 55,000–60,000 troops ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
Mughal reliance on traditional massed cavalry and elephants
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Persian use of feigned retreats and encirclement ⓘ Persian use of mobile field artillery ⓘ |
| territorialChange |
Persian control over parts of Mughal territories west of the Indus
ⓘ
Persian occupation of Delhi ⓘ |
| year | 1739 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Karnal Description of subject: The Battle of Karnal (1739) was a decisive confrontation in northern India where Nader Shah of Persia crushed the Mughal forces, leading to the sack of Delhi and a major decline of the Mughal Empire.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Muhammad Shah