Deccan campaigns in India
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The Deccan campaigns in India were a series of British military operations in the late 18th and early 19th centuries aimed at asserting control over the Deccan Plateau and subduing regional powers such as the Marathas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Deccan campaigns in India canonical | 1 |
| Indian campaigns of Wellington | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deccan campaigns in India Context triple: [19th Light Dragoons, notableTheatre, Deccan campaigns in India]
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A.
Central India Campaign
The Central India Campaign was a major British military operation during the Indian Rebellion of 1857–1858 aimed at suppressing rebel forces and reasserting colonial control across central India.
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B.
North-West Frontier campaigns
The North-West Frontier campaigns were a series of British military operations on the rugged borderlands between British India and Afghanistan, aimed at controlling and pacifying the fiercely independent Pashtun tribal areas.
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C.
Anglo-Mysore Wars
The Anglo-Mysore Wars were a series of late 18th-century conflicts in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company (and its allies), which ultimately led to British dominance in the region.
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D.
Indian campaign
The Indian campaign was Alexander the Great’s final series of military expeditions, during which he invaded and briefly conquered parts of the northwestern Indian subcontinent, including the Punjab region.
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E.
Anglo-Sikh Wars
The Anglo-Sikh Wars were a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Sikh Empire and the expanding British East India Company that led to the annexation of Punjab into British India.
- 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: Deccan campaigns in India Target entity description: The Deccan campaigns in India were a series of British military operations in the late 18th and early 19th centuries aimed at asserting control over the Deccan Plateau and subduing regional powers such as the Marathas.
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A.
Central India Campaign
The Central India Campaign was a major British military operation during the Indian Rebellion of 1857–1858 aimed at suppressing rebel forces and reasserting colonial control across central India.
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B.
North-West Frontier campaigns
The North-West Frontier campaigns were a series of British military operations on the rugged borderlands between British India and Afghanistan, aimed at controlling and pacifying the fiercely independent Pashtun tribal areas.
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C.
Anglo-Mysore Wars
The Anglo-Mysore Wars were a series of late 18th-century conflicts in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company (and its allies), which ultimately led to British dominance in the region.
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D.
Indian campaign
The Indian campaign was Alexander the Great’s final series of military expeditions, during which he invaded and briefly conquered parts of the northwestern Indian subcontinent, including the Punjab region.
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E.
Anglo-Sikh Wars
The Anglo-Sikh Wars were a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Sikh Empire and the expanding British East India Company that led to the annexation of Punjab into British India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military operation
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military campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
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Hyderabad State NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Mysore NERFINISHED ⓘ Maratha Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-Nizam conflicts
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First Anglo-Maratha War NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourth Anglo-Mysore War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Anglo-Maratha War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Anglo-Mysore War NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Anglo-Maratha War NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Anglo-Mysore War NERFINISHED ⓘ operations against Maratha chiefs in the Deccan ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | early 19th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
campaigns against Mysore
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campaigns against the Maratha Confederacy ⓘ campaigns involving the Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ operations to secure the Deccan Plateau ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryLeader |
Arthur Wellesley
NERFINISHED
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Charles Cornwallis NERFINISHED ⓘ Peshwa Baji Rao II NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Wellesley NERFINISHED ⓘ Tipu Sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Deccan Plateau
NERFINISHED
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
assert British control over the Deccan Plateau
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expand British East India Company territory ⓘ subdue regional powers in the Deccan ⓘ |
| opponent |
Kingdom of Mysore
NERFINISHED
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Maratha Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ various Maratha chiefs ⓘ |
| participant |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
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Hyderabad State NERFINISHED ⓘ Maratha Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Mysore NERFINISHED ⓘ Nizam of Hyderabad NERFINISHED ⓘ Peshwa of the Marathas ⓘ |
| partOf |
British conquest of India
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expansion of British rule in India ⓘ |
| region |
Central India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South India ⓘ |
| result |
British dominance in the Deccan region
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decline of Maratha power ⓘ increased British political influence over Indian princely states ⓘ |
| startTime | late 18th century ⓘ |
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Indian campaigns of Wellington