First Anglo-Mysore War
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The First Anglo-Mysore War (1767–1769) was an early conflict in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore under Hyder Ali and the British East India Company, which ended inconclusively with the Treaty of Madras.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Anglo-Mysore War canonical | 13 |
| First Mysore War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T392954 — 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: First Anglo-Mysore War Context triple: [British East India Company, involvedInWar, First Anglo-Mysore War]
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Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey was a pivotal 1757 engagement in Bengal in which the British East India Company defeated the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, marking the beginning of British colonial dominance in India.
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Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
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Battle of Buxar
The Battle of Buxar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, cementing British political and military dominance in Bengal and paving the way for colonial rule over much of the subcontinent.
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War of Jenkins' Ear
The War of Jenkins' Ear was an 18th-century conflict between Britain and Spain, largely fought in the Caribbean and North America, that became an early theater of the wider War of the Austrian Succession.
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E.
First Battle of Panipat
The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was a decisive clash in northern India where Babur’s forces defeated the Delhi Sultanate, leading to the establishment of the Mughal Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: First Anglo-Mysore War Target entity description: The First Anglo-Mysore War (1767–1769) was an early conflict in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore under Hyder Ali and the British East India Company, which ended inconclusively with the Treaty of Madras.
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A.
Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey was a pivotal 1757 engagement in Bengal in which the British East India Company defeated the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, marking the beginning of British colonial dominance in India.
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B.
Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
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C.
Battle of Buxar
The Battle of Buxar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, cementing British political and military dominance in Bengal and paving the way for colonial rule over much of the subcontinent.
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D.
War of Jenkins' Ear
The War of Jenkins' Ear was an 18th-century conflict between Britain and Spain, largely fought in the Caribbean and North America, that became an early theater of the wider War of the Austrian Succession.
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E.
First Battle of Panipat
The First Battle of Panipat (1526) was a decisive clash in northern India where Babur’s forces defeated the Delhi Sultanate, leading to the establishment of the Mughal Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century conflict
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war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Anglo-Mysore War
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surface form:
First Mysore War
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| cause |
Mysore’s resistance to British influence in South India
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expansionist policies of the British East India Company ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Company and allied forces
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Mysorean forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Colonel Smith
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Hyder Ali ⓘ Lord Pigot ⓘ Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ |
| concludedBy | Treaty of Madras ⓘ |
| conflictInvolving |
British East India Company forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British East India Company army
Mysore army ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war ⓘ |
| effect |
recognition of Hyder Ali as a major power in South India
ⓘ
temporary alliance arrangements between Mysore and the British East India Company ⓘ |
| endDate | 1769 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext |
competition among European trading companies in India
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rivalry between Mysore and the Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
British colonial period in India
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| involvedPolity |
British India
ⓘ
Hyderabad State ⓘ Mysuru ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore
|
| location |
Carnatic region of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Carnatic region
South India ⓘ
surface form:
Southern India
|
| mainBelligerent |
British East India Company
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Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ Hyderabad State ⓘ
surface form:
Nizam of Hyderabad
|
| notableLeader | Hyder Ali ⓘ |
| outcome | restoration of territories to pre-war status in many areas ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Mysore Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Seven Years' War in India ⓘ |
| region |
Deccan Plateau
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surface form:
Deccan
|
| result | inconclusive ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Hyder Ali’s advance towards Madras
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Mysorean invasion of the Carnatic ⓘ |
| startDate | 1767 ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| treatySignedAt |
Chennai
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surface form:
Madras
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| yearOfTreaty | 1769 ⓘ |
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Subject: First Anglo-Mysore War Description of subject: The First Anglo-Mysore War (1767–1769) was an early conflict in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore under Hyder Ali and the British East India Company, which ended inconclusively with the Treaty of Madras.
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