Fall of Raigad Fort
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fall of Raigad Fort canonical | 1 |
| siege of Raigad Fort | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T447605 — 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: Fall of Raigad Fort Context triple: [Maratha Empire, significantEvent, Fall of Raigad Fort]
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Chandannagar
The Battle of Chandannagar was a 1757 British East India Company assault on the French-held settlement of Chandannagar in Bengal, which helped secure British dominance in the region during the Seven Years' War.
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C.
Battle of Koregaon
The Battle of Koregaon was an 1818 conflict during the Third Anglo-Maratha War in which a small force of the British East India Company, including many Mahar (Dalit) soldiers, successfully resisted a much larger Maratha army, later becoming a powerful symbol of Dalit pride and resistance in India.
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D.
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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E.
Siege of Delhi
The Siege of Delhi was a pivotal 1857 military engagement in which British forces recaptured the Mughal capital from rebel sepoys, marking a turning point in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- 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: Fall of Raigad Fort Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Battle of Chandannagar
The Battle of Chandannagar was a 1757 British East India Company assault on the French-held settlement of Chandannagar in Bengal, which helped secure British dominance in the region during the Seven Years' War.
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C.
Battle of Koregaon
The Battle of Koregaon was an 1818 conflict during the Third Anglo-Maratha War in which a small force of the British East India Company, including many Mahar (Dalit) soldiers, successfully resisted a much larger Maratha army, later becoming a powerful symbol of Dalit pride and resistance in India.
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D.
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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E.
Siege of Delhi
The Siege of Delhi was a pivotal 1857 military engagement in which British forces recaptured the Mughal capital from rebel sepoys, marking a turning point in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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historical event ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aurangzeb
ⓘ
Rajaram I ⓘ Sambhaji ⓘ
surface form:
Sambhaji Maharaj
|
| attackingForce |
Mughal imperial forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal army
|
| belligerent |
Maratha Empire
ⓘ
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| capitalOf | Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Mughal general Zulfiqar Khan ⓘ |
| conflict | Mughal–Maratha Wars ⓘ |
| consequence |
Maratha leadership shift to other forts
ⓘ
dispersal of Maratha resistance ⓘ temporary weakening of Maratha central authority ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| date | 1689 ⓘ |
| defendingForce | Maratha garrison at Raigad ⓘ |
| follows | death of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Mughal expansion in Deccan ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fall of Raigad Fort
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Raigad Fort
|
| historicalEra | late 17th century ⓘ |
| legacy |
commemorated in regional historiography of Maharashtra
ⓘ
remembered as a tragic episode in Maratha history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ Raigad district ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Maratha defenders ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Raigad Fort by Mughal forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Mughal–Maratha Wars ⓘ |
| place | Raigad Fort ⓘ |
| precededBy | reign of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Mughal–Maratha Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal–Maratha conflict under Aurangzeb
|
| relatedTo |
capture of Sambhaji Maharaj by Mughals
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execution of Sambhaji Maharaj ⓘ |
| result | Mughal victory ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidation of Mughal control over Raigad region
ⓘ
loss of Maratha capital ⓘ major setback for the Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| symbolism |
Mughal ascendancy over Maratha heartland
ⓘ
end of Raigad as Maratha capital ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | fortress siege ⓘ |
| year | 1689 ⓘ |
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Subject: Fall of Raigad Fort Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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siege of Raigad Fort