Battle of Meeanee
E717725
The Battle of Meeanee was an 1843 conflict in Sindh, India (now Pakistan), in which British forces under Sir Charles Napier defeated the Talpur Amirs, leading to the annexation of Sindh into the British Empire.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Meeanee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7956624 — 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 Meeanee Context triple: [Battle of Miani, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Meeanee]
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Battle of Bakri
The Battle of Bakri was a World War II engagement in January 1942 during the Malayan Campaign, in which Allied forces, including Australian and Indian troops, attempted to delay the advancing Japanese army near Muar in British Malaya.
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Battle of Hunayn
The Battle of Hunayn was a significant early Islamic military engagement in 630 CE in which the Prophet Muhammad’s forces defeated the Hawazin and Thaqif tribes shortly after the conquest of Mecca, consolidating Muslim control over the Arabian Peninsula.
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C.
Battle of Al-Qa'im
The Battle of Al-Qa'im was a key military engagement in western Iraq during the Iraq War, in which U.S. and Iraqi forces fought to drive insurgents from the strategic border town of Al-Qa'im near the Syrian frontier.
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Battle of Ain Jalood
The Battle of Ain Jalood was a pivotal 1260 clash in which the Mamluk Sultanate halted the westward expansion of the Mongol Empire in the Levant.
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Battle of Taif
The Battle of Taif was a 630 CE military campaign in which the early Muslim forces led by the Prophet Muhammad besieged the fortified city of Taif in present-day Saudi Arabia following the Battle of Hunayn.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Meeanee Target entity description: The Battle of Meeanee was an 1843 conflict in Sindh, India (now Pakistan), in which British forces under Sir Charles Napier defeated the Talpur Amirs, leading to the annexation of Sindh into the British Empire.
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A.
Battle of Bakri
The Battle of Bakri was a World War II engagement in January 1942 during the Malayan Campaign, in which Allied forces, including Australian and Indian troops, attempted to delay the advancing Japanese army near Muar in British Malaya.
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B.
Battle of Hunayn
The Battle of Hunayn was a significant early Islamic military engagement in 630 CE in which the Prophet Muhammad’s forces defeated the Hawazin and Thaqif tribes shortly after the conquest of Mecca, consolidating Muslim control over the Arabian Peninsula.
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C.
Battle of Al-Qa'im
The Battle of Al-Qa'im was a key military engagement in western Iraq during the Iraq War, in which U.S. and Iraqi forces fought to drive insurgents from the strategic border town of Al-Qa'im near the Syrian frontier.
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D.
Battle of Ain Jalood
The Battle of Ain Jalood was a pivotal 1260 clash in which the Mamluk Sultanate halted the westward expansion of the Mongol Empire in the Levant.
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E.
Battle of Taif
The Battle of Taif was a 630 CE military campaign in which the early Muslim forces led by the Prophet Muhammad besieged the fortified city of Taif in present-day Saudi Arabia following the Battle of Hunayn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| aftermath | Sindh incorporated into British Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Napier’s alleged dispatch "Peccavi" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
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Talpur dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casusBelli | British demands and disputes with Talpur Amirs of Sindh ⓘ |
| combatant |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
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Talpur Amirs of Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Mir Nasir Khan Talpur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Charles James Napier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Meeanee Day in some British regiments ⓘ |
| conflict | British conquest of Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| date | 1843-02-17 ⓘ |
| era | British colonial period in South Asia ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Hyderabad (1843) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
India
NERFINISHED
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Meeanee NERFINISHED ⓘ Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Pakistan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive defeat of Talpur Amirs
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key step in British annexation of Sindh ⓘ |
| partOf |
Conquest of Sindh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
expansion of British rule in India ⓘ |
| precededBy | British diplomatic pressure on Talpur Amirs ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Annexation of Sindh by the British NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1843 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Meeanee Description of subject: The Battle of Meeanee was an 1843 conflict in Sindh, India (now Pakistan), in which British forces under Sir Charles Napier defeated the Talpur Amirs, leading to the annexation of Sindh into the British Empire.
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