Battle of Parangipettai
E911548
The Battle of Parangipettai was an important 1781 engagement in the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which British forces under Sir Eyre Coote defeated the army of Mysore led by Hyder Ali on the southeastern coast of India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Parangipettai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11181572 — 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 Parangipettai Context triple: [Battle of Porto Novo (1781), alsoKnownAs, Battle of Parangipettai]
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Battle of Valikondapuram
The Battle of Valikondapuram was a key 18th-century engagement in southern India between French- and British-backed forces that helped shape the outcome of the Second Carnatic War.
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B.
Battle of Tanjore
The Battle of Tanjore was a significant 18th-century military engagement in southern India involving Mysore and British-aligned forces during the wider struggle for regional dominance.
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C.
Battle of Pullalur
The Battle of Pullalur was a significant early medieval South Indian conflict in which the Pallava dynasty clashed with rival powers, influencing the regional balance of power in the Tamil region.
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D.
Battle of Kaveripak
The Battle of Kaveripak was a key 1752 engagement in southern India during the Carnatic Wars, where Robert Clive’s forces decisively checked French influence and helped secure British dominance in the region.
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E.
Battle of Pollilur
The Battle of Pollilur was a major 18th-century engagement in the Anglo-Mysore Wars, noted for a decisive Mysorean victory over British forces under Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali.
- 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 Parangipettai Target entity description: The Battle of Parangipettai was an important 1781 engagement in the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which British forces under Sir Eyre Coote defeated the army of Mysore led by Hyder Ali on the southeastern coast of India.
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A.
Battle of Valikondapuram
The Battle of Valikondapuram was a key 18th-century engagement in southern India between French- and British-backed forces that helped shape the outcome of the Second Carnatic War.
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B.
Battle of Tanjore
The Battle of Tanjore was a significant 18th-century military engagement in southern India involving Mysore and British-aligned forces during the wider struggle for regional dominance.
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C.
Battle of Pullalur
The Battle of Pullalur was a significant early medieval South Indian conflict in which the Pallava dynasty clashed with rival powers, influencing the regional balance of power in the Tamil region.
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D.
Battle of Kaveripak
The Battle of Kaveripak was a key 1752 engagement in southern India during the Carnatic Wars, where Robert Clive’s forces decisively checked French influence and helped secure British dominance in the region.
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E.
Battle of Pollilur
The Battle of Pollilur was a major 18th-century engagement in the Anglo-Mysore Wars, noted for a decisive Mysorean victory over British forces under Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerentCommander |
Hyder Ali
NERFINISHED
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Sir Eyre Coote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
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Mysore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Anglo-Mysore War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | Anglo-Mysore conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| date | 1781 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| foughtOn | land ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Eyre Coote
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hyder Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Parangipettai
NERFINISHED
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southeastern coast of India ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
British forces
NERFINISHED
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army of Mysore ⓘ |
| participant |
British forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Mysore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Anglo-Mysore War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British East India Company rule in India
NERFINISHED
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Hyder Ali’s campaigns against the British ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance | important engagement of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| theatre | Carnatic region ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Parangipettai Description of subject: The Battle of Parangipettai was an important 1781 engagement in the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which British forces under Sir Eyre Coote defeated the army of Mysore led by Hyder Ali on the southeastern coast of India.
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