Siege of Jalalabad
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The Siege of Jalalabad was a key 1841–1842 engagement in which a British-Indian garrison in eastern Afghanistan withstood a prolonged Afghan siege during the First Anglo-Afghan War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Jalalabad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11342963 — 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: Siege of Jalalabad Context triple: [First Anglo-Afghan War, notableEvent, Siege of Jalalabad]
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Siege of Sherpur
The Siege of Sherpur was a key 1879–1880 engagement in Kabul during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, where British and Indian forces withstood a large Afghan uprising before ultimately securing control of the city.
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B.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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C.
Battle of Khushab
The Battle of Khushab was a key 1857 land engagement in southwestern Iran during the Anglo-Persian War, in which British forces decisively defeated Persian troops, helping secure British strategic objectives in the region.
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D.
Battle of Kandahar
The Battle of Kandahar was a decisive engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1880) in which British and Indian forces defeated Afghan troops, effectively ending major hostilities in the conflict.
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E.
Battle of Peshawar
The Battle of Peshawar was an 1834 conflict in which the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, with key leadership from general Hari Singh Nalwa, captured Peshawar from the Durrani Afghans, consolidating Sikh control over the region.
- 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: Siege of Jalalabad Target entity description: The Siege of Jalalabad was a key 1841–1842 engagement in which a British-Indian garrison in eastern Afghanistan withstood a prolonged Afghan siege during the First Anglo-Afghan War.
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A.
Siege of Sherpur
The Siege of Sherpur was a key 1879–1880 engagement in Kabul during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, where British and Indian forces withstood a large Afghan uprising before ultimately securing control of the city.
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B.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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C.
Battle of Khushab
The Battle of Khushab was a key 1857 land engagement in southwestern Iran during the Anglo-Persian War, in which British forces decisively defeated Persian troops, helping secure British strategic objectives in the region.
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D.
Battle of Kandahar
The Battle of Kandahar was a decisive engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1880) in which British and Indian forces defeated Afghan troops, effectively ending major hostilities in the conflict.
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E.
Battle of Peshawar
The Battle of Peshawar was an 1834 conflict in which the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, with key leadership from general Hari Singh Nalwa, captured Peshawar from the Durrani Afghans, consolidating Sikh control over the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Afghan forces
NERFINISHED
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British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ forces loyal to Dost Mohammad Khan ⓘ |
| combatantSide | Company forces vs Afghan tribal and royal forces ⓘ |
| conflictOf | First Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictScope | Anglo-Afghan conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Emirate of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateRange | 1841–1842 ⓘ |
| endYear | 1842 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | British advance to Kabul in 1842 ⓘ |
| fortifiedPlace | Jalalabad garrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | British-Indian garrison ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Khorasan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Jalalabad
NERFINISHED
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eastern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| natureOfAction | prolonged siege ⓘ |
| notableFor | successful defense against numerically superior Afghan besiegers ⓘ |
| outcome | Afghan siege lifted ⓘ |
| partOf | First Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | retreat from Kabul ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Massacre of Elphinstone’s army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British-Indian defensive victory ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted British morale after Kabul retreat
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key engagement of the First Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| startYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| theater | Afghan theater of the First Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | defensive action ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Jalalabad Description of subject: The Siege of Jalalabad was a key 1841–1842 engagement in which a British-Indian garrison in eastern Afghanistan withstood a prolonged Afghan siege during the First Anglo-Afghan War.
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