Siege and recapture of Jagdishpur in 1858
E105740
The Siege and recapture of Jagdishpur in 1858 was a key episode of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel leader Kunwar Singh briefly reclaimed his stronghold from British forces in Bihar.
All labels observed (1)
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| Siege and recapture of Jagdishpur in 1858 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege and recapture of Jagdishpur in 1858 Context triple: [Kunwar Singh, associatedWithEvent, Siege and recapture of Jagdishpur in 1858]
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A.
Siege of Lucknow
The Siege of Lucknow was a prolonged and pivotal defense of the British Residency at Lucknow by British and loyalist forces against rebel sepoys and local insurgents during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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B.
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.
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C.
Battle of Jhansi
The Battle of Jhansi was a key 1858 siege during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, famed for Rani Lakshmibai’s fierce resistance against British forces.
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D.
Siege of Cawnpore
The Siege of Cawnpore was a brutal and pivotal episode of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, marked by a prolonged rebel siege of British forces and the subsequent massacre of British soldiers and civilians.
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E.
Barrackpore incident of 1857
The Barrackpore incident of 1857 was an early and pivotal act of rebellion by Indian soldiers against British rule, famously sparked by sepoy Mangal Pandey’s attack on British officers and often seen as a precursor to the wider 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: Siege and recapture of Jagdishpur in 1858 Target entity description: The Siege and recapture of Jagdishpur in 1858 was a key episode of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel leader Kunwar Singh briefly reclaimed his stronghold from British forces in Bihar.
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A.
Siege of Lucknow
The Siege of Lucknow was a prolonged and pivotal defense of the British Residency at Lucknow by British and loyalist forces against rebel sepoys and local insurgents during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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B.
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.
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C.
Battle of Jhansi
The Battle of Jhansi was a key 1858 siege during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, famed for Rani Lakshmibai’s fierce resistance against British forces.
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D.
Siege of Cawnpore
The Siege of Cawnpore was a brutal and pivotal episode of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, marked by a prolonged rebel siege of British forces and the subsequent massacre of British soldiers and civilians.
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E.
Barrackpore incident of 1857
The Barrackpore incident of 1857 was an early and pivotal act of rebellion by Indian soldiers against British rule, famously sparked by sepoy Mangal Pandey’s attack on British officers and often seen as a precursor to the wider Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
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military conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bihar theatre of the 1857 uprising
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Rebellion of 1857
Kunwar Singh ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Bihar rebels
ⓘ
British colonial forces ⓘ |
| combatant |
British East India Company forces
ⓘ
rebel forces of Kunwar Singh ⓘ
linked to:
Kunwar Singh
|
| commander | Kunwar Singh ⓘ |
| conflict | Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| describedAs | brief reclamation of Jagdishpur by rebel forces ⓘ |
| followedBy | reassertion of British control in the region ⓘ |
| hasPart |
recapture of Jagdishpur by rebel forces
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siege of Jagdishpur ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| involves |
rebel counteroffensive
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siege warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Bihar
ⓘ
Jagdishpur ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | British officers commanding Company troops in Bihar ⓘ |
| partOf |
anti-colonial resistance in India
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operations in Bihar during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1858 ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier British occupation of Jagdishpur ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Siege of Arrah
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campaigns of Kunwar Singh in 1857–1858 ⓘ |
| result | temporary rebel recapture of Jagdishpur ⓘ |
| significance | key episode of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Bihar ⓘ |
| stronghold |
Jagdishpur estate of Kunwar Singh
ⓘ
linked to:
Jagdishpur estate
|
| theatreOfOperations | Bihar ⓘ |
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