Battle of Nezib (1839)

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Nezib (1839) was a decisive engagement in which Egyptian forces under Ibrahim Pasha crushed the Ottoman army, hastening the decline of direct Ottoman control in the region and triggering a major international crisis.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Nezib	4
Battle of Nezib (1839) canonical	1
Battle of Nezib (same event, alternate name)	1
Ottoman army at the Battle of Nezib	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1275551 — 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.

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Target entity: Battle of Nezib (1839)
Context triple: [Army of Muhammad Ali, significantEvent, Battle of Nezib (1839)]

A. Battle of Konya (1832)
The Battle of Konya (1832) was a decisive engagement in the Ottoman–Egyptian War in which Ibrahim Pasha’s Egyptian forces defeated the Ottoman army, securing Egyptian dominance over much of the Ottoman Empire’s Syrian and Anatolian territories.
B. Battle of Shaiba (1915)
The Battle of Shaiba (1915) was a World War I engagement in Mesopotamia where British and Indian forces successfully defended Basra against an Ottoman attempt to retake the region.
C. Battle of Deir ez-Zor
The Battle of Deir ez-Zor was a World War II engagement in 1941 in eastern Syria, where Allied forces fought Vichy French troops as part of the campaign to secure the Levant.
D. Battle of Sinop
The Battle of Sinop was a decisive 1853 naval engagement in which the Russian fleet annihilated an Ottoman squadron in Sinop harbor, helping trigger wider European intervention in the Crimean War.
E. Battle of Omdurman
The Battle of Omdurman was an 1898 clash in Sudan in which British-Egyptian forces decisively defeated Mahdist armies, securing Anglo-Egyptian control over Sudan and showcasing the lethal impact of modern weaponry in colonial warfare.
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 Nezib (1839)
Target entity description: The Battle of Nezib (1839) was a decisive engagement in which Egyptian forces under Ibrahim Pasha crushed the Ottoman army, hastening the decline of direct Ottoman control in the region and triggering a major international crisis.

A. Battle of Konya (1832)
The Battle of Konya (1832) was a decisive engagement in the Ottoman–Egyptian War in which Ibrahim Pasha’s Egyptian forces defeated the Ottoman army, securing Egyptian dominance over much of the Ottoman Empire’s Syrian and Anatolian territories.
B. Battle of Shaiba (1915)
The Battle of Shaiba (1915) was a World War I engagement in Mesopotamia where British and Indian forces successfully defended Basra against an Ottoman attempt to retake the region.
C. Battle of Deir ez-Zor
The Battle of Deir ez-Zor was a World War II engagement in 1941 in eastern Syria, where Allied forces fought Vichy French troops as part of the campaign to secure the Levant.
D. Battle of Sinop
The Battle of Sinop was a decisive 1853 naval engagement in which the Russian fleet annihilated an Ottoman squadron in Sinop harbor, helping trigger wider European intervention in the Crimean War.
E. Battle of Omdurman
The Battle of Omdurman was an 1898 clash in Sudan in which British-Egyptian forces decisively defeated Mahdist armies, securing Anglo-Egyptian control over Sudan and showcasing the lethal impact of modern weaponry in colonial warfare.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Nizip ⓘ
artilleryAdvantage	Egyptian army ⓘ linked to: Egyptian Army
belligerent	Egypt Eyalet ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ
belligerentCommander	Hafiz Mehmed Pasha ⓘ Ibrahim Pasha ⓘ
cause	Egyptian–Ottoman rivalry over control of Syria ⓘ Muhammad Ali Pasha’s expansionist policy ⓘ
chronologicalContext	late Ottoman Empire period ⓘ linked to: Hamidian Era
combatantStrengthEgyptian	approximately 30,000–40,000 troops ⓘ
combatantStrengthOttoman	approximately 40,000–45,000 troops ⓘ
commandedBy	Ibrahim Pasha ⓘ
commanderFor	Ibrahim Pasha, Egyptian army ⓘ linked to: Ibrahim Pasha
conflictBetween	Egyptian forces of Muhammad Ali Pasha ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ
date	1839-06-24 ⓘ
effect	Ottoman loss of control over much of Syria ⓘ accelerated decline of direct Ottoman control in the region ⓘ collapse of the Ottoman field army in Syria ⓘ contributed to the Convention of London (1840) ⓘ major international crisis among European powers ⓘ prompted European diplomatic intervention ⓘ
followedBy	European naval intervention against Egypt ⓘ
historicalSignificance	exposed weakness of the late Ottoman military system ⓘ marked the peak of Muhammad Ali’s military power ⓘ
involvedEntity	Muhammad Ali Pasha ⓘ Sultan Mahmud II ⓘ linked to: Mahmud II
location	near Nezib ⓘ near Nizip ⓘ on the Euphrates River ⓘ
militaryTheater	Middle Eastern theater of the Second Egyptian–Ottoman War ⓘ linked to: Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841)
notableFeature	Ottoman army routed with heavy losses ⓘ Ottoman desertions during the battle ⓘ
opposingCommander	Hafiz Mehmed Pasha ⓘ
partOf	Second Egyptian–Ottoman War ⓘ linked to: Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841)
precededBy	Egyptian occupation of Syria ⓘ
presentDayLocation	southeastern Turkey ⓘ
region	Ottoman Syria ⓘ
relatedEvent	Bombardment of Acre (1840) ⓘ Convention of London (1840) ⓘ linked to: Treaty of London (1840)
result	decisive Egyptian victory ⓘ
supportedBy	European military advisers to Egypt ⓘ
year	1839 ⓘ

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