Battle of Aror
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The Battle of Aror was an early 8th-century conflict in Sindh in which the Umayyad general Muhammad bin Qasim defeated the local ruler Raja Dahir, paving the way for Muslim rule in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Aror canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1457408 — 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 Aror Context triple: [Muhammad bin Qasim, battle, Battle of Aror]
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Battle of Khadki
The Battle of Khadki was a major 1817 engagement near Pune in which British forces decisively defeated the Maratha Empire, helping to bring about the end of Maratha power in India.
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B.
Battle of Koonch
The Battle of Koonch was a significant engagement during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel forces clashed with the British East India Company in present-day Uttar Pradesh.
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C.
Battle of Arni
The Battle of Arni was a 1751 engagement in the Second Carnatic War in which Robert Clive’s forces defeated a larger Franco-Indian army, consolidating British influence in southern India.
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D.
Battle of Halani
The Battle of Halani was a decisive 18th-century conflict in Sindh, in present-day Pakistan, that led to the rise of the Talpur dynasty and the end of Kalhora rule in the region.
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E.
Battle of Baksar
The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.
- 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 Aror Target entity description: The Battle of Aror was an early 8th-century conflict in Sindh in which the Umayyad general Muhammad bin Qasim defeated the local ruler Raja Dahir, paving the way for Muslim rule in the region.
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A.
Battle of Khadki
The Battle of Khadki was a major 1817 engagement near Pune in which British forces decisively defeated the Maratha Empire, helping to bring about the end of Maratha power in India.
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B.
Battle of Koonch
The Battle of Koonch was a significant engagement during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel forces clashed with the British East India Company in present-day Uttar Pradesh.
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C.
Battle of Arni
The Battle of Arni was a 1751 engagement in the Second Carnatic War in which Robert Clive’s forces defeated a larger Franco-Indian army, consolidating British influence in southern India.
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D.
Battle of Halani
The Battle of Halani was a decisive 18th-century conflict in Sindh, in present-day Pakistan, that led to the rise of the Talpur dynasty and the end of Kalhora rule in the region.
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E.
Battle of Baksar
The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Rawar ⓘ |
| associatedWith | conquest of Sindh by Muhammad bin Qasim ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Umayyad Caliphate
ⓘ
forces of Raja Dahir ⓘ |
| combatant1 | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| combatant2 |
Brahmin Hindu kingdom of Sindh
ⓘ
linked to:
Brahman dynasty of Sindh
|
| commander |
Muhammad bin Qasim
ⓘ
Raja Dahir ⓘ |
| commandingEmpire | Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| conflictType | battle ⓘ |
| consequence |
Umayyad control over Sindh
ⓘ
beginning of Muslim rule in Sindh ⓘ collapse of Dahir’s kingdom ⓘ |
| date | early 8th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidation of Umayyad rule in Sindh ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Umayyad Caliphate era
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
|
| ledBy |
Umayyad general Muhammad bin Qasim
ⓘ
linked to:
Muhammad bin Qasim
|
| locatedIn | Sindh ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Pakistan ⓘ |
| notableDeath | Raja Dahir ⓘ |
| opponentState |
Kingdom of Sindh under Raja Dahir
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Sindh
|
| opposingCommander |
Muhammad bin Qasim
ⓘ
Raja Dahir ⓘ |
| outcome | death of Raja Dahir ⓘ |
| partOf | Umayyad conquest of Sindh ⓘ |
| place | Aror ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Umayyad imperial expansion ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Umayyad invasion of Sindh
ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad conquest of Sindh
|
| primarySourceTradition | early Arabic chronicles ⓘ |
| region |
Lower Indus Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Indus River frontier
|
| religiousContext | expansion of Islam into Sindh ⓘ |
| result | Umayyad victory ⓘ |
| significance | pivotal event in the Islamic expansion into the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | Indus River ⓘ |
| year | 711 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Aror Description of subject: The Battle of Aror was an early 8th-century conflict in Sindh in which the Umayyad general Muhammad bin Qasim defeated the local ruler Raja Dahir, paving the way for Muslim rule in the region.
Referenced by (5)
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