Battle of Jaithak
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The Battle of Jaithak was a key 1814–1815 engagement in the Anglo-Nepalese War, where Gorkha forces defended a strategic hill fort against British East India Company troops in the Himalayan foothills.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Jaithak canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1673561 — 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 Jaithak Context triple: [Anglo-Nepalese War, notableBattle, Battle of Jaithak]
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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 Aror
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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D.
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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E.
Battle of Ghaghra
The Battle of Ghaghra was a 1529 conflict in which the Mughal emperor Babur defeated Afghan and regional forces in eastern India, consolidating Mughal control after the earlier victories at Panipat and Khanwa.
- 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 Jaithak Target entity description: The Battle of Jaithak was a key 1814–1815 engagement in the Anglo-Nepalese War, where Gorkha forces defended a strategic hill fort against British East India Company troops in the Himalayan foothills.
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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 Aror
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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D.
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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E.
Battle of Ghaghra
The Battle of Ghaghra was a 1529 conflict in which the Mughal emperor Babur defeated Afghan and regional forces in eastern India, consolidating Mughal control after the earlier victories at Panipat and Khanwa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| attacker |
British East India Company troops
ⓘ
linked to:
British East India Company forces
|
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Gorkha forces ⓘ
linked to:
Gorkhali forces
|
| combatant |
British East India Company sepoys
ⓘ
Nepalese Gorkha soldiers ⓘ
linked to:
Gorkhali forces
|
| conflict | Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war engagement ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Nepal
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1814–1815 ⓘ |
| defender |
Gorkha forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Gorkhali forces
|
| endDate | 1815 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Anglo-Nepalese conflicts
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Nepalese War
|
| location |
Himalayan foothills
ⓘ
Jaithak ⓘ present-day India ⓘ |
| militaryTactics |
assault on fortified heights
ⓘ
hill fort defence ⓘ |
| notableFor | strong Gorkha defence of a fortified hill position ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | British campaign against Gorkha hill forts ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Malaun
ⓘ
Siege of Nalapani ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Nalapani
|
| result | Gorkha defensive success ⓘ |
| startDate | 1814 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of a key position in the Himalayan foothills ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | defence of a hill fort ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar |
North Indian Himalayan region
ⓘ
linked to:
western Himalayas
|
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Subject: Battle of Jaithak Description of subject: The Battle of Jaithak was a key 1814–1815 engagement in the Anglo-Nepalese War, where Gorkha forces defended a strategic hill fort against British East India Company troops in the Himalayan foothills.
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