Battle of Haldighati
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The Battle of Haldighati was a 1576 clash between the forces of Mewar under Maharana Pratap and the Mughal Empire, remembered as a symbol of Rajput resistance against Mughal expansion in India.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Haldighati canonical | 7 |
| Haldighati | 1 |
| Haldighati ki ladai | 1 |
| Mughal–Mewar War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2640405 — 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 Haldighati Context triple: [Mewar, associatedWith, Battle of Haldighati]
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Battle of Khanwa
The Battle of Khanwa was a decisive 1527 conflict in northern India in which Mughal ruler Babur defeated the Rajput confederacy under Rana Sanga, consolidating Mughal power in the region.
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Battle of Palkhed
The Battle of Palkhed was a 1728 conflict in western India in which the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I decisively defeated the Nizam of Hyderabad, consolidating Maratha power in the Deccan.
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Battle of Gwalior
The Battle of Gwalior was a decisive 1858 engagement of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel forces briefly captured the strategic Gwalior fortress before being defeated by the British, marking one of the uprising’s final major clashes.
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Battle of Nadaun
The Battle of Nadaun was a late 17th-century conflict in the Himalayan foothills in which Guru Gobind Singh allied with local hill chiefs to defeat Mughal-aligned forces, reinforcing Sikh resistance to Mughal authority.
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Battle of Chillianwala
The Battle of Chillianwala was a major and fiercely contested engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849, fought between the British East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa army in the Punjab 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: Battle of Haldighati Target entity description: The Battle of Haldighati was a 1576 clash between the forces of Mewar under Maharana Pratap and the Mughal Empire, remembered as a symbol of Rajput resistance against Mughal expansion in India.
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A.
Battle of Khanwa
The Battle of Khanwa was a decisive 1527 conflict in northern India in which Mughal ruler Babur defeated the Rajput confederacy under Rana Sanga, consolidating Mughal power in the region.
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B.
Battle of Palkhed
The Battle of Palkhed was a 1728 conflict in western India in which the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I decisively defeated the Nizam of Hyderabad, consolidating Maratha power in the Deccan.
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C.
Battle of Gwalior
The Battle of Gwalior was a decisive 1858 engagement of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which rebel forces briefly captured the strategic Gwalior fortress before being defeated by the British, marking one of the uprising’s final major clashes.
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D.
Battle of Nadaun
The Battle of Nadaun was a late 17th-century conflict in the Himalayan foothills in which Guru Gobind Singh allied with local hill chiefs to defeat Mughal-aligned forces, reinforcing Sikh resistance to Mughal authority.
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E.
Battle of Chillianwala
The Battle of Chillianwala was a major and fiercely contested engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849, fought between the British East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa army in the Punjab region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Mewar continued guerrilla resistance
ⓘ
linked to:
Mewar forces
Mughals failed to capture Maharana Pratap ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Haldighati ki ladai
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Haldighati
|
| associatedWith |
Chetak, the horse of Maharana Pratap
ⓘ
linked to:
Chetak (horse of Maharana Pratap)
Mewar’s continued resistance after defeat ⓘ Rajput valor ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Mewar
ⓘ
linked to:
Udaipur State
Mughal Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
|
| cause |
Mughal attempt to subdue independent Mewar
ⓘ
refusal of Maharana Pratap to accept Mughal suzerainty ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Rajput and Mughal forces loyal to Akbar
ⓘ
Rajput forces loyal to Mewar ⓘ |
| commander |
Maharana Pratap
ⓘ
Man Singh I of Amber ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Haldighati memorials in Rajasthan ⓘ |
| date | 18 June 1576 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Mughal era in India
ⓘ
linked to:
Mughal period
|
| involvesDynasty |
Sisodia dynasty of Mewar
ⓘ
linked to:
Sisodia Rajput dynasty
Timurid-Mughal dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Mughal dynasty
|
| involvesEthnicGroup | Rajputs ⓘ |
| legacy |
commemorated in Rajasthani folklore
ⓘ
subject of nationalist narratives in modern India ⓘ |
| location |
Aravalli Range
ⓘ
Haldighati ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Haldighati
near Gogunda ⓘ present-day Rajasthan ⓘ |
| modernCountry | India ⓘ |
| mughalEmperorAtTime | Akbar ⓘ |
| namedAfter | yellowish soil of the Haldighati pass ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cavalry-dominated engagement
ⓘ
use of war elephants by Mughal forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Mughal–Rajput conflicts ⓘ |
| region | Mewar ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Akbarnama
ⓘ
Mewar court chronicles ⓘ
linked to:
Chronicon
|
| result |
Mewar forces retreated
ⓘ
Mughal tactical victory ⓘ |
| rulerOfMewarAtTime | Maharana Pratap ⓘ |
| significance |
important episode in the struggle between Mewar and the Mughal Empire
ⓘ
symbol of Rajput resistance to Mughal rule ⓘ |
| terrain | narrow mountain pass ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | pitched field battle ⓘ |
| year | 1576 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Battle of Haldighati Description of subject: The Battle of Haldighati was a 1576 clash between the forces of Mewar under Maharana Pratap and the Mughal Empire, remembered as a symbol of Rajput resistance against Mughal expansion in India.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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