Battle of Mahidpur
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The Battle of Mahidpur was a decisive 1817 engagement in central India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War, in which British forces defeated the Holkar Marathas and paved the way for the consolidation of British rule over much of the subcontinent.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Mahidpur canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Mahidpur (1817) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2647059 — 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 Mahidpur Context triple: [Anglo-Maratha Wars, significantEvent, Battle of Mahidpur]
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Battle of Makwanpur
The Battle of Makwanpur was a key 1816 engagement between the Kingdom of Nepal and the British East India Company that helped determine the outcome of the Anglo-Nepalese War and led to the signing of the Sugauli Treaty.
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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 Bhangani
The Battle of Bhangani was a 1688 conflict near Paonta Sahib in which Guru Gobind Singh and his allies defeated a coalition of hill chieftains, marking a significant early military victory in Sikh history.
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Battle of Jaithak
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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E.
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.
- 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 Mahidpur Target entity description: The Battle of Mahidpur was a decisive 1817 engagement in central India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War, in which British forces defeated the Holkar Marathas and paved the way for the consolidation of British rule over much of the subcontinent.
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A.
Battle of Makwanpur
The Battle of Makwanpur was a key 1816 engagement between the Kingdom of Nepal and the British East India Company that helped determine the outcome of the Anglo-Nepalese War and led to the signing of the Sugauli Treaty.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Bhangani
The Battle of Bhangani was a 1688 conflict near Paonta Sahib in which Guru Gobind Singh and his allies defeated a coalition of hill chieftains, marking a significant early military victory in Sikh history.
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D.
Battle of Jaithak
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Holkar State ⓘ
linked to:
Holkar State of Indore
Maratha forces of the Holkar dynasty ⓘ |
| combatant |
Holkar Marathas
ⓘ
linked to:
Holkar faction of the Marathas
|
| conflict | Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| consequence |
Treaty of Mandsaur
ⓘ
expansion of British political control in central India ⓘ reduction of Holkar State to subsidiary status ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| date | 21 December 1817 ⓘ |
| era | British colonial expansion in India ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty arrangements consolidating British supremacy in central India ⓘ |
| location |
Central India
ⓘ
Mahidpur ⓘ present-day Madhya Pradesh ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Holkar generals
ⓘ
Malhar Rao Holkar II ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive British victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier engagements of the Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British East India Company rule in India
ⓘ
linked to:
British East India Company
Holkar dynasty ⓘ Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive engagement of the Third Anglo-Maratha War
ⓘ
paved the way for consolidation of British rule over much of India ⓘ |
| theatre | Central India ⓘ |
| year | 1817 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Mahidpur Description of subject: The Battle of Mahidpur was a decisive 1817 engagement in central India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War, in which British forces defeated the Holkar Marathas and paved the way for the consolidation of British rule over much of the subcontinent.
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