Mongol invasion of 1297–1298

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Mongol invasion of India military conflict

The Mongol invasion of 1297–1298 was a major incursion by Mongol forces into the Delhi Sultanate that tested and ultimately reinforced Alauddin Khalji’s military power in northern India.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Mongol invasion of 1297–1298 canonical	1
Mongol invasion of 1299–1300	1
Mongol–Khalji confrontations	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3254492 — 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: Mongol invasion of 1297–1298
Context triple: [Mongol invasions of India, hasPart, Mongol invasion of 1297–1298]

A. Mongol conquest of the Khwarezmian Empire
The Mongol conquest of the Khwarezmian Empire was a devastating early 13th-century campaign in which Genghis Khan’s forces destroyed the Khwarezmian state and opened the way for Mongol expansion across Persia and into the Islamic world.
B. Mongol invasion of Anatolia
The Mongol invasion of Anatolia was a series of 13th-century campaigns in which Mongol forces defeated the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, bringing much of Anatolia under Mongol suzerainty and reshaping the region’s political landscape.
C. Mongol–Jin War
The Mongol–Jin War was a major early 13th-century campaign in which Genghis Khan’s Mongol Empire systematically conquered the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in northern China, paving the way for Mongol dominance in East Asia.
D. Mongol invasion of Poland
The Mongol invasion of Poland was a 13th-century military campaign in which Mongol forces devastated Polish territories, sacked major cities, and defeated local armies as part of their wider expansion into Europe.
E. Mongol invasions of Georgia
The Mongol invasions of Georgia were a series of 13th-century military campaigns that devastated the medieval Kingdom of Georgia, leading to its political fragmentation and decline.
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: Mongol invasion of 1297–1298
Target entity description: The Mongol invasion of 1297–1298 was a major incursion by Mongol forces into the Delhi Sultanate that tested and ultimately reinforced Alauddin Khalji’s military power in northern India.

A. Mongol conquest of the Khwarezmian Empire
The Mongol conquest of the Khwarezmian Empire was a devastating early 13th-century campaign in which Genghis Khan’s forces destroyed the Khwarezmian state and opened the way for Mongol expansion across Persia and into the Islamic world.
B. Mongol invasion of Anatolia
The Mongol invasion of Anatolia was a series of 13th-century campaigns in which Mongol forces defeated the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, bringing much of Anatolia under Mongol suzerainty and reshaping the region’s political landscape.
C. Mongol–Jin War
The Mongol–Jin War was a major early 13th-century campaign in which Genghis Khan’s Mongol Empire systematically conquered the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in northern China, paving the way for Mongol dominance in East Asia.
D. Mongol invasion of Poland
The Mongol invasion of Poland was a 13th-century military campaign in which Mongol forces devastated Polish territories, sacked major cities, and defeated local armies as part of their wider expansion into Europe.
E. Mongol invasions of Georgia
The Mongol invasions of Georgia were a series of 13th-century military campaigns that devastated the medieval Kingdom of Georgia, leading to its political fragmentation and decline.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mongol invasion of India ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
belligerent	Delhi Sultanate ⓘ Mongol Empire ⓘ
commander	Alauddin Khalji ⓘ
conflictType	invasion ⓘ
countryInvolved	India ⓘ
describedIn	medieval Indo-Persian chronicles ⓘ modern histories of the Delhi Sultanate ⓘ
effect	consolidation of Alauddin Khalji’s rule ⓘ reinforcement of Alauddin Khalji’s military prestige ⓘ strengthening of Delhi Sultanate defenses in northern India ⓘ
endTime	1298 ⓘ
era	13th century ⓘ
followedBy	later Mongol invasions during Alauddin Khalji’s reign ⓘ
follows	Mongol raids into the Punjab in the late 13th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod	reign of Alauddin Khalji ⓘ linked to: Alauddin Khalji
historicalRegion	Indian subcontinent ⓘ linked to: South Asia
impactOn	Delhi Sultanate military reforms ⓘ frontier fortification policies of Alauddin Khalji ⓘ
location	Delhi Sultanate ⓘ Indus River region ⓘ linked to: Indus River basin Punjab region ⓘ linked to: Punjab Sindh region ⓘ linked to: Sindh northern India ⓘ
militaryTheater	Northwestern frontier of the Delhi Sultanate ⓘ
opponent	Alauddin Khalji ⓘ Khalji dynasty ⓘ
partOf	Mongol invasions of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ linked to: Mongol invasions of India Mongol–Delhi Sultanate conflicts ⓘ linked to: Mongol invasions of India
precededBy	earlier Mongol incursions into the Delhi Sultanate ⓘ
primaryAdversaryOf	Alauddin Khalji ⓘ
result	Delhi Sultanate victory ⓘ Mongol forces repulsed ⓘ
significance	key episode in Mongol–Indian military encounters ⓘ major early test of Alauddin Khalji’s rule ⓘ
startTime	1297 ⓘ
tested	Alauddin Khalji’s military power ⓘ Delhi Sultanate frontier defenses ⓘ
typeOfEvent	cross-border incursion ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mongol invasions of India → hasPart → Mongol invasion of 1297–1298 ⓘ

Mongol invasions of India → hasPart → Mongol invasion of 1299–1300 ⓘ

linked to: Mongol invasion of 1297–1298

Qutlugh Khwaja → associatedWith → Mongol–Khalji confrontations ⓘ