Battle of Argaon
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The Battle of Argaon was a decisive 1803 engagement in central India in which British forces under Arthur Wellesley defeated the Maratha Confederacy, helping to secure British dominance during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Argaon canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3434811 — 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 Argaon Context triple: [Second Anglo-Maratha War, significantBattle, Battle of Argaon]
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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.
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Battle of Singara
The Battle of Singara was a major 4th-century clash between the Roman Empire and the Sasanian Persians near the fortress city of Singara in Mesopotamia, notable for its heavy casualties and inconclusive outcome.
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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 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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E.
Battle of Sandepu
The Battle of Sandepu was a major land engagement of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) in Manchuria, where Japanese and Russian forces clashed in harsh winter conditions shortly before the decisive Battle of Mukden.
- 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 Argaon Target entity description: The Battle of Argaon was a decisive 1803 engagement in central India in which British forces under Arthur Wellesley defeated the Maratha Confederacy, helping to secure British dominance during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
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A.
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.
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B.
Battle of Singara
The Battle of Singara was a major 4th-century clash between the Roman Empire and the Sasanian Persians near the fortress city of Singara in Mesopotamia, notable for its heavy casualties and inconclusive outcome.
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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 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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E.
Battle of Sandepu
The Battle of Sandepu was a major land engagement of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) in Manchuria, where Japanese and Russian forces clashed in harsh winter conditions shortly before the decisive Battle of Mukden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Arthur Wellesley’s early military career ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Maratha Confederacy ⓘ
linked to:
Maratha Empire
|
| commandedBy |
Arthur Wellesley
ⓘ
linked to:
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
|
| commander |
Arthur Wellesley
ⓘ
linked to:
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
|
| conflict | Second Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1803 ⓘ |
| decisiveFor | British East India Company ⓘ |
| describedAs | decisive engagement ⓘ |
| era | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued British advances against Maratha forces ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| location | central India ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | Maratha leaders ⓘ |
| outcome | weakening of Maratha military power in the region ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier engagements of the Second Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| region |
Deccan
ⓘ
linked to:
Deccan Plateau
|
| relatedConflict | Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to British success in the Second Anglo-Maratha War
ⓘ
helped secure British dominance in central India ⓘ |
| theatre | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| year | 1803 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Argaon Description of subject: The Battle of Argaon was a decisive 1803 engagement in central India in which British forces under Arthur Wellesley defeated the Maratha Confederacy, helping to secure British dominance during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
Referenced by (5)
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