Battle of Peshawar
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The Battle of Peshawar was an 1834 conflict in which the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, with key leadership from general Hari Singh Nalwa, captured Peshawar from the Durrani Afghans, consolidating Sikh control over the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Peshawar canonical | 1 |
| Peshawar campaigns | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4120012 — 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 Peshawar Context triple: [Hari Singh Nalwa, battle, Battle of Peshawar]
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A.
Battle of Peiwar Kotal
The Battle of Peiwar Kotal was a key 1878 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which British-Indian forces under General Frederick Roberts outflanked and defeated Afghan troops to secure a strategic mountain pass.
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B.
Battle of Multan
The Battle of Multan was a major early-19th-century conflict in which Sikh forces under Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s commanders, including the famed general Hari Singh Nalwa, captured the strategic city of Multan from its Afghan rulers, consolidating Sikh control in the region.
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C.
Battle of Attock
The Battle of Attock was an 1813 conflict in which the Sikh Empire decisively defeated the Durrani Afghans, securing control of the strategic Attock fort on the Indus River.
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D.
Battle of Maiwand
The Battle of Maiwand was a significant 1880 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which Afghan forces inflicted a major defeat on the British, becoming a symbol of Afghan resistance and military valor.
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E.
Battle of Miani
The Battle of Miani was an 1843 conflict in Sindh, in which British forces under Sir Charles Napier decisively defeated the Talpur Amirs, leading to the annexation of Sindh into British India.
- 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 Peshawar Target entity description: The Battle of Peshawar was an 1834 conflict in which the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, with key leadership from general Hari Singh Nalwa, captured Peshawar from the Durrani Afghans, consolidating Sikh control over the region.
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A.
Battle of Peiwar Kotal
The Battle of Peiwar Kotal was a key 1878 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which British-Indian forces under General Frederick Roberts outflanked and defeated Afghan troops to secure a strategic mountain pass.
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B.
Battle of Multan
The Battle of Multan was a major early-19th-century conflict in which Sikh forces under Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s commanders, including the famed general Hari Singh Nalwa, captured the strategic city of Multan from its Afghan rulers, consolidating Sikh control in the region.
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C.
Battle of Attock
The Battle of Attock was an 1813 conflict in which the Sikh Empire decisively defeated the Durrani Afghans, securing control of the strategic Attock fort on the Indus River.
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D.
Battle of Maiwand
The Battle of Maiwand was a significant 1880 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which Afghan forces inflicted a major defeat on the British, becoming a symbol of Afghan resistance and military valor.
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E.
Battle of Miani
The Battle of Miani was an 1843 conflict in Sindh, in which British forces under Sir Charles Napier decisively defeated the Talpur Amirs, leading to the annexation of Sindh into British India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sikh capture of Peshawar (1834)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sikh conquest of Peshawar
|
| belligerent |
Afghan forces
ⓘ
Durrani Empire ⓘ Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Hari Singh Nalwa
ⓘ
Maharaja Ranjit Singh ⓘ |
| commandRoleOf |
Hari Singh Nalwa as key Sikh general
ⓘ
Maharaja Ranjit Singh as overall Sikh ruler and strategist ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Durrani Afghans
ⓘ
linked to:
Abdali (Durrani) tribal confederation
Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1834 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sikh administrative control over Peshawar ⓘ |
| foughtForControlOf | Peshawar ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
North-West Frontier
ⓘ
linked to:
North-West Frontier region
|
| involvedMilitaryUnit | Khalsa Army ⓘ |
| location |
Peshawar
ⓘ
Peshawar Valley ⓘ present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Hari Singh Nalwa
ⓘ
Maharaja Ranjit Singh ⓘ |
| opponent | Durrani Afghan garrison of Peshawar ⓘ |
| opposingCountryAtTime | Durrani Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sikh–Afghan conflicts
ⓘ
linked to:
Afghan–Sikh conflicts
expansion of the Sikh Empire under Ranjit Singh ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Sikh–Afghan clashes in the Peshawar region ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hari Singh Nalwa’s campaigns on the north-western frontier
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Ranjit Singh’s western expansion policy ⓘ |
| result |
Sikh victory
ⓘ
capture of Peshawar by the Sikh Empire ⓘ consolidation of Sikh control over Peshawar region ⓘ |
| significance |
marked the extension of Sikh Empire influence west of the Indus River
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reduced Durrani Afghan authority in Peshawar ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Peshawar annexed by the Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| year | 1834 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Peshawar Description of subject: The Battle of Peshawar was an 1834 conflict in which the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, with key leadership from general Hari Singh Nalwa, captured Peshawar from the Durrani Afghans, consolidating Sikh control over the region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of Peshawar