Battle of Ghazni
E441757
The Battle of Ghazni was a key 1839 engagement during the First Anglo-Afghan War in which British-led forces captured the fortified city of Ghazni, opening the way to Kabul.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Ghazni canonical | 1 |
| Storming of Ghazni | 1 |
| siege of Ghazni | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4475187 — 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 Ghazni Context triple: [13th Light Dragoons, battle, Battle of Ghazni]
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Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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B.
Battle of Karnal
The Battle of Karnal (1739) was a decisive confrontation in northern India where Nader Shah of Persia crushed the Mughal forces, leading to the sack of Delhi and a major decline of the Mughal Empire.
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C.
Battle of Peshawar
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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Battle of Nowshera
The Battle of Nowshera was a major 1823 conflict in which the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh decisively defeated Afghan forces, consolidating Sikh control over the Peshawar region.
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E.
Battle of Musa Qala
The Battle of Musa Qala was a major 2007 clash in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in which British, American, and Afghan forces recaptured the Taliban-held town of Musa Qala, becoming one of the most prominent engagements of the Afghan War.
- 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 Ghazni Target entity description: The Battle of Ghazni was a key 1839 engagement during the First Anglo-Afghan War in which British-led forces captured the fortified city of Ghazni, opening the way to Kabul.
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A.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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B.
Battle of Karnal
The Battle of Karnal (1739) was a decisive confrontation in northern India where Nader Shah of Persia crushed the Mughal forces, leading to the sack of Delhi and a major decline of the Mughal Empire.
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C.
Battle of Peshawar
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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D.
Battle of Nowshera
The Battle of Nowshera was a major 1823 conflict in which the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh decisively defeated Afghan forces, consolidating Sikh control over the Peshawar region.
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E.
Battle of Musa Qala
The Battle of Musa Qala was a major 2007 clash in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in which British, American, and Afghan forces recaptured the Taliban-held town of Musa Qala, becoming one of the most prominent engagements of the Afghan War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Ghazni (1839)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Ghazni (1839)
|
| associatedWith | Great Game ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
East India Company ⓘ
linked to:
British East India Company
Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ Forces loyal to Dost Mohammad Khan ⓘ
linked to:
Afghan forces of the Durrani Empire
Shah Shuja Durrani's forces ⓘ |
| campaign | British invasion of Afghanistan in 1839 ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
Afghan casualties heavy
ⓘ
British and allied casualties relatively light ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Afghan defenders
ⓘ
British-led forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Dost Mohammad Khan
ⓘ
Hyder Khan ⓘ Shah Shuja Durrani ⓘ
linked to:
Shuja Shah Durrani
Sir John Keane ⓘ
linked to:
John Keane
William Keane, 1st Baron Keane ⓘ |
| conflict | First Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1839-07-23 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1839-07-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy | British advance to Kabul ⓘ |
| fortificationType | fortified city ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Ghazni lies on the road between Kandahar and Kabul ⓘ |
| historicalEra | British colonial era ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Ghazni
ⓘ
Ghazni, Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to:
Ghazni
|
| notableFeature |
breach created by gunpowder explosion at main gate
ⓘ
city captured by storm in a single day ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Ghazni ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of the city of Ghazni by British-led forces ⓘ |
| partOf | First Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| precededBy | British advance from Kandahar ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
key early victory for British forces in the First Anglo-Afghan War
ⓘ
secured a vital strategic fortress on the route to Kabul ⓘ |
| startDate | 1839-07-21 ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence | opened the road to Kabul for British forces ⓘ |
| tactic |
assault on Ghazni's Kabul Gate
ⓘ
use of explosives to breach city gate ⓘ |
| theatre | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| year | 1839 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Ghazni Description of subject: The Battle of Ghazni was a key 1839 engagement during the First Anglo-Afghan War in which British-led forces captured the fortified city of Ghazni, opening the way to Kabul.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of Ghazni
linked to: Battle of Ghazni