Battle of Mudki
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The Battle of Mudki was an 1845 engagement in the First Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces under Sir Hugh Gough clashed with the Sikh Khalsa army in Punjab.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Mudki canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12757816 — 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 Mudki Context triple: [Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, notableBattle, Battle of Mudki]
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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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Battle of Khadki
The Battle of Khadki was a major 1817 engagement near Pune in which British forces decisively defeated the Maratha Empire, helping to bring about the end of Maratha power in India.
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Battle of Kalpi
The Battle of Kalpi was a key 1858 engagement of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which British forces defeated rebel troops, helping to secure British control over central India.
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Battle of Rakhsi
The Battle of Rakhsi was a medieval clash between the Kingdom of Georgia and the Seljuk Turks, forming part of Georgia’s broader struggle to resist Seljuk expansion in the Caucasus.
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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.
- 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 Mudki Target entity description: The Battle of Mudki was an 1845 engagement in the First Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces under Sir Hugh Gough clashed with the Sikh Khalsa army in Punjab.
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Khadki
The Battle of Khadki was a major 1817 engagement near Pune in which British forces decisively defeated the Maratha Empire, helping to bring about the end of Maratha power in India.
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C.
Battle of Kalpi
The Battle of Kalpi was a key 1858 engagement of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in which British forces defeated rebel troops, helping to secure British control over central India.
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D.
Battle of Rakhsi
The Battle of Rakhsi was a medieval clash between the Kingdom of Georgia and the Seljuk Turks, forming part of Georgia’s broader struggle to resist Seljuk expansion in the Caucasus.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Moodkee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khalsa army NERFINISHED ⓘ Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BritishPoliticalLeaderPresent | Sir Henry Hardinge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfConflict | tensions between British East India Company and Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| combatant1 |
Bengal Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British East India Company forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant2 | Khalsa Army of the Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Henry Hardinge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hugh Gough NERFINISHED ⓘ Tej Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First Anglo-Sikh War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 18 December 1845 ⓘ |
| engagementType | pitched battle ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Aliwal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Ferozeshah NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Sobraon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| HardingeTitle | Governor-General of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | British colonial era in India ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Mudki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fought largely at night
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heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| opposingForceStrength |
British-Indian army under Gough
ⓘ
large Sikh Khalsa army ⓘ |
| partOf | First Anglo-Sikh War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | British invasion of the Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sikh army crossing of the Sutlej River ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Punjab, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBritishCommander | Sir Hugh Gough GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryBritishCommanderRank | Commander-in-Chief, India GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | British East India Company vs Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Anglo-Sikh Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance | first major battle of the First Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | check Sikh advance into British-controlled territory ⓘ |
| theatre | Punjab theatre of the First Anglo-Sikh War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warTheatre | Northwestern frontier of British India ⓘ |
| year | 1845 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Mudki Description of subject: The Battle of Mudki was an 1845 engagement in the First Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces under Sir Hugh Gough clashed with the Sikh Khalsa army in Punjab.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough