Nader Shah's Indian campaign
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Nader Shah's Indian campaign was an 18th-century Persian military invasion of the Mughal Empire that culminated in the sack of Delhi and the massive transfer of wealth, including the Peacock Throne and Koh-i-Noor diamond, to Iran.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13915502 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Nader Shah's Indian campaign Context triple: [Afshar (Afsharid-related) lineage, notableCampaignsUnder, Nader Shah's Indian campaign]
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Mughal conquest of Kandahar
The Mughal conquest of Kandahar was a key 17th-century campaign in which the Mughal Empire seized the strategic Afghan city of Kandahar from Safavid Persia, intensifying the broader Mughal–Safavid rivalry.
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Mughal conquest of Sindh
The Mughal conquest of Sindh was the late 16th-century campaign in which the Mughal Empire defeated the local rulers and incorporated the Sindh region into its expanding dominions in South Asia.
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British conquest of Sindh
The British conquest of Sindh was the 19th-century campaign in which the British East India Company defeated local rulers and annexed the Sindh region (in present-day Pakistan) into its Indian territories.
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Mughal conquest of Golconda
The Mughal conquest of Golconda was the 1687 campaign in which Emperor Aurangzeb’s forces besieged and annexed the wealthy Golconda Sultanate, bringing much of the Deccan under direct Mughal control.
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Hotak invasion of Iran
The Hotak invasion of Iran was an early 18th-century Afghan campaign that toppled the Safavid dynasty and briefly established Hotak rule over much of Persia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nader Shah's Indian campaign Target entity description: Nader Shah's Indian campaign was an 18th-century Persian military invasion of the Mughal Empire that culminated in the sack of Delhi and the massive transfer of wealth, including the Peacock Throne and Koh-i-Noor diamond, to Iran.
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A.
Mughal conquest of Kandahar
The Mughal conquest of Kandahar was a key 17th-century campaign in which the Mughal Empire seized the strategic Afghan city of Kandahar from Safavid Persia, intensifying the broader Mughal–Safavid rivalry.
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B.
Mughal conquest of Sindh
The Mughal conquest of Sindh was the late 16th-century campaign in which the Mughal Empire defeated the local rulers and incorporated the Sindh region into its expanding dominions in South Asia.
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C.
British conquest of Sindh
The British conquest of Sindh was the 19th-century campaign in which the British East India Company defeated local rulers and annexed the Sindh region (in present-day Pakistan) into its Indian territories.
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D.
Mughal conquest of Golconda
The Mughal conquest of Golconda was the 1687 campaign in which Emperor Aurangzeb’s forces besieged and annexed the wealthy Golconda Sultanate, bringing much of the Deccan under direct Mughal control.
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E.
Hotak invasion of Iran
The Hotak invasion of Iran was an early 18th-century Afghan campaign that toppled the Safavid dynasty and briefly established Hotak rule over much of Persia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Muhammad Shah
this entity surface form:
Invasion of India by Nader Shah
this entity surface form:
Nader Shah’s Indian campaign
this entity surface form:
Nader Shah's invasion of India
this entity surface form:
Persian invasion of the Mughal Empire
this entity surface form:
Nader Shah’s Indian campaign
this entity surface form:
Persian withdrawal from northern India