Mughal–Persian War (1738–1739)
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The Mughal–Persian War (1738–1739) was a brief but devastating invasion of the Mughal Empire by the Persian ruler Nader Shah, culminating in the plunder of northern India and a major decline in Mughal power.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mughal–Persian War (1738–1739) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15601369 — 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)
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Target entity: Mughal–Persian War (1738–1739) Context triple: [Sack of Delhi (1739), conflict, Mughal–Persian War (1738–1739)]
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A.
Mughal–Safavid Wars
The Mughal–Safavid Wars were a series of early modern conflicts between the Mughal Empire of India and the Safavid Empire of Persia, primarily over control of strategic regions such as Kandahar.
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B.
Ottoman–Persian War (1730–1735)
The Ottoman–Persian War (1730–1735) was a major 18th-century conflict between the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Iran, marked by Nader Shah’s campaigns that restored Persian control over lost territories in the Caucasus and western Iran.
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C.
Durrani–Maratha War
The Durrani–Maratha War was an 18th-century conflict between the Afghan Durrani Empire and the Maratha Empire that shaped the balance of power in northern India.
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D.
Hotak–Safavid conflict
The Hotak–Safavid conflict was an early 18th-century struggle in which the Afghan Hotak dynasty rose against and ultimately overthrew Iran’s Safavid Empire, contributing to the latter’s collapse.
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E.
Russo-Persian War (1722–1723)
The Russo-Persian War (1722–1723) was a short conflict in which Peter the Great’s Russia seized territories along the western and southern Caspian Sea from Safavid Persia, expanding Russian influence in the Caucasus and northern Iran.
- 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: Mughal–Persian War (1738–1739) Target entity description: The Mughal–Persian War (1738–1739) was a brief but devastating invasion of the Mughal Empire by the Persian ruler Nader Shah, culminating in the plunder of northern India and a major decline in Mughal power.
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A.
Mughal–Safavid Wars
The Mughal–Safavid Wars were a series of early modern conflicts between the Mughal Empire of India and the Safavid Empire of Persia, primarily over control of strategic regions such as Kandahar.
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B.
Ottoman–Persian War (1730–1735)
The Ottoman–Persian War (1730–1735) was a major 18th-century conflict between the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Iran, marked by Nader Shah’s campaigns that restored Persian control over lost territories in the Caucasus and western Iran.
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C.
Durrani–Maratha War
The Durrani–Maratha War was an 18th-century conflict between the Afghan Durrani Empire and the Maratha Empire that shaped the balance of power in northern India.
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D.
Hotak–Safavid conflict
The Hotak–Safavid conflict was an early 18th-century struggle in which the Afghan Hotak dynasty rose against and ultimately overthrew Iran’s Safavid Empire, contributing to the latter’s collapse.
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E.
Russo-Persian War (1722–1723)
The Russo-Persian War (1722–1723) was a short conflict in which Peter the Great’s Russia seized territories along the western and southern Caspian Sea from Safavid Persia, expanding Russian influence in the Caucasus and northern Iran.
- F. None of above. chosen
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