Afghan mission of 1915
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The Afghan mission of 1915 was a World War I-era German-backed expedition aimed at persuading Afghanistan to join the Central Powers and incite anti-British uprisings in British India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Afghan mission of 1915 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17950839 — 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: Afghan mission of 1915 Context triple: [Berlin Committee, involvedIn, Afghan mission of 1915]
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Gordon Relief Expedition
The Gordon Relief Expedition was a British military mission in 1884–1885 sent up the Nile to attempt to rescue General Charles Gordon and relieve the besieged city of Khartoum during the Mahdist War in Sudan.
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B.
British Combined Services Expedition
The British Combined Services Expedition was a military-led mountaineering team from the United Kingdom known for pioneering high-altitude ascents in remote regions.
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Keffi Expedition of 1899
The Keffi Expedition of 1899 was a British punitive military campaign in what is now central Nigeria, launched to suppress local resistance and consolidate colonial control in the region.
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British occupation of Kabul
The British occupation of Kabul was a brief 19th-century military control of Afghanistan’s capital by British forces during the First Anglo-Afghan War, which ended disastrously with a retreat marked by heavy losses.
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E.
Third Anglo-Afghan War
The Third Anglo-Afghan War was a brief 1919 conflict between Afghanistan and British India that led to Afghan independence in foreign affairs and the end of British control over Afghan foreign policy.
- 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: Afghan mission of 1915 Target entity description: The Afghan mission of 1915 was a World War I-era German-backed expedition aimed at persuading Afghanistan to join the Central Powers and incite anti-British uprisings in British India.
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A.
Gordon Relief Expedition
The Gordon Relief Expedition was a British military mission in 1884–1885 sent up the Nile to attempt to rescue General Charles Gordon and relieve the besieged city of Khartoum during the Mahdist War in Sudan.
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B.
British Combined Services Expedition
The British Combined Services Expedition was a military-led mountaineering team from the United Kingdom known for pioneering high-altitude ascents in remote regions.
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C.
Keffi Expedition of 1899
The Keffi Expedition of 1899 was a British punitive military campaign in what is now central Nigeria, launched to suppress local resistance and consolidate colonial control in the region.
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D.
British occupation of Kabul
The British occupation of Kabul was a brief 19th-century military control of Afghanistan’s capital by British forces during the First Anglo-Afghan War, which ended disastrously with a retreat marked by heavy losses.
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E.
Third Anglo-Afghan War
The Third Anglo-Afghan War was a brief 1919 conflict between Afghanistan and British India that led to Afghan independence in foreign affairs and the end of British control over Afghan foreign policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.