Arakan campaign
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The Arakan campaign was a series of World War II military operations in the coastal Arakan region of Burma, primarily involving British and Allied forces against the Japanese.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arakan Campaign | 2 |
| Arakan Campaigns | 1 |
| Arakan campaign canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18060616 — 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: Arakan campaign Context triple: [Eastern Army, engagement, Arakan campaign]
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A.
First Arakan Campaign
The First Arakan Campaign was a World War II Allied offensive in Burma’s coastal Arakan region, aimed at recapturing territory from Japanese forces but ultimately marked by logistical difficulties and limited success.
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B.
Burmese invasion of Arakan
The Burmese invasion of Arakan was an early 19th-century military campaign in which the Burmese Konbaung dynasty conquered the coastal kingdom of Arakan, expanding its control toward the Bay of Bengal.
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C.
Siege of Myitkyina
The Siege of Myitkyina was a key World War II battle in northern Burma in 1944, where Allied forces captured the strategically vital Japanese-held town and airfield, helping secure the supply route to China.
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D.
Second Arakan Offensive
The Second Arakan Offensive was a major Allied campaign in 1944 during the Burma Campaign of World War II, aimed at recapturing the Arakan region from Japanese forces and improving the strategic position in Southeast Asia.
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E.
Third Arakan Offensive
The Third Arakan Offensive was a major 1944–1945 Allied campaign in the Arakan region of Burma during World War II, aimed at dislodging Japanese forces and securing coastal approaches for further advances into Southeast Asia.
- 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: Arakan campaign Target entity description: The Arakan campaign was a series of World War II military operations in the coastal Arakan region of Burma, primarily involving British and Allied forces against the Japanese.
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A.
First Arakan Campaign
The First Arakan Campaign was a World War II Allied offensive in Burma’s coastal Arakan region, aimed at recapturing territory from Japanese forces but ultimately marked by logistical difficulties and limited success.
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B.
Burmese invasion of Arakan
The Burmese invasion of Arakan was an early 19th-century military campaign in which the Burmese Konbaung dynasty conquered the coastal kingdom of Arakan, expanding its control toward the Bay of Bengal.
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C.
Siege of Myitkyina
The Siege of Myitkyina was a key World War II battle in northern Burma in 1944, where Allied forces captured the strategically vital Japanese-held town and airfield, helping secure the supply route to China.
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D.
Second Arakan Offensive
The Second Arakan Offensive was a major Allied campaign in 1944 during the Burma Campaign of World War II, aimed at recapturing the Arakan region from Japanese forces and improving the strategic position in Southeast Asia.
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E.
Third Arakan Offensive
The Third Arakan Offensive was a major 1944–1945 Allied campaign in the Arakan region of Burma during World War II, aimed at dislodging Japanese forces and securing coastal approaches for further advances into Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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