Siege of Madras (1689–1690)
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The Siege of Madras (1689–1690) was a Mughal-led military blockade and assault on the English East India Company’s stronghold at Madras during the broader Anglo-Mughal conflicts in late 17th-century India.
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| Siege of Madras (1689–1690) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18838194 — 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: Siege of Madras (1689–1690) Context triple: [Anglo-Mughal conflicts, hasPart, Siege of Madras (1689–1690)]
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A.
Siege of Pondicherry (1760–1761)
The Siege of Pondicherry (1760–1761) was a decisive British East India Company blockade and capture of the French stronghold of Pondicherry during the Seven Years’ War, effectively ending French military power in India.
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B.
Siege of Madras
The Siege of Madras was a major French East India Company assault on the British-held city of Madras during the early stages of the Seven Years’ War in India, highlighting the intense colonial rivalry between France and Britain in the mid-18th century.
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C.
Siege of Pondicherry (1748)
The Siege of Pondicherry (1748) was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in India, in which British forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the French-held colonial stronghold of Pondicherry.
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D.
Siege of Arcot (1780)
The Siege of Arcot (1780) was a key military engagement during the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which Mysore forces besieged the British-held fortress town of Arcot in southern India.
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E.
Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784)
The Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784) was a protracted and decisive confrontation in which Mysore forces besieged a British-held coastal stronghold on India’s west coast, significantly influencing the outcome and peace terms of the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
- 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: Siege of Madras (1689–1690) Target entity description: The Siege of Madras (1689–1690) was a Mughal-led military blockade and assault on the English East India Company’s stronghold at Madras during the broader Anglo-Mughal conflicts in late 17th-century India.
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A.
Siege of Pondicherry (1760–1761)
The Siege of Pondicherry (1760–1761) was a decisive British East India Company blockade and capture of the French stronghold of Pondicherry during the Seven Years’ War, effectively ending French military power in India.
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B.
Siege of Madras
The Siege of Madras was a major French East India Company assault on the British-held city of Madras during the early stages of the Seven Years’ War in India, highlighting the intense colonial rivalry between France and Britain in the mid-18th century.
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C.
Siege of Pondicherry (1748)
The Siege of Pondicherry (1748) was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession in India, in which British forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the French-held colonial stronghold of Pondicherry.
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D.
Siege of Arcot (1780)
The Siege of Arcot (1780) was a key military engagement during the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which Mysore forces besieged the British-held fortress town of Arcot in southern India.
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E.
Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784)
The Siege of Mangalore (1783–1784) was a protracted and decisive confrontation in which Mysore forces besieged a British-held coastal stronghold on India’s west coast, significantly influencing the outcome and peace terms of the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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