Battle of Ganges
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The Battle of Ganges, also known as the Battle of Kannauj, was a decisive 1540 conflict in northern India in which the Mughal emperor Humayun was defeated by the Afghan ruler Sher Shah Suri, leading to the temporary displacement of Mughal rule.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Ganges canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19576951 — 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: Battle of Ganges Context triple: [Battle of Kannauj, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Ganges]
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Battle of Ghaghra
The Battle of Ghaghra was a 1529 conflict in which the Mughal emperor Babur defeated Afghan and regional forces in eastern India, consolidating Mughal control after the earlier victories at Panipat and Khanwa.
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Battle of Argaon
The Battle of Argaon was a decisive 1803 engagement in central India in which British forces under Arthur Wellesley defeated the Maratha Confederacy, helping to secure British dominance during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
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Battle of Rajmahal
The Battle of Rajmahal (1576) was a decisive conflict in which the Mughal Empire defeated the Afghan ruler Daud Khan Karrani, leading to Mughal consolidation of power in eastern India.
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D.
Battle of Vandavasi
The Battle of Vandavasi was a decisive 1760 engagement in the Third Carnatic War in India, where British forces defeated the French, effectively ending French colonial ambitions in the region.
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E.
Battle of Rakshasbhuvan
The Battle of Rakshasbhuvan was an 18th-century engagement in the Deccan between the Maratha Empire and the Nizam of Hyderabad that helped consolidate Maratha dominance in the region.
- 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: Battle of Ganges Target entity description: The Battle of Ganges, also known as the Battle of Kannauj, was a decisive 1540 conflict in northern India in which the Mughal emperor Humayun was defeated by the Afghan ruler Sher Shah Suri, leading to the temporary displacement of Mughal rule.
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A.
Battle of Ghaghra
The Battle of Ghaghra was a 1529 conflict in which the Mughal emperor Babur defeated Afghan and regional forces in eastern India, consolidating Mughal control after the earlier victories at Panipat and Khanwa.
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B.
Battle of Argaon
The Battle of Argaon was a decisive 1803 engagement in central India in which British forces under Arthur Wellesley defeated the Maratha Confederacy, helping to secure British dominance during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
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C.
Battle of Rajmahal
The Battle of Rajmahal (1576) was a decisive conflict in which the Mughal Empire defeated the Afghan ruler Daud Khan Karrani, leading to Mughal consolidation of power in eastern India.
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D.
Battle of Vandavasi
The Battle of Vandavasi was a decisive 1760 engagement in the Third Carnatic War in India, where British forces defeated the French, effectively ending French colonial ambitions in the region.
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E.
Battle of Rakshasbhuvan
The Battle of Rakshasbhuvan was an 18th-century engagement in the Deccan between the Maratha Empire and the Nizam of Hyderabad that helped consolidate Maratha dominance in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
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