Battle of Nezib (1839)
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The Battle of Nezib (1839) was a decisive engagement in which Egyptian forces under Ibrahim Pasha crushed the Ottoman army, hastening the decline of direct Ottoman control in the region and triggering a major international crisis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Nezib | 1 |
| Battle of Nezib (1839) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1275551 — 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 Nezib (1839) Context triple: [Army of Muhammad Ali, significantEvent, Battle of Nezib (1839)]
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A.
Battle of Konya (1832)
The Battle of Konya (1832) was a decisive engagement in the Ottoman–Egyptian War in which Ibrahim Pasha’s Egyptian forces defeated the Ottoman army, securing Egyptian dominance over much of the Ottoman Empire’s Syrian and Anatolian territories.
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B.
Battle of Shaiba (1915)
The Battle of Shaiba (1915) was a World War I engagement in Mesopotamia where British and Indian forces successfully defended Basra against an Ottoman attempt to retake the region.
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C.
Battle of Deir ez-Zor
The Battle of Deir ez-Zor was a World War II engagement in 1941 in eastern Syria, where Allied forces fought Vichy French troops as part of the campaign to secure the Levant.
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D.
Battle of Sinop
The Battle of Sinop was a decisive 1853 naval engagement in which the Russian fleet annihilated an Ottoman squadron in Sinop harbor, helping trigger wider European intervention in the Crimean War.
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E.
Battle of Omdurman
The Battle of Omdurman was an 1898 clash in Sudan in which British-Egyptian forces decisively defeated Mahdist armies, securing Anglo-Egyptian control over Sudan and showcasing the lethal impact of modern weaponry in colonial warfare.
- 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 Nezib (1839) Target entity description: The Battle of Nezib (1839) was a decisive engagement in which Egyptian forces under Ibrahim Pasha crushed the Ottoman army, hastening the decline of direct Ottoman control in the region and triggering a major international crisis.
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A.
Battle of Konya (1832)
The Battle of Konya (1832) was a decisive engagement in the Ottoman–Egyptian War in which Ibrahim Pasha’s Egyptian forces defeated the Ottoman army, securing Egyptian dominance over much of the Ottoman Empire’s Syrian and Anatolian territories.
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B.
Battle of Shaiba (1915)
The Battle of Shaiba (1915) was a World War I engagement in Mesopotamia where British and Indian forces successfully defended Basra against an Ottoman attempt to retake the region.
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C.
Battle of Deir ez-Zor
The Battle of Deir ez-Zor was a World War II engagement in 1941 in eastern Syria, where Allied forces fought Vichy French troops as part of the campaign to secure the Levant.
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D.
Battle of Sinop
The Battle of Sinop was a decisive 1853 naval engagement in which the Russian fleet annihilated an Ottoman squadron in Sinop harbor, helping trigger wider European intervention in the Crimean War.
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E.
Battle of Omdurman
The Battle of Omdurman was an 1898 clash in Sudan in which British-Egyptian forces decisively defeated Mahdist armies, securing Anglo-Egyptian control over Sudan and showcasing the lethal impact of modern weaponry in colonial warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Nizip ⓘ |
| artilleryAdvantage |
Egyptian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian army
|
| belligerent |
Egypt Eyalet
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| belligerentCommander |
Hafiz Mehmed Pasha
ⓘ
Ibrahim Pasha ⓘ |
| cause |
Egyptian–Ottoman rivalry over control of Syria
ⓘ
Muhammad Ali Pasha’s expansionist policy ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
Hamidian Era
ⓘ
surface form:
late Ottoman Empire period
|
| combatantStrengthEgyptian | approximately 30,000–40,000 troops ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthOttoman | approximately 40,000–45,000 troops ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Ibrahim Pasha ⓘ |
| commanderFor |
Ibrahim Pasha
ⓘ
surface form:
Ibrahim Pasha, Egyptian army
|
| conflictBetween |
Egyptian forces of Muhammad Ali Pasha
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1839-06-24 ⓘ |
| effect |
Ottoman loss of control over much of Syria
ⓘ
accelerated decline of direct Ottoman control in the region ⓘ collapse of the Ottoman field army in Syria ⓘ contributed to the Convention of London (1840) ⓘ major international crisis among European powers ⓘ prompted European diplomatic intervention ⓘ |
| followedBy | European naval intervention against Egypt ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
exposed weakness of the late Ottoman military system
ⓘ
marked the peak of Muhammad Ali’s military power ⓘ |
| involvedEntity |
Muhammad Ali Pasha
ⓘ
Mahmud II ⓘ
surface form:
Sultan Mahmud II
|
| location |
near Nezib
ⓘ
near Nizip ⓘ on the Euphrates River ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841)
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Eastern theater of the Second Egyptian–Ottoman War
|
| notableFeature |
Ottoman army routed with heavy losses
ⓘ
Ottoman desertions during the battle ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Hafiz Mehmed Pasha ⓘ |
| partOf |
Egyptian–Ottoman War (1839–1841)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Egyptian–Ottoman War
|
| precededBy | Egyptian occupation of Syria ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | southeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| region | Ottoman Syria ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Bombardment of Acre (1840)
ⓘ
Treaty of London (1840) ⓘ
surface form:
Convention of London (1840)
|
| result | decisive Egyptian victory ⓘ |
| supportedBy | European military advisers to Egypt ⓘ |
| year | 1839 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Battle of Nezib (1839) Description of subject: The Battle of Nezib (1839) was a decisive engagement in which Egyptian forces under Ibrahim Pasha crushed the Ottoman army, hastening the decline of direct Ottoman control in the region and triggering a major international crisis.
Referenced by (2)
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Battle of Nezib