Mughal imperial forces
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Mughal imperial forces were the military troops of the Mughal Empire in India, comprising imperial armies and allied contingents that defended and expanded the empire under its emperors.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mughal forces | 4 |
| Mughal army | 2 |
| Mughal forces in Punjab | 2 |
| Mughal imperial forces canonical | 2 |
| Mughal authorities | 1 |
| Mughal imperial army | 1 |
| Sikh forces | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1456626 — 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.
Target entity: Mughal imperial forces Context triple: [Battle of Buxar, involvedEntity, Mughal imperial forces]
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British East India Company forces
The British East India Company forces were colonial military units deployed by the Company to expand and maintain its control over territories in the Indian subcontinent during the 17th to 19th centuries.
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B.
Mamluk forces
Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
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Muscovite army
The Muscovite army was the military force of the Grand Duchy (and later Tsardom) of Moscow, which formed the core of the early Russian state before its transformation into the Imperial Russian Army.
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D.
Sikh Empire
The Sikh Empire was a powerful 19th-century kingdom in the northwestern Indian subcontinent, founded by Maharaja Ranjit Singh and known for its military strength, administrative reforms, and religious tolerance.
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E.
Janissaries
The Janissaries were an elite infantry corps of the Ottoman Empire, originally composed of enslaved Christian youths, that became one of the most powerful military and political institutions in the empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mughal imperial forces Target entity description: Mughal imperial forces were the military troops of the Mughal Empire in India, comprising imperial armies and allied contingents that defended and expanded the empire under its emperors.
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A.
British East India Company forces
The British East India Company forces were colonial military units deployed by the Company to expand and maintain its control over territories in the Indian subcontinent during the 17th to 19th centuries.
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B.
Mamluk forces
Mamluk forces were the military units of the Mamluk Sultanate, composed largely of slave-soldier elites who defended and ruled parts of Egypt and the Levant and famously resisted powers such as the Mongols and European crusaders.
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C.
Muscovite army
The Muscovite army was the military force of the Grand Duchy (and later Tsardom) of Moscow, which formed the core of the early Russian state before its transformation into the Imperial Russian Army.
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D.
Sikh Empire
The Sikh Empire was a powerful 19th-century kingdom in the northwestern Indian subcontinent, founded by Maharaja Ranjit Singh and known for its military strength, administrative reforms, and religious tolerance.
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E.
Janissaries
The Janissaries were an elite infantry corps of the Ottoman Empire, originally composed of enslaved Christian youths, that became one of the most powerful military and political institutions in the empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed forces
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Central Asia ⓘ Deccan Plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Deccan
India ⓘ |
| allegiance | Mughal emperor ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| component |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ elephantry ⓘ infantry ⓘ naval forces ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| declinePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ |
| financedBy | land revenue system ⓘ |
| included |
allied contingents
ⓘ
imperial army ⓘ mansabdar contingents ⓘ zamindar levies ⓘ |
| includedReligiousGroups |
Hinduism
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
Muslims ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Ghaghra
ⓘ
Battle of Haldighati ⓘ Battle of Khanwa ⓘ Mughal conquest of Golconda ⓘ
surface form:
Deccan campaigns of Aurangzeb
First Battle of Panipat ⓘ Second Battle of Panipat ⓘ Siege of Chittorgarh ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Chittor
|
| organizedBy | mansabdari system ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal state
|
| primaryReligionOfElite | Islam ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Afghan chiefs
ⓘ
Deccani nobles ⓘ Irani nobles ⓘ Rajput chiefs ⓘ Turani nobles ⓘ local militias ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| role |
defense of the Mughal Empire
ⓘ
territorial expansion of the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ |
| usedAnimal |
war elephants
ⓘ
war horses ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Akbar
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Aurangzeb ⓘ Babur ⓘ Humayun ⓘ Jahangir ⓘ Shah Jahan ⓘ later Mughal emperors ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
cannons
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composite bows ⓘ matchlock muskets ⓘ |
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Subject: Mughal imperial forces Description of subject: Mughal imperial forces were the military troops of the Mughal Empire in India, comprising imperial armies and allied contingents that defended and expanded the empire under its emperors.
Referenced by (13)
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