Battle of El Obeid
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The Battle of El Obeid was a key 1883 Mahdist victory over Egyptian-led forces in Sudan that paved the way for subsequent Mahdist advances, including the siege of Khartoum.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of El Obeid canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Metemma | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1918428 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of El Obeid Context triple: [Siege of Khartoum, precededBy, Battle of El Obeid]
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A.
Battle of Alam el Halfa
The Battle of Alam el Halfa was a key World War II engagement in late August–early September 1942 near El Alamein in Egypt, where British-led forces successfully halted Erwin Rommel’s final major offensive into Egypt.
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B.
Battle of Al Amarah
The Battle of Al Amarah was a significant engagement during the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces clashed with insurgents for control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah.
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C.
Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar
The Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar was a 1299 clash near Homs in which the Mongol Ilkhanate decisively defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, temporarily disrupting Mamluk control in Syria.
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D.
Battle of Merdjayoun
The Battle of Merdjayoun was a World War II engagement in June 1941 in which Allied forces, including Australian troops, fought Vichy French forces for control of the strategic town of Merdjayoun in Lebanon.
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E.
Battle of Sultan Yacoub
The Battle of Sultan Yacoub was a major tank engagement during the 1982 Lebanon War between Israeli and Syrian forces, notable for its heavy armor clashes and missing Israeli soldiers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of El Obeid Target entity description: The Battle of El Obeid was a key 1883 Mahdist victory over Egyptian-led forces in Sudan that paved the way for subsequent Mahdist advances, including the siege of Khartoum.
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A.
Battle of Alam el Halfa
The Battle of Alam el Halfa was a key World War II engagement in late August–early September 1942 near El Alamein in Egypt, where British-led forces successfully halted Erwin Rommel’s final major offensive into Egypt.
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B.
Battle of Al Amarah
The Battle of Al Amarah was a significant engagement during the Iraq War in which British-led coalition forces clashed with insurgents for control of the southern Iraqi city of Amarah.
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C.
Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar
The Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar was a 1299 clash near Homs in which the Mongol Ilkhanate decisively defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, temporarily disrupting Mamluk control in Syria.
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D.
Battle of Merdjayoun
The Battle of Merdjayoun was a World War II engagement in June 1941 in which Allied forces, including Australian troops, fought Vichy French forces for control of the strategic town of Merdjayoun in Lebanon.
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E.
Battle of Sultan Yacoub
The Battle of Sultan Yacoub was a major tank engagement during the 1982 Lebanon War between Israeli and Syrian forces, notable for its heavy armor clashes and missing Israeli soldiers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Shaykan ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Khedivate of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Khedivate
Mahdist Sudan ⓘ |
| combatant |
Egyptian-led forces
ⓘ
Mahdist Ansar forces ⓘ
surface form:
Mahdist forces
|
| commander |
Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi
ⓘ
surface form:
Muhammad Ahmad
William Hicks ⓘ |
| conflict | Mahdist War ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial-era conflict ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| date | 1883 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Mahdist advance towards Khartoum
ⓘ
Siege of Khartoum ⓘ |
| location |
El Obeid
ⓘ
North Kordofan State ⓘ
surface form:
Kordofan
Sudan ⓘ |
| opponent |
Khedive
ⓘ
surface form:
Khedive of Egypt
|
| outcome | decisive Mahdist victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Egyptian involvement in Sudan
Mahdist War ⓘ |
| precededBy | early Mahdist uprisings in Sudan ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| result | Mahdist victory ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated Mahdist control over large parts of Sudan
ⓘ
destroyed a major Egyptian-led expeditionary force ⓘ paved the way for the Mahdist siege of Khartoum ⓘ |
| theater | Sudanese theater of the Mahdist War ⓘ |
| year | 1883 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Battle of El Obeid Description of subject: The Battle of El Obeid was a key 1883 Mahdist victory over Egyptian-led forces in Sudan that paved the way for subsequent Mahdist advances, including the siege of Khartoum.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Metemma