Battle of Gujrat
E226459
The Battle of Gujrat was a decisive 1849 engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces crushed the Sikh army, leading to the annexation of the Punjab into British India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Gujrat canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Gujrat (1849) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1983386 — 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 Gujrat Context triple: [Colin Campbell, battle, Battle of Gujrat]
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A.
Battle of Miani
The Battle of Miani was an 1843 conflict in Sindh, in which British forces under Sir Charles Napier decisively defeated the Talpur Amirs, leading to the annexation of Sindh into British India.
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B.
Battle of Arni
The Battle of Arni was a 1751 engagement in the Second Carnatic War in which Robert Clive’s forces defeated a larger Franco-Indian army, consolidating British influence in southern India.
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C.
Battle of Chillianwala
The Battle of Chillianwala was a major and fiercely contested engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849, fought between the British East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa army in the Punjab region.
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D.
Battle of Jaithak
The Battle of Jaithak was a key 1814–1815 engagement in the Anglo-Nepalese War, where Gorkha forces defended a strategic hill fort against British East India Company troops in the Himalayan foothills.
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E.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
- 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 Gujrat Target entity description: The Battle of Gujrat was a decisive 1849 engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces crushed the Sikh army, leading to the annexation of the Punjab into British India.
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A.
Battle of Miani
The Battle of Miani was an 1843 conflict in Sindh, in which British forces under Sir Charles Napier decisively defeated the Talpur Amirs, leading to the annexation of Sindh into British India.
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B.
Battle of Arni
The Battle of Arni was a 1751 engagement in the Second Carnatic War in which Robert Clive’s forces defeated a larger Franco-Indian army, consolidating British influence in southern India.
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C.
Battle of Chillianwala
The Battle of Chillianwala was a major and fiercely contested engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849, fought between the British East India Company and the Sikh Khalsa army in the Punjab region.
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D.
Battle of Jaithak
The Battle of Jaithak was a key 1814–1815 engagement in the Anglo-Nepalese War, where Gorkha forces defended a strategic hill fort against British East India Company troops in the Himalayan foothills.
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E.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Gujarat ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| cause | continuation of hostilities after the Battle of Chillianwala ⓘ |
| combatant |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| commander |
Lord Dalhousie
ⓘ
Sher Singh ⓘ
surface form:
Sher Singh Attariwalla
Sir Hugh Gough ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ |
| consequence |
annexation of Punjab to British India
ⓘ
disbandment of the Sikh Khalsa Army ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| date | 21 February 1849 ⓘ |
| era | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| followedBy | surrender of Sikh forces at Rawalpindi ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| involved |
British Indian Army
ⓘ
artillery-intensive engagement ⓘ |
| location |
British India
ⓘ
Gujrat ⓘ Punjab ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive use of British artillery against Sikh positions
ⓘ
final major battle of the Second Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ |
| opponent | Khalsa Army ⓘ |
| outcome | British control consolidated over Punjab ⓘ |
| partOf |
Second Anglo-Sikh War
ⓘ
surface form:
British conquest of the Punjab
Second Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Chillianwala ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| result |
annexation of the Punjab by the British
ⓘ
decisive British victory ⓘ defeat of the Sikh army ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War
ⓘ
led to the end of the Sikh Empire as an independent state ⓘ |
| theatre |
Punjab
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab region
|
| year | 1849 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Gujrat Description of subject: The Battle of Gujrat was a decisive 1849 engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces crushed the Sikh army, leading to the annexation of the Punjab into British India.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough
this entity surface form:
Battle of Gujrat (1849)