Anglo-Burmese Wars
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The Anglo-Burmese Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts between the British Empire and the Burmese kingdom that ultimately led to the annexation of Burma into British India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Burmese Wars canonical | 3 |
| Burmese–British conflicts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2525871 — 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: Anglo-Burmese Wars Context triple: [Third Anglo-Burmese War, partOf, Anglo-Burmese Wars]
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A.
First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War was a major early 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Burma that led to significant territorial losses for Burma and marked the beginning of British colonial expansion into Southeast Asia.
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B.
Second Anglo-Burmese War
The Second Anglo-Burmese War was an 1852 conflict between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Burma that resulted in the annexation of Lower Burma into British India.
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C.
Third Anglo-Burmese War
The Third Anglo-Burmese War was an 1885 conflict in which the British Empire defeated and annexed the Kingdom of Burma, leading to its incorporation into British India and the end of Burmese monarchy.
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D.
Anglo-Nepalese War
The Anglo-Nepalese War was an early 19th-century conflict between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Nepal that reshaped regional borders and led to the recruitment of Gurkha soldiers into British service.
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E.
Burma campaign
The Burma campaign was a major World War II land campaign in Southeast Asia in which Allied and Japanese forces fought for control of Burma’s vital territory and supply routes.
- 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: Anglo-Burmese Wars Target entity description: The Anglo-Burmese Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts between the British Empire and the Burmese kingdom that ultimately led to the annexation of Burma into British India.
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A.
First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War was a major early 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Burma that led to significant territorial losses for Burma and marked the beginning of British colonial expansion into Southeast Asia.
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B.
Second Anglo-Burmese War
The Second Anglo-Burmese War was an 1852 conflict between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Burma that resulted in the annexation of Lower Burma into British India.
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C.
Third Anglo-Burmese War
The Third Anglo-Burmese War was an 1885 conflict in which the British Empire defeated and annexed the Kingdom of Burma, leading to its incorporation into British India and the end of Burmese monarchy.
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D.
Anglo-Nepalese War
The Anglo-Nepalese War was an early 19th-century conflict between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Nepal that reshaped regional borders and led to the recruitment of Gurkha soldiers into British service.
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E.
Burma campaign
The Burma campaign was a major World War II land campaign in Southeast Asia in which Allied and Japanese forces fought for control of Burma’s vital territory and supply routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colony
ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ series of wars ⓘ war ⓘ war ⓘ war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| concludedConflict | First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
British Empire
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ British Empire ⓘ British Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Burma ⓘ Kingdom of Burma ⓘ Kingdom of Burma ⓘ Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ |
| countryAfterConflict |
Burma (until 1937)
ⓘ
surface form:
British Burma
|
| endTime |
1826
ⓘ
1853 ⓘ 1886 ⓘ 1886 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
First Anglo-Burmese War
ⓘ
Second Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ Third Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Arakan
ⓘ
Assam ⓘ Burma (until 1937) ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
southern Myanmar ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Burma
Manipur ⓘ Tenasserim ⓘ Upper Burma ⓘ |
| opponent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| partOf |
British India
ⓘ
British colonial expansion in Asia ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
British victory ⓘ British victory ⓘ annexation of Burma into British India ⓘ end of Burmese monarchy ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
annexation of Lower Burma by British Empire
ⓘ
annexation of Upper Burma by British Empire ⓘ cession of Arakan to British Empire ⓘ cession of Assam to British Empire ⓘ cession of Manipur to British Empire ⓘ cession of Tenasserim to British Empire ⓘ deposition of King Thibaw Min ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Treaty of Yandabo ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1826 ⓘ |
| startTime |
1824
ⓘ
1824 ⓘ 1852 ⓘ 1885 ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anglo-Burmese Wars Description of subject: The Anglo-Burmese Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts between the British Empire and the Burmese kingdom that ultimately led to the annexation of Burma into British India.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Burmese–British conflicts