Battle of Arakere
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The Battle of Arakere was a key 1791 engagement between the British East India Company and Tipu Sultan’s Mysore forces near Seringapatam, influencing the course of the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Arakere canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Arakere Context triple: [Third Anglo-Mysore War, significantBattle, Battle of Arakere]
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A.
Battle of Halani
The Battle of Halani was a decisive 18th-century conflict in Sindh, in present-day Pakistan, that led to the rise of the Talpur dynasty and the end of Kalhora rule in the region.
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B.
Battle of Kirkee
The Battle of Kirkee was a significant 1817 engagement during the Third Anglo-Maratha War in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha army near Pune, consolidating British control in western India.
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C.
Battle of Baksar
The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.
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D.
Battle of Aror
The Battle of Aror was an early 8th-century conflict in Sindh in which the Umayyad general Muhammad bin Qasim defeated the local ruler Raja Dahir, paving the way for Muslim rule in the region.
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E.
Battle of Graspan
The Battle of Graspan was a Second Boer War engagement in November 1899 in which British forces attacked well-entrenched Boer positions near Belmont in the Cape Colony.
- 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 Arakere Target entity description: The Battle of Arakere was a key 1791 engagement between the British East India Company and Tipu Sultan’s Mysore forces near Seringapatam, influencing the course of the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
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A.
Battle of Halani
The Battle of Halani was a decisive 18th-century conflict in Sindh, in present-day Pakistan, that led to the rise of the Talpur dynasty and the end of Kalhora rule in the region.
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B.
Battle of Kirkee
The Battle of Kirkee was a significant 1817 engagement during the Third Anglo-Maratha War in which British East India Company forces defeated the Maratha army near Pune, consolidating British control in western India.
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C.
Battle of Baksar
The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.
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D.
Battle of Aror
The Battle of Aror was an early 8th-century conflict in Sindh in which the Umayyad general Muhammad bin Qasim defeated the local ruler Raja Dahir, paving the way for Muslim rule in the region.
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E.
Battle of Graspan
The Battle of Graspan was a Second Boer War engagement in November 1899 in which British forces attacked well-entrenched Boer positions near Belmont in the Cape Colony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Mysore Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Mysore conflicts
|
| belligerent |
Mysuru
ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore
|
| combatant |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles Cornwallis
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Tipu Sultan ⓘ |
| conflict | Third Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ |
| date | 1791 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued British campaigns against Seringapatam ⓘ |
| foughtNear | Seringapatam ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial expansion in India ⓘ |
| location |
Arakere
ⓘ
near Seringapatam ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Charles Cornwallis
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Tipu Sultan ⓘ |
| outcome | British forces repulsed ⓘ |
| partOf | Third Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier operations of the Third Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| primaryAdversaryOfBritish | Tipu Sultan ⓘ |
| primaryAdversaryOfMysore | British East India Company ⓘ |
| result | Mysorean victory ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
influenced course of the Third Anglo-Mysore War
ⓘ
slowed British advance on Seringapatam ⓘ |
| theatre | Southern India ⓘ |
| year | 1791 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Arakere Description of subject: The Battle of Arakere was a key 1791 engagement between the British East India Company and Tipu Sultan’s Mysore forces near Seringapatam, influencing the course of the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
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