British conquest of India
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The British conquest of India was the gradual establishment of British colonial rule over the Indian subcontinent from the mid-18th to the mid-19th century, culminating in the dominance of the British Raj.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British conquest of India canonical | 3 |
| British expansion in India | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2805091 — 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: British conquest of India Context triple: [Anglo-Sikh Wars, partOf, British conquest of India]
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A.
British conquest of Bengal
The British conquest of Bengal was the mid-18th-century process by which the British East India Company gained political and economic control over Bengal, laying the foundation for British colonial rule in India.
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B.
Anglo-French rivalry in India
Anglo-French rivalry in India refers to the broader 18th-century colonial and military struggle between Britain and France for political and commercial dominance on the Indian subcontinent.
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C.
Anglo-Sikh Wars
The Anglo-Sikh Wars were a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Sikh Empire and the expanding British East India Company that led to the annexation of Punjab into British India.
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D.
Anglo-Maratha Wars
The Anglo-Maratha Wars were a series of late 18th- and early 19th-century conflicts in India that culminated in the defeat of the Maratha Empire and the establishment of British dominance over most of the subcontinent.
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E.
British India
British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
- 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: British conquest of India Target entity description: The British conquest of India was the gradual establishment of British colonial rule over the Indian subcontinent from the mid-18th to the mid-19th century, culminating in the dominance of the British Raj.
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A.
British conquest of Bengal
The British conquest of Bengal was the mid-18th-century process by which the British East India Company gained political and economic control over Bengal, laying the foundation for British colonial rule in India.
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B.
Anglo-French rivalry in India
Anglo-French rivalry in India refers to the broader 18th-century colonial and military struggle between Britain and France for political and commercial dominance on the Indian subcontinent.
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C.
Anglo-Sikh Wars
The Anglo-Sikh Wars were a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Sikh Empire and the expanding British East India Company that led to the annexation of Punjab into British India.
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D.
Anglo-Maratha Wars
The Anglo-Maratha Wars were a series of late 18th- and early 19th-century conflicts in India that culminated in the defeat of the Maratha Empire and the establishment of British dominance over most of the subcontinent.
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E.
British India
British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial conquest
ⓘ
historical process ⓘ part of British Empire expansion ⓘ |
| culminatesIn |
direct rule by British Crown in India
ⓘ
establishment of British Raj ⓘ |
| followedBy |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| hasCause |
European colonial competition in Asia
ⓘ
commercial interests of British East India Company ⓘ decline of Mughal Empire ⓘ military superiority of British forces ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
decline of many Indian princely states
ⓘ
establishment of British colonial rule over India ⓘ integration of India into British Empire ⓘ political unification of large parts of Indian subcontinent under British rule ⓘ restructuring of Indian economy towards colonial interests ⓘ transfer of power from East India Company to British Crown ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
Battle of Buxar
ⓘ
Battle of Plassey ⓘ Anglo-Sikh Wars ⓘ
surface form:
First Anglo-Sikh War
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ Second Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ Third Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ Treaty of Allahabad ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Allahabad (1765)
annexation of Punjab (1849) ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Oudh
ⓘ
surface form:
Awadh
Bengal ⓘ Carnatic region of India ⓘ
surface form:
Carnatic region
India ⓘ South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Maratha Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha Confederacy
Mysuru ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore
Punjab ⓘ Sindh ⓘ |
| hasMainAgent |
British Crown
ⓘ
British East India Company ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
annexation through doctrine of lapse
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diplomatic alliances ⓘ economic domination ⓘ military conquest ⓘ subsidiary alliances ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Anglo-Maratha Wars
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Anglo-Mysore Wars ⓘ Anglo-Sikh Wars ⓘ Battle of Buxar ⓘ Battle of Plassey ⓘ Carnatic Wars ⓘ annexation of Awadh ⓘ annexation of Sindh ⓘ doctrine of lapse annexations ⓘ subsidiary alliance system ⓘ |
| hasSignificantFigure |
Bahadur Shah II
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Lord Dalhousie ⓘ Lord Wellesley ⓘ Mir Jafar ⓘ Robert Clive ⓘ Tipu Sultan ⓘ Warren Hastings ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| hasTimePoint |
1757
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1764 ⓘ 1765 ⓘ 1799 ⓘ 1818 ⓘ 1843 ⓘ 1849 ⓘ 1857 ⓘ 1858 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Kingdom of Mysore
ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha Confederacy
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
Sikh Empire ⓘ various Indian princely states ⓘ |
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Subject: British conquest of India Description of subject: The British conquest of India was the gradual establishment of British colonial rule over the Indian subcontinent from the mid-18th to the mid-19th century, culminating in the dominance of the British Raj.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
British expansion in India