Battle of Rangoon
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The Battle of Rangoon was a key early engagement in 1824 during the First Anglo-Burmese War, in which British forces captured and occupied the strategic port city of Rangoon (now Yangon) in Burma.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Rangoon canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Yangon | 1 |
| Capture of Rangoon (1824) | 1 |
| Rangoon campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3347469 — 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 Rangoon Context triple: [First Anglo-Burmese War, notableBattle, Battle of Rangoon]
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Battle of Lashio
The Battle of Lashio was a World War II clash in Burma in 1942, where Japanese forces captured the key town of Lashio, severing the Burma Road supply line to China.
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B.
Siege of Myitkyina
The Siege of Myitkyina was a key World War II battle in northern Burma in 1944, where Allied forces captured the strategically vital Japanese-held town and airfield, helping secure the supply route to China.
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C.
Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay
The Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay was a major World War II engagement in 1945 in central Burma, where Allied forces decisively defeated the Japanese, leading to the recapture of Burma.
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D.
Battle of Yenangyaung
The Battle of Yenangyaung was a major World War II engagement in Burma in April 1942, where Allied forces, including British and Chinese troops, fought the Japanese in a critical struggle over the region’s vital oilfields.
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E.
Battle of Toungoo
The Battle of Toungoo was a major World War II clash in Burma in early 1942, where Chinese forces mounted a key defense against the advancing Japanese Army during the Burma Campaign.
- 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 Rangoon Target entity description: The Battle of Rangoon was a key early engagement in 1824 during the First Anglo-Burmese War, in which British forces captured and occupied the strategic port city of Rangoon (now Yangon) in Burma.
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A.
Battle of Lashio
The Battle of Lashio was a World War II clash in Burma in 1942, where Japanese forces captured the key town of Lashio, severing the Burma Road supply line to China.
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B.
Siege of Myitkyina
The Siege of Myitkyina was a key World War II battle in northern Burma in 1944, where Allied forces captured the strategically vital Japanese-held town and airfield, helping secure the supply route to China.
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C.
Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay
The Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay was a major World War II engagement in 1945 in central Burma, where Allied forces decisively defeated the Japanese, leading to the recapture of Burma.
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D.
Battle of Yenangyaung
The Battle of Yenangyaung was a major World War II engagement in Burma in April 1942, where Allied forces, including British and Chinese troops, fought the Japanese in a critical struggle over the region’s vital oilfields.
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E.
Battle of Toungoo
The Battle of Toungoo was a major World War II clash in Burma in early 1942, where Chinese forces mounted a key defense against the advancing Japanese Army during the Burma Campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Rangoon
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surface form:
Capture of Rangoon (1824)
|
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of Burma ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| campaign |
Second Anglo-Burmese War
ⓘ
surface form:
British invasion of Lower Burma
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| conflict | First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war battle ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Burma ⓘ |
| date | 1824 ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
ⓘ
British colonial expansion in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
British inland campaigns in Burma
|
| location |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Yangon ⓘ
surface form:
Rangoon
Yangon ⓘ |
| notableFeature | early major engagement of the First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ |
| outcome |
British forces seized the city
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British colonial administration in Burma ⓘ
surface form:
Rangoon became a British base of operations in Burma
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| partOf | First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ |
| portStatus |
Port of Yangon
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surface form:
Rangoon was a key Burmese port city at the time
|
| precededBy | British declaration of war on Burma in 1824 ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Yangon
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surface form:
Yangon, Myanmar
|
| result |
British capture of Rangoon
ⓘ
British occupation of Rangoon ⓘ |
| startDate | 1824 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
capture of major port city
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control of access to Burma via sea ⓘ |
| theatre | First Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Rangoon Description of subject: The Battle of Rangoon was a key early engagement in 1824 during the First Anglo-Burmese War, in which British forces captured and occupied the strategic port city of Rangoon (now Yangon) in Burma.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rangoon campaign
this entity surface form:
Battle of Yangon
this entity surface form:
Capture of Rangoon (1824)