Anglo-Nepalese War
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Nepalese War canonical | 17 |
| Anglo-Gorkha War | 1 |
| Anglo-Nepalese conflicts | 1 |
| Gurkha War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T278338 — 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-Nepalese War Context triple: [Gurkha units, formedAfter, Anglo-Nepalese War]
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A.
Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey was a pivotal 1757 engagement in Bengal in which the British East India Company defeated the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, marking the beginning of British colonial dominance in India.
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B.
Battle of Buxar
The Battle of Buxar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, cementing British political and military dominance in Bengal and paving the way for colonial rule over much of the subcontinent.
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C.
Siege of Lucknow
The Siege of Lucknow was a prolonged and pivotal defense of the British Residency at Lucknow by British and loyalist forces against rebel sepoys and local insurgents during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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D.
Siege of Cawnpore
The Siege of Cawnpore was a brutal and pivotal episode of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, marked by a prolonged rebel siege of British forces and the subsequent massacre of British soldiers and civilians.
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E.
Siege of Calcutta
The Siege of Calcutta was a 1756 military confrontation in which the Nawab of Bengal’s forces captured the British-held city of Calcutta, setting the stage for subsequent British military campaigns in India.
- 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-Nepalese War Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey was a pivotal 1757 engagement in Bengal in which the British East India Company defeated the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, marking the beginning of British colonial dominance in India.
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B.
Battle of Buxar
The Battle of Buxar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, cementing British political and military dominance in Bengal and paving the way for colonial rule over much of the subcontinent.
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C.
Siege of Lucknow
The Siege of Lucknow was a prolonged and pivotal defense of the British Residency at Lucknow by British and loyalist forces against rebel sepoys and local insurgents during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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D.
Siege of Cawnpore
The Siege of Cawnpore was a brutal and pivotal episode of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, marked by a prolonged rebel siege of British forces and the subsequent massacre of British soldiers and civilians.
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E.
Siege of Calcutta
The Siege of Calcutta was a 1756 military confrontation in which the Nawab of Bengal’s forces captured the British-held city of Calcutta, setting the stage for subsequent British military campaigns in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anglo-Nepalese War
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Gorkha War
Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ
surface form:
Gurkha War
|
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Gorkha Kingdom ⓘ Nepal ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Nepal
|
| cause |
border disputes between Nepal and British India
ⓘ
territorial expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
British East India Company forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British East India Company forces including Indian sepoys
Nepalese forces including Gurkha soldiers ⓘ |
| commander |
Bhimsen Thapa
ⓘ
Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings ⓘ General David Ochterlony ⓘ |
| consequence |
establishment of fixed boundary between Nepal and British India
ⓘ
formal recognition of Nepal as an independent kingdom by the British ⓘ reduction of Nepalese territory ⓘ start of Gurkha regiments in the British Army ⓘ |
| endCondition | ratification of the Treaty of Sugauli in 1816 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1816 ⓘ |
| followedBy | formalized Gurkha recruitment into British forces ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | Gurkha soldiers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| impact |
long-term military alliance between Britain and Nepal
ⓘ
reshaping of regional borders in the Himalayan region ⓘ |
| legalBasisOf | British control over Kumaon and Garhwal ⓘ |
| location |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Nepal ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Nepal
northern frontiers of British India ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Jaithak
ⓘ
Battle of Makwanpur ⓘ Battle of Malaun ⓘ Battle of Nalapani ⓘ Battle of Nalapani ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Nalapani
|
| partOf |
history of British India
ⓘ
history of Nepal ⓘ |
| precededBy | Gorkha expansion in the Himalayas ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
Gurkha units ⓘ
surface form:
Gurkha regiments
expansion of British India ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
Treaty of Sugauli ⓘ beginning of Gurkha recruitment into British service ⓘ territorial cession by Nepal ⓘ |
| startDate | 1814 ⓘ |
| territorialChange |
cession of Garhwal to the British East India Company
ⓘ
cession of Kumaon to the British East India Company ⓘ cession of parts of the Terai to the British East India Company ⓘ |
| treaty | Treaty of Sugauli ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Anglo-Nepalese War Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gurkha War
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Gorkha War
subject surface form:
David Ochterlony
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Nepalese conflicts