Battle of Multan
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The Battle of Multan was a major early-19th-century conflict in which Sikh forces under Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s commanders, including the famed general Hari Singh Nalwa, captured the strategic city of Multan from its Afghan rulers, consolidating Sikh control in the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Multan canonical | 1 |
| Multan campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4120010 — 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: Battle of Multan Context triple: [Hari Singh Nalwa, battle, Battle of Multan]
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Battle of Peiwar Kotal
The Battle of Peiwar Kotal was a key 1878 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which British-Indian forces under General Frederick Roberts outflanked and defeated Afghan troops to secure a strategic mountain pass.
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B.
Battle of Miani
The Battle of Miani was an 1843 conflict in Sindh, in which British forces under Sir Charles Napier decisively defeated the Talpur Amirs, leading to the annexation of Sindh into British India.
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C.
Battle of Gujrat
The Battle of Gujrat was a decisive 1849 engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces crushed the Sikh army, leading to the annexation of the Punjab into British India.
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D.
Battle of Attock
The Battle of Attock was an 1813 conflict in which the Sikh Empire decisively defeated the Durrani Afghans, securing control of the strategic Attock fort on the Indus River.
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E.
Battle of Karnal
The Battle of Karnal (1739) was a decisive confrontation in northern India where Nader Shah of Persia crushed the Mughal forces, leading to the sack of Delhi and a major decline of the Mughal Empire.
- 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 Multan Target entity description: The Battle of Multan was a major early-19th-century conflict in which Sikh forces under Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s commanders, including the famed general Hari Singh Nalwa, captured the strategic city of Multan from its Afghan rulers, consolidating Sikh control in the region.
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A.
Battle of Peiwar Kotal
The Battle of Peiwar Kotal was a key 1878 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which British-Indian forces under General Frederick Roberts outflanked and defeated Afghan troops to secure a strategic mountain pass.
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B.
Battle of Miani
The Battle of Miani was an 1843 conflict in Sindh, in which British forces under Sir Charles Napier decisively defeated the Talpur Amirs, leading to the annexation of Sindh into British India.
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C.
Battle of Gujrat
The Battle of Gujrat was a decisive 1849 engagement of the Second Anglo-Sikh War in which British forces crushed the Sikh army, leading to the annexation of the Punjab into British India.
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D.
Battle of Attock
The Battle of Attock was an 1813 conflict in which the Sikh Empire decisively defeated the Durrani Afghans, securing control of the strategic Attock fort on the Indus River.
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E.
Battle of Karnal
The Battle of Karnal (1739) was a decisive confrontation in northern India where Nader Shah of Persia crushed the Mughal forces, leading to the sack of Delhi and a major decline of the Mughal Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hari Singh Nalwa’s campaigns
ⓘ
Sikh military expansion ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Afghan rulers of Multan
ⓘ
Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| capturedCity | Multan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Afghan garrison of Multan
ⓘ
Khalsa Army ⓘ
surface form:
Sikh forces
|
| commander |
Hari Singh Nalwa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maharaja Ranjit Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ Muzaffar Khan ⓘ |
| conflictType | siege ⓘ |
| effect |
strengthening of Sikh political influence in the region
ⓘ
weakening of Afghan power in Punjab ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Durrani
ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan rulers of Multan
Hari Singh Nalwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Maharaja Ranjit Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ Muzaffar Khan ⓘ Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Durrani-influenced territories ⓘ |
| location |
Multan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjab ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab region
present-day Pakistan ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Hari Singh Nalwa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maharaja Ranjit Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingForce | Afghan defenders of Multan ⓘ |
| outcome | integration of Multan into the Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Afghan–Sikh conflicts
ⓘ
surface form:
Sikh–Afghan conflicts
expansion of the Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| predecessorEvent | earlier Sikh–Afghan clashes in Punjab ⓘ |
| result |
Sikh victory
ⓘ
capture of Multan by the Sikh Empire ⓘ end of Afghan rule in Multan ⓘ |
| significance |
key step in Sikh consolidation of Punjab
ⓘ
shift of regional power from Afghan to Sikh control ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
consolidation of Sikh control in southern Punjab
ⓘ
control of Multan as a key commercial center ⓘ |
| successorEvent | further Sikh campaigns in northwestern India ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Multan Description of subject: The Battle of Multan was a major early-19th-century conflict in which Sikh forces under Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s commanders, including the famed general Hari Singh Nalwa, captured the strategic city of Multan from its Afghan rulers, consolidating Sikh control in the region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Multan campaign