Battle of Plassey
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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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Plassey canonical | 39 |
| Plassey | 4 |
| Battle of Palashi | 2 |
| Battle of Plassey (1757) | 1 |
| British conquest of India | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Plassey Context triple: [Seven Years' War, majorBattle, Battle of Plassey]
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A.
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major, widespread uprising against British rule in India that marked a turning point in the subcontinent’s colonial history and is often regarded as the first war of Indian independence.
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B.
Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.
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C.
Battle of Singapore
The Battle of Singapore was a major World War II campaign in early 1942 in which Japanese forces captured the British stronghold of Singapore, leading to one of the largest surrenders in British military history.
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D.
Battle of Hel
The Battle of Hel was a World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended the Hel Peninsula against German attacks during the 1939 campaign in Poland.
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E.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the opening military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, marking the start of armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies in April 1775.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Plassey Target entity description: 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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A.
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major, widespread uprising against British rule in India that marked a turning point in the subcontinent’s colonial history and is often regarded as the first war of Indian independence.
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B.
Siege of Boston
The Siege of Boston was an early and pivotal American Revolutionary War campaign in 1775–1776 in which colonial forces surrounded and ultimately forced the British army to evacuate the city.
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C.
Battle of Singapore
The Battle of Singapore was a major World War II campaign in early 1942 in which Japanese forces captured the British stronghold of Singapore, leading to one of the largest surrenders in British military history.
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D.
Battle of Hel
The Battle of Hel was a World War II engagement in which Polish forces defended the Hel Peninsula against German attacks during the 1939 campaign in Poland.
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E.
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the opening military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, marking the start of armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies in April 1775.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Plassey
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Palashi
|
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
French East India Company ⓘ French forces in India ⓘ Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
surface form:
Nawab of Bengal
|
| category |
Battles involving the British East India Company
ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
surface form:
Battles of the Seven Years' War
Military history of Bengal ⓘ |
| commander |
Mir Jafar
ⓘ
Robert Clive ⓘ Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ |
| conflictType | colonial war battle ⓘ |
| consequence |
beginning of Company rule in Bengal
ⓘ
decline of Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ expansion of British East India Company influence ⓘ installation of Mir Jafar as Nawab of Bengal ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| date | 23 June 1757 ⓘ |
| endDate | 23 June 1757 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Buxar ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Bengali forces
ⓘ
European troops ⓘ Indian sepoys ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| involved |
defection of key Bengali commanders
ⓘ
treachery by Mir Jafar ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
West Bengal, India
|
| namedAfter | village of Palashi ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive British victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Plassey
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
British conquest of India
Seven Years' War ⓘ |
| place |
Bengal
ⓘ
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
Palashi ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Calcutta ⓘ |
| region |
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges delta
|
| relatedTo |
British India
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surface form:
British Raj
Company rule in India ⓘ Mughal decline in Bengal ⓘ |
| result | British East India Company victory ⓘ |
| significance |
led to British political control over Bengal
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marked the beginning of British colonial dominance in India ⓘ pivotal event in the establishment of British rule in India ⓘ |
| startDate | 23 June 1757 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | French artillery ⓘ |
| year | 1757 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Plassey Description of subject: 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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