Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
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The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798–1799) was the final conflict between the Kingdom of Mysore under Tipu Sultan and the British, ending in Tipu’s death, the fall of Seringapatam, and the decisive establishment of British dominance in southern India.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fourth Anglo-Mysore War canonical | 29 |
| British conquest of Mysore | 1 |
| Campaign against Tipu Sultan in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War | 1 |
| Partition of Mysore | 1 |
| Partition of Mysore (1799) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T392957 — 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: Fourth Anglo-Mysore War Context triple: [British East India Company, involvedInWar, Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]
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Third Anglo-Mysore War
The Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789–1792) was a major conflict in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore under Tipu Sultan and a British-led coalition that significantly curtailed Mysore’s power and territory.
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Second Anglo-Mysore War
The Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780–1784) was a major conflict in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company, notable for Tipu Sultan’s rise and ending inconclusively with the Treaty of Mangalore.
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First Anglo-Mysore War
The First Anglo-Mysore War (1767–1769) was an early conflict in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore under Hyder Ali and the British East India Company, which ended inconclusively with the Treaty of Madras.
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Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
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E.
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.
- 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: Fourth Anglo-Mysore War Target entity description: The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798–1799) was the final conflict between the Kingdom of Mysore under Tipu Sultan and the British, ending in Tipu’s death, the fall of Seringapatam, and the decisive establishment of British dominance in southern India.
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A.
Third Anglo-Mysore War
The Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789–1792) was a major conflict in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore under Tipu Sultan and a British-led coalition that significantly curtailed Mysore’s power and territory.
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B.
Second Anglo-Mysore War
The Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780–1784) was a major conflict in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company, notable for Tipu Sultan’s rise and ending inconclusively with the Treaty of Mangalore.
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C.
First Anglo-Mysore War
The First Anglo-Mysore War (1767–1769) was an early conflict in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore under Hyder Ali and the British East India Company, which ended inconclusively with the Treaty of Madras.
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D.
Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Mysore War
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war ⓘ |
| aftereffect | consolidation of British control in South India ⓘ |
| aftermath | installation of Wodeyar dynasty under British protection ⓘ |
| belligerentLeader |
General George Harris
ⓘ
Lord Wellesley ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General Richard Wellesley
Tipu Sultan ⓘ |
| cause |
British desire to curb Mysore power
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Tipu Sultan's alliance with France ⓘ breakdown of previous treaties between Mysore and the British ⓘ |
| chronology |
follows Third Anglo-Mysore War
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precedes full British annexation of surrounding regions ⓘ |
| combatant |
British East India Company
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Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ Maratha Empire ⓘ Hyderabad State ⓘ
surface form:
Nizam of Hyderabad
|
| conflictBetween |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ Maratha Empire ⓘ Hyderabad State ⓘ
surface form:
Nizam of Hyderabad
|
| endDate | 1799 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key step in expansion of British Raj in India
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marked the end of Mysore as an independent power ⓘ |
| location |
Mysuru
ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore
South India ⓘ |
| majorBattle |
Battle of Malavelly
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Battle of Seedaseer ⓘ Siege of Seringapatam (1799) ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
death of Tipu Sultan at Seringapatam
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storming of Seringapatam on 4 May 1799 ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
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surface form:
Arthur Wellesley
George Harris ⓘ Lord Wellesley ⓘ
surface form:
Richard Wellesley
Tipu Sultan ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Mysore Wars ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
death of Tipu Sultan ⓘ dismemberment of Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ establishment of British dominance in southern India ⓘ Siege of Seringapatam (1792) ⓘ
surface form:
fall of Seringapatam
|
| startDate | 1798 ⓘ |
| territorialChange |
large parts of Mysore annexed by British East India Company
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reduction of Mysore to princely state under British suzerainty ⓘ territory granted to Maratha Empire ⓘ territory granted to Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ |
| treatyConsequence |
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Partition of Mysore
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Subject: Fourth Anglo-Mysore War Description of subject: The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798–1799) was the final conflict between the Kingdom of Mysore under Tipu Sultan and the British, ending in Tipu’s death, the fall of Seringapatam, and the decisive establishment of British dominance in southern India.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Partition of Mysore
subject surface form:
Siege of Seringapatam (1799)
this entity surface form:
Partition of Mysore (1799)
this entity surface form:
Campaign against Tipu Sultan in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
this entity surface form:
British conquest of Mysore