Anglo-Maratha Wars
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The Anglo-Maratha Wars were a series of late 18th- and early 19th-century conflicts in India that culminated in the defeat of the Maratha Empire and the establishment of British dominance over most of the subcontinent.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Maratha Wars canonical | 22 |
| Anglo-Maratha conflicts | 2 |
| Maratha Wars | 2 |
| Anglo-Maratha conflict | 1 |
| Anglo-Maratha diplomacy | 1 |
| Anglo-Maratha relations | 1 |
| British conquest of the Maratha Empire | 1 |
| Maratha–British diplomacy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T392958 — 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-Maratha Wars Context triple: [British East India Company, involvedInWar, Anglo-Maratha Wars]
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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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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.
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
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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D.
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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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: Anglo-Maratha Wars Target entity description: The Anglo-Maratha Wars were a series of late 18th- and early 19th-century conflicts in India that culminated in the defeat of the Maratha Empire and the establishment of British dominance over most of the subcontinent.
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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.
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
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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D.
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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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Hyderabad State ⓘ
surface form:
Hyderabad State (as British ally in later phases)
Maratha Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha Confederacy
|
| cause |
British East India Company expansionist policy
ⓘ
Treaty of Bassein (1802) ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Bassein between the British and Peshwa Baji Rao II
succession disputes within the Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
ⓘ
surface form:
Arthur Wellesley
Daulat Rao Scindia ⓘ Lord Lake ⓘ Baji Rao II ⓘ
surface form:
Peshwa Baji Rao II
Yashwantrao Holkar ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Maratha Empire
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effect |
annexation of Peshwa territory by the British
ⓘ
consolidation of British paramountcy in India ⓘ dissolution of the Maratha Confederacy as an independent power ⓘ reduction of Maratha rulers to princely state status ⓘ |
| endTime | 1818 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
First Anglo-Maratha War
ⓘ
Second Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked the end of major indigenous resistance to British expansion in India before 1857 ⓘ |
| location |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| opponent |
Bhonsle of Nagpur
ⓘ
Gaekwad of Baroda ⓘ Malhar Rao Holkar ⓘ
surface form:
Holkar of Indore
Peshwa ⓘ
surface form:
Peshwa of the Maratha Empire
Scindia of Gwalior ⓘ |
| partOf | British conquest of India ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of the Maratha Empire
ⓘ
establishment of British dominance over most of India ⓘ expansion of British East India Company territory ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Assaye
ⓘ
Battle of Kirkee ⓘ Battle of Koregaon ⓘ Battle of Laswari ⓘ Battle of Mahidpur ⓘ Treaty of Bassein (1802) ⓘ Treaty of Poona (1817) ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Pune (1817)
Treaty of Salbai (1782) ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Salbai
surrender of Peshwa Baji Rao II ⓘ |
| startTime | 1775 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anglo-Maratha Wars Description of subject: The Anglo-Maratha Wars were a series of late 18th- and early 19th-century conflicts in India that culminated in the defeat of the Maratha Empire and the establishment of British dominance over most of the subcontinent.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Maratha diplomacy
subject surface form:
Treaty of Salbai
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Maratha relations
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Maratha conflicts
this entity surface form:
British conquest of the Maratha Empire
this entity surface form:
Maratha Wars
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Maratha conflicts
this entity surface form:
Maratha–British diplomacy
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Maratha conflict
this entity surface form:
Maratha Wars