Anglo-Sikh Wars
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The Anglo-Sikh Wars were a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Sikh Empire and the expanding British East India Company that led to the annexation of Punjab into British India.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Sikh Wars canonical | 13 |
| First Anglo-Sikh War | 10 |
| Anglo-Sikh relations | 3 |
| Anglo-Sikh conflicts | 1 |
| Second Anglo-Sikh War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T392959 — 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.
Target entity: Anglo-Sikh Wars Context triple: [British East India Company, involvedInWar, Anglo-Sikh Wars]
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Anglo-Maratha Wars
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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Anglo-Nepalese War
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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Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Second Anglo-Afghan War was a late 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and Afghanistan that reshaped Afghan sovereignty and British influence in the region.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Anglo-Sikh Wars Target entity description: The Anglo-Sikh Wars were a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Sikh Empire and the expanding British East India Company that led to the annexation of Punjab into British India.
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A.
Anglo-Maratha Wars
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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B.
Anglo-Nepalese War
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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C.
Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Second Anglo-Afghan War was a late 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and Afghanistan that reshaped Afghan sovereignty and British influence in the region.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century conflict
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| cause |
expansionist policy of British East India Company
ⓘ
power vacuum after death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh ⓘ |
| colonialPower | British East India Company ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Sikh Empire
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| endTime | 1849 ⓘ |
| followedBy | full incorporation of Punjab into British India ⓘ |
| genre | military history topic ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Anglo-Sikh Wars
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
First Anglo-Sikh War
Second Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British Raj precursor period ⓘ |
| impact |
consolidation of British rule in North India
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end of independent Sikh rule in Punjab ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
English
ⓘ
Punjabi language ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabi
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| location |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Punjab ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab region
|
| militaryTheater | land warfare ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Lal Singh
ⓘ
Sher Singh ⓘ
surface form:
Sher Singh Attariwalla
Sir Henry Hardinge ⓘ Sir Hugh Gough ⓘ Tej Singh ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Indian Army
ⓘ
Sikh Confederacy ⓘ
surface form:
Sikh Khalsa Army
|
| partOf | British conquest of India ⓘ |
| precededBy | expansion of Sikh Empire under Ranjit Singh ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
North India
Punjab ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British India
ⓘ
Sikh Empire ⓘ history of Punjab ⓘ |
| result |
annexation of Punjab by the British
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dissolution of the Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Treaty of Lahore (1846)
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surface form:
Treaty of Bhyrowal (1846)
Treaty of Lahore (1846) ⓘ Treaty of Lahore (1846) ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Lahore (1849)
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| startTime | 1845 ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
South Asian history
ⓘ
colonial history of India ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Anglo-Sikh Wars Description of subject: The Anglo-Sikh Wars were a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Sikh Empire and the expanding British East India Company that led to the annexation of Punjab into British India.
Referenced by (28)
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