Third Anglo-Burmese War
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The Third Anglo-Burmese War was an 1885 conflict in which the British Empire defeated and annexed the Kingdom of Burma, leading to its incorporation into British India and the end of Burmese monarchy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Third Anglo-Burmese War canonical | 17 |
| British annexation of Upper Burma | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Third Anglo-Burmese War Context triple: [Burma (until 1937), resultOf, Third Anglo-Burmese War]
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Burma campaign
The Burma campaign was a major World War II land campaign in Southeast Asia in which Allied and Japanese forces fought for control of Burma’s vital territory and supply routes.
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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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C.
Laotian Civil War
The Laotian Civil War was a Cold War-era conflict in Laos involving royalist, communist, and ethnic Hmong forces, heavily influenced and covertly supported by the United States and North Vietnam as part of the broader Indochina wars.
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D.
Borneo Confrontation
The Borneo Confrontation was a mid-1960s undeclared conflict between Indonesia and the newly formed Malaysia, involving British Commonwealth forces in counter-insurgency and border security operations on the island of Borneo.
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E.
Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency was a post–World War II guerrilla conflict (1948–1960) in British Malaya between Commonwealth forces and communist insurgents, often cited as a key example of counterinsurgency warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Third Anglo-Burmese War Target entity description: The Third Anglo-Burmese War was an 1885 conflict in which the British Empire defeated and annexed the Kingdom of Burma, leading to its incorporation into British India and the end of Burmese monarchy.
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A.
Burma campaign
The Burma campaign was a major World War II land campaign in Southeast Asia in which Allied and Japanese forces fought for control of Burma’s vital territory and supply routes.
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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.
Laotian Civil War
The Laotian Civil War was a Cold War-era conflict in Laos involving royalist, communist, and ethnic Hmong forces, heavily influenced and covertly supported by the United States and North Vietnam as part of the broader Indochina wars.
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D.
Borneo Confrontation
The Borneo Confrontation was a mid-1960s undeclared conflict between Indonesia and the newly formed Malaysia, involving British Commonwealth forces in counter-insurgency and border security operations on the island of Borneo.
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E.
Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency was a post–World War II guerrilla conflict (1948–1960) in British Malaya between Commonwealth forces and communist insurgents, often cited as a key example of counterinsurgency warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial war
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military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of Burma ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| cause |
British concerns over French influence in Burma
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British desire to secure commercial and strategic interests in Burma ⓘ dispute over a fine imposed on the Bombay-Burma Trading Corporation ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
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surface form:
Frederick Charles Roberts
General Sir Harry Prendergast ⓘ King Thibaw Min ⓘ Queen Supayalat ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
British Indian Army
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surface form:
British India Army
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| conflictEndYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| conflictStartYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| consequence |
Burma administered as a province of British India
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integration of Burmese economy into the British colonial system ⓘ rise of Burmese nationalist movements ⓘ |
| countryToday | Myanmar ⓘ |
| endDate | 1885-11-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy | pacification campaigns in Upper Burma ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | age of New Imperialism ⓘ |
| location |
Myanmar
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surface form:
Burma
Irrawaddy River ⓘ Mandalay ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
British advance up the Irrawaddy River
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capture of Mandalay ⓘ exile of King Thibaw Min to India ⓘ surrender of King Thibaw Min ⓘ |
| opponent | Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Burmese Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Anglo-Burmese War ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
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annexation of Burma by the British Empire ⓘ deposition of King Thibaw Min ⓘ end of Burmese monarchy ⓘ establishment of British rule in Burma ⓘ incorporation of Burma into British India ⓘ |
| significantFor |
completion of British conquest of Burma
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end of the Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ expansion of British India to the east ⓘ |
| startDate | 1885-11-07 ⓘ |
| theatre | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| yearOfMonarchyAbolition | 1885 ⓘ |
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Subject: Third Anglo-Burmese War Description of subject: The Third Anglo-Burmese War was an 1885 conflict in which the British Empire defeated and annexed the Kingdom of Burma, leading to its incorporation into British India and the end of Burmese monarchy.
Referenced by (18)
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