Battle of Imphal
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The Battle of Imphal was a pivotal 1944 World War II engagement in northeast India where Allied forces halted and decisively defeated the Japanese advance toward India.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Imphal canonical | 25 |
| Imphal Campaign | 3 |
| Imphal campaign | 1 |
| Imphal offensive | 1 |
| Imphal–Kohima operations | 1 |
| Relief of Imphal | 1 |
| ill-fated Imphal offensive in Burma | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T489342 — 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: Battle of Imphal Context triple: [Burma campaign, hasPart, Battle of Imphal]
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A.
Battle of Malaya
The Battle of Malaya was a World War II campaign in which Japanese forces rapidly advanced down the Malay Peninsula, defeating British Commonwealth troops and paving the way for the fall of Singapore in 1942.
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B.
Battle of Raate Road
The Battle of Raate Road was a major Finnish victory during the Winter War in which Finnish forces encircled and destroyed a large Soviet division in harsh winter conditions along a narrow forest road.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was a key night engagement in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically vital height overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders, effectively sealing victory in the conflict.
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E.
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.
- 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: Battle of Imphal Target entity description: The Battle of Imphal was a pivotal 1944 World War II engagement in northeast India where Allied forces halted and decisively defeated the Japanese advance toward India.
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A.
Battle of Malaya
The Battle of Malaya was a World War II campaign in which Japanese forces rapidly advanced down the Malay Peninsula, defeating British Commonwealth troops and paving the way for the fall of Singapore in 1942.
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B.
Battle of Raate Road
The Battle of Raate Road was a major Finnish victory during the Winter War in which Finnish forces encircled and destroyed a large Soviet division in harsh winter conditions along a narrow forest road.
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C.
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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D.
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was a key night engagement in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically vital height overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders, effectively sealing victory in the conflict.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith | U-Go offensive ⓘ |
| awarded | battle honours to participating Allied units ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ Indian National Army ⓘ Japan ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Japanese casualties
ⓘ
significant Allied casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Geoffrey Scoones
ⓘ
Renya Mutaguchi ⓘ Stopford ⓘ 1st Viscount Slim ⓘ
surface form:
William Slim
|
| commemoratedIn | war memorials in Imphal ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| defensiveRole | defense of India’s eastern frontier ⓘ |
| describedAs | pivotal battle in the Burma campaign ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied advance into Burma ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Battles involving India
ⓘ
Battles involving Japan ⓘ Battles involving the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Fourteenth Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Army (British)
IV Corps (British India) ⓘ
surface form:
IV Corps (British Indian Army)
Indian National Army ⓘ
surface form:
Indian National Army units
Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ |
| location |
Imphal
ⓘ
India ⓘ Manipur ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive use of air supply by Allies
ⓘ
fighting in mountainous jungle terrain ⓘ |
| objective |
Japanese advance into India
ⓘ
capture of Imphal ⓘ |
| opponent | Japanese Fifteenth Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
South-East Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy | Japanese U-Go offensive planning ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | British military historians as major victory ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Battle of Kohima ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| simultaneousWith | Battle of Kohima ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-03 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
halted Japanese advance toward India
ⓘ
secured Allied control of northeast India ⓘ |
| theatre |
Southeast Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
South-East Asia
|
| turningPointIn | Burma campaign ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Imphal Description of subject: The Battle of Imphal was a pivotal 1944 World War II engagement in northeast India where Allied forces halted and decisively defeated the Japanese advance toward India.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Imphal Campaign
this entity surface form:
Imphal Campaign
this entity surface form:
Imphal offensive
this entity surface form:
ill-fated Imphal offensive in Burma
this entity surface form:
Imphal–Kohima operations
subject surface form:
United Kingdom
subject surface form:
Indian National Army
this entity surface form:
Imphal Campaign
subject surface form:
Renya Mutaguchi
this entity surface form:
Imphal campaign
this entity surface form:
Relief of Imphal