Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay
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The Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay was a major World War II engagement in 1945 in central Burma, where Allied forces decisively defeated the Japanese, leading to the recapture of Burma.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Mandalay | 1 |
| Battle of Meiktila | 1 |
| Battle of Meiktila occurred in early 1945 | 1 |
| Capture of Meiktila | 1 |
| Crossing of the Irrawaddy River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T489345 — 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 Meiktila and Mandalay Context triple: [Burma campaign, hasPart, Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay]
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A.
Battle of Imphal
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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B.
Battle of the Tenaru
The Battle of the Tenaru was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault near Henderson Field, marking a crucial defensive victory in the Pacific Theater.
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C.
Battle of Talas
The Battle of Talas was an 8th-century clash between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Tang dynasty that marked the limit of Chinese expansion into Central Asia and is often noted for facilitating the westward transmission of papermaking technology.
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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 Pyongyang
The Battle of Pyongyang was a major 1894 land engagement in Korea during the First Sino-Japanese War, where Japanese forces decisively defeated Qing Chinese troops, helping to secure Japanese control over the Korean Peninsula.
- 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 Meiktila and Mandalay Target entity description: The Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay was a major World War II engagement in 1945 in central Burma, where Allied forces decisively defeated the Japanese, leading to the recapture of Burma.
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A.
Battle of Imphal
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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B.
Battle of the Tenaru
The Battle of the Tenaru was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault near Henderson Field, marking a crucial defensive victory in the Pacific Theater.
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C.
Battle of Talas
The Battle of Talas was an 8th-century clash between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Tang dynasty that marked the limit of Chinese expansion into Central Asia and is often noted for facilitating the westward transmission of papermaking technology.
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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 Pyongyang
The Battle of Pyongyang was a major 1894 land engagement in Korea during the First Sino-Japanese War, where Japanese forces decisively defeated Qing Chinese troops, helping to secure Japanese control over the Korean Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| conflictOf | World War II ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ Fourteenth Army ⓘ
surface form:
British Fourteenth Army
British Indian Army ⓘ Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Indian Army ⓘ Japanese Burma Area Army ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCampaignType | land campaign ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Heitaro Kimura
ⓘ
surface form:
Heitarō Kimura
Shōzō Sakurai ⓘ
surface form:
Shozo Sakurai
1st Viscount Slim ⓘ
surface form:
William Slim
|
| hasEndDate | 1945-03 ⓘ |
| hasLocationComponent |
Mandalay
ⓘ
Meiktila ⓘ |
| hasOpposingForceType |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese Army ground forces
|
| hasOutcome |
decisive defeat of Japanese forces in central Burma
ⓘ
recapture of central Burma by Allied forces ⓘ |
| hasParticipatingUnit |
Fourteenth Army
ⓘ
surface form:
14th Army (United Kingdom)
British IV Corps ⓘ British XXXIII Corps ⓘ Indian 17th Infantry Division ⓘ Indian 19th Infantry Division ⓘ Indian 20th Infantry Division ⓘ Indian 2nd Infantry Division ⓘ Indian 5th Infantry Division ⓘ Indian 7th Infantry Division ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
assault on Mandalay
ⓘ
capture and defence of Meiktila ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryCombatType | combined arms operations ⓘ |
| hasResult | Allied victory ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
broke Japanese defensive line in Burma
ⓘ
key step in Allied reconquest of Burma ⓘ opened the way for Allied advance to Rangoon ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1945-01 ⓘ |
| hasStrategicObjective |
capture of Mandalay
ⓘ
capture of Meiktila ⓘ destruction of Japanese forces in central Burma ⓘ |
| hasTheater |
China Burma India Theater
ⓘ
surface form:
China-Burma-India Theater
|
| hasYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Mandalay Region ⓘ
surface form:
central Burma
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| locatedInPresentDay | Myanmar ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma Campaign
Burma campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Burma Campaign 1944–1945
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay Description of subject: The Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay was a major World War II engagement in 1945 in central Burma, where Allied forces decisively defeated the Japanese, leading to the recapture of Burma.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Mandalay
this entity surface form:
Crossing of the Irrawaddy River
this entity surface form:
Capture of Meiktila
this entity surface form:
Battle of Meiktila