British conquest of Sindh
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The British conquest of Sindh was the 19th-century campaign in which the British East India Company defeated local rulers and annexed the Sindh region (in present-day Pakistan) into its Indian territories.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Conquest of Sindh | 5 |
| British conquest of Sindh canonical | 3 |
| Annexation of Sindh by the British | 1 |
| British annexation of Sindh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: British conquest of Sindh Context triple: [Battle of Dubbo, partOf, British conquest of Sindh]
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British conquest of Bengal
The British conquest of Bengal was the mid-18th-century process by which the British East India Company gained political and economic control over Bengal, laying the foundation for British colonial rule in India.
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Deccan campaigns in India
The Deccan campaigns in India were a series of British military operations in the late 18th and early 19th centuries aimed at asserting control over the Deccan Plateau and subduing regional powers such as the Marathas.
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Sikh conquest of Peshawar
The Sikh conquest of Peshawar was an early 19th-century military campaign in which the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured the strategic city of Peshawar from Afghan control, extending Sikh rule into the northwest frontier.
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Mughal conquest of Gujarat
The Mughal conquest of Gujarat was Emperor Akbar’s late-16th-century military campaign that brought the wealthy western Indian region of Gujarat under Mughal control, significantly expanding and consolidating the empire.
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Mughal conquest of Golconda
The Mughal conquest of Golconda was the 1687 campaign in which Emperor Aurangzeb’s forces besieged and annexed the wealthy Golconda Sultanate, bringing much of the Deccan under direct Mughal control.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British conquest of Sindh Target entity description: The British conquest of Sindh was the 19th-century campaign in which the British East India Company defeated local rulers and annexed the Sindh region (in present-day Pakistan) into its Indian territories.
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A.
British conquest of Bengal
The British conquest of Bengal was the mid-18th-century process by which the British East India Company gained political and economic control over Bengal, laying the foundation for British colonial rule in India.
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B.
Deccan campaigns in India
The Deccan campaigns in India were a series of British military operations in the late 18th and early 19th centuries aimed at asserting control over the Deccan Plateau and subduing regional powers such as the Marathas.
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C.
Sikh conquest of Peshawar
The Sikh conquest of Peshawar was an early 19th-century military campaign in which the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured the strategic city of Peshawar from Afghan control, extending Sikh rule into the northwest frontier.
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D.
Mughal conquest of Gujarat
The Mughal conquest of Gujarat was Emperor Akbar’s late-16th-century military campaign that brought the wealthy western Indian region of Gujarat under Mughal control, significantly expanding and consolidating the empire.
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E.
Mughal conquest of Golconda
The Mughal conquest of Golconda was the 1687 campaign in which Emperor Aurangzeb’s forces besieged and annexed the wealthy Golconda Sultanate, bringing much of the Deccan under direct Mughal control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century conflict
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ war of conquest ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Talpur rulers of Sindh ⓘ
linked to:
Talpur dynasty
|
| cause |
British desire to control the Indus River trade routes
ⓘ
strategic concerns about Russian influence in Central Asia ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinRegion | earlier than annexation of Punjab by the British ⓘ |
| commander |
Charles James Napier
ⓘ
General Sir Charles Napier ⓘ
linked to:
Charles James Napier
|
| conflictType | colonial war ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
British East India Company
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1843 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
British administration of Sindh
ⓘ
incorporation of Sindh into the Bombay Presidency ⓘ |
| hasPart |
First Anglo-Sindh War
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Sindh War
Second Anglo-Sindh War ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Sindh War
|
| historicalPeriod | British India ⓘ |
| historicalRegionAffected | Sindh ⓘ |
| impact |
establishment of British control over lower Indus Valley
ⓘ
integration of Sindh into British Indian administrative structures ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
English
ⓘ
Sindhi ⓘ |
| location |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
Sindh ⓘ present-day Pakistan ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
North-Western India
ⓘ
linked to:
northwestern India
|
| notableCommander |
Major-General Sir Charles Napier
ⓘ
linked to:
Charles James Napier
|
| opponent |
Amirs of Sindh
ⓘ
linked to:
Amir of Sindh
Talpur dynasty ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Mir Nasir Khan Talpur
ⓘ
Mir Sher Muhammad Talpur ⓘ |
| partOf |
British colonial expansion in South Asia
ⓘ
expansion of British rule in India ⓘ |
| precededBy | British political and commercial treaties with the Amirs of Sindh ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-Afghan Wars
ⓘ
British Raj ⓘ
linked to:
British India
|
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
annexation of Sindh by the British East India Company ⓘ end of Talpur rule in Sindh ⓘ |
| significantBattle |
Battle of Dubbo
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Battle of Hyderabad (1843) ⓘ Battle of Miani ⓘ |
| startTime | 1843 ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Sindh annexed to British India ⓘ |
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Subject: British conquest of Sindh Description of subject: The British conquest of Sindh was the 19th-century campaign in which the British East India Company defeated local rulers and annexed the Sindh region (in present-day Pakistan) into its Indian territories.
Referenced by (10)
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