Battle of Kandahar
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The Battle of Kandahar was a decisive engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1880) in which British and Indian forces defeated Afghan troops, effectively ending major hostilities in the conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Kandahar canonical | 5 |
| Relief of Kandahar garrison | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7472030 — 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 Kandahar Context triple: [8th Hussars, notableEngagement, Battle of Kandahar]
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A.
Battle of Maiwand
The Battle of Maiwand was a significant 1880 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which Afghan forces inflicted a major defeat on the British, becoming a symbol of Afghan resistance and military valor.
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B.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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C.
Battle of Peshawar
The Battle of Peshawar was an 1834 conflict in which the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, with key leadership from general Hari Singh Nalwa, captured Peshawar from the Durrani Afghans, consolidating Sikh control over the region.
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Battle of Peiwar Kotal
The Battle of Peiwar Kotal was a key 1878 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which British-Indian forces under General Frederick Roberts outflanked and defeated Afghan troops to secure a strategic mountain pass.
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E.
Battle of Musa Qala
The Battle of Musa Qala was a major 2007 clash in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in which British, American, and Afghan forces recaptured the Taliban-held town of Musa Qala, becoming one of the most prominent engagements of the Afghan War.
- 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 Kandahar Target entity description: The Battle of Kandahar was a decisive engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1880) in which British and Indian forces defeated Afghan troops, effectively ending major hostilities in the conflict.
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A.
Battle of Maiwand
The Battle of Maiwand was a significant 1880 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which Afghan forces inflicted a major defeat on the British, becoming a symbol of Afghan resistance and military valor.
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B.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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C.
Battle of Peshawar
The Battle of Peshawar was an 1834 conflict in which the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, with key leadership from general Hari Singh Nalwa, captured Peshawar from the Durrani Afghans, consolidating Sikh control over the region.
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D.
Battle of Peiwar Kotal
The Battle of Peiwar Kotal was a key 1878 engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in which British-Indian forces under General Frederick Roberts outflanked and defeated Afghan troops to secure a strategic mountain pass.
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E.
Battle of Musa Qala
The Battle of Musa Qala was a major 2007 clash in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in which British, American, and Afghan forces recaptured the Taliban-held town of Musa Qala, becoming one of the most prominent engagements of the Afghan War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Baba Wali ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Afghan forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Afghan National Defense and Security Forces
British Empire ⓘ British Indian Army ⓘ |
| campaign | Roberts’s march from Kabul to Kandahar ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Empire
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ Emirate of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| commander |
Ayub Khan
ⓘ
Frederick Roberts ⓘ
linked to:
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
|
| commanderRole |
Ayub Khan was commander of the Afghan forces
ⓘ
Frederick Roberts was commander of the British and Indian relief force ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| consequence |
Consolidation of British control over Kandahar
ⓘ
Retreat and dispersal of Ayub Khan’s forces ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1880-09-01 ⓘ |
| effect | End of major hostilities in the Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| ended | 1880-09-01 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Occupation of Kandahar by British forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Kandahar (1880)
|
| geographicalContext | Near the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Afghan regular troops
ⓘ
Afghan tribal levies ⓘ British Army units ⓘ
linked to:
British Army formations
Indian Army units ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Army formations
|
| historicalEra | Victorian era ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Anglo-Afghan Wars ⓘ |
| location |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Kandahar ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Southern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Ayub Khan
ⓘ
Frederick Roberts ⓘ
linked to:
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
|
| outcome | Decisive British and Indian victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Game
ⓘ
Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Maiwand ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Maiwand
ⓘ
Roberts’s march from Kabul to Kandahar ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| significance |
Decisive engagement of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
ⓘ
Secured British strategic position in southern Afghanistan ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
Defeat of Ayub Khan’s army
ⓘ
Relief of Kandahar garrison ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Kandahar
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| typeOfVictory | Decisive victory ⓘ |
| year | 1880 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Battle of Kandahar Description of subject: The Battle of Kandahar was a decisive engagement in the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1880) in which British and Indian forces defeated Afghan troops, effectively ending major hostilities in the conflict.
Referenced by (6)
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