Mongol invasions of India
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The Mongol invasions of India were a series of repeated incursions by Mongol forces into the Indian subcontinent between the 13th and 14th centuries, which posed a major military threat to North Indian kingdoms and especially to the Delhi Sultanate.
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Target entity: Mongol invasions of India Context triple: [Delhi Sultanate, conflict, Mongol invasions of India]
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A.
Mongol invasions of Europe
The Mongol invasions of Europe were a series of 13th-century military campaigns in which Mongol armies devastated and conquered large parts of Eastern and Central Europe, profoundly impacting the region’s political and social landscape.
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B.
Siege of Delhi
The Siege of Delhi was a pivotal 1857 military engagement in which British forces recaptured the Mughal capital from rebel sepoys, marking a turning point in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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C.
Anglo-Sikh Wars
The Anglo-Sikh Wars were a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Sikh Empire and the expanding British East India Company that led to the annexation of Punjab into British India.
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Siege of Calcutta
The Siege of Calcutta was a 1756 military confrontation in which the Nawab of Bengal’s forces captured the British-held city of Calcutta, setting the stage for subsequent British military campaigns in India.
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E.
North-West Frontier campaigns
The North-West Frontier campaigns were a series of British military operations on the rugged borderlands between British India and Afghanistan, aimed at controlling and pacifying the fiercely independent Pashtun tribal areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mongol invasions of India Target entity description: The Mongol invasions of India were a series of repeated incursions by Mongol forces into the Indian subcontinent between the 13th and 14th centuries, which posed a major military threat to North Indian kingdoms and especially to the Delhi Sultanate.
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A.
Mongol invasions of Europe
The Mongol invasions of Europe were a series of 13th-century military campaigns in which Mongol armies devastated and conquered large parts of Eastern and Central Europe, profoundly impacting the region’s political and social landscape.
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B.
Siege of Delhi
The Siege of Delhi was a pivotal 1857 military engagement in which British forces recaptured the Mughal capital from rebel sepoys, marking a turning point in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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C.
Anglo-Sikh Wars
The Anglo-Sikh Wars were a pair of mid-19th-century conflicts in the Indian subcontinent between the Sikh Empire and the expanding British East India Company that led to the annexation of Punjab into British India.
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D.
Siege of Calcutta
The Siege of Calcutta was a 1756 military confrontation in which the Nawab of Bengal’s forces captured the British-held city of Calcutta, setting the stage for subsequent British military campaigns in India.
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E.
North-West Frontier campaigns
The North-West Frontier campaigns were a series of British military operations on the rugged borderlands between British India and Afghanistan, aimed at controlling and pacifying the fiercely independent Pashtun tribal areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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invasion ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| cause | Mongol expansion into Central and South Asia ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Delhi Sultanate
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North Indian kingdoms ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Isami
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Persian chronicles of the Delhi Sultanate ⓘ Ziauddin Barani ⓘ |
| effect |
expansion of standing army under Alauddin Khalji
ⓘ
fortification of Delhi ⓘ increased taxation to fund defense ⓘ population displacement in North-West India ⓘ |
| endTime | 14th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mongol invasions of India
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mongol invasion of 1257–1258 in Punjab
Mongol invasion of 1297–1298 ⓘ Mongol invasion of 1297–1298 ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol invasion of 1299–1300
Mongol invasion of 1303 ⓘ Mongol invasion of 1305 ⓘ Mongol invasion of 1306 ⓘ Mongol invasion of 1327–1328 ⓘ Mongol invasions of India self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol invasion of the Indus Valley (1221)
Mongol invasions of India self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol raid on Multan (1241)
Sack of Lahore (1241) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | medieval India ⓘ |
| location |
South Asia
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
northern India ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| mainBelligerent |
Delhi Sultanate
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Mongol Empire ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Alauddin Khalji
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Duwa Khan ⓘ Genghis Khan ⓘ Ghiyas ud din Balban ⓘ Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq ⓘ
surface form:
Ghiyas ud din Tughlaq
Jalal-ud-din Khalji ⓘ Qutlugh Khwaja ⓘ Tarmashirin ⓘ |
| opponent |
Khalji dynasty
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surface form:
Khalji dynasty of Delhi
Mamluk dynasty of Delhi ⓘ Tughlaq dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi
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| partOf | Mongol conquests ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chagatai Khanate
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Delhi Sultanate ⓘ Mongol Empire ⓘ |
| result |
Mongol incursions repelled by Delhi Sultanate
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heavy devastation in frontier regions ⓘ strengthening of Delhi Sultanate military organization ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Delhi
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Indus River basin ⓘ
surface form:
Indus River region
Lahore ⓘ Multan ⓘ Punjab ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab region
Sindh ⓘ |
| startTime | 13th century ⓘ |
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