Nalapani
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Nalapani is a historic hilltop area near Dehradun in present-day Uttarakhand, India, known for its fortified position and association with early 19th-century Anglo-Nepalese conflict.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nalapani canonical | 2 |
| defense of Nalapani | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8124455 — 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: Nalapani Context triple: [Battle of Nalapani, location, Nalapani]
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A.
Nalhati
Nalhati is a town in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, India, known for its religious significance and regional marketplace.
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B.
Patalghar
Patalghar is a popular Bengali science-fiction novel by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, known for its imaginative storytelling and appeal to both children and adults.
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C.
Maharajgunj
Maharajgunj is a prominent neighborhood in Kathmandu, Nepal, known for hosting key national institutions and residential areas.
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D.
Sugauli
Sugauli is a town in the Indian state of Bihar historically known as the place where the 1816 Treaty of Sugauli between the British East India Company and Nepal was concluded.
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E.
Rudrapur
Rudrapur is a town in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, known as a local commercial and agricultural center in the region.
- 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: Nalapani Target entity description: Nalapani is a historic hilltop area near Dehradun in present-day Uttarakhand, India, known for its fortified position and association with early 19th-century Anglo-Nepalese conflict.
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A.
Nalhati
Nalhati is a town in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, India, known for its religious significance and regional marketplace.
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B.
Patalghar
Patalghar is a popular Bengali science-fiction novel by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay, known for its imaginative storytelling and appeal to both children and adults.
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C.
Maharajgunj
Maharajgunj is a prominent neighborhood in Kathmandu, Nepal, known for hosting key national institutions and residential areas.
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D.
Sugauli
Sugauli is a town in the Indian state of Bihar historically known as the place where the 1816 Treaty of Sugauli between the British East India Company and Nepal was concluded.
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E.
Rudrapur
Rudrapur is a town in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, known as a local commercial and agricultural center in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hilltop area
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British East India Company
ⓘ
British Indian Army history ⓘ Gurkha soldiers ⓘ
linked to:
Gurkha units
Kingdom of Nepal ⓘ |
| battleDateApproximate | 1814 ⓘ |
| climateRegion | humid subtropical ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | local memorials ⓘ |
| commemoratedFor | Gurkha bravery ⓘ |
| conflictInvolved |
Anglo-Nepalese War
ⓘ
Battle of Nalapani ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| elevationRelative | above Dehradun valley ⓘ |
| fortifiedBy |
Gurkha forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Gurkha units
|
| hasGeographicalFeature |
forest surroundings
ⓘ
hilltop ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Dehradun ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRiver | Song River (regional vicinity) ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
fortified position
ⓘ
hill fort ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | locally recognized historic site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Anglo-Nepalese War
ⓘ
Battle of Nalapani ⓘ Gurkha resistance ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Garhwali
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dehradun district
ⓘ
Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| locatedInSubnationalEntity |
Republic of India
ⓘ
linked to:
India
State of Uttarakhand ⓘ
linked to:
Uttarakhand
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Dehradun ⓘ |
| militarySignificance | example of defensive hill warfare in Himalayas ⓘ |
| partOf |
Garhwal region
ⓘ
linked to:
Garhwal
|
| partOfCampaign | British expansion into Garhwal and Kumaon ⓘ |
| regionType | foothills of the Himalayas ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
commanding view of Dehradun valley
ⓘ
control of access routes near Dehradun ⓘ |
| transportAccess | road from Dehradun ⓘ |
| visitedFor |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
military history tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nalapani Description of subject: Nalapani is a historic hilltop area near Dehradun in present-day Uttarakhand, India, known for its fortified position and association with early 19th-century Anglo-Nepalese conflict.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nalapani