Treaty of Masulipatam (1768)
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The Treaty of Masulipatam (1768) was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Nizam of Hyderabad that significantly expanded British territorial and political influence on the eastern coast of India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Masulipatam (1768) canonical | 1 |
| Treaty of Paris-related arrangements in the Carnatic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8773721 — 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: Treaty of Masulipatam (1768) Context triple: [Northern Circars, cededUnder, Treaty of Masulipatam (1768)]
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Treaty of Madras
The Treaty of Madras was a 1769 peace agreement between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company that ended the First Anglo-Mysore War and restored the pre-war status quo in southern India.
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Treaty of Bassein (1802)
The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Maratha leader Baji Rao II that effectively placed the Maratha state under British protection and marked a major step in the expansion of British power in India.
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Treaty of Mandeswar (1818)
The Treaty of Mandeswar (1818) was the agreement that ended Holkar resistance in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, confirming British supremacy in central India and further consolidating the East India Company’s control over the Maratha territories.
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D.
Treaty of Salbai (1782)
The Treaty of Salbai (1782) was an agreement between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company that ended the First Anglo-Maratha War and established a period of relative peace and political stability in late 18th-century India.
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E.
Treaty of Mangalore
The Treaty of Mangalore was a 1784 peace agreement between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company that restored conquered territories and marked one of the last major Indian victories over the Company.
- 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: Treaty of Masulipatam (1768) Target entity description: The Treaty of Masulipatam (1768) was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Nizam of Hyderabad that significantly expanded British territorial and political influence on the eastern coast of India.
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A.
Treaty of Madras
The Treaty of Madras was a 1769 peace agreement between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company that ended the First Anglo-Mysore War and restored the pre-war status quo in southern India.
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B.
Treaty of Bassein (1802)
The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Maratha leader Baji Rao II that effectively placed the Maratha state under British protection and marked a major step in the expansion of British power in India.
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C.
Treaty of Mandeswar (1818)
The Treaty of Mandeswar (1818) was the agreement that ended Holkar resistance in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, confirming British supremacy in central India and further consolidating the East India Company’s control over the Maratha territories.
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D.
Treaty of Salbai (1782)
The Treaty of Salbai (1782) was an agreement between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company that ended the First Anglo-Maratha War and established a period of relative peace and political stability in late 18th-century India.
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E.
Treaty of Mangalore
The Treaty of Mangalore was a 1784 peace agreement between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company that restored conquered territories and marked one of the last major Indian victories over the Company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
treaty ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century treaties
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Treaties involving the British East India Company ⓘ Treaties of India ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Hyderabad State
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1768 ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Machilipatnam
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Masulipatam ⓘ Masulipatnam ⓘ
linked to:
Machilipatnam
eastern coast of India ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
increased British influence over the Nizam of Hyderabad
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strengthened British control over coastal territories in eastern India ⓘ |
| involvedParty |
British East India Company
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Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Anglo-Hyderabad negotiations ⓘ |
| region |
Andhra coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Coromandel Coast
Coromandel Coast ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British East India Company rule in India
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linked to:
British Raj (Company rule in India)
British colonial expansion in India ⓘ history of Hyderabad State ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
expansion of British political influence on the eastern coast of India
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expansion of British territorial influence on the eastern coast of India ⓘ |
| signedBy |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Nizam of Hyderabad ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
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British East India Company era ⓘ
linked to:
British Raj (Company rule in India)
|
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linked to: Treaty of Masulipatam (1768)