Forty Years' War with Hanthawaddy
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The Forty Years' War with Hanthawaddy was a protracted 15th-century conflict in Burma between the inland Kingdom of Ava and the coastal Hanthawaddy Kingdom that reshaped the political balance of power in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Forty Years' War with Hanthawaddy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9230630 — 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: Forty Years' War with Hanthawaddy Context triple: [Kingdom of Ava, conflict, Forty Years' War with Hanthawaddy]
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Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War
The Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War was an 18th-century Burmese civil conflict in which the rising Konbaung Dynasty defeated the Mon-based Hanthawaddy Kingdom, leading to the unification of much of Burma under Konbaung rule.
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B.
Burmese–Siamese wars
The Burmese–Siamese wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the Burmese and Siamese kingdoms that shaped the political and territorial landscape of mainland Southeast Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
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C.
Third Anglo-Burmese War
The Third Anglo-Burmese War was an 1885 conflict in which the British Empire defeated and annexed the Kingdom of Burma, leading to its incorporation into British India and the end of Burmese monarchy.
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First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War was a major early 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Burma that led to significant territorial losses for Burma and marked the beginning of British colonial expansion into Southeast Asia.
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E.
Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769)
The Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769) was a series of military campaigns in which Qing China attempted unsuccessfully to subjugate Burma, helping to secure the regional power of the Konbaung Dynasty.
- 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: Forty Years' War with Hanthawaddy Target entity description: The Forty Years' War with Hanthawaddy was a protracted 15th-century conflict in Burma between the inland Kingdom of Ava and the coastal Hanthawaddy Kingdom that reshaped the political balance of power in the region.
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A.
Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War
The Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War was an 18th-century Burmese civil conflict in which the rising Konbaung Dynasty defeated the Mon-based Hanthawaddy Kingdom, leading to the unification of much of Burma under Konbaung rule.
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B.
Burmese–Siamese wars
The Burmese–Siamese wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the Burmese and Siamese kingdoms that shaped the political and territorial landscape of mainland Southeast Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
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C.
Third Anglo-Burmese War
The Third Anglo-Burmese War was an 1885 conflict in which the British Empire defeated and annexed the Kingdom of Burma, leading to its incorporation into British India and the end of Burmese monarchy.
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D.
First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War was a major early 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Burma that led to significant territorial losses for Burma and marked the beginning of British colonial expansion into Southeast Asia.
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E.
Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769)
The Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769) was a series of military campaigns in which Qing China attempted unsuccessfully to subjugate Burma, helping to secure the regional power of the Konbaung Dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
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war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Hanthawaddy Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Ava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
coastal Hanthawaddy Kingdom
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inland Kingdom of Ava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | rivalry between inland and coastal Burmese kingdoms ⓘ |
| conflictType |
inter-state war
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protracted war ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | protracted 15th-century conflict in Burma ⓘ |
| duration | approximately forty years ⓘ |
| effect | shift in regional power between Ava and Hanthawaddy ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| mainTheater |
Irrawaddy River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingPolities |
Ava
NERFINISHED
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Hanthawaddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Burma
ⓘ
history of Myanmar ⓘ |
| place |
Burma
NERFINISHED
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Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| result | reshaping of political balance of power in Burma ⓘ |
| significance |
key conflict in the Ava–Hanthawaddy rivalry
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major episode in premodern Burmese state formation ⓘ |
| startTime | 15th century ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | 15th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Forty Years' War with Hanthawaddy Description of subject: The Forty Years' War with Hanthawaddy was a protracted 15th-century conflict in Burma between the inland Kingdom of Ava and the coastal Hanthawaddy Kingdom that reshaped the political balance of power in the region.
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