Battle of Lankaran
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The Battle of Lankaran was a decisive 1813 engagement in which Russian forces stormed and captured the Persian-held fortress of Lankaran, helping to secure Russian dominance in the South Caucasus.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Lankaran | 2 |
| Battle of Gokchay | 1 |
| Battle of Lankaran canonical | 1 |
| capture of Lankaran (1813) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9713083 — 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 Lankaran Context triple: [Russo-Persian War 1804–1813, notableBattle, Battle of Lankaran]
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Battle of Ruschuk
The Battle of Ruschuk was a significant 1811 engagement of the Russo-Turkish War in which Russian forces under Mikhail Kutuzov decisively defeated the Ottoman army near the Danube River.
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Battle of Haçova
The Battle of Haçova was a major 1596 clash between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg-led Holy League in Hungary, resulting in a significant Ottoman victory during the Long Turkish War.
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Battle of Bayandir
The Battle of Bayandir was a World War I engagement in the Caucasus region between the Ottoman Empire and Russian forces, forming part of the broader Caucasus campaign.
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Battle of Kalach
The Battle of Kalach was a major World War II engagement on the Eastern Front in 1942, where Soviet forces encircled German troops near the Don River, setting the stage for the decisive Battle of Stalingrad.
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Battle of Batih
The Battle of Batih was a 1652 clash in the Khmelnytsky Uprising in which Bohdan Khmelnytsky’s Cossack-Tatar forces decisively defeated and annihilated a major Polish-Lithuanian army, dramatically shifting the balance of power 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: Battle of Lankaran Target entity description: The Battle of Lankaran was a decisive 1813 engagement in which Russian forces stormed and captured the Persian-held fortress of Lankaran, helping to secure Russian dominance in the South Caucasus.
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A.
Battle of Ruschuk
The Battle of Ruschuk was a significant 1811 engagement of the Russo-Turkish War in which Russian forces under Mikhail Kutuzov decisively defeated the Ottoman army near the Danube River.
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B.
Battle of Haçova
The Battle of Haçova was a major 1596 clash between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg-led Holy League in Hungary, resulting in a significant Ottoman victory during the Long Turkish War.
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C.
Battle of Bayandir
The Battle of Bayandir was a World War I engagement in the Caucasus region between the Ottoman Empire and Russian forces, forming part of the broader Caucasus campaign.
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D.
Battle of Kalach
The Battle of Kalach was a major World War II engagement on the Eastern Front in 1942, where Soviet forces encircled German troops near the Don River, setting the stage for the decisive Battle of Stalingrad.
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E.
Battle of Batih
The Battle of Batih was a 1652 clash in the Khmelnytsky Uprising in which Bohdan Khmelnytsky’s Cossack-Tatar forces decisively defeated and annihilated a major Polish-Lithuanian army, dramatically shifting the balance of power in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Storming of Lankaran ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Russian troops under Pyotr Kotlyarevsky ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Persian Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Persian Empires
Qajar Iran ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| casualtiesNote | heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| category |
1813 in military history
ⓘ
Battles involving Qajar Iran ⓘ Battles involving the Russian Empire ⓘ Battles of the Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) ⓘ |
| combatantCommander (Qajar Iran) |
Sadiq Khan
ⓘ
linked to:
Sadiq Khan Zand
|
| combatantCommander (Russian Empire) | Pyotr Kotlyarevsky ⓘ |
| commander |
Pyotr Kotlyarevsky
ⓘ
Sadiq Khan ⓘ
linked to:
Sadiq Khan Zand
|
| conflict |
Russo-Persian War (1804–1813)
ⓘ
linked to:
Russo-Persian War 1804–1813
|
| countryAtTime (attacker) | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| countryAtTime (defender) | Qajar Iran ⓘ |
| date | 13 January 1813 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Persian garrison ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of Gulistan ⓘ |
| fortress | Lankaran fortress ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Russian–Persian rivalry in the Caucasus ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Russo-Persian conflicts of the early 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit (Russian Empire) |
Caucasus Corps
ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Caucasus Army
|
| location |
Lankaran
ⓘ
South Caucasus ⓘ Talysh Khanate ⓘ present-day Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| outcome | Russian forces captured the fortress of Lankaran ⓘ |
| partOf |
Russian expansion in the Caucasus
ⓘ
Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) ⓘ
linked to:
Russo-Persian War 1804–1813
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| precededBy |
Siege of Lankaran
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linked to:
Battle of Lankaran
|
| region |
Caspian Sea littoral
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linked to:
Caspian Sea region
|
| relatedTo | Treaty of Gulistan ⓘ |
| result | Russian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the conclusion of the Treaty of Gulistan
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decisive engagement in the Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) ⓘ helped secure Russian dominance in the South Caucasus ⓘ |
| tactic | storming of fortified position ⓘ |
| territorialEffect | consolidation of Russian control over parts of the South Caucasus ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | assault on fortress ⓘ |
| year | 1813 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Lankaran Description of subject: The Battle of Lankaran was a decisive 1813 engagement in which Russian forces stormed and captured the Persian-held fortress of Lankaran, helping to secure Russian dominance in the South Caucasus.
Referenced by (5)
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