Battle of Pollilur
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The Battle of Pollilur was a major 18th-century engagement in the Anglo-Mysore Wars, noted for a decisive Mysorean victory over British forces under Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Perambakam (sometimes, in older sources) | 1 |
| Battle of Pollilur canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10760823 — 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 Pollilur Context triple: [Mysore army, engagedInBattle, Battle of Pollilur]
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A.
Battle of Pullalur
The Battle of Pullalur was a significant early medieval South Indian conflict in which the Pallava dynasty clashed with rival powers, influencing the regional balance of power in the Tamil region.
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B.
Battle of Valikondapuram
The Battle of Valikondapuram was a key 18th-century engagement in southern India between French- and British-backed forces that helped shape the outcome of the Second Carnatic War.
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C.
Battle of Kaveripak
The Battle of Kaveripak was a key 1752 engagement in southern India during the Carnatic Wars, where Robert Clive’s forces decisively checked French influence and helped secure British dominance in the region.
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D.
Battle of Tanjore
The Battle of Tanjore was a significant 18th-century military engagement in southern India involving Mysore and British-aligned forces during the wider struggle for regional dominance.
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E.
Battle of Sathyamangalam
The Battle of Sathyamangalam was a key military engagement in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company during the late 18th century.
- 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 Pollilur Target entity description: The Battle of Pollilur was a major 18th-century engagement in the Anglo-Mysore Wars, noted for a decisive Mysorean victory over British forces under Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali.
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A.
Battle of Pullalur
The Battle of Pullalur was a significant early medieval South Indian conflict in which the Pallava dynasty clashed with rival powers, influencing the regional balance of power in the Tamil region.
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B.
Battle of Valikondapuram
The Battle of Valikondapuram was a key 18th-century engagement in southern India between French- and British-backed forces that helped shape the outcome of the Second Carnatic War.
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C.
Battle of Kaveripak
The Battle of Kaveripak was a key 1752 engagement in southern India during the Carnatic Wars, where Robert Clive’s forces decisively checked French influence and helped secure British dominance in the region.
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D.
Battle of Tanjore
The Battle of Tanjore was a significant 18th-century military engagement in southern India involving Mysore and British-aligned forces during the wider struggle for regional dominance.
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E.
Battle of Sathyamangalam
The Battle of Sathyamangalam was a key military engagement in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company during the late 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Perambakam (sometimes)
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Battle of Pollilore ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hyder Ali’s campaigns against the British
ⓘ
Tipu Sultan’s early military career ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ Nawab of Arcot ⓘ
linked to:
Nawab of the Carnatic
|
| casualtiesBritish | heavy ⓘ |
| casualtiesMysore | light to moderate ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Colonel William Baillie
ⓘ
Hyder Ali ⓘ Tipu Sultan ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| date | 1780-09-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | siege and capture of Arcot by Mysore forces ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| location |
Pollilur
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South India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ near Kanchipuram ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive defeat of a British East India Company force
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use of Mysorean rocket artillery ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of most of Baillie’s force ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Mysore Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier operations of the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| result | Mysore victory ⓘ |
| strengthBritish | approximately 3,600–4,000 troops ⓘ |
| strengthMysore | approximately 10,000–15,000 troops ⓘ |
| year | 1780 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Battle of Pollilur Description of subject: The Battle of Pollilur was a major 18th-century engagement in the Anglo-Mysore Wars, noted for a decisive Mysorean victory over British forces under Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali.
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linked to: Battle of Pollilur