Battle of Sholinghur
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The Battle of Sholinghur was a 1781 engagement in the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which British forces under Sir Eyre Coote defeated Hyder Ali’s army in southern India, helping to check Mysore’s advance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Sholinghur canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Sholinghur Context triple: [Battle of Porto Novo (1781), followedBy, Battle of Sholinghur]
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Battle of Gawilghur
The Battle of Gawilghur was a 1803 engagement during the Second Anglo-Maratha War in which British forces stormed a formidable hill fortress in central India, significantly weakening Maratha resistance.
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B.
Battle of Mahidpur
The Battle of Mahidpur was a decisive 1817 engagement in central India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War, in which British forces defeated the Holkar Marathas and paved the way for the consolidation of British rule over much of the subcontinent.
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C.
Battle of Samugarh
The Battle of Samugarh was a decisive 1658 clash during the Mughal War of Succession in which Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shikoh, paving the way for Aurangzeb’s accession to the Mughal throne.
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D.
Battle of Nadaun
The Battle of Nadaun was a late 17th-century conflict in the Himalayan foothills in which Guru Gobind Singh allied with local hill chiefs to defeat Mughal-aligned forces, reinforcing Sikh resistance to Mughal authority.
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E.
Battle of Bhangani
The Battle of Bhangani was a 1688 conflict near Paonta Sahib in which Guru Gobind Singh and his allies defeated a coalition of hill chieftains, marking a significant early military victory in Sikh history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Sholinghur Target entity description: The Battle of Sholinghur was a 1781 engagement in the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which British forces under Sir Eyre Coote defeated Hyder Ali’s army in southern India, helping to check Mysore’s advance.
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A.
Battle of Gawilghur
The Battle of Gawilghur was a 1803 engagement during the Second Anglo-Maratha War in which British forces stormed a formidable hill fortress in central India, significantly weakening Maratha resistance.
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B.
Battle of Mahidpur
The Battle of Mahidpur was a decisive 1817 engagement in central India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War, in which British forces defeated the Holkar Marathas and paved the way for the consolidation of British rule over much of the subcontinent.
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C.
Battle of Samugarh
The Battle of Samugarh was a decisive 1658 clash during the Mughal War of Succession in which Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shikoh, paving the way for Aurangzeb’s accession to the Mughal throne.
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D.
Battle of Nadaun
The Battle of Nadaun was a late 17th-century conflict in the Himalayan foothills in which Guru Gobind Singh allied with local hill chiefs to defeat Mughal-aligned forces, reinforcing Sikh resistance to Mughal authority.
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E.
Battle of Bhangani
The Battle of Bhangani was a 1688 conflict near Paonta Sahib in which Guru Gobind Singh and his allies defeated a coalition of hill chieftains, marking a significant early military victory in Sikh history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Carnatic region ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
British forces under Sir Eyre Coote
ⓘ
Mysorean forces under Hyder Ali ⓘ |
| commander |
Eyre Coote
ⓘ
Hyder Ali ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| date | 1781 ⓘ |
| effect | checked Mysore’s advance in southern India ⓘ |
| followedBy | later operations in the Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| location |
Sholinghur
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ southern India ⓘ |
| notableCommanderForBritish | Sir Eyre Coote ⓘ |
| notableCommanderForMysore | Hyder Ali ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Hyder Ali ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of Hyder Ali’s army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Mysore conflicts
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Mysore Wars
British–Mysore rivalry in India ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Mysore Wars
Second Anglo-Mysore War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Porto Novo ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | helped secure British positions against Mysore in southern India ⓘ |
| theatre |
Southern India theatre of the Second Anglo-Mysore War
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Anglo-Mysore War
|
| year | 1781 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Sholinghur Description of subject: The Battle of Sholinghur was a 1781 engagement in the Second Anglo-Mysore War in which British forces under Sir Eyre Coote defeated Hyder Ali’s army in southern India, helping to check Mysore’s advance.
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