Capture of Vasai
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The Capture of Vasai was an 18th-century Maratha military campaign in which Chimaji Appa seized the Portuguese stronghold of Vasai (Bassein), significantly weakening Portuguese power on the western coast of India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Capture of Kelve-Mahim | 1 |
| Capture of Vasai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12286002 — 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: Capture of Vasai Context triple: [Chimaji Appa, notableWork, Capture of Vasai]
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A.
Siege of Pune
The Siege of Pune was a 19th-century military engagement in which British forces captured the Maratha stronghold of Pune, consolidating their control over western India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
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B.
Capture of Asirgarh Fort
The Capture of Asirgarh Fort was a decisive British East India Company victory in 1803 that helped secure control over central India during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
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C.
Fall of Raigad Fort
The Fall of Raigad Fort marks the capture of the Maratha capital by Mughal forces in 1689, symbolizing a major setback for the Maratha Empire after the death of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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D.
Siege of Satara
The Siege of Satara was a key early-18th-century engagement in which Maratha forces captured the strategic fortress city of Satara, significantly weakening Mughal control in the Deccan.
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E.
Siege of Trichinopoly
The Siege of Trichinopoly was a pivotal mid-18th-century military engagement in southern India in which British and French-backed forces contested control of the Carnatic, helping to establish British dominance 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: Capture of Vasai Target entity description: The Capture of Vasai was an 18th-century Maratha military campaign in which Chimaji Appa seized the Portuguese stronghold of Vasai (Bassein), significantly weakening Portuguese power on the western coast of India.
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A.
Siege of Pune
The Siege of Pune was a 19th-century military engagement in which British forces captured the Maratha stronghold of Pune, consolidating their control over western India during the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
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B.
Capture of Asirgarh Fort
The Capture of Asirgarh Fort was a decisive British East India Company victory in 1803 that helped secure control over central India during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
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C.
Fall of Raigad Fort
The Fall of Raigad Fort marks the capture of the Maratha capital by Mughal forces in 1689, symbolizing a major setback for the Maratha Empire after the death of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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D.
Siege of Satara
The Siege of Satara was a key early-18th-century engagement in which Maratha forces captured the strategic fortress city of Satara, significantly weakening Mughal control in the Deccan.
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E.
Siege of Trichinopoly
The Siege of Trichinopoly was a pivotal mid-18th-century military engagement in southern India in which British and French-backed forces contested control of the Carnatic, helping to establish British dominance in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Capture of Kelve-Mahim