Capture of Dahanu
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The Capture of Dahanu was a significant 18th-century military victory led by Maratha general Chimaji Appa during his campaign against Portuguese-held territories on the western coast of India.
All labels observed (1)
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| Capture of Dahanu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12286010 — 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 Dahanu Context triple: [Chimaji Appa, notableWork, Capture of Dahanu]
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A.
Capture of Vasai
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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B.
Capture of Salsette
The Capture of Salsette was an 18th-century military campaign in which Maratha forces under Chimaji Appa seized the strategically important island of Salsette from Portuguese control near Bombay.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Siege of Bassein
The Siege of Bassein was an important 1739 Maratha military campaign in western India that led to the capture of the Portuguese stronghold of Bassein (Vasai), significantly weakening Portuguese colonial 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: Capture of Dahanu Target entity description: The Capture of Dahanu was a significant 18th-century military victory led by Maratha general Chimaji Appa during his campaign against Portuguese-held territories on the western coast of India.
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A.
Capture of Vasai
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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B.
Capture of Salsette
The Capture of Salsette was an 18th-century military campaign in which Maratha forces under Chimaji Appa seized the strategically important island of Salsette from Portuguese control near Bombay.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Siege of Bassein
The Siege of Bassein was an important 1739 Maratha military campaign in western India that led to the capture of the Portuguese stronghold of Bassein (Vasai), significantly weakening Portuguese colonial power in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
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