Siege of Multan
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The Siege of Multan was a pivotal 1848–1849 British East India Company military operation against Sikh forces in the fortified city of Multan, helping to bring about the collapse of the Sikh Empire in the Second Anglo-Sikh War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Siege of Multan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12624392 — 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: Siege of Multan Context triple: [Second Anglo-Sikh War, majorBattle, Siege of Multan]
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Battle of Multan
The Battle of Multan was a major early-19th-century conflict in which Sikh forces under Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s commanders, including the famed general Hari Singh Nalwa, captured the strategic city of Multan from its Afghan rulers, consolidating Sikh control in the region.
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B.
Siege of Jalalabad
The Siege of Jalalabad was a key 1841–1842 engagement in which a British-Indian garrison in eastern Afghanistan withstood a prolonged Afghan siege during the First Anglo-Afghan War.
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Siege of Sherpur
The Siege of Sherpur was a key 1879–1880 engagement in Kabul during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, where British and Indian forces withstood a large Afghan uprising before ultimately securing control of the city.
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D.
Battle of Peshawar
The Battle of Peshawar was an 1834 conflict in which the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, with key leadership from general Hari Singh Nalwa, captured Peshawar from the Durrani Afghans, consolidating Sikh control over the region.
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E.
Battle of Miranpur Katra
The Battle of Miranpur Katra was a key 18th-century engagement in northern India in which the Rohilla Afghan forces were decisively defeated, contributing to the collapse of Rohilla 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: Siege of Multan Target entity description: The Siege of Multan was a pivotal 1848–1849 British East India Company military operation against Sikh forces in the fortified city of Multan, helping to bring about the collapse of the Sikh Empire in the Second Anglo-Sikh War.
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A.
Battle of Multan
The Battle of Multan was a major early-19th-century conflict in which Sikh forces under Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s commanders, including the famed general Hari Singh Nalwa, captured the strategic city of Multan from its Afghan rulers, consolidating Sikh control in the region.
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B.
Siege of Jalalabad
The Siege of Jalalabad was a key 1841–1842 engagement in which a British-Indian garrison in eastern Afghanistan withstood a prolonged Afghan siege during the First Anglo-Afghan War.
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C.
Siege of Sherpur
The Siege of Sherpur was a key 1879–1880 engagement in Kabul during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, where British and Indian forces withstood a large Afghan uprising before ultimately securing control of the city.
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D.
Battle of Peshawar
The Battle of Peshawar was an 1834 conflict in which the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, with key leadership from general Hari Singh Nalwa, captured Peshawar from the Durrani Afghans, consolidating Sikh control over the region.
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E.
Battle of Miranpur Katra
The Battle of Miranpur Katra was a key 18th-century engagement in northern India in which the Rohilla Afghan forces were decisively defeated, contributing to the collapse of Rohilla power in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
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