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Operation Searchlight

Pakistani military operation in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
Event military_operation Q2985554
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Operation Searchlight

Summary

Operation Searchlight is a military operation[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of military_operation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (630 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operation Searchlight's instance of is recorded as military operation[3].
  • Operation Searchlight's location is recorded as East Pakistan[4].
  • Operation Searchlight's part of is recorded as Bangladesh Liberation War[5].
  • Operation Searchlight's point in time is recorded as +1971-05-25T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Operation Searchlight's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/069kcj[7].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Pakistan Army[8].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Mukti Bahini[9].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Provisional Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh[10].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Bangladesh Awami League[11].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Bangladesh[12].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Pakistan[13].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Pakistan Armed Forces[14].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Tajuddin Ahmad[15].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as M. A. G. Osmani[16].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Yahya Khan[17].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Tikka Khan[18].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi[19].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Aboobaker Osman Mitha[20].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Rao Farman Ali[21].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Mohammad Shariff[22].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Inamul Haque Khan[23].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as East Bengal Regiment[24].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Border Guards Bangladesh[25].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Bangladesh Ansar and VDP[26].
  • Operation Searchlight's participant is recorded as Pakistan Navy[27].

Why It Matters

Operation Searchlight ranks in the top 5% of military_operation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (630 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

Bangladesh Pakistan Tajuddin Ahmad Yahya Khan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Operation Searchlight. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-searchlight
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_operation-searchlight_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Operation Searchlight}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/operation-searchlight}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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