Elisavetpol Governorate
E11206
Elisavetpol Governorate was an administrative division of the Russian Empire in the South Caucasus, centered around the city of Ganja in what is now western Azerbaijan.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elisavetpol Governorate canonical | 11 |
| Elisabethpol Governorate | 2 |
| Elisavetpol uezd | 2 |
| Elizavetpol Governorate | 2 |
| Elisabethpol Governorate (Russian administrative unit) | 1 |
| Elisavetpol uezd of Baku Governorate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T86783 — 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.
Target entity: Elisavetpol Governorate Context triple: [Tiflis Governorate, borderedBy, Elisavetpol Governorate]
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A.
Caucasus Viceroyalty
The Caucasus Viceroyalty was a major administrative division of the Russian Empire that governed its territories in the Caucasus region during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Tiflis Governorate
Tiflis Governorate was an administrative region of the Russian Empire in the South Caucasus, centered on the city of Tiflis (now Tbilisi, Georgia).
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C.
Crimean Khanate
The Crimean Khanate was a Turkic Tatar state and vassal of the Ottoman Empire that controlled the Crimean Peninsula and surrounding steppes from the 15th to the 18th century, known for its role in Black Sea politics and slave raids into Eastern Europe.
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D.
Russia Far East
The Russia Far East is a vast, sparsely populated region of eastern Russia known for its rugged terrain, rich natural resources, and high seismic and volcanic activity.
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E.
Crimea
Crimea is a strategically important peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea, historically contested and known for its geopolitical significance and role in major events such as World War II diplomacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Elisavetpol Governorate Target entity description: Elisavetpol Governorate was an administrative division of the Russian Empire in the South Caucasus, centered around the city of Ganja in what is now western Azerbaijan.
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A.
Caucasus Viceroyalty
The Caucasus Viceroyalty was a major administrative division of the Russian Empire that governed its territories in the Caucasus region during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Tiflis Governorate
Tiflis Governorate was an administrative region of the Russian Empire in the South Caucasus, centered on the city of Tiflis (now Tbilisi, Georgia).
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C.
Crimean Khanate
The Crimean Khanate was a Turkic Tatar state and vassal of the Ottoman Empire that controlled the Crimean Peninsula and surrounding steppes from the 15th to the 18th century, known for its role in Black Sea politics and slave raids into Eastern Europe.
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D.
Russia Far East
The Russia Far East is a vast, sparsely populated region of eastern Russia known for its rugged terrain, rich natural resources, and high seismic and volcanic activity.
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E.
Crimea
Crimea is a strategically important peninsula on the northern coast of the Black Sea, historically contested and known for its geopolitical significance and role in major events such as World War II diplomacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
governorate of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter |
Elisavetpol
ⓘ
Ganja ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Baku Governorate
ⓘ
Dagestan ⓘ
surface form:
Dagestan Oblast
Kars Oblast ⓘ Persians ⓘ
surface form:
Persia
Tiflis Governorate ⓘ Erivan Governorate ⓘ
surface form:
Yerevan Governorate
|
| capital |
Elisavetpol
ⓘ
Ganja ⓘ |
| contains |
Jevanshir uezd
ⓘ
surface form:
Aresh uezd
Elisavetpol Governorate self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Elisavetpol uezd
Jebrail uezd ⓘ Jevanshir uezd ⓘ Zakatal Okrug ⓘ
surface form:
Kazakh uezd
Shusha uezd ⓘ Zangezur uezd ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy |
Soviet government
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet authorities
|
| establishedBy | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Armenians
ⓘ
Azerbaijanis ⓘ Kurds ⓘ Russians ⓘ |
| governedBy | governor appointed by the Tsar ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caucasus Viceroyalty
ⓘ
South Caucasus ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Azerbaijan
ⓘ
western Azerbaijan ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Tsarina Elizabeth of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna
|
| officialLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imperial Russian administrative system
ⓘ
South Caucasus ⓘ
surface form:
Transcaucasian region of the Russian Empire
|
| predecessor |
Elisavetpol Governorate
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Elisavetpol uezd of Baku Governorate
|
| presentDayCityInTerritory |
Ganja
ⓘ
Shusha uezd ⓘ
surface form:
Shusha
|
| presentDayRegionInTerritory |
Ganja region of Azerbaijan
ⓘ
Shusha uezd ⓘ
surface form:
Karabakh region
Zangezur uezd ⓘ
surface form:
Zangezur region
|
| religion |
Armenian Apostolic Church
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Orthodoxy
Shia Islam ⓘ Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| successor |
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic administrative divisions
ⓘ
Azerbaijan SSR administrative divisions ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Elisavetpol Governorate Description of subject: Elisavetpol Governorate was an administrative division of the Russian Empire in the South Caucasus, centered around the city of Ganja in what is now western Azerbaijan.
Referenced by (19)
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