Sacred Defense
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Sacred Defense is the term used in Iran to refer to the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988), emphasizing its portrayal as a just and defensive struggle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sacred Defense canonical | 2 |
| Sacred Defense Week | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1026362 — 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: Sacred Defense Context triple: [Iran–Iraq War, alsoKnownAs, Sacred Defense]
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A.
Soldier’s Creed
The Soldier’s Creed is a core statement of values and commitments that defines the professional ethos, responsibilities, and warrior spirit of members of the U.S. Army.
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B.
Regnum Defende
Regnum Defende is the Latin motto of the United Kingdom’s domestic security and counter-intelligence agency, MI5, reflecting its mission to protect the nation.
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C.
Saviors
Saviors is a studio album by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong’s band, known for its politically charged punk rock sound and socially conscious themes.
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D.
Freedom Shield
Freedom Shield is a major annual joint military exercise conducted by the United States and South Korea to enhance readiness and deter threats on the Korean Peninsula.
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E.
Defiance Campaign
The Defiance Campaign was a major 1952 mass civil disobedience movement in apartheid-era South Africa, led by the African National Congress and allied organizations, to protest unjust segregation laws through nonviolent resistance.
- 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: Sacred Defense Target entity description: Sacred Defense is the term used in Iran to refer to the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988), emphasizing its portrayal as a just and defensive struggle.
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A.
Soldier’s Creed
The Soldier’s Creed is a core statement of values and commitments that defines the professional ethos, responsibilities, and warrior spirit of members of the U.S. Army.
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B.
Regnum Defende
Regnum Defende is the Latin motto of the United Kingdom’s domestic security and counter-intelligence agency, MI5, reflecting its mission to protect the nation.
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C.
Saviors
Saviors is a studio album by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong’s band, known for its politically charged punk rock sound and socially conscious themes.
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D.
Freedom Shield
Freedom Shield is a major annual joint military exercise conducted by the United States and South Korea to enhance readiness and deter threats on the Korean Peninsula.
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E.
Defiance Campaign
The Defiance Campaign was a major 1952 mass civil disobedience movement in apartheid-era South Africa, led by the African National Congress and allied organizations, to protest unjust segregation laws through nonviolent resistance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian political terminology
ⓘ
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ historical term ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Defa-e Moqaddas ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Basij
ⓘ
Islamic Republic of Iran Army ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian regular army
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Iranian war cinema
ⓘ
Iranian war literature ⓘ Sacred Defense self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Defense Week
martyrs’ cemeteries in Iran ⓘ state ceremonies in Iran ⓘ war museums in Iran ⓘ |
| conflictType |
border war
ⓘ
interstate war ⓘ total war ⓘ |
| countryOfUse | Iran ⓘ |
| endEvent | ceasefire following UN Security Council Resolution 598 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1988 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chemical attacks on Iranian targets
ⓘ
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi invasion of Iran
Battle of Khorramshahr ⓘ
surface form:
Liberation of Khorramshahr
Operation Tariq al-Qods ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Beit ol-Moqaddas
Operation Fath ol-Mobin ⓘ Operation Tariq al-Qods ⓘ Tanker War ⓘ War of the Cities ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
defensive war
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just war ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
martyrdom
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national unity ⓘ resistance ⓘ |
| ideologicalFraming |
national defense
ⓘ
religious duty ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| location |
Iran
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Republic of Iran
Iraq ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Iraq
|
| opponent |
Saddam Hussein
ⓘ
surface form:
Saddam Hussein government
|
| politicalContext | post-1979 Iranian Revolution period ⓘ |
| refersTo | Iran–Iraq War ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Shia Islam ⓘ |
| startEvent | Iraqi invasion of Iran on 22 September 1980 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1980 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Cold War
ⓘ
surface form:
Cold War era
|
| UNResolution | United Nations Security Council Resolution 598 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Iranian cultural institutions
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Iranian officials ⓘ Iranian school textbooks ⓘ Iranian state media ⓘ Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Republic of Iran
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Input
Subject: Sacred Defense Description of subject: Sacred Defense is the term used in Iran to refer to the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988), emphasizing its portrayal as a just and defensive struggle.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sacred Defense Week