Uva Wellassa Rebellion
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The Uva Wellassa Rebellion was an 1817–1818 uprising in Sri Lanka against British colonial rule, notable for its brutal suppression and lasting impact on the island’s highland regions.
All labels observed (1)
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| Uva Wellassa Rebellion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16836661 — 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: Uva Wellassa Rebellion Context triple: [Uva Rebellion, alsoKnownAs, Uva Wellassa Rebellion]
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Bhambatha Rebellion
The Bhambatha Rebellion was a 1906 Zulu uprising in the British colony of Natal against colonial taxation and rule, led by Chief Bhambatha kaMancinza.
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Balaiada revolt
The Balaiada revolt was a popular 19th-century uprising in Maranhão, Brazil, driven by social and economic grievances among marginalized groups against regional elites and the central government.
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C.
Matale Rebellion of 1848
The Matale Rebellion of 1848 was a major anti-colonial uprising in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) against British rule, driven by widespread discontent over oppressive taxes and economic hardship.
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D.
Pernambucan Insurrection
The Pernambucan Insurrection was a 17th-century colonial revolt in Brazil in which Portuguese forces and local settlers expelled the Dutch from the Captaincy of Pernambuco, helping to end Dutch rule in northeastern Brazil.
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E.
Canton Uprising
The Canton Uprising was a short-lived communist-led insurrection in Guangzhou in December 1927, aimed at establishing a soviet government during China’s revolutionary turmoil.
- 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: Uva Wellassa Rebellion Target entity description: The Uva Wellassa Rebellion was an 1817–1818 uprising in Sri Lanka against British colonial rule, notable for its brutal suppression and lasting impact on the island’s highland regions.
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A.
Bhambatha Rebellion
The Bhambatha Rebellion was a 1906 Zulu uprising in the British colony of Natal against colonial taxation and rule, led by Chief Bhambatha kaMancinza.
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B.
Balaiada revolt
The Balaiada revolt was a popular 19th-century uprising in Maranhão, Brazil, driven by social and economic grievances among marginalized groups against regional elites and the central government.
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C.
Matale Rebellion of 1848
The Matale Rebellion of 1848 was a major anti-colonial uprising in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) against British rule, driven by widespread discontent over oppressive taxes and economic hardship.
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D.
Pernambucan Insurrection
The Pernambucan Insurrection was a 17th-century colonial revolt in Brazil in which Portuguese forces and local settlers expelled the Dutch from the Captaincy of Pernambuco, helping to end Dutch rule in northeastern Brazil.
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E.
Canton Uprising
The Canton Uprising was a short-lived communist-led insurrection in Guangzhou in December 1927, aimed at establishing a soviet government during China’s revolutionary turmoil.
- F. None of above. chosen
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