Mendocino War
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The Mendocino War was a mid-19th-century campaign of violence by settlers and state-backed forces against Indigenous peoples in Northern California, contributing to what is now recognized as the California genocide.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mendocino War canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17192102 — 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: Mendocino War Context triple: [California genocide, hasPart, Mendocino War]
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A.
Modoc War
The Modoc War was an 1872–1873 armed conflict in northern California and southern Oregon between the Modoc people and the United States Army, notable for its protracted guerrilla fighting in the Lava Beds and the execution of Modoc leader Captain Jack.
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Coal Creek War
The Coal Creek War was an 1891–1892 armed labor uprising by coal miners in Anderson County, Tennessee, protesting the use of convict leasing in the coal mines.
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C.
Yavapai War
The Yavapai War was a 19th-century conflict between the United States and the Yavapai (often allied with Apache groups) in Arizona, marked by campaigns of forced removal and violent suppression of Indigenous resistance.
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D.
Paiute War
The Paiute War was an 1860 conflict in Nevada between Northern Paiute people and Euro-American settlers and volunteers, sparked by tensions over land, resources, and abuses against Native communities.
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E.
Goshute War
The Goshute War was a mid-19th-century conflict in the American West between the Goshute people and the United States, largely sparked by tensions over mail routes, resource use, and encroaching settlement on Goshute lands.
- 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: Mendocino War Target entity description: The Mendocino War was a mid-19th-century campaign of violence by settlers and state-backed forces against Indigenous peoples in Northern California, contributing to what is now recognized as the California genocide.
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A.
Modoc War
The Modoc War was an 1872–1873 armed conflict in northern California and southern Oregon between the Modoc people and the United States Army, notable for its protracted guerrilla fighting in the Lava Beds and the execution of Modoc leader Captain Jack.
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B.
Coal Creek War
The Coal Creek War was an 1891–1892 armed labor uprising by coal miners in Anderson County, Tennessee, protesting the use of convict leasing in the coal mines.
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C.
Yavapai War
The Yavapai War was a 19th-century conflict between the United States and the Yavapai (often allied with Apache groups) in Arizona, marked by campaigns of forced removal and violent suppression of Indigenous resistance.
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D.
Paiute War
The Paiute War was an 1860 conflict in Nevada between Northern Paiute people and Euro-American settlers and volunteers, sparked by tensions over land, resources, and abuses against Native communities.
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E.
Goshute War
The Goshute War was a mid-19th-century conflict in the American West between the Goshute people and the United States, largely sparked by tensions over mail routes, resource use, and encroaching settlement on Goshute lands.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.