British Crown in the Ionian Islands
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The British Crown in the Ionian Islands was the sovereign authority of the United Kingdom over the Ionian Islands Protectorate in the 19th century, exercised locally through a High Commissioner.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| British Crown in the Ionian Islands canonical | 1 |
| British Protectorate of the Ionian Islands | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17681388 — 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: British Crown in the Ionian Islands Context triple: [High Commissioner for the Ionian Islands, represents, British Crown in the Ionian Islands]
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A.
British authorities in Greece
British authorities in Greece were the representatives of the British government who intervened militarily and politically in Greece during and after World War II, particularly in opposition to leftist resistance movements.
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B.
British control of the Straits Zone
British control of the Straits Zone was the post-World War I British military and administrative occupation of the strategic Turkish Straits area, aimed at securing naval access between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and enforcing Allied terms on the defeated Ottoman Empire.
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C.
Walcheren Campaign
The Walcheren Campaign was a disastrous 1809 British military expedition to the Netherlands during the Napoleonic Wars, notorious for heavy losses to disease and its failure to achieve strategic objectives.
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D.
Corfu Channel incident
The Corfu Channel incident was a 1946 naval confrontation between the United Kingdom and Albania in the Strait of Corfu that led to significant loss of life and became a landmark case in international law before the International Court of Justice.
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E.
Corfu incident
The Corfu incident was a 1923 diplomatic and military crisis between Italy and Greece over the Italian occupation of the Greek island of Corfu, which became an early test of the League of Nations’ ability to manage international conflicts.
- 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: British Crown in the Ionian Islands Target entity description: The British Crown in the Ionian Islands was the sovereign authority of the United Kingdom over the Ionian Islands Protectorate in the 19th century, exercised locally through a High Commissioner.
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A.
British authorities in Greece
British authorities in Greece were the representatives of the British government who intervened militarily and politically in Greece during and after World War II, particularly in opposition to leftist resistance movements.
-
B.
British control of the Straits Zone
British control of the Straits Zone was the post-World War I British military and administrative occupation of the strategic Turkish Straits area, aimed at securing naval access between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and enforcing Allied terms on the defeated Ottoman Empire.
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C.
Walcheren Campaign
The Walcheren Campaign was a disastrous 1809 British military expedition to the Netherlands during the Napoleonic Wars, notorious for heavy losses to disease and its failure to achieve strategic objectives.
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D.
Corfu Channel incident
The Corfu Channel incident was a 1946 naval confrontation between the United Kingdom and Albania in the Strait of Corfu that led to significant loss of life and became a landmark case in international law before the International Court of Justice.
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E.
Corfu incident
The Corfu incident was a 1923 diplomatic and military crisis between Italy and Greece over the Italian occupation of the Greek island of Corfu, which became an early test of the League of Nations’ ability to manage international conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: British Crown in the Ionian Islands