Burning of the Parliament of Canada in Montreal
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The Burning of the Parliament of Canada in Montreal was an 1849 riot in which an angry mob set fire to the colonial legislature building in Montreal, destroying it and prompting the relocation of Canada’s capital.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Burning of the Parliament Buildings in Montreal | 1 |
| Burning of the Parliament of Canada in Montreal canonical | 1 |
| Montreal Riots of 1849 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21911582 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burning of the Parliament of Canada in Montreal Context triple: [burning of the Parliament buildings in Montreal in 1849, alsoKnownAs, Burning of the Parliament of Canada in Montreal]
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October Crisis
The October Crisis, more commonly known as the Cuban Missile Crisis, was a 1962 Cold War confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
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October Crisis
The October Crisis was a 1970 political and security crisis in Quebec, Canada, marked by kidnappings and terrorism by the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) and the federal government’s invocation of the War Measures Act.
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C.
June Rebellion of 1832
The June Rebellion of 1832 was a short-lived anti-monarchist uprising in Paris, later immortalized in Victor Hugo’s novel "Les Misérables."
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D.
Parliament Hill fire of 1916
The Parliament Hill fire of 1916 was a devastating blaze that destroyed much of Canada's original Centre Block in Ottawa, leading to significant reconstruction of the federal parliamentary buildings.
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E.
Easter Riots (Quebec City)
The Easter Riots in Quebec City were 1918 anti-conscription protests that turned violent, highlighting deep French–English tensions in Canada during World War I.
- 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: Burning of the Parliament of Canada in Montreal Target entity description: The Burning of the Parliament of Canada in Montreal was an 1849 riot in which an angry mob set fire to the colonial legislature building in Montreal, destroying it and prompting the relocation of Canada’s capital.
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A.
October Crisis
The October Crisis, more commonly known as the Cuban Missile Crisis, was a 1962 Cold War confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
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B.
October Crisis
The October Crisis was a 1970 political and security crisis in Quebec, Canada, marked by kidnappings and terrorism by the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) and the federal government’s invocation of the War Measures Act.
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C.
June Rebellion of 1832
The June Rebellion of 1832 was a short-lived anti-monarchist uprising in Paris, later immortalized in Victor Hugo’s novel "Les Misérables."
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D.
Parliament Hill fire of 1916
The Parliament Hill fire of 1916 was a devastating blaze that destroyed much of Canada's original Centre Block in Ottawa, leading to significant reconstruction of the federal parliamentary buildings.
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E.
Easter Riots (Quebec City)
The Easter Riots in Quebec City were 1918 anti-conscription protests that turned violent, highlighting deep French–English tensions in Canada during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
burning of the Parliament buildings in Montreal in 1849
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Parliament Buildings, Montreal
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Burning of the Parliament Buildings in Montreal
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linked to: Burning of the Parliament of Canada in Montreal