Megali Idea doctrine
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The Megali Idea doctrine was a 19th- and early 20th-century Greek nationalist vision aiming to unite all historically Greek-inhabited or formerly Byzantine territories into a single expanded Greek state.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Megali Idea | 2 |
| Megali Idea (Greek irredentist policy) | 1 |
| Megali Idea doctrine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1705362 — 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: Megali Idea doctrine Context triple: [Ioannis Kolettis, notableFor, Megali Idea doctrine]
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A.
Macedonianism
Macedonianism was a 4th-century Christian heresy that denied the full divinity of the Holy Spirit, leading to major theological controversy in the early Church.
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B.
Hallstein Doctrine
The Hallstein Doctrine was a Cold War-era West German foreign policy that refused diplomatic relations with any country (except the USSR) that recognized East Germany as a sovereign state.
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C.
Decree of Union with the Greeks
The Decree of Union with the Greeks was a 1439 ecclesiastical agreement issued at the Council of Florence that temporarily reconciled doctrinal differences and proclaimed reunion between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
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D.
European philhellenic movement
The European philhellenic movement was a widespread 19th-century current of intellectual, cultural, and political support across Europe that championed the Greek cause for independence and idealized ancient Greek heritage.
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E.
Kollyvades movement
The Kollyvades movement was an 18th-century Orthodox monastic revival on Mount Athos that emphasized frequent Communion, strict adherence to liturgical tradition, and the patristic spiritual heritage.
- 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: Megali Idea doctrine Target entity description: The Megali Idea doctrine was a 19th- and early 20th-century Greek nationalist vision aiming to unite all historically Greek-inhabited or formerly Byzantine territories into a single expanded Greek state.
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A.
Macedonianism
Macedonianism was a 4th-century Christian heresy that denied the full divinity of the Holy Spirit, leading to major theological controversy in the early Church.
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B.
Hallstein Doctrine
The Hallstein Doctrine was a Cold War-era West German foreign policy that refused diplomatic relations with any country (except the USSR) that recognized East Germany as a sovereign state.
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C.
Decree of Union with the Greeks
The Decree of Union with the Greeks was a 1439 ecclesiastical agreement issued at the Council of Florence that temporarily reconciled doctrinal differences and proclaimed reunion between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
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D.
European philhellenic movement
The European philhellenic movement was a widespread 19th-century current of intellectual, cultural, and political support across Europe that championed the Greek cause for independence and idealized ancient Greek heritage.
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E.
Kollyvades movement
The Kollyvades movement was an 18th-century Orthodox monastic revival on Mount Athos that emphasized frequent Communion, strict adherence to liturgical tradition, and the patristic spiritual heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century political concept
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Greek nationalist ideology ⓘ irredentist political doctrine ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Kingdom of Greece ⓘ |
| basedOn |
historical memory of the Byzantine Empire
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perception of continuous Greek presence in former Byzantine lands ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Greek parliamentary debates of the 19th century
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historiography of modern Greece ⓘ |
| endCause |
Greek defeat in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
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population exchange between Greece and Turkey ⓘ |
| formulatedBy | Ioannis Kolettis ⓘ |
| goal |
restoration of a Greek state approximating the borders of the Byzantine Empire
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unification of all historically Greek-inhabited territories into one state ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
expansion of Greek territory after the Balkan Wars
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heightened ethnic tensions in the Balkans and Asia Minor ⓘ shaping of modern Greek national identity ⓘ |
| hasPart |
claim to Asia Minor
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claim to Constantinople ⓘ claim to Crete ⓘ claim to Cyprus ⓘ claim to Epirus ⓘ claim to Macedonia ⓘ claim to Thrace ⓘ claim to the Aegean islands ⓘ |
| ideology |
Eastern Orthodox Christian identity
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Greek nationalism ⓘ |
| inception | 1844 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Greek foreign policy in the early 20th century
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Greek foreign policy in the late 19th century ⓘ Greek involvement in the Balkan Wars ⓘ Greek military campaign in Asia Minor (1919–1922) ⓘ Greek participation in World War I on the Allied side ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Greek irredentism
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territorial expansion of Greece ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Μεγάλη Ιδέα ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Albanian nationalism
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Bulgarian nationalism ⓘ Turkish nationalism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Balkan Wars
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Balkan Wars ⓘ
surface form:
First Balkan War
Turkish War of Independence ⓘ
surface form:
Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
Balkan Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Second Balkan War
Treaty of Lausanne ⓘ Treaty of Sèvres ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Allied occupation of Smyrna
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surface form:
Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922
speech of Ioannis Kolettis in the Greek Parliament in 1844 ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| translation | Great Idea ⓘ |
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Subject: Megali Idea doctrine Description of subject: The Megali Idea doctrine was a 19th- and early 20th-century Greek nationalist vision aiming to unite all historically Greek-inhabited or formerly Byzantine territories into a single expanded Greek state.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Megali Idea
this entity surface form:
Megali Idea
this entity surface form:
Megali Idea (Greek irredentist policy)