Triple Alliance
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The Triple Alliance was the powerful Mesoamerican imperial coalition of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan that dominated central Mexico before being overthrown by the Spanish.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Triple Alliance canonical | 12 |
| Triple Alliance leadership | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T156452 — 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: Triple Alliance Context triple: [Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, hasMainBelligerent, Triple Alliance]
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A.
Triple Alliance (1668)
The Triple Alliance of 1668 was a defensive pact between England, the Dutch Republic, and Sweden formed to check French expansion under Louis XIV during the War of Devolution.
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B.
Tripartite Pact
The Tripartite Pact was a World War II alliance agreement that formally united Germany, Italy, and Japan into the Axis powers against the Allied nations.
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C.
Grand Alliance
The Grand Alliance was a major European coalition formed in the late 17th century to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
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D.
Central Powers
The Central Powers were the World War I military coalition led primarily by Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria, which fought against the Allied Powers.
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E.
Anti-Comintern Pact
The Anti-Comintern Pact was a 1936 anti-communist alliance initially between Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan that became a key diplomatic foundation for the Axis powers before and during World War II.
- 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: Triple Alliance Target entity description: The Triple Alliance was the powerful Mesoamerican imperial coalition of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan that dominated central Mexico before being overthrown by the Spanish.
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A.
Triple Alliance (1668)
The Triple Alliance of 1668 was a defensive pact between England, the Dutch Republic, and Sweden formed to check French expansion under Louis XIV during the War of Devolution.
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B.
Tripartite Pact
The Tripartite Pact was a World War II alliance agreement that formally united Germany, Italy, and Japan into the Axis powers against the Allied nations.
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C.
Grand Alliance
The Grand Alliance was a major European coalition formed in the late 17th century to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
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D.
Central Powers
The Central Powers were the World War I military coalition led primarily by Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria, which fought against the Allied Powers.
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E.
Anti-Comintern Pact
The Anti-Comintern Pact was a 1936 anti-communist alliance initially between Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan that became a key diplomatic foundation for the Axis powers before and during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican alliance
ⓘ
imperial confederation ⓘ political coalition ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec Triple Alliance
Aztec Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Mexica Triple Alliance
|
| capital | Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
Tenochtitlan
ⓘ
Texcoco ⓘ Tlacopan polity ⓘ
surface form:
Tlacopan
|
| culture | Aztec civilization ⓘ |
| currency | cacao beans ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1521 ⓘ |
| dominantMember | Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| economy | tribute-based economy ⓘ |
| endTime | 1521 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Acolhua
ⓘ
Mexica ⓘ Tepanec ⓘ |
| followedBy | Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| formedAfter |
Tepanec War
ⓘ
defeat of Azcapotzalco ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
hegemonic empire
ⓘ
tributary empire ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
Tenochtitlan ⓘ Texcoco ⓘ Tlacopan polity ⓘ
surface form:
Tlacopan
|
| inception | 1428 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
human sacrifice
ⓘ
large tribute system ⓘ military expansion ⓘ |
| language |
Nahuan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical Nahuatl
|
| locatedIn |
Central Mexico
ⓘ
Valley of Mexico ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
long-distance trade
ⓘ
tribute collection ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| memberOf | Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| overthrownBy |
Hernán Cortés
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| overthrownWithHelpOf |
Tlaxcala
ⓘ
indigenous allies of the Spanish ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Tepanec War
ⓘ
surface form:
Tepanec hegemony of Azcapotzalco
|
| religion |
Aztec religion
ⓘ
Mesoamerican religion ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ |
| startTime | 1428 ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Gulf Coast of Mexico
ⓘ
Morelos region ⓘ parts of Oaxaca ⓘ parts of Puebla ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Triple Alliance Description of subject: The Triple Alliance was the powerful Mesoamerican imperial coalition of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan that dominated central Mexico before being overthrown by the Spanish.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.