September Massacres
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The September Massacres were a wave of brutal killings of prisoners in Paris in early September 1792, reflecting the radicalization and violent popular justice that marked a turning point in the French Revolution.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| September Massacres canonical | 10 |
| September Massacres of 1792 | 4 |
| Massacres de Septembre | 1 |
| September Massacres (1792) | 1 |
| SeptemberMassacres | 1 |
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Target entity: September Massacres Context triple: [French Revolution, keyEvent, September Massacres]
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A.
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
The Storming of the Tuileries Palace was a pivotal insurrection on 10 August 1792 during the French Revolution, in which revolutionaries overran the royal residence in Paris and effectively ended King Louis XVI’s constitutional monarchy.
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B.
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a particularly violent and radical phase of the French Revolution marked by mass executions, political purges, and authoritarian rule under the Committee of Public Safety.
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C.
Night of the Long Knives
The Night of the Long Knives was a 1934 purge in Nazi Germany during which Adolf Hitler ordered the assassination of political rivals and perceived threats within his own movement to consolidate his power.
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D.
Great Purge
The Great Purge was a brutal campaign of political repression, mass arrests, and executions in the Soviet Union during the late 1930s that targeted perceived enemies of the state, including Communist Party members, military leaders, and ordinary citizens.
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E.
White Terror
White Terror refers to the campaign of political repression, mass executions, and violence carried out by anti-Bolshevik forces and their allies during the Russian Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: September Massacres Target entity description: The September Massacres were a wave of brutal killings of prisoners in Paris in early September 1792, reflecting the radicalization and violent popular justice that marked a turning point in the French Revolution.
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A.
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
The Storming of the Tuileries Palace was a pivotal insurrection on 10 August 1792 during the French Revolution, in which revolutionaries overran the royal residence in Paris and effectively ended King Louis XVI’s constitutional monarchy.
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B.
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a particularly violent and radical phase of the French Revolution marked by mass executions, political purges, and authoritarian rule under the Committee of Public Safety.
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C.
Night of the Long Knives
The Night of the Long Knives was a 1934 purge in Nazi Germany during which Adolf Hitler ordered the assassination of political rivals and perceived threats within his own movement to consolidate his power.
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D.
Great Purge
The Great Purge was a brutal campaign of political repression, mass arrests, and executions in the Soviet Union during the late 1930s that targeted perceived enemies of the state, including Communist Party members, military leaders, and ordinary citizens.
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E.
White Terror
White Terror refers to the campaign of political repression, mass executions, and violence carried out by anti-Bolshevik forces and their allies during the Russian Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of the French Revolution
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massacre ⓘ political violence ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
September Massacres
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surface form:
Massacres de Septembre
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| characterizedBy |
anti-clerical violence
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improvised trials ⓘ mob violence ⓘ summary executions ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| followedBy |
establishment of the National Convention
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proclamation of the French Republic ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Brunswick Manifesto
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fall of the monarchy on 10 August 1792 ⓘ fear of foreign invasion ⓘ fear of internal counter-revolution ⓘ panic over possible prison uprisings ⓘ radicalization of Parisian sans-culottes ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1792-09-06 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | French ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1792-09-02 ⓘ |
| location |
Paris
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Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| numberOfDeaths |
approximately 1100
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approximately 1200 ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolution ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Parisian sans-culottes
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improvised popular tribunals ⓘ revolutionary militants ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
crisis of authority of the Legislative Assembly
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war between revolutionary France and the First Coalition ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
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surface form:
Storming of the Tuileries (10 August 1792)
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| relatedTo |
Girondins
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Montagnards ⓘ Paris Commune (1792) ⓘ Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the image of the Revolution as violent and anarchic
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deepened divisions between Girondins and Montagnards ⓘ example of revolutionary popular justice ⓘ turning point in the radicalization of the French Revolution ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early September 1792 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Jacobin convent
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surface form:
Abbaye prison
La Force prison ⓘ
surface form:
Bicêtre prison
Jacobin convent ⓘ
surface form:
Carmelite convent prison
Conciergerie ⓘ La Force prison ⓘ Salpêtrière prison ⓘ |
| victim |
common criminals
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nobles ⓘ prisoners in Paris ⓘ refractory priests ⓘ suspected royalists ⓘ |
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Subject: September Massacres Description of subject: The September Massacres were a wave of brutal killings of prisoners in Paris in early September 1792, reflecting the radicalization and violent popular justice that marked a turning point in the French Revolution.
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