Karlstad Treaty
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The Karlstad Treaty was the 1905 agreement that peacefully ended the union between Sweden and Norway and established Norway as an independent state.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karlstad Treaty canonical | 2 |
| Karlstad Convention | 1 |
| Karlstad Treaty between Sweden and Norway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2346544 — 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: Karlstad Treaty Context triple: [Sweden–Norway union, dissolutionTreaty, Karlstad Treaty]
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A.
Treaty of Lund
The Treaty of Lund was a 1679 peace agreement between Denmark-Norway and Sweden that helped end the Scanian War and largely restored the pre-war territorial status quo in Scandinavia.
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B.
Treaty of Roskilde
The Treaty of Roskilde was a 1658 peace agreement in which Denmark-Norway ceded vast territories to the Swedish Empire, marking one of Sweden’s greatest expansions in the 17th century.
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C.
Treaty of Frederiksborg
The Treaty of Frederiksborg was a 1720 peace agreement between Denmark-Norway and Sweden that ended their hostilities in the Great Northern War and confirmed Sweden’s loss of regional dominance.
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D.
Treaty of Fredrikshamn
The Treaty of Fredrikshamn was an 1809 peace agreement between Sweden and Russia that ended the Finnish War and transferred Finland to Russian control, leading to its status as an autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian Empire.
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E.
Treaty of Stralsund (1370)
The Treaty of Stralsund (1370) was a landmark peace agreement that ended the war between the Hanseatic League and Denmark, securing the League major commercial privileges and dominance over Baltic trade.
- 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: Karlstad Treaty Target entity description: The Karlstad Treaty was the 1905 agreement that peacefully ended the union between Sweden and Norway and established Norway as an independent state.
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A.
Treaty of Lund
The Treaty of Lund was a 1679 peace agreement between Denmark-Norway and Sweden that helped end the Scanian War and largely restored the pre-war territorial status quo in Scandinavia.
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B.
Treaty of Roskilde
The Treaty of Roskilde was a 1658 peace agreement in which Denmark-Norway ceded vast territories to the Swedish Empire, marking one of Sweden’s greatest expansions in the 17th century.
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C.
Treaty of Frederiksborg
The Treaty of Frederiksborg was a 1720 peace agreement between Denmark-Norway and Sweden that ended their hostilities in the Great Northern War and confirmed Sweden’s loss of regional dominance.
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D.
Treaty of Fredrikshamn
The Treaty of Fredrikshamn was an 1809 peace agreement between Sweden and Russia that ended the Finnish War and transferred Finland to Russian control, leading to its status as an autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian Empire.
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E.
Treaty of Stralsund (1370)
The Treaty of Stralsund (1370) was a landmark peace agreement that ended the war between the Hanseatic League and Denmark, securing the League major commercial privileges and dominance over Baltic trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral agreement
ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Kingdom of Norway
ⓘ
Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ |
| category |
1905 in international relations
ⓘ
Norwegian declaration of independence in 1905 ⓘ
surface form:
Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden
Treaties of Norway ⓘ Treaties of Sweden ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | peaceful conflict resolution ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
agreement on arbitration procedures for future disputes
ⓘ
demilitarization of the Swedish–Norwegian border zone ⓘ dismantling of Norwegian fortifications near the Swedish border ⓘ regulation of transit and communication between the two countries ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Norway
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Sweden ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1905-09-23 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
election of Prince Carl of Denmark as King Haakon VII of Norway
ⓘ
formal recognition of Norway by Sweden ⓘ |
| follows |
Union crisis of 1905
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian–Swedish Union crisis of 1905
|
| hasEffect |
demilitarized zone along parts of the Swedish–Norwegian border
ⓘ
end of the personal union between Sweden and Norway ⓘ establishment of separate foreign policies for Sweden and Norway ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| language |
Norwegian
ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | international treaty ⓘ |
| locationSigned |
Karlstad
ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Karlstad ⓘ |
| negotiationEndDate | 1905-09-23 ⓘ |
| negotiationLocation | Karlstad ⓘ |
| negotiationStartDate | 1905-09-13 ⓘ |
| partOf | dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway ⓘ |
| precededBy | Norwegian Storting’s declaration of dissolution of the union on 1905-06-07 ⓘ |
| purpose | to dissolve the union between Sweden and Norway ⓘ |
| result |
establishment of peaceful relations between Sweden and Norway
ⓘ
peaceful dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway ⓘ recognition of Norway as an independent state ⓘ |
| signedBy |
representatives of the Norwegian government
ⓘ
representatives of the Swedish government ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Norwegian independence
ⓘ
Swedish–Norwegian relations ⓘ |
| topic |
Nordic history
ⓘ
dissolution of unions ⓘ international arbitration ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1905 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Karlstad Convention
this entity surface form:
Karlstad Treaty between Sweden and Norway