Syrian revolt of 1925–1927

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anti-colonial movement nationalist movement revolt uprising

The Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 was a major nationalist uprising against French colonial rule in Syria that spread from the Druze Mountain to much of the country and marked a key moment in the struggle for Syrian independence.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Great Druze Revolt	2
Syrian Revolt of 1925	1
Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 canonical	1
Syrian struggle for independence	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2692109 — 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: Syrian revolt of 1925–1927
Context triple: [French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon, containsEvent, Syrian revolt of 1925–1927]

A. Iraq revolt of 1920
The Iraq revolt of 1920 was a major anti-British uprising in Mesopotamia in which Iraqi Arabs and Kurds sought independence following World War I and the imposition of British mandate rule.
B. Arab Revolt
The Arab Revolt was a World War I uprising of Arab forces, supported by the British, against Ottoman rule in the Middle East, aiming to secure Arab independence.
C. Iraqi Kurdish rebellions
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions were a series of uprisings and insurgencies by Kurdish groups in Iraq seeking greater autonomy, rights, and often independence from successive Iraqi governments throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries.
D. Arab general strike of 1936
The Arab general strike of 1936 was a large-scale, months-long work stoppage by Palestinian Arabs protesting British rule and Jewish immigration, which helped ignite the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine.
E. 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
The 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine was a nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs against British colonial rule and mass Jewish immigration during the British Mandate period.
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: Syrian revolt of 1925–1927
Target entity description: The Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 was a major nationalist uprising against French colonial rule in Syria that spread from the Druze Mountain to much of the country and marked a key moment in the struggle for Syrian independence.

A. Iraq revolt of 1920
The Iraq revolt of 1920 was a major anti-British uprising in Mesopotamia in which Iraqi Arabs and Kurds sought independence following World War I and the imposition of British mandate rule.
B. Arab Revolt
The Arab Revolt was a World War I uprising of Arab forces, supported by the British, against Ottoman rule in the Middle East, aiming to secure Arab independence.
C. Iraqi Kurdish rebellions
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions were a series of uprisings and insurgencies by Kurdish groups in Iraq seeking greater autonomy, rights, and often independence from successive Iraqi governments throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries.
D. Arab general strike of 1936
The Arab general strike of 1936 was a large-scale, months-long work stoppage by Palestinian Arabs protesting British rule and Jewish immigration, which helped ignite the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine.
E. 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
The 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine was a nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs against British colonial rule and mass Jewish immigration during the British Mandate period.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-colonial movement ⓘ nationalist movement ⓘ revolt ⓘ uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 ⓘ surface form: Great Druze Revolt Great Syrian Revolt ⓘ
chronology	followed the establishment of the French Mandate after World War I ⓘ
commander	Fawzi al-Qawuqji ⓘ French General Andréa ⓘ Maurice Sarrail ⓘ surface form: French High Commissioner Maurice Sarrail Hasan al-Kharrat ⓘ Nasib al-Bakri ⓘ Sultan al-Atrash ⓘ
consequence	French political concessions in the mandate ⓘ increased Syrian demands for independence ⓘ rise of nationalist leaders in Syrian politics ⓘ strengthening of Syrian national consciousness ⓘ
country	Syria ⓘ
describedAs	key moment in the struggle for Syrian independence ⓘ
endTime	1927 ⓘ
hasCause	French interference in Druze internal affairs ⓘ Syrian nationalism ⓘ dissatisfaction with partition of Syrian territories under the mandate ⓘ opposition to French mandatory policies ⓘ resentment of French military occupation ⓘ
historicalPeriod	interwar period ⓘ
location	Aleppo Governorate ⓘ surface form: Aleppo region Damascus ⓘ Ghuta of Damascus ⓘ Hama ⓘ Hauran ⓘ Homs ⓘ Jabal al-Druze ⓘ
opposedTo	French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon ⓘ surface form: French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon French colonial rule in Syria ⓘ
participant	Druze fighters ⓘ French Army ⓘ French colonial authorities ⓘ Syrian nationalists ⓘ rural insurgents from Hauran ⓘ urban notables of Damascus ⓘ
partOf	Syrian struggle for independence ⓘ
result	French military victory ⓘ suppression of armed revolt by France ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of al-Kafr ⓘ Battle of al-Kafr ⓘ surface form: Battle of al-Mazraa French bombardment of Damascus in 1925 ⓘ uprising in Hama ⓘ
startTime	1925 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon → containsEvent → Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 ⓘ

Great Syrian Revolt → partOf → Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Syrian struggle for independence

Great Syrian Revolt → alsoKnownAs → Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Syrian Revolt of 1925

Great Syrian Revolt → alsoKnownAs → Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Druze Revolt

Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 → alsoKnownAs → Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 ⓘ