First Empire of Haiti
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The First Empire of Haiti was the early 19th-century Black-led monarchy established by Jean-Jacques Dessalines after Haiti’s successful slave revolt and independence from France.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Empire of Haiti canonical | 4 |
| Empire of Haiti | 1 |
| Haitian monarchy | 1 |
| Kingdom of Haiti | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2807448 — 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.
Target entity: First Empire of Haiti Context triple: [French colony of Saint-Domingue, successorState, First Empire of Haiti]
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Corsican Republic
The Corsican Republic was an 18th-century independent state on the island of Corsica, notable for its pioneering democratic constitution and brief experiment in self-governance before French annexation.
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First Republic of Venezuela
The First Republic of Venezuela was the short-lived independent Venezuelan state established after the country’s initial break from Spanish colonial rule in the early 19th century.
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C.
First Mexican Empire
The First Mexican Empire was the short-lived independent monarchy established in 1821 after Mexico’s break from Spanish colonial rule, briefly ruled by Emperor Agustín de Iturbide before transitioning to a republic.
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Natalia Republic
The Natalia Republic was a short-lived 19th-century Boer republic in southeastern Africa established by Voortrekker settlers before being annexed by the British.
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E.
Republic of New Granada
The Republic of New Granada was a 19th-century Central and South American state that succeeded Gran Colombia and served as a precursor to modern Colombia and Panama.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: First Empire of Haiti Target entity description: The First Empire of Haiti was the early 19th-century Black-led monarchy established by Jean-Jacques Dessalines after Haiti’s successful slave revolt and independence from France.
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A.
Corsican Republic
The Corsican Republic was an 18th-century independent state on the island of Corsica, notable for its pioneering democratic constitution and brief experiment in self-governance before French annexation.
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B.
First Republic of Venezuela
The First Republic of Venezuela was the short-lived independent Venezuelan state established after the country’s initial break from Spanish colonial rule in the early 19th century.
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C.
First Mexican Empire
The First Mexican Empire was the short-lived independent monarchy established in 1821 after Mexico’s break from Spanish colonial rule, briefly ruled by Emperor Agustín de Iturbide before transitioning to a republic.
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D.
Natalia Republic
The Natalia Republic was a short-lived 19th-century Boer republic in southeastern Africa established by Voortrekker settlers before being annexed by the British.
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E.
Republic of New Granada
The Republic of New Granada was a 19th-century Central and South American state that succeeded Gran Colombia and served as a precursor to modern Colombia and Panama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former empire
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ state ⓘ |
| abolishedSlavery | true ⓘ |
| capital | Port-au-Prince ⓘ |
| causeOfEnd | assassination of Jean-Jacques Dessalines ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | Palm tree with liberty cap, cannons, and banners ⓘ |
| commonName | Haiti ⓘ |
| constitutionYear | 1805 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| conventionalLongName |
First Empire of Haiti
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Haiti
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| country | Haiti ⓘ |
| currency | Haitian livre ⓘ |
| demonym | Haitian ⓘ |
| endDate | 1806-10-17 ⓘ |
| endYear | 1806 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Jean-Jacques Dessalines ⓘ |
| executiveBranch | Emperor and imperial court ⓘ |
| firstEmperor | Jean-Jacques Dessalines ⓘ |
| flagDescription | Blue and red horizontal bands with the coat of arms of Haiti ⓘ |
| governmentType | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| headOfState | Jean-Jacques Dessalines ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Napoleonic era
ⓘ
Post–French Revolution era ⓘ |
| independenceFrom | France ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law influenced by French law ⓘ |
| legislature | Council of State ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hispaniola ⓘ |
| modernTerritoryCorrespondsTo |
Haiti
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Haiti
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| monarch | Jean-Jacques Dessalines ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
coronation of Jean-Jacques Dessalines as Emperor Jacques I
ⓘ
promulgation of the 1805 Haitian constitution ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| populationGroupInPower | formerly enslaved Black people and free people of color ⓘ |
| precededBy |
French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue
ⓘ
French colony of Saint-Domingue ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Domingue
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| recognizedAs |
first modern Black-led monarchy in the Americas
ⓘ
first postcolonial independent Black state in the Western Hemisphere ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
Haitian Vodou ⓘ
surface form:
Vodou
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| resultOf | Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| rulingHouse | House of Dessalines ⓘ |
| startDate | 1804-09-22 ⓘ |
| startYear | 1804 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Kingdom of Haiti
ⓘ
Republic of Haiti (southern state) ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Haiti
State of Haiti (northern republic) government ⓘ
surface form:
State of Haiti
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| territoryIncludes | western part of the island of Hispaniola ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler |
Faustin I of Haiti
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor of Haiti
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Subject: First Empire of Haiti Description of subject: The First Empire of Haiti was the early 19th-century Black-led monarchy established by Jean-Jacques Dessalines after Haiti’s successful slave revolt and independence from France.
Referenced by (7)
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