Jan Žižka
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Jan Žižka was a renowned early 15th-century Czech military leader and tactician, famous for his innovative use of war wagons and his key role in defending the Hussite cause during the Hussite Wars.
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Target entity: Jan Žižka Context triple: [Hussite movement, significantPerson, Jan Žižka]
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Albrecht von Wallenstein
Albrecht von Wallenstein was a powerful Bohemian nobleman and military leader who became one of the most influential and controversial commanders of the Thirty Years' War in service of the Habsburg Monarchy.
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Vilém Slavata of Chlum
Vilém Slavata of Chlum was a prominent Bohemian Catholic nobleman and royal official best known as one of the imperial governors thrown from a window during the 1618 Defenestration of Prague, an event that helped spark the Thirty Years’ War.
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Georg von Frundsberg
Georg von Frundsberg was a renowned German Landsknecht leader and imperial general of the early 16th century, celebrated for his role in the Habsburg military campaigns of the Italian Wars.
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Ivan Vyhovsky
Ivan Vyhovsky was a 17th-century Hetman of the Cossack Hetmanate known for his attempts to secure Ukrainian autonomy through shifting alliances between Poland-Lithuania, Russia, and other regional powers.
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Thomas von Kantzow
Thomas von Kantzow is the son of Carin Göring, who was the first wife of prominent Nazi leader Hermann Göring.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jan Žižka Target entity description: Jan Žižka was a renowned early 15th-century Czech military leader and tactician, famous for his innovative use of war wagons and his key role in defending the Hussite cause during the Hussite Wars.
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A.
Albrecht von Wallenstein
Albrecht von Wallenstein was a powerful Bohemian nobleman and military leader who became one of the most influential and controversial commanders of the Thirty Years' War in service of the Habsburg Monarchy.
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B.
Vilém Slavata of Chlum
Vilém Slavata of Chlum was a prominent Bohemian Catholic nobleman and royal official best known as one of the imperial governors thrown from a window during the 1618 Defenestration of Prague, an event that helped spark the Thirty Years’ War.
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C.
Georg von Frundsberg
Georg von Frundsberg was a renowned German Landsknecht leader and imperial general of the early 16th century, celebrated for his role in the Habsburg military campaigns of the Italian Wars.
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D.
Ivan Vyhovsky
Ivan Vyhovsky was a 17th-century Hetman of the Cossack Hetmanate known for his attempts to secure Ukrainian autonomy through shifting alliances between Poland-Lithuania, Russia, and other regional powers.
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E.
Thomas von Kantzow
Thomas von Kantzow is the son of Carin Göring, who was the first wife of prominent Nazi leader Hermann Göring.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hussite
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human ⓘ military commander ⓘ tactician ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | national hero of the Czech people ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
numerous Czech place names
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statue of Jan Žižka on Vítkov Hill in Prague ⓘ |
| conflict |
First anti-Hussite crusade
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Second anti-Hussite crusade ⓘ
surface form:
Hussite Wars
Second anti-Hussite crusade ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Bohemia ⓘ |
| culture | Czech history and legend ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1360 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1424 ⓘ |
| era | early 15th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Czech ⓘ |
| familyName |
Jan Žižka
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Žižka
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| fieldOfWork |
military strategy
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tactics ⓘ |
| givenName | Jan ⓘ |
| hasParticularCharacteristic |
continued to command successfully despite blindness
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later became completely blind ⓘ lost one eye in youth ⓘ |
| hasRepresentationIn |
Czech historical painting
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Czech literature ⓘ |
| influenced | later European military tactics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | teachings of Jan Hus ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Hussite forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Hussite armies
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| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| movement | Hussite movement ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Czech language ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defensive field fortifications using wagons
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early use of firearms in field battles ⓘ innovative use of war wagons ⓘ tactical victories against numerically superior forces ⓘ |
| notableWork |
defense of the Hussite cause
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development of war wagon tactics ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
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soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bohemia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bohemia ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Hussite military leader ⓘ |
| religion | Hussite ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Kutná Hora
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Battle of Sudoměř ⓘ Battle of Vítkov Hill ⓘ defense of Tábor ⓘ |
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Subject: Jan Žižka Description of subject: Jan Žižka was a renowned early 15th-century Czech military leader and tactician, famous for his innovative use of war wagons and his key role in defending the Hussite cause during the Hussite Wars.
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