Yakima War
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The Yakima War was an 1850s armed conflict in the Washington Territory between the United States and the Yakama (Yakima) people over land, treaty violations, and control of resources during westward expansion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yakima War canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2812140 — 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: Yakima War Context triple: [Fraser Canyon War, relatedConflict, Yakima War]
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A.
Yavapai War
The Yavapai War was a 19th-century conflict between the United States and the Yavapai (often allied with Apache groups) in Arizona, marked by campaigns of forced removal and violent suppression of Indigenous resistance.
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B.
Hualapai War
The Hualapai War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Hualapai people and the United States in what is now Arizona, driven largely by tensions over land, resources, and encroaching settlement.
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C.
Modoc War
The Modoc War was an 1872–1873 armed conflict in northern California and southern Oregon between the Modoc people and the United States Army, notable for its protracted guerrilla fighting in the Lava Beds and the execution of Modoc leader Captain Jack.
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D.
Second Creek War
The Second Creek War was an 1836 conflict in Alabama and Georgia between the United States and the Creek (Muscogee) people, arising from tensions over land cessions and forced removal.
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E.
Jicarilla War
The Jicarilla War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the United States and the Jicarilla Apache in the American Southwest, marked by battles over land, resources, and U.S. expansion.
- 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: Yakima War Target entity description: The Yakima War was an 1850s armed conflict in the Washington Territory between the United States and the Yakama (Yakima) people over land, treaty violations, and control of resources during westward expansion.
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A.
Yavapai War
The Yavapai War was a 19th-century conflict between the United States and the Yavapai (often allied with Apache groups) in Arizona, marked by campaigns of forced removal and violent suppression of Indigenous resistance.
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B.
Hualapai War
The Hualapai War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Hualapai people and the United States in what is now Arizona, driven largely by tensions over land, resources, and encroaching settlement.
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C.
Modoc War
The Modoc War was an 1872–1873 armed conflict in northern California and southern Oregon between the Modoc people and the United States Army, notable for its protracted guerrilla fighting in the Lava Beds and the execution of Modoc leader Captain Jack.
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D.
Second Creek War
The Second Creek War was an 1836 conflict in Alabama and Georgia between the United States and the Creek (Muscogee) people, arising from tensions over land cessions and forced removal.
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E.
Jicarilla War
The Jicarilla War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the United States and the Jicarilla Apache in the American Southwest, marked by battles over land, resources, and U.S. expansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian War
ⓘ
armed conflict ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Yakima (Yakama) people ⓘ
surface form:
Yakama people
Yakima (Yakama) people ⓘ
surface form:
Yakima people
|
| conflictType |
colonial war
ⓘ
frontier war ⓘ |
| endTime | 1858 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
continued U.S. settlement of Yakama lands
ⓘ
further conflicts in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| hasCause |
United States territorial expansion
ⓘ
surface form:
United States westward expansion
competition over natural resources ⓘ disputes over gold fields access ⓘ influx of American settlers ⓘ land disputes ⓘ treaty violations ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
escalation of tensions between Native peoples and U.S. authorities in the Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
further dispossession of Yakama lands ⓘ imposition of reservations on Native peoples in the area ⓘ increased military presence in the region ⓘ strengthening of U.S. control over Washington Territory ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
U.S. volunteers
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ Washington Territory militia ⓘ Yakama Nation ⓘ other Plateau tribes ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
U.S. Indian policy in the 19th century
ⓘ
control of resources ⓘ settler colonialism ⓘ sovereignty of Native nations ⓘ treaty rights ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Columbia Plateau ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
Washington Territory ⓘ present-day Washington State ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
U.S. regular troops
ⓘ
Yakama warriors ⓘ territorial volunteers ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
American Indian Wars
United States territorial expansion ⓘ
surface form:
United States westward expansion
|
| primaryBelligerent |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Yakama Nation ⓘ |
| significantFor |
enforcement of unequal treaties
ⓘ
resistance of Yakama people to U.S. expansion ⓘ shaping U.S.-Native relations in Washington Territory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1855 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1850s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yakima War Description of subject: The Yakima War was an 1850s armed conflict in the Washington Territory between the United States and the Yakama (Yakima) people over land, treaty violations, and control of resources during westward expansion.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.