Siege of Tripolitsa
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The Siege of Tripolitsa was a pivotal 1821 Greek War of Independence campaign in which Greek revolutionaries captured the Ottoman stronghold of Tripolitsa in the Peloponnese, leading to a decisive shift in control of the region.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Tripolitsa canonical | 3 |
| Fall of Tripolitsa | 1 |
| Sack of Tripolitsa | 1 |
| πολιορκία της Τριπολιτσάς | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Tripolitsa Context triple: [Theodoros Kolokotronis, participantIn, Siege of Tripolitsa]
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Battle of Otranto Straits
The Battle of Otranto Straits was a major 1917 naval engagement between Allied and Austro-Hungarian forces in the Adriatic Sea, notable for its impact on anti-submarine operations and control of Mediterranean sea routes during World War I.
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Battle of Marsaglia (1693)
The Battle of Marsaglia (1693) was a major French victory over the forces of the Grand Alliance in northern Italy during the Nine Years' War, noted for its heavy casualties and decisive outcome.
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The Battle of Chesme
The Battle of Chesme is a famous 19th-century historical seascape painting by Ivan Aivazovsky depicting the dramatic Russian naval victory over the Ottoman fleet during the 1770 Battle of Chesme.
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Battle of Tripoli
The Battle of Tripoli was the decisive 2011 offensive in Libya’s capital in which anti-Gaddafi rebel forces, backed by NATO, seized control of the city and effectively toppled Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.
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Siege of Cattaro
The Siege of Cattaro was a 1806–1807 Napoleonic-era military engagement in which Russian and Montenegrin forces besieged the French-held port of Cattaro (now Kotor, Montenegro) on the Adriatic coast.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Tripolitsa Target entity description: The Siege of Tripolitsa was a pivotal 1821 Greek War of Independence campaign in which Greek revolutionaries captured the Ottoman stronghold of Tripolitsa in the Peloponnese, leading to a decisive shift in control of the region.
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A.
Battle of Otranto Straits
The Battle of Otranto Straits was a major 1917 naval engagement between Allied and Austro-Hungarian forces in the Adriatic Sea, notable for its impact on anti-submarine operations and control of Mediterranean sea routes during World War I.
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B.
Battle of Marsaglia (1693)
The Battle of Marsaglia (1693) was a major French victory over the forces of the Grand Alliance in northern Italy during the Nine Years' War, noted for its heavy casualties and decisive outcome.
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C.
The Battle of Chesme
The Battle of Chesme is a famous 19th-century historical seascape painting by Ivan Aivazovsky depicting the dramatic Russian naval victory over the Ottoman fleet during the 1770 Battle of Chesme.
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D.
Battle of Tripoli
The Battle of Tripoli was the decisive 2011 offensive in Libya’s capital in which anti-Gaddafi rebel forces, backed by NATO, seized control of the city and effectively toppled Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.
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E.
Siege of Cattaro
The Siege of Cattaro was a 1806–1807 Napoleonic-era military engagement in which Russian and Montenegrin forces besieged the French-held port of Cattaro (now Kotor, Montenegro) on the Adriatic coast.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Greek War of Independence
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military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| aftermath |
controversy over atrocities committed after the capture
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establishment of Greek control over Tripolitsa ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Tripolitsa
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surface form:
Fall of Tripolitsa
Siege of Tripolitsa ⓘ
surface form:
Sack of Tripolitsa
|
| belligerent |
Ottoman garrison of Tripolitsa
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revolutionary Greek forces ⓘ |
| chronology | early campaign of the Greek War of Independence ⓘ |
| combatant |
Greek revolutionaries
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| conflict | Greek War of Independence ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 1821 ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | high civilian casualties among Muslim and Jewish inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasCause | Greek uprising against Ottoman rule ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Hurshid Pasha
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Kehagias Mustafa ⓘ Theodoros Kolokotronis ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidation of Greek control over much of the Peloponnese
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increased international attention to the Greek revolt ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Morea ⓘ |
| location |
Ottoman Empire
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Peloponnese ⓘ Tripolitsa ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Greek irregular fighters
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Ottoman Albanian troops ⓘ Theodoros Kolokotronis ⓘ |
| opponent |
Greek revolutionaries
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek War of Independence
ⓘ
Peloponnesian campaigns of 1821–1822 ⓘ
surface form:
Peloponnesian campaign of 1821
|
| precededBy | outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| result |
Greek victory
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capture of Tripolitsa by Greek revolutionaries ⓘ massacre of the Muslim and Jewish population of Tripolitsa ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive shift in control of the Peloponnese to Greek forces
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major psychological boost for the Greek revolutionary cause ⓘ pivotal campaign in the early phase of the Greek War of Independence ⓘ weakened Ottoman authority in southern Greece ⓘ |
| startTime | 1821 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | capture of the main Ottoman administrative center in the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| target |
Ottoman garrison of Tripolitsa
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surface form:
Ottoman stronghold of Tripolitsa
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| tookPlaceIn |
Tripoli, Greece
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surface form:
Tripolitsa, central Peloponnese
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| year | 1821 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Siege of Tripolitsa Description of subject: The Siege of Tripolitsa was a pivotal 1821 Greek War of Independence campaign in which Greek revolutionaries captured the Ottoman stronghold of Tripolitsa in the Peloponnese, leading to a decisive shift in control of the region.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fall of Tripolitsa
this entity surface form:
Sack of Tripolitsa
this entity surface form:
πολιορκία της Τριπολιτσάς