Armenian Genocide
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The Armenian Genocide was the systematic mass killing and deportation of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during and after World War I, widely recognized as one of the first modern genocides.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Armenian Genocide canonical | 23 |
| Armenian genocide | 12 |
| Armenian Genocide (as witnessed) | 1 |
| Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire | 1 |
| Armenian genocide of 1915 | 1 |
| the Armenian genocide | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T298558 — 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: Armenian Genocide Context triple: [Armenians, genocide, Armenian Genocide]
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A.
Holocaust
The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany and its collaborators murdered six million Jews and millions of other targeted groups across Europe.
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B.
Holodomor
The Holodomor was a man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that caused the deaths of millions of Ukrainians and is widely regarded as a genocide.
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C.
Katyn massacre
The Katyn massacre was a World War II mass execution of thousands of Polish military officers and intelligentsia carried out by the Soviet NKVD in 1940.
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D.
Porajmos
Porajmos is the term used to describe the genocide and systematic persecution of Roma and Sinti people by Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II.
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E.
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht was a state-organized pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany in November 1938, marked by widespread violence, destruction of synagogues and Jewish property, and mass arrests that signaled a major escalation toward the Holocaust.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Armenian Genocide Target entity description: The Armenian Genocide was the systematic mass killing and deportation of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during and after World War I, widely recognized as one of the first modern genocides.
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A.
Holocaust
The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany and its collaborators murdered six million Jews and millions of other targeted groups across Europe.
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B.
Holodomor
The Holodomor was a man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that caused the deaths of millions of Ukrainians and is widely regarded as a genocide.
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C.
Katyn massacre
The Katyn massacre was a World War II mass execution of thousands of Polish military officers and intelligentsia carried out by the Soviet NKVD in 1940.
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D.
Porajmos
Porajmos is the term used to describe the genocide and systematic persecution of Roma and Sinti people by Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II.
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E.
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht was a state-organized pogrom against Jews in Nazi Germany in November 1938, marked by widespread violence, destruction of synagogues and Jewish property, and mass arrests that signaled a major escalation toward the Holocaust.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
ⓘ
ethnic cleansing ⓘ genocide ⓘ mass killing ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
death marches
ⓘ
disease ⓘ exposure ⓘ mass executions ⓘ starvation ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Armenia
ⓘ
Diaspora Armenian communities ⓘ |
| deathTollRange | 600000–1500000 ⓘ |
| deniedBy |
Azerbaijan
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Turkey
|
| describedAs | first modern genocide ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Ottoman archival records
ⓘ
contemporary photographs ⓘ foreign diplomats ⓘ missionaries ⓘ survivor testimonies ⓘ |
| endDate | 1923 ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths |
1500000
ⓘ
600000 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Assyrian genocide
ⓘ
Greek genocide ⓘ |
| historicalDebate |
extent of premeditation
ⓘ
responsibility of Ottoman leadership ⓘ |
| influenced |
GenocideConvention1948
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surface form:
Genocide Convention
Raphael Lemkin’s concept of genocide ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Djemal Pasha
ⓘ
Enver Pasha ⓘ Talaat Pasha ⓘ |
| legalInstrument |
Tehcir Law
ⓘ
Temporary Law of Deportation ⓘ |
| location |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Deir ez-Zor ⓘ
surface form:
Deir ez-Zor region
eastern Turkey ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Anatolia
Ottoman Empire ⓘ Syrian Desert ⓘ |
| mainCommemorationDay | April 24 ⓘ |
| memorial | Tsitsernakaberd ⓘ |
| memorialLocation |
Yerevan, Armenia
ⓘ
surface form:
Yerevan
|
| method |
concentration camps
ⓘ
confiscation of property ⓘ deportation ⓘ forced marches ⓘ mass shootings ⓘ |
| partOf | persecution of Christians in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| perpetratedBy |
Committee of Union and Progress
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ Committee of Union and Progress ⓘ
surface form:
Young Turks
|
| plannedBy | Ottoman Interior Ministry ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Adana massacre
ⓘ
Hamidian massacres ⓘ |
| recognizedAsGenocideBy |
Argentina
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Cyprus ⓘ European Parliament ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Greece ⓘ Italy ⓘ Pope Francis ⓘ Russia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| result |
Armenians
ⓘ
surface form:
Armenian diaspora
confiscation of Armenian property ⓘ destruction of Armenian cultural heritage in Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| startDate | 1915-04-24 ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
Armenians
ⓘ
Armenians ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman Armenians
|
| timePeriod |
World War I
ⓘ
late Ottoman Empire period ⓘ |
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Subject: Armenian Genocide Description of subject: The Armenian Genocide was the systematic mass killing and deportation of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during and after World War I, widely recognized as one of the first modern genocides.
Referenced by (39)
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