Allied occupation of Smyrna
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The Allied occupation of Smyrna was the post-World War I landing and control of the city by mainly Greek and other Allied forces, which became a flashpoint in the Greco-Turkish War and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liberation of İzmir | 2 |
| Allied occupation of Smyrna canonical | 1 |
| Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922 | 1 |
| Greek landing at Smyrna | 1 |
| Greek landing at Smyrna in 1919 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3946750 — 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: Allied occupation of Smyrna Context triple: [Armistice of Mudros, followedBy, Allied occupation of Smyrna]
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A.
Noetus of Smyrna
Noetus of Smyrna was an early Christian theologian known for advocating modalism, the view that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not distinct persons but different modes of one God.
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B.
Salonika Expedition
The Salonika Expedition was an Allied military campaign during World War I in the Balkans, centered on forces based around the Greek port city of Salonika (Thessaloniki) to oppose Central Powers operations in the region.
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C.
Trabzon campaign
The Trabzon campaign was a World War I Caucasus Front offensive in which Russian forces advanced along the Black Sea coast to capture the strategic Ottoman port city of Trabzon.
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D.
Corfu incident
The Corfu incident was a 1923 diplomatic and military crisis between Italy and Greece over the Italian occupation of the Greek island of Corfu, which became an early test of the League of Nations’ ability to manage international conflicts.
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E.
Liberation of Greece
The Liberation of Greece marks the end of World War II occupation and the restoration of Greek sovereignty following the withdrawal and defeat of Axis forces.
- 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: Allied occupation of Smyrna Target entity description: The Allied occupation of Smyrna was the post-World War I landing and control of the city by mainly Greek and other Allied forces, which became a flashpoint in the Greco-Turkish War and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
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A.
Noetus of Smyrna
Noetus of Smyrna was an early Christian theologian known for advocating modalism, the view that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not distinct persons but different modes of one God.
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B.
Salonika Expedition
The Salonika Expedition was an Allied military campaign during World War I in the Balkans, centered on forces based around the Greek port city of Salonika (Thessaloniki) to oppose Central Powers operations in the region.
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C.
Trabzon campaign
The Trabzon campaign was a World War I Caucasus Front offensive in which Russian forces advanced along the Black Sea coast to capture the strategic Ottoman port city of Trabzon.
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D.
Corfu incident
The Corfu incident was a 1923 diplomatic and military crisis between Italy and Greece over the Italian occupation of the Greek island of Corfu, which became an early test of the League of Nations’ ability to manage international conflicts.
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E.
Liberation of Greece
The Liberation of Greece marks the end of World War II occupation and the restoration of Greek sovereignty following the withdrawal and defeat of Axis forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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military occupation ⓘ |
| affects |
Greek population of Smyrna
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Turkish population of Smyrna ⓘ |
| chronology | began with Greek landing in May 1919 and ended with Turkish recapture in 1922 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Turkish War of Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922)
|
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| describedAs |
flashpoint in the Greco-Turkish War
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key episode in the collapse of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 1922-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Great Fire of Smyrna
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Treaty of Lausanne ⓘ population exchange between Greece and Turkey ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Armistice of Mudros
ⓘ
Megali Idea doctrine ⓘ
surface form:
Megali Idea (Greek irredentist policy)
decisions of the Paris Peace Conference (1919) ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
intensification of Greek–Turkish hostilities
ⓘ
international diplomatic tensions among Allied powers ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Allied authorization under postwar armistice arrangements ⓘ |
| location |
Smyrna
ⓘ
Izmir ⓘ
surface form:
İzmir
|
| occupyingForce |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Kingdom of Greece ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| opponent |
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
ⓘ
Turkish nationalist forces ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish National Movement
forces of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ⓘ |
| partOf |
aftermath of World War I
ⓘ
dissolution of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ partition of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ottoman rule in Smyrna ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Greek occupation of Eastern Thrace
ⓘ
Treaty of Sèvres ⓘ Turkish War of Independence ⓘ |
| result |
Turkish nationalist victory in western Anatolia
ⓘ
end of Greek administration in Smyrna ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Allied occupation of Smyrna
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Greek landing at Smyrna
Great Offensive of 1922 ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish Great Offensive (1922)
advance of Greek forces into western Anatolia ⓘ entry of Turkish nationalist forces into Smyrna in 1922 ⓘ establishment of the Occupation Zone of Smyrna ⓘ retreat of Greek forces from Asia Minor ⓘ violence during the Greek landing of 15 May 1919 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1919-05-15 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Entente Powers
ⓘ
surface form:
Triple Entente powers
|
| timePeriod | post-World War I era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Allied occupation of Smyrna Description of subject: The Allied occupation of Smyrna was the post-World War I landing and control of the city by mainly Greek and other Allied forces, which became a flashpoint in the Greco-Turkish War and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Megali Idea
this entity surface form:
Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922
this entity surface form:
Greek landing at Smyrna in 1919
this entity surface form:
Liberation of İzmir
subject surface form:
9 September
this entity surface form:
Liberation of İzmir
Allied occupation of Smyrna
→
significantEvent
→
Allied occupation of Smyrna
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Greek landing at Smyrna