Asia Minor Agreement
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The Asia Minor Agreement, better known as the Sykes–Picot Agreement, was a secret 1916 accord between Britain and France (with Russian assent) that divided much of the Ottoman Empire’s Middle Eastern territories into spheres of influence after World War I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asia Minor Agreement canonical | 1 |
| Asia Minor Arrangement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4072467 — 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: Asia Minor Agreement Context triple: [Sykes–Picot Agreement, fullName, Asia Minor Agreement]
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A.
Varkiza Agreement
The Varkiza Agreement was a 1945 political settlement in Greece that ended the Dekemvriana clashes in Athens by providing for the disarmament of the leftist resistance and setting terms for the country’s post-occupation political order.
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B.
Erdut Agreement
The Erdut Agreement is a 1995 peace accord that facilitated the peaceful reintegration of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja, and Western Sirmium into Croatia, effectively ending Serb-Croat hostilities in that region of the former Yugoslavia.
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C.
Skhirat Agreement
The Skhirat Agreement is a 2015 UN-brokered political deal aimed at ending Libya’s civil conflict by establishing a unified Government of National Accord.
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D.
Linas-Marcoussis Agreement
The Linas-Marcoussis Agreement is a 2003 French-brokered peace accord aimed at ending the civil conflict in Côte d’Ivoire by establishing a power-sharing government and political reforms.
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E.
Leuenberg Agreement
The Leuenberg Agreement is a landmark 1973 ecumenical accord that established full church fellowship among many European Lutheran, Reformed, and United Protestant churches by resolving key doctrinal disputes from the Reformation era.
- 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: Asia Minor Agreement Target entity description: The Asia Minor Agreement, better known as the Sykes–Picot Agreement, was a secret 1916 accord between Britain and France (with Russian assent) that divided much of the Ottoman Empire’s Middle Eastern territories into spheres of influence after World War I.
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A.
Varkiza Agreement
The Varkiza Agreement was a 1945 political settlement in Greece that ended the Dekemvriana clashes in Athens by providing for the disarmament of the leftist resistance and setting terms for the country’s post-occupation political order.
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B.
Erdut Agreement
The Erdut Agreement is a 1995 peace accord that facilitated the peaceful reintegration of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja, and Western Sirmium into Croatia, effectively ending Serb-Croat hostilities in that region of the former Yugoslavia.
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C.
Skhirat Agreement
The Skhirat Agreement is a 2015 UN-brokered political deal aimed at ending Libya’s civil conflict by establishing a unified Government of National Accord.
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D.
Linas-Marcoussis Agreement
The Linas-Marcoussis Agreement is a 2003 French-brokered peace accord aimed at ending the civil conflict in Côte d’Ivoire by establishing a power-sharing government and political reforms.
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E.
Leuenberg Agreement
The Leuenberg Agreement is a landmark 1973 ecumenical accord that established full church fellowship among many European Lutheran, Reformed, and United Protestant churches by resolving key doctrinal disputes from the Reformation era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I–era agreement
ⓘ
bilateral treaty ⓘ international agreement ⓘ secret treaty ⓘ |
| affectedEntity | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Cilicia
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Mesopotamia ⓘ Middle East ⓘ Mosul ⓘ
surface form:
Mosul region
Palestine ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Asia Minor Agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
Asia Minor Arrangement
Sykes–Picot Agreement ⓘ
surface form:
Sykes-Picot Agreement
Sykes–Picot Agreement ⓘ |
| category |
Treaties of France
ⓘ
Treaties of the Russian Empire ⓘ Treaties of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| context | World War I ⓘ |
| createdSphereOfInfluenceFor |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1916-05-16 ⓘ |
| hasMapColorCode |
A zone under French influence
ⓘ
B zone under British influence ⓘ blue zone for French direct control ⓘ red zone for British direct control ⓘ |
| impact | contributed to long-term political fragmentation of the Levant and Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| influenced |
British Mandate for Palestine
ⓘ
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon ⓘ post–World War I borders in the Middle East ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| leakedBy |
Bolshevik government of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolshevik government
|
| legalStatus | secret agreement at time of conclusion ⓘ |
| negotiator |
François Georges-Picot
ⓘ
Mark Sykes ⓘ |
| publicationVenue |
Izvestia
ⓘ
Pravda ⓘ |
| purpose | to divide Ottoman Empire territories in the Middle East into British and French spheres of influence ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Balfour Declaration
ⓘ
Hussein–McMahon Correspondence ⓘ San Remo Conference ⓘ Treaty of Sèvres ⓘ |
| signatory |
France
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| subject | partition of Ottoman Empire provinces in the Middle East ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
San Remo Oil Agreement
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surface form:
San Remo oil and mandate arrangements
|
| typeOfDivision | spheres of influence and direct control zones ⓘ |
| wasSecretUntil | 1917 ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1916 ⓘ |
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Subject: Asia Minor Agreement Description of subject: The Asia Minor Agreement, better known as the Sykes–Picot Agreement, was a secret 1916 accord between Britain and France (with Russian assent) that divided much of the Ottoman Empire’s Middle Eastern territories into spheres of influence after World War I.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Asia Minor Arrangement