Battle of Farsala
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The Battle of Farsala was a key 1897 clash in central Greece between Greek and Ottoman forces that contributed to the Ottoman victory in the Greco-Turkish War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Farsala canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Pharsala | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4610601 — 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: Battle of Farsala Context triple: [Greco-Turkish War (1897), significantBattle, Battle of Farsala]
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A.
Battle of Halmyros
The Battle of Halmyros was a decisive 1311 clash in central Greece in which the Catalan Company annihilated the forces of the Duchy of Athens, reshaping the political landscape of the region.
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B.
Battle of Kleisoura Pass
The Battle of Kleisoura Pass was a key World War II engagement in April 1941 in which German forces seized a strategic mountain pass in Greece, contributing to the rapid collapse of Greek and Allied defenses during the Balkans campaign.
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C.
Battle of Skafida
The Battle of Skafida was a medieval clash between the Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire that significantly strengthened Bulgarian power in the Balkans.
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D.
Battle of Versinikia
The Battle of Versinikia was a decisive 813 AD clash between the Byzantine Empire and the First Bulgarian Empire that led to a major Bulgarian victory and paved the way for the siege of Constantinople.
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E.
Battle of Pindus
The Battle of Pindus was a key World War II clash in October–November 1940 between Italian and Greek forces in the mountainous Pindus range, where Greek troops halted and repelled an Italian offensive during the Greco-Italian War.
- 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: Battle of Farsala Target entity description: The Battle of Farsala was a key 1897 clash in central Greece between Greek and Ottoman forces that contributed to the Ottoman victory in the Greco-Turkish War.
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A.
Battle of Halmyros
The Battle of Halmyros was a decisive 1311 clash in central Greece in which the Catalan Company annihilated the forces of the Duchy of Athens, reshaping the political landscape of the region.
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B.
Battle of Kleisoura Pass
The Battle of Kleisoura Pass was a key World War II engagement in April 1941 in which German forces seized a strategic mountain pass in Greece, contributing to the rapid collapse of Greek and Allied defenses during the Balkans campaign.
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C.
Battle of Skafida
The Battle of Skafida was a medieval clash between the Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire that significantly strengthened Bulgarian power in the Balkans.
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D.
Battle of Versinikia
The Battle of Versinikia was a decisive 813 AD clash between the Byzantine Empire and the First Bulgarian Empire that led to a major Bulgarian victory and paved the way for the siege of Constantinople.
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E.
Battle of Pindus
The Battle of Pindus was a key World War II clash in October–November 1940 between Italian and Greek forces in the mountainous Pindus range, where Greek troops halted and repelled an Italian offensive during the Greco-Italian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of Greece
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving Greece
ⓘ
Battles involving the Ottoman Empire ⓘ Battles of the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Greco-Turkish War of 1897
ⓘ
linked to:
Greco-Turkish War (1897)
|
| contributedTo | overall Ottoman victory in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Greece ⓘ |
| date | 1897 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Ottoman advance in Thessaly ⓘ |
| hasCombatant |
Greek forces
ⓘ
Ottoman forces ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman Army
|
| historicalRegion |
Ottoman–Greek borderlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman Greece
|
| locatedIn |
Farsala
ⓘ
Thessaly ⓘ central Greece ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Greek Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek army
Ottoman Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greco-Turkish War of 1897
ⓘ
linked to:
Greco-Turkish War (1897)
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| precededBy | earlier Greek-Ottoman clashes in Thessaly ⓘ |
| result | Ottoman victory ⓘ |
| significance | key clash in central Greece during the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 ⓘ |
| theater |
Thessalian front of the Greco-Turkish War of 1897
ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman offensive in Thessaly
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Farsala Description of subject: The Battle of Farsala was a key 1897 clash in central Greece between Greek and Ottoman forces that contributed to the Ottoman victory in the Greco-Turkish War.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of Farsala