Military Frontier
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The Military Frontier was a borderland region of the Habsburg Monarchy established as a militarized buffer zone against the Ottoman Empire, inhabited by communities granted land in exchange for military service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Military Frontier canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Military Frontier Context triple: [Gospić, historicalRegion, Military Frontier]
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Army of the Frontier
The Army of the Frontier was a Union field army that operated primarily in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the American Civil War, conducting campaigns in Arkansas, Missouri, and the Indian Territory.
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B.
Frontier Wars
The Frontier Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in South Africa between expanding European colonial powers and indigenous Xhosa communities over land and political control in the Eastern Cape region.
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C.
Group of a Thousand Columns
The Group of a Thousand Columns is a large complex of stone colonnades at the Maya archaeological site of Chichén Itzá, believed to have supported extensive roofed spaces used for gatherings or ceremonial activities.
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D.
Army of the West
The Army of the West was a U.S. military force in the Mexican–American War that led the overland campaign to seize New Mexico and California for the United States.
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E.
Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune is a 2012 action-adventure film about wealthy thrill-seekers who pay to participate in a real military mission, starring actors including Dominic Monaghan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Military Frontier Target entity description: The Military Frontier was a borderland region of the Habsburg Monarchy established as a militarized buffer zone against the Ottoman Empire, inhabited by communities granted land in exchange for military service.
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A.
Army of the Frontier
The Army of the Frontier was a Union field army that operated primarily in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the American Civil War, conducting campaigns in Arkansas, Missouri, and the Indian Territory.
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B.
Frontier Wars
The Frontier Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in South Africa between expanding European colonial powers and indigenous Xhosa communities over land and political control in the Eastern Cape region.
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C.
Group of a Thousand Columns
The Group of a Thousand Columns is a large complex of stone colonnades at the Maya archaeological site of Chichén Itzá, believed to have supported extensive roofed spaces used for gatherings or ceremonial activities.
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D.
Army of the West
The Army of the West was a U.S. military force in the Mexican–American War that led the overland campaign to seize New Mexico and California for the United States.
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E.
Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune is a 2012 action-adventure film about wealthy thrill-seekers who pay to participate in a real military mission, starring actors including Dominic Monaghan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
borderland
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ military administrative district ⓘ |
| appliesToEthnicGroup |
Croats
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germans NERFINISHED ⓘ Hungarians NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanians NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbs NERFINISHED ⓘ Vlachs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1881
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| function | militarized buffer zone against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| governingBody | Habsburg military authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedRight |
hereditary land tenure
ⓘ
local self-administration in military matters ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Banat Military Frontier
NERFINISHED
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Croatian Military Frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ Danube Military Frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ Karlovac Generalate NERFINISHED ⓘ Slavonian Military Frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ Tisa–Mureș Military Frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ Transylvanian Military Frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ Varaždin Generalate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
front line in Habsburg–Ottoman wars
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instrument of Habsburg expansion into former Ottoman lands ⓘ |
| inception | 16th century ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Croatian
ⓘ
German ⓘ Hungarian ⓘ Serbian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | directly subject to the Habsburg military command ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
Central Europe ⓘ Southeastern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryServiceObligation | hereditary ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Grenzers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
combination of civilian settlement and permanent military readiness
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special military-civil legal regime ⓘ |
| partOf | Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | defense of Habsburg lands against Ottoman incursions ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialStructure | communities granted land in exchange for military service ⓘ |
| successor |
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
colonization of sparsely populated border areas
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settlement of refugee populations from Ottoman territories ⓘ |
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Subject: Military Frontier Description of subject: The Military Frontier was a borderland region of the Habsburg Monarchy established as a militarized buffer zone against the Ottoman Empire, inhabited by communities granted land in exchange for military service.
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