Balaiada revolt
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The Balaiada revolt was a popular 19th-century uprising in Maranhão, Brazil, driven by social and economic grievances among marginalized groups against regional elites and the central government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Balaiada revolt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5301896 — 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: Balaiada revolt Context triple: [Regency period in Brazil, significantEvent, Balaiada revolt]
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Sabinada revolt
The Sabinada revolt was a regional separatist uprising in Bahia, Brazil (1837–1838), in which middle-class rebels briefly declared an independent Bahian republic in opposition to the central imperial government during the Regency period.
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Canton Uprising
The Canton Uprising was a short-lived communist-led insurrection in Guangzhou in December 1927, aimed at establishing a soviet government during China’s revolutionary turmoil.
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Uva Rebellion
The Uva Rebellion was an 1817–1818 uprising in Sri Lanka’s Uva Province in which Kandyan chiefs and local communities resisted British colonial rule following the fall of the Kingdom of Kandy.
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Cabanagem revolt
The Cabanagem revolt was a major 19th-century popular uprising in Brazil’s Amazon region, marked by intense social conflict and mass violence as marginalized groups rebelled against imperial authorities.
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E.
Trunajaya rebellion
The Trunajaya rebellion was a 17th-century Javanese uprising led by Prince Trunajaya against the Mataram Sultanate, which significantly weakened the kingdom and drew in Dutch colonial intervention.
- 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: Balaiada revolt Target entity description: The Balaiada revolt was a popular 19th-century uprising in Maranhão, Brazil, driven by social and economic grievances among marginalized groups against regional elites and the central government.
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A.
Sabinada revolt
The Sabinada revolt was a regional separatist uprising in Bahia, Brazil (1837–1838), in which middle-class rebels briefly declared an independent Bahian republic in opposition to the central imperial government during the Regency period.
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B.
Canton Uprising
The Canton Uprising was a short-lived communist-led insurrection in Guangzhou in December 1927, aimed at establishing a soviet government during China’s revolutionary turmoil.
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C.
Uva Rebellion
The Uva Rebellion was an 1817–1818 uprising in Sri Lanka’s Uva Province in which Kandyan chiefs and local communities resisted British colonial rule following the fall of the Kingdom of Kandy.
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D.
Cabanagem revolt
The Cabanagem revolt was a major 19th-century popular uprising in Brazil’s Amazon region, marked by intense social conflict and mass violence as marginalized groups rebelled against imperial authorities.
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E.
Trunajaya rebellion
The Trunajaya rebellion was a 17th-century Javanese uprising led by Prince Trunajaya against the Mataram Sultanate, which significantly weakened the kingdom and drew in Dutch colonial intervention.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century conflict
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popular uprising ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
challenging local oligarchic control
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improving living conditions of marginalized populations ⓘ |
| chronology |
ended in the early 1840s
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occurred in the late 1830s ⓘ |
| country | Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1841 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
conflict between regional elites and central government
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economic inequality ⓘ political exclusion of marginalized groups ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| hasContext |
political instability during the Regency period in Brazil
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regional disputes over power and patronage in Maranhão ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased military presence in Maranhão
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repression of marginalized groups in Maranhão ⓘ strengthening of provincial oligarchies in Maranhão ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
subject of Brazilian historical studies
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symbol of popular resistance in Maranhão ⓘ |
| hasNature |
anti-oligarchic movement
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regional uprising ⓘ social revolt ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Regency period of the Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maranhão
NERFINISHED
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Northeast Region of Brazil ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
imperial army of Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
provincial militias of Maranhão ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
central government of the Empire of Brazil
ⓘ
regional elites of Maranhão ⓘ |
| participant |
artisans
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enslaved people ⓘ freed Black people ⓘ rural poor ⓘ sertanejos ⓘ small farmers ⓘ vaqueiros ⓘ |
| partOf |
19th-century Brazilian popular revolts
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social conflicts in the Empire of Brazil ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of rebel forces
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reassertion of imperial authority in Maranhão ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
armed clashes with imperial troops
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occupation of interior towns in Maranhão ⓘ |
| startTime | 1838 ⓘ |
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Subject: Balaiada revolt Description of subject: The Balaiada revolt was a popular 19th-century uprising in Maranhão, Brazil, driven by social and economic grievances among marginalized groups against regional elites and the central government.
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