Puget Sound War
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The Puget Sound War was an 1855–1856 armed conflict in the Washington Territory between several Native American tribes and United States settlers and military forces over land, treaties, and sovereignty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puget Sound War canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5964898 — 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: Puget Sound War Context triple: [Nisqually people, conflictInvolved, Puget Sound War]
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A.
Yakima War
The Yakima War was an 1850s armed conflict in the Washington Territory between the United States and the Yakama (Yakima) people over land, treaty violations, and control of resources during westward expansion.
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B.
Battle of Sitka
The Battle of Sitka was an 1804 conflict between Russian colonists and the Tlingit people in Alaska that marked a decisive moment in the establishment of Russian control in the region.
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C.
Fraser Canyon War
The Fraser Canyon War was an 1858 conflict between Indigenous peoples and mainly American gold miners in British Columbia’s Fraser Canyon, sparked by tensions during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush.
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D.
Battle of Attu
The Battle of Attu was a World War II conflict in May 1943 in which U.S. forces recaptured the Aleutian island of Attu from Japanese occupation, marking the only land battle fought in North America during the war.
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E.
Battle of Bear Paw
The Battle of Bear Paw was the final major engagement of the Nez Perce War in 1877, where U.S. forces halted Chief Joseph’s band just short of the Canadian border, leading to his famous surrender.
- 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: Puget Sound War Target entity description: The Puget Sound War was an 1855–1856 armed conflict in the Washington Territory between several Native American tribes and United States settlers and military forces over land, treaties, and sovereignty.
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A.
Yakima War
The Yakima War was an 1850s armed conflict in the Washington Territory between the United States and the Yakama (Yakima) people over land, treaty violations, and control of resources during westward expansion.
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B.
Battle of Sitka
The Battle of Sitka was an 1804 conflict between Russian colonists and the Tlingit people in Alaska that marked a decisive moment in the establishment of Russian control in the region.
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C.
Fraser Canyon War
The Fraser Canyon War was an 1858 conflict between Indigenous peoples and mainly American gold miners in British Columbia’s Fraser Canyon, sparked by tensions during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush.
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D.
Battle of Attu
The Battle of Attu was a World War II conflict in May 1943 in which U.S. forces recaptured the Aleutian island of Attu from Japanese occupation, marking the only land battle fought in North America during the war.
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E.
Battle of Bear Paw
The Battle of Bear Paw was the final major engagement of the Nez Perce War in 1877, where U.S. forces halted Chief Joseph’s band just short of the Canadian border, leading to his famous surrender.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | armed conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Muckleshoot people
ⓘ
linked to:
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Nisqually people ⓘ Puyallup people ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States volunteers ⓘ Washington Territory militia ⓘ other Puget Sound tribes ⓘ settler militias ⓘ |
| cause |
Native American sovereignty issues
ⓘ
disputes over land ⓘ treaty disagreements ⓘ |
| conflictType | war between Native Americans and United States ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Muckleshoot people
ⓘ
linked to:
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Nisqually people ⓘ Puyallup people ⓘ |
| consequence |
creation of reservations in Washington Territory
ⓘ
execution of Chief Leschi ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| endDate | 1856 ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Chief Kitsap
ⓘ
Chief Leschi ⓘ George Wright ⓘ Isaac Stevens ⓘ
linked to:
Isaac Ingalls Stevens
|
| historicalEra | pre-statehood Washington ⓘ |
| involves |
Native attacks on settler homesteads
ⓘ
settler attacks on Native villages ⓘ |
| jurisdictionAtTime | Washington Territory ⓘ |
| legalContext | treaty-making in Washington Territory ⓘ |
| location |
Puget Sound region
ⓘ
Washington Territory ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Native resistance leaders in Puget Sound ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Indian Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Native American wars
history of Washington Territory ⓘ |
| primaryTheater |
Nisqually River valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Nisqually River region
White River valley ⓘ
linked to:
White River Valley
south Puget Sound ⓘ
linked to:
South Puget Sound
|
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cayuse War
ⓘ
Treaty of Medicine Creek ⓘ Yakima War ⓘ |
| result |
United States victory
ⓘ
consolidation of U.S. control over Puget Sound region ⓘ further displacement of Native peoples ⓘ |
| startDate | 1855 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1850s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Puget Sound War Description of subject: The Puget Sound War was an 1855–1856 armed conflict in the Washington Territory between several Native American tribes and United States settlers and military forces over land, treaties, and sovereignty.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.