Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
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The Occupied Enemy Territory Administration was a British military government established during World War I to administer former Ottoman territories in the Levant before the creation of the British Mandate for Palestine and other civil mandates.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Occupied Enemy Territory Administration Context triple: [British Mandate for Palestine, precededBy, Occupied Enemy Territory Administration]
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German civil administration in the East
The German civil administration in the East was the Nazi occupation authority in Eastern Europe responsible for implementing brutal policies of exploitation, starvation, and repression against local populations during World War II.
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General Government (Nazi-occupied Poland)
The General Government was the Nazi German colonial administration established in central and southern Poland during World War II, serving as a key site of occupation, exploitation, and the implementation of the Holocaust.
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) is the central military command headquarters of NATO’s Allied Command Operations, responsible for planning and executing the alliance’s collective defense missions in Europe.
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German-occupied Europe
German-occupied Europe comprised the territories across the continent that were controlled and administered by Nazi Germany during World War II, encompassing much of Central, Western, and parts of Eastern and Northern Europe.
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Torwa state
The Torwa state was a precolonial Shona-speaking kingdom in southwestern Zimbabwe, centered at Khami and known for its stone architecture and role as a successor to Great Zimbabwe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Occupied Enemy Territory Administration Target entity description: The Occupied Enemy Territory Administration was a British military government established during World War I to administer former Ottoman territories in the Levant before the creation of the British Mandate for Palestine and other civil mandates.
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A.
German civil administration in the East
The German civil administration in the East was the Nazi occupation authority in Eastern Europe responsible for implementing brutal policies of exploitation, starvation, and repression against local populations during World War II.
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B.
General Government (Nazi-occupied Poland)
The General Government was the Nazi German colonial administration established in central and southern Poland during World War II, serving as a key site of occupation, exploitation, and the implementation of the Holocaust.
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C.
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) is the central military command headquarters of NATO’s Allied Command Operations, responsible for planning and executing the alliance’s collective defense missions in Europe.
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German-occupied Europe
German-occupied Europe comprised the territories across the continent that were controlled and administered by Nazi Germany during World War II, encompassing much of Central, Western, and parts of Eastern and Northern Europe.
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Torwa state
The Torwa state was a precolonial Shona-speaking kingdom in southwestern Zimbabwe, centered at Khami and known for its stone architecture and role as a successor to Great Zimbabwe.
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Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military administration
ⓘ
military government ⓘ |
| administeredBy | British Army ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Cilicia
ⓘ
surface form:
Cilicia (for a limited period and areas)
Occupied Enemy Territory East ⓘ Occupied Enemy Territory North ⓘ Occupied Enemy Territory South ⓘ Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
Palestine
Jordan ⓘ
surface form:
Transjordan
areas captured by the British Egyptian Expeditionary Force from the Ottoman Empire ⓘ former Ottoman territories in the Levant ⓘ parts of Lebanon ⓘ parts of Syria ⓘ southern Syria ⓘ southern portion of former Ottoman Syria ⓘ territories allocated to Britain and France under the Sykes–Picot Agreement (in part) ⓘ |
| basedOn | laws and customs of war regarding military occupation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing |
San Remo Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
San Remo Conference decisions
establishment of League of Nations mandates in the Middle East ⓘ |
| endTime | 1920 ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | British conquest of Ottoman territories in the Levant ⓘ |
| followedBy | civil mandate administrations ⓘ |
| governingBody | British Egyptian Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Occupied Enemy Territory Administration
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Occupied Enemy Territory Administration East
Occupied Enemy Territory Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Occupied Enemy Territory Administration North
Occupied Enemy Territory Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Occupied Enemy Territory Administration South
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| hasPurpose |
administration of occupied enemy territory
ⓘ
maintenance of order and security in occupied Levantine territories ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Ottoman and post-Ottoman transition in the Levant ⓘ |
| legalStatus | military occupation regime ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | World War I ⓘ |
| natureOfStatement | temporary administration pending final settlement of territories ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied occupation of the Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
British military occupation of former Ottoman Empire territories ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
British Mandate for Palestine
ⓘ
Kingdom of Jordan ⓘ
surface form:
Emirate of Transjordan
French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon ⓘ
surface form:
French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
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| significantEvent | transition to League of Nations mandates ⓘ |
| startEvent | capture of Jerusalem by British forces ⓘ |
| startTime | 1917 ⓘ |
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Subject: Occupied Enemy Territory Administration Description of subject: The Occupied Enemy Territory Administration was a British military government established during World War I to administer former Ottoman territories in the Levant before the creation of the British Mandate for Palestine and other civil mandates.
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