Battle of Tanagra (426 BC)
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The Battle of Tanagra (426 BC) was a Peloponnesian War engagement in Boeotia in which Athenian forces clashed unsuccessfully with the Boeotians near the town of Tanagra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Tanagra (426 BC) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7141581 — 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 Tanagra (426 BC) Context triple: [Tanagra, associatedWith, Battle of Tanagra (426 BC)]
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Battle of Tanagra (457 BC)
The Battle of Tanagra (457 BC) was a major engagement of the First Peloponnesian War in which Spartan forces defeated the Athenians in Boeotia, shaping the balance of power in central Greece.
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B.
Battle of Coronea (394 BC)
The Battle of Coronea (394 BC) was a major land engagement in central Greece during the Corinthian War, where Spartan forces under King Agesilaus II fought a coalition of Greek city-states opposing Spartan hegemony.
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C.
Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE)
The Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE) was a decisive victory by Philip II of Macedon over the Phocians that marked a turning point in Macedonian dominance in central Greece during the Third Sacred War.
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Battle of Mantinea (418 BC)
The Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) was a major engagement of the Peloponnesian War in which Sparta decisively defeated a coalition led by Argos and Athens, reasserting its dominance in mainland Greece.
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Battle of Mantinea (362 BCE)
The Battle of Mantinea (362 BCE) was a decisive clash in ancient Greece in which Theban forces under Epaminondas defeated a Spartan-led coalition but lost their commander, effectively ending Theban hegemony and reshaping the balance of power among the Greek city-states.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Tanagra (426 BC) Target entity description: The Battle of Tanagra (426 BC) was a Peloponnesian War engagement in Boeotia in which Athenian forces clashed unsuccessfully with the Boeotians near the town of Tanagra.
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A.
Battle of Tanagra (457 BC)
The Battle of Tanagra (457 BC) was a major engagement of the First Peloponnesian War in which Spartan forces defeated the Athenians in Boeotia, shaping the balance of power in central Greece.
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B.
Battle of Coronea (394 BC)
The Battle of Coronea (394 BC) was a major land engagement in central Greece during the Corinthian War, where Spartan forces under King Agesilaus II fought a coalition of Greek city-states opposing Spartan hegemony.
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C.
Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE)
The Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE) was a decisive victory by Philip II of Macedon over the Phocians that marked a turning point in Macedonian dominance in central Greece during the Third Sacred War.
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D.
Battle of Mantinea (418 BC)
The Battle of Mantinea (418 BC) was a major engagement of the Peloponnesian War in which Sparta decisively defeated a coalition led by Argos and Athens, reasserting its dominance in mainland Greece.
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E.
Battle of Mantinea (362 BCE)
The Battle of Mantinea (362 BCE) was a decisive clash in ancient Greece in which Theban forces under Epaminondas defeated a Spartan-led coalition but lost their commander, effectively ending Theban hegemony and reshaping the balance of power among the Greek city-states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Athenian Empire
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Athens ⓘ Boeotia ⓘ Boeotian League ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInWar | early phase of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| combatant1 | Athens ⓘ |
| combatant2 | Boeotia ⓘ |
| conflict | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| date | 426 BC ⓘ |
| documentedIn | History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| era | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| follows | Battle of Tanagra (457 BC) ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
5th-century BC battles
ⓘ
Battles involving Athens ⓘ Battles involving the Boeotians ⓘ Battles of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
linked to:
Peloponnesian War
|
| hasLanguageOfPrimarySources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| location |
Boeotia
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Tanagra ⓘ ancient Greece ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tanagra ⓘ |
| outcome | Athenian defeat ⓘ |
| partOf |
Athenian campaigns in Boeotia
ⓘ
Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| primarySourceAuthor | Thucydides ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Athenian land operations in central Greece ⓘ |
| result | Boeotian victory ⓘ |
| theatre | Boeotian theatre of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Tanagra (426 BC) Description of subject: The Battle of Tanagra (426 BC) was a Peloponnesian War engagement in Boeotia in which Athenian forces clashed unsuccessfully with the Boeotians near the town of Tanagra.
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