Battle of the Vorskla River
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The Battle of the Vorskla River (1399) was a major defeat for a coalition led by Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania against the Golden Horde, halting Lithuanian expansion eastward and strengthening Tatar power in Eastern Europe.
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| Battle of the Vorskla River canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of the Vorskla River Context triple: [Vytautas the Great, battle, Battle of the Vorskla River]
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Battle of Kherson
The Battle of Kherson was a major 2022 campaign in the Russo-Ukrainian War in which Ukrainian forces successfully pushed Russian troops out of the strategically important southern city of Kherson and its surrounding region.
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Battle of the Chernaya
The Battle of the Chernaya was a major 1855 engagement of the Crimean War in which Russian forces were repulsed by a combined French, Sardinian, and Ottoman army near the Chernaya River close to Sevastopol.
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Battle of the Sea of Azov
The Battle of the Sea of Azov was a World War II engagement in 1941 in which German and Axis forces encircled and destroyed significant Soviet troops near the Sea of Azov on the Eastern Front.
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Battle of the Don Bend
The Battle of the Don Bend was a World War II Eastern Front engagement in late 1942, where Axis forces, including the Romanian 4th Army, suffered devastating Soviet attacks that helped pave the way for the encirclement at Stalingrad.
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Battle of the Kalka River
The Battle of the Kalka River was a 1223 clash in which Mongol forces decisively defeated a coalition of Kievan Rus' princes and their Cuman allies, marking an early and ominous demonstration of Mongol military power in Eastern Europe.
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- 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 the Vorskla River Target entity description: The Battle of the Vorskla River (1399) was a major defeat for a coalition led by Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania against the Golden Horde, halting Lithuanian expansion eastward and strengthening Tatar power in Eastern Europe.
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A.
Battle of Kherson
The Battle of Kherson was a major 2022 campaign in the Russo-Ukrainian War in which Ukrainian forces successfully pushed Russian troops out of the strategically important southern city of Kherson and its surrounding region.
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B.
Battle of the Chernaya
The Battle of the Chernaya was a major 1855 engagement of the Crimean War in which Russian forces were repulsed by a combined French, Sardinian, and Ottoman army near the Chernaya River close to Sevastopol.
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C.
Battle of the Sea of Azov
The Battle of the Sea of Azov was a World War II engagement in 1941 in which German and Axis forces encircled and destroyed significant Soviet troops near the Sea of Azov on the Eastern Front.
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D.
Battle of the Don Bend
The Battle of the Don Bend was a World War II Eastern Front engagement in late 1942, where Axis forces, including the Romanian 4th Army, suffered devastating Soviet attacks that helped pave the way for the encirclement at Stalingrad.
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E.
Battle of the Kalka River
The Battle of the Kalka River was a 1223 clash in which Mongol forces decisively defeated a coalition of Kievan Rus' princes and their Cuman allies, marking an early and ominous demonstration of Mongol military power in Eastern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| aftermath |
loss of many Lithuanian nobles
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reorientation of Lithuanian policy toward union with Poland ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Golden Horde
NERFINISHED
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Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Teutonic Knights NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokhtamysh supporters ⓘ |
| cause |
Lithuanian ambitions to dominate steppe territories
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Vytautas’s attempt to place Tokhtamysh on the throne of the Golden Horde ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
large Golden Horde cavalry force
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large Lithuanian-led coalition army ⓘ |
| commander |
Edigu
NERFINISHED
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Khan Temür Qutlugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Vytautas the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Vytautas, Grand Duke of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
consolidated power of the Golden Horde under Temür Qutlugh and Edigu
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halted Lithuanian expansion eastward ⓘ strengthened Tatar power in Eastern Europe ⓘ weakened Lithuanian influence over Ruthenian lands ⓘ |
| date | 1399 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Vorskla River
NERFINISHED
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near Poltava ⓘ present-day Ukraine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
demonstrating resilience of the Golden Horde after internal conflicts
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one of the worst military defeats in Lithuanian history ⓘ |
| opponent |
Edigu
NERFINISHED
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Temür Qutlugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Vytautas of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lithuanian–Muscovite–Tatar wars
NERFINISHED
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history of Eastern Europe ⓘ history of Lithuania ⓘ history of the Golden Horde ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Grunwald
NERFINISHED
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Union of Krewo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Golden Horde victory
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major defeat for Vytautas of Lithuania ⓘ |
| tactics | use of feigned retreat by Golden Horde forces ⓘ |
| year | 1399 ⓘ |
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