Venetian garrison of Thessalonica
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The Venetian garrison of Thessalonica was the contingent of Venetian troops stationed in the city to defend it during the late medieval period, notably against the Ottoman conquest in 1430.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Venetian forces in Greece | 1 |
| Venetian forces in Thessalonica | 1 |
| Venetian garrison of Thessalonica canonical | 1 |
| Venetian–Ottoman conflict over Thessalonica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10163584 — 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.
Target entity: Venetian garrison of Thessalonica Context triple: [Fall of Thessalonica (1430), hasParticipant, Venetian garrison of Thessalonica]
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A.
Fall of Thessalonica (1430)
The Fall of Thessalonica (1430) was the Ottoman Empire’s conquest of the key Byzantine city of Thessalonica, marking a major step in Ottoman expansion into the Balkans and the decline of Byzantine power.
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B.
Venetian conquest of the Morea
The Venetian conquest of the Morea was the successful late 17th-century campaign in which the Republic of Venice seized control of the Peloponnese peninsula from the Ottoman Empire.
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C.
Ottoman conquest of the Morea
The Ottoman conquest of the Morea was the mid-15th-century campaign in which the Ottoman Empire subdued and annexed the Peloponnese peninsula, extinguishing the last major Byzantine-held territory in mainland Greece.
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D.
Siege of Patras
The Siege of Patras was a key late-17th-century Ottoman–Venetian military engagement in the Peloponnese, during which Venetian forces sought to capture the strategic port city of Patras in the course of the Morean War.
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E.
Ottoman garrison of Tripolitsa
The Ottoman garrison of Tripolitsa was the main Turkish military force defending the key Peloponnesian stronghold of Tripolitsa during the early stages of the Greek War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Venetian garrison of Thessalonica Target entity description: The Venetian garrison of Thessalonica was the contingent of Venetian troops stationed in the city to defend it during the late medieval period, notably against the Ottoman conquest in 1430.
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A.
Fall of Thessalonica (1430)
The Fall of Thessalonica (1430) was the Ottoman Empire’s conquest of the key Byzantine city of Thessalonica, marking a major step in Ottoman expansion into the Balkans and the decline of Byzantine power.
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B.
Venetian conquest of the Morea
The Venetian conquest of the Morea was the successful late 17th-century campaign in which the Republic of Venice seized control of the Peloponnese peninsula from the Ottoman Empire.
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C.
Ottoman conquest of the Morea
The Ottoman conquest of the Morea was the mid-15th-century campaign in which the Ottoman Empire subdued and annexed the Peloponnese peninsula, extinguishing the last major Byzantine-held territory in mainland Greece.
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D.
Siege of Patras
The Siege of Patras was a key late-17th-century Ottoman–Venetian military engagement in the Peloponnese, during which Venetian forces sought to capture the strategic port city of Patras in the course of the Morean War.
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E.
Ottoman garrison of Tripolitsa
The Ottoman garrison of Tripolitsa was the main Turkish military force defending the key Peloponnesian stronghold of Tripolitsa during the early stages of the Greek War of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Venetian military unit
ⓘ
historical military formation ⓘ military garrison ⓘ |
| allegiance | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ottoman expansion in the Balkans
ⓘ
Venetian–Byzantine relations ⓘ |
| conflict |
Ottoman conquest of Thessalonica
ⓘ
linked to:
Fall of Thessalonica (1430)
Ottoman–Venetian conflicts ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman–Venetian wars
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| controlledBy | Venetian governor of Thessalonica ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1430 ⓘ |
| endCause |
Ottoman conquest of Thessalonica in 1430
ⓘ
linked to:
Fall of Thessalonica (1430)
|
| garrisonedCity |
Thessalonica
ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
|
| garrisonFor |
Venetian-held Thessalonica
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linked to:
Salonika
|
| hasRole |
border defence
ⓘ
city defence ⓘ fortress garrison ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Byzantine Macedonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonia (Byzantine theme)
|
| languageOfCommand | Venetian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Macedonia ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonia (Greece)
late medieval Balkans ⓘ |
| location |
Thessalonica
ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
Thessaloniki ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
|
| militaryBranch |
artillery
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ naval contingent ⓘ |
| opponent |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Ottoman army ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman Army
|
| partOf |
Venetian forces in Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Venetian garrison of Thessalonica
Venetian overseas possessions ⓘ
linked to:
Venetian maritime territories
|
| religionMajority |
Roman Catholic
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| responsibleFor |
defence of the harbour of Thessalonica
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defence of the land walls of Thessalonica ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
siege of Thessalonica (1430)
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linked to:
Fall of Thessalonica (1430)
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| stationedIn |
city walls of Thessalonica
ⓘ
fortifications of Thessalonica ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
15th century
ⓘ
late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defence against Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
defence of Thessalonica ⓘ |
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Subject: Venetian garrison of Thessalonica Description of subject: The Venetian garrison of Thessalonica was the contingent of Venetian troops stationed in the city to defend it during the late medieval period, notably against the Ottoman conquest in 1430.
Referenced by (4)
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