Trial of the Six
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The Trial of the Six was a landmark 1922 Greek military tribunal in which six former political and military leaders were executed for their alleged responsibility in the Asia Minor Catastrophe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trial of the Six canonical | 2 |
| Trial of the Six (Greece) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10479359 — 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: Trial of the Six Context triple: [Greek government of Stylianos Gonatas, significantEvent, Trial of the Six]
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Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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B.
Trial of the Seventeen
Trial of the Seventeen is a fantasy novel in the Spellmonger series by Terry Mancour, continuing the epic tale of mage Minalan and his allies as they confront escalating magical and political threats.
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C.
Trial of the Seventeen
Trial of the Seventeen was a 1937 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which several prominent Old Bolsheviks and officials were prosecuted on fabricated charges during Stalin’s Great Purge.
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D.
The Triumph of Justice
The Triumph of Justice is a Baroque-era religious and allegorical painting by French artist Jean Jouvenet, exemplifying his dramatic composition and expressive style.
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E.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
- 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: Trial of the Six Target entity description: The Trial of the Six was a landmark 1922 Greek military tribunal in which six former political and military leaders were executed for their alleged responsibility in the Asia Minor Catastrophe.
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A.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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B.
Trial of the Seventeen
Trial of the Seventeen is a fantasy novel in the Spellmonger series by Terry Mancour, continuing the epic tale of mage Minalan and his allies as they confront escalating magical and political threats.
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C.
Trial of the Seventeen
Trial of the Seventeen was a 1937 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which several prominent Old Bolsheviks and officials were prosecuted on fabricated charges during Stalin’s Great Purge.
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D.
The Triumph of Justice
The Triumph of Justice is a Baroque-era religious and allegorical painting by French artist Jean Jouvenet, exemplifying his dramatic composition and expressive style.
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E.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military tribunal
ⓘ
political trial ⓘ war crimes trial ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dikí ton Éxi
ⓘ
Trial of the Six (Greece) ⓘ
linked to:
Trial of the Six
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | Second Hellenic Republic ⓘ |
| charge |
dereliction of duty
ⓘ
high treason ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| date | 1922 ⓘ |
| dateOfExecution | 15 November 1922 ⓘ |
| defendant |
Dimitrios Gounaris
ⓘ
Georgios Baltatzis ⓘ Georgios Hatzianestis ⓘ Nikolaos Stratos ⓘ Nikolaos Theotokis ⓘ Petros Protopapadakis ⓘ |
| follows |
Asia Minor Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Asia Minor Campaign of Greece
Asia Minor Catastrophe ⓘ |
| genre | show trial ⓘ |
| hasBeenDescribedAs | judicial murder by some historians ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Asia Minor Catastrophe
ⓘ
Greek defeat in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
deepened National Schism in Greece
ⓘ
political polarization in Greece ⓘ |
| hasPart | execution of six defendants ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Greek ⓘ |
| laterEvent | posthumous rehabilitation of the Six ⓘ |
| legalForm | court-martial ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfterReview | convictions annulled posthumously ⓘ |
| location |
Athens
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ |
| mainSubject | responsibility for the Asia Minor defeat ⓘ |
| numberOfDefendants | 6 ⓘ |
| organizer | revolutionary government of 1922 in Greece ⓘ |
| outcome | conviction of all six principal defendants ⓘ |
| placeOfExecution | Goudi, Athens ⓘ |
| politicalContext | revolution of 11 September 1922 in Greece ⓘ |
| result | execution by firing squad ⓘ |
| reviewedBy |
Areios Pagos (Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece)
ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece
|
| significance |
example of victor's justice
ⓘ
landmark political trial in modern Greek history ⓘ |
| significantEvent | execution of former Greek leaders ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical debate in Greece ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
Asia Minor Catastrophe
ⓘ
Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) ⓘ
linked to:
Turkish War of Independence
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Subject: Trial of the Six Description of subject: The Trial of the Six was a landmark 1922 Greek military tribunal in which six former political and military leaders were executed for their alleged responsibility in the Asia Minor Catastrophe.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Trial of the Six