Battle of Dazimon
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The Battle of Dazimon was a 9th-century clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate in Asia Minor, notable for a major Byzantine defeat that exposed imperial vulnerabilities on the eastern frontier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Dazimon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10759131 — 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 Dazimon Context triple: [Battle of Anzen, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Dazimon]
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Battle of Yamen
The Battle of Yamen was a decisive 1279 naval engagement in which Mongol-led Yuan forces destroyed the last major Song fleet, leading to the collapse of the Southern Song dynasty and the end of the Song imperial line in China.
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B.
Battle of Nibeiwa
The Battle of Nibeiwa was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in Egypt, where British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful surprise attack against Italian camps, helping to initiate the collapse of Italian positions in North Africa.
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C.
Battle of Tabaruzaka
The Battle of Tabaruzaka was a major 1877 clash in Japan between imperial government forces and samurai rebels, marking one of the bloodiest and most decisive engagements of the Satsuma Rebellion.
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D.
Battle of Shipu
The Battle of Shipu was a key 1885 naval engagement during the Sino-French War in which French forces decisively defeated elements of the Chinese Beiyang Fleet off the coast of Zhejiang.
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E.
Battle of Shumshu
The Battle of Shumshu was a late World War II clash in August 1945 between Soviet and Japanese forces over the Kuril Islands, marking one of the final battles of the Pacific War.
- 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: Battle of Dazimon Target entity description: The Battle of Dazimon was a 9th-century clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate in Asia Minor, notable for a major Byzantine defeat that exposed imperial vulnerabilities on the eastern frontier.
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A.
Battle of Yamen
The Battle of Yamen was a decisive 1279 naval engagement in which Mongol-led Yuan forces destroyed the last major Song fleet, leading to the collapse of the Southern Song dynasty and the end of the Song imperial line in China.
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B.
Battle of Nibeiwa
The Battle of Nibeiwa was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in Egypt, where British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful surprise attack against Italian camps, helping to initiate the collapse of Italian positions in North Africa.
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C.
Battle of Tabaruzaka
The Battle of Tabaruzaka was a major 1877 clash in Japan between imperial government forces and samurai rebels, marking one of the bloodiest and most decisive engagements of the Satsuma Rebellion.
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D.
Battle of Shipu
The Battle of Shipu was a key 1885 naval engagement during the Sino-French War in which French forces decisively defeated elements of the Chinese Beiyang Fleet off the coast of Zhejiang.
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E.
Battle of Shumshu
The Battle of Shumshu was a late World War II clash in August 1945 between Soviet and Japanese forces over the Kuril Islands, marking one of the final battles of the Pacific War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| combatant |
Abbasid forces
ⓘ
Byzantine forces ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| consequence |
demonstrated weaknesses in Byzantine frontier defenses
ⓘ
increased insecurity on the Byzantine eastern frontier ⓘ |
| front | Byzantine eastern frontier ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli | ongoing Arab–Byzantine frontier warfare ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Abbasid army
ⓘ
linked to:
Abbasid forces
Byzantine army ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine armed forces
|
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Byzantine–Abbasid frontier in Asia Minor
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine–Abbasid frontier in Anatolia
|
| notableFor |
exposing Byzantine vulnerabilities on the eastern frontier
ⓘ
major Byzantine defeat ⓘ |
| opponent |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arab–Byzantine wars
ⓘ
Byzantine–Abbasid conflicts ⓘ
linked to:
Arab–Byzantine wars
|
| region |
eastern Anatolia
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Anatolia
|
| result |
Abbasid victory
ⓘ
Byzantine defeat ⓘ |
| significance | important episode in Arab–Byzantine military struggle ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 9th century ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | field battle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Dazimon Description of subject: The Battle of Dazimon was a 9th-century clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate in Asia Minor, notable for a major Byzantine defeat that exposed imperial vulnerabilities on the eastern frontier.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.