Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542)
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The Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) was a military campaign in which a small Portuguese force, led by Cristóvão da Gama, aided the Ethiopian Empire against the Muslim Adal Sultanate during the Ethiopian–Adal war.
All labels observed (1)
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| Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10876788 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) Context triple: [Cristóvão da Gama, participantIn, Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542)]
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Portuguese expedition of 1381–1382
The Portuguese expedition of 1381–1382 was an English-led military campaign to the Iberian Peninsula during the late 14th-century conflicts over the Portuguese and Castilian thrones.
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First Portuguese India Armada
The First Portuguese India Armada was the pioneering 1497–1499 naval expedition led by Vasco da Gama that opened the direct sea route from Europe to India around the Cape of Good Hope.
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Second Portuguese India Armada
The Second Portuguese India Armada was a 1500–1501 naval expedition led by Pedro Álvares Cabral that both reinforced Portugal’s presence in the Indian Ocean and resulted in the European discovery of Brazil.
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Portuguese expansion into North Africa
Portuguese expansion into North Africa was a series of early 15th- and 16th-century military and maritime campaigns through which Portugal seized key coastal cities and fortresses across the Maghreb, laying foundations for its wider overseas empire.
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Loaísa expedition
The Loaísa expedition was a 16th-century Spanish voyage led by García Jofre de Loaísa that attempted to reach the Spice Islands via the Strait of Magellan, becoming one of the earliest major Pacific expeditions after Magellan.
- 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: Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) Target entity description: The Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) was a military campaign in which a small Portuguese force, led by Cristóvão da Gama, aided the Ethiopian Empire against the Muslim Adal Sultanate during the Ethiopian–Adal war.
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A.
Portuguese expedition of 1381–1382
The Portuguese expedition of 1381–1382 was an English-led military campaign to the Iberian Peninsula during the late 14th-century conflicts over the Portuguese and Castilian thrones.
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B.
First Portuguese India Armada
The First Portuguese India Armada was the pioneering 1497–1499 naval expedition led by Vasco da Gama that opened the direct sea route from Europe to India around the Cape of Good Hope.
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C.
Second Portuguese India Armada
The Second Portuguese India Armada was a 1500–1501 naval expedition led by Pedro Álvares Cabral that both reinforced Portugal’s presence in the Indian Ocean and resulted in the European discovery of Brazil.
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D.
Portuguese expansion into North Africa
Portuguese expansion into North Africa was a series of early 15th- and 16th-century military and maritime campaigns through which Portugal seized key coastal cities and fortresses across the Maghreb, laying foundations for its wider overseas empire.
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E.
Loaísa expedition
The Loaísa expedition was a 16th-century Spanish voyage led by García Jofre de Loaísa that attempted to reach the Spice Islands via the Strait of Magellan, becoming one of the earliest major Pacific expeditions after Magellan.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) Description of subject: The Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) was a military campaign in which a small Portuguese force, led by Cristóvão da Gama, aided the Ethiopian Empire against the Muslim Adal Sultanate during the Ethiopian–Adal war.
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