Yoruba internecine wars
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The Yoruba internecine wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts among Yoruba states in what is now southwestern Nigeria, driven by political rivalries, succession disputes, and the collapse of the Oyo Empire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ekiti Parapo War | 1 |
| Yoruba internecine wars canonical | 1 |
| Yoruba wars of the 19th century | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12568823 — 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: Yoruba internecine wars Context triple: [Ogbomoso, playedRoleIn, Yoruba internecine wars]
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A.
Abeokuta wars
The Abeokuta wars were 19th-century conflicts in what is now southwestern Nigeria, in which the Egba people defended the city of Abeokuta against repeated attacks from neighboring powers such as the Dahomey kingdom.
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B.
War of the Golden Stool
The War of the Golden Stool was a 1900 conflict in the British Gold Coast in which the Ashanti fiercely resisted British attempts to seize the sacred Golden Stool, a central symbol of Ashanti sovereignty and spiritual authority.
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C.
Zulu civil wars
The Zulu civil wars were a series of internal power struggles and succession conflicts within the Zulu Kingdom in the 19th century that weakened its political cohesion and military strength.
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D.
British-Ijebu conflict of 1892
The British-Ijebu conflict of 1892 was a colonial-era military campaign in which British forces defeated the Ijebu Kingdom in present-day southwestern Nigeria, paving the way for expanded British control and the consolidation of colonial rule in the region.
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E.
War of the Brothers
War of the Brothers is a major internal conflict phase within the broader Lebanese Civil War, marked by intense factional fighting among rival Lebanese militias.
- 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: Yoruba internecine wars Target entity description: The Yoruba internecine wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts among Yoruba states in what is now southwestern Nigeria, driven by political rivalries, succession disputes, and the collapse of the Oyo Empire.
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A.
Abeokuta wars
The Abeokuta wars were 19th-century conflicts in what is now southwestern Nigeria, in which the Egba people defended the city of Abeokuta against repeated attacks from neighboring powers such as the Dahomey kingdom.
-
B.
War of the Golden Stool
The War of the Golden Stool was a 1900 conflict in the British Gold Coast in which the Ashanti fiercely resisted British attempts to seize the sacred Golden Stool, a central symbol of Ashanti sovereignty and spiritual authority.
-
C.
Zulu civil wars
The Zulu civil wars were a series of internal power struggles and succession conflicts within the Zulu Kingdom in the 19th century that weakened its political cohesion and military strength.
-
D.
British-Ijebu conflict of 1892
The British-Ijebu conflict of 1892 was a colonial-era military campaign in which British forces defeated the Ijebu Kingdom in present-day southwestern Nigeria, paving the way for expanded British control and the consolidation of colonial rule in the region.
-
E.
War of the Brothers
War of the Brothers is a major internal conflict phase within the broader Lebanese Civil War, marked by intense factional fighting among rival Lebanese militias.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yoruba internecine wars
linked to: Yoruba internecine wars