Perdicaris affair
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The Perdicaris affair was a 1904 international kidnapping incident in Morocco that sparked a major diplomatic crisis between the United States and local authorities, famously prompting President Theodore Roosevelt’s show of naval force.
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| Perdicaris affair canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14944029 — 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: Perdicaris affair Context triple: [The Wind and the Lion, basedOn, Perdicaris affair]
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A.
Cyrus the Younger’s revolt
Cyrus the Younger’s revolt was a failed 5th-century BCE uprising against Persian king Artaxerxes II, led by Cyrus with a mixed force including the famous Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries.
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B.
revolt of Thasos
The revolt of Thasos was a significant 5th-century BCE uprising by the island polis of Thasos against Athenian dominance, highlighting early tensions and coercive control within the Delian League.
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C.
Athenian coup of 404 BC
The Athenian coup of 404 BC was the oligarchic seizure of power that ended Athenian democracy at the close of the Peloponnesian War and installed the regime known as the Thirty Tyrants.
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D.
Mytilenean revolt
The Mytilenean revolt was a failed uprising of the city of Mytilene on Lesbos against Athenian control during the Peloponnesian War, notable for the intense Athenian debate over whether to execute the entire male population.
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E.
revolt of Naxos
The revolt of Naxos was an early 5th-century BCE uprising by the island polis of Naxos against Athenian dominance within the Delian League, marking one of the first clear signs of Athens’ emerging imperialism.
- 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: Perdicaris affair Target entity description: The Perdicaris affair was a 1904 international kidnapping incident in Morocco that sparked a major diplomatic crisis between the United States and local authorities, famously prompting President Theodore Roosevelt’s show of naval force.
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A.
Cyrus the Younger’s revolt
Cyrus the Younger’s revolt was a failed 5th-century BCE uprising against Persian king Artaxerxes II, led by Cyrus with a mixed force including the famous Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries.
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B.
revolt of Thasos
The revolt of Thasos was a significant 5th-century BCE uprising by the island polis of Thasos against Athenian dominance, highlighting early tensions and coercive control within the Delian League.
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C.
Athenian coup of 404 BC
The Athenian coup of 404 BC was the oligarchic seizure of power that ended Athenian democracy at the close of the Peloponnesian War and installed the regime known as the Thirty Tyrants.
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D.
Mytilenean revolt
The Mytilenean revolt was a failed uprising of the city of Mytilene on Lesbos against Athenian control during the Peloponnesian War, notable for the intense Athenian debate over whether to execute the entire male population.
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E.
revolt of Naxos
The revolt of Naxos was an early 5th-century BCE uprising by the island polis of Naxos against Athenian dominance within the Delian League, marking one of the first clear signs of Athens’ emerging imperialism.
- F. None of above. chosen
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