Hundred Days War
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The Hundred Days War was a brief but intense 1978 phase of the Lebanese Civil War marked by heavy fighting between Christian militias and Syrian forces in East Beirut.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hundred Days War canonical | 2 |
| Hundred Days Battles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1240940 — 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: Hundred Days War Context triple: [Lebanese Civil War, significantEvent, Hundred Days War]
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A.
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War was a major 1870–1871 conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia (and its German allies) that led to the collapse of Napoleon III’s regime and the unification of Germany under Prussian leadership.
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April War
The April War was the brief 1941 Axis campaign in which Nazi Germany and its allies swiftly invaded and dismembered the Kingdom of Yugoslavia during World War II.
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C.
Franco-Dutch War
The Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) was a major European conflict in which France, allied with England and several German states, sought to dominate and partition the Dutch Republic, triggering a wider continental struggle that reshaped the balance of power.
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D.
June War
The June War, more commonly known as the Six-Day War, was a brief 1967 conflict in which Israel fought neighboring Arab states and dramatically altered the political and territorial landscape of the Middle East.
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E.
Austro-Prussian War
The Austro-Prussian War was a short 1866 conflict between Prussia and Austria (and their respective German allies) that decisively shifted power within the German states and paved the way for German unification under Prussian leadership.
- 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: Hundred Days War Target entity description: The Hundred Days War was a brief but intense 1978 phase of the Lebanese Civil War marked by heavy fighting between Christian militias and Syrian forces in East Beirut.
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A.
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War was a major 1870–1871 conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia (and its German allies) that led to the collapse of Napoleon III’s regime and the unification of Germany under Prussian leadership.
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B.
April War
The April War was the brief 1941 Axis campaign in which Nazi Germany and its allies swiftly invaded and dismembered the Kingdom of Yugoslavia during World War II.
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C.
Franco-Dutch War
The Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) was a major European conflict in which France, allied with England and several German states, sought to dominate and partition the Dutch Republic, triggering a wider continental struggle that reshaped the balance of power.
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D.
June War
The June War, more commonly known as the Six-Day War, was a brief 1967 conflict in which Israel fought neighboring Arab states and dramatically altered the political and territorial landscape of the Middle East.
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E.
Austro-Prussian War
The Austro-Prussian War was a short 1866 conflict between Prussia and Austria (and their respective German allies) that decisively shifted power within the German states and paved the way for German unification under Prussian leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Lebanese Civil War
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military conflict ⓘ |
| aftermath |
displacement of civilians from East Beirut
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increased Syrian influence over Lebanese politics ⓘ weakening of Lebanese Christian military position ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Harb al-Miaw Yawm (Arabic)
ⓘ
Hundred Days War ⓘ
surface form:
Hundred Days Battles
|
| casualties |
heavy material destruction in East Beirut
ⓘ
thousands of civilian casualties ⓘ |
| cause |
Syrian attempt to impose political terms on Lebanese Christian factions
ⓘ
tensions between Syrian forces and Lebanese Front ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Bashir Gemayel (Lebanese Forces/Phalange militia leader)
ⓘ
President of Syria ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad (overall Syrian leadership)
|
| conflictSide |
Lebanese Front
ⓘ
Syrian Arab Army ⓘ |
| conflictType | urban warfare ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 100 days ⓘ |
| endDate | 1978-04-21 ⓘ |
| impact |
deepened mistrust between Syrian regime and Lebanese Christian factions
ⓘ
escalation of sectarian polarization in Beirut ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Lebanese Christian militias artillery units
ⓘ
Syrian Arab Army ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Arab Army artillery units
|
| locatedIn |
Beirut
ⓘ
East Beirut ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ |
| mainBelligerent |
Guardians of the Cedars
ⓘ
Lebanese Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Lebanese Front militias
Phalange Party militia ⓘ Syrian Arab Army ⓘ Tigers Militia ⓘ |
| militaryObjective |
Christian militias’ defense of East Beirut strongholds
ⓘ
Syrian effort to break Christian militia resistance in East Beirut ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
intense artillery bombardment of residential areas
ⓘ
siege-like conditions in East Beirut ⓘ |
| opponent |
Christian militias
ⓘ
Syrian Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian forces
|
| partOf | Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Syrian military presence in Lebanon since 1976
ⓘ
intra-Lebanese sectarian and political divisions ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of the Hotels
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Lebanese Civil War ⓘ Syrian occupation of Lebanon ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian intervention in Lebanon (1976)
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| result |
Syrian consolidation of control over parts of Beirut
ⓘ
Syrian military victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1978-02-08 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | February–April 1978 ⓘ |
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Subject: Hundred Days War Description of subject: The Hundred Days War was a brief but intense 1978 phase of the Lebanese Civil War marked by heavy fighting between Christian militias and Syrian forces in East Beirut.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Hundred Days Battles