Bali expeditions
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The Bali expeditions were a series of 19th- and early 20th-century Dutch colonial military campaigns aimed at subjugating the Balinese kingdoms and consolidating control over the island of Bali.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bali expeditions canonical | 1 |
| Dutch expedition to southern Bali (1906) | 1 |
| First Dutch expedition to Bali (1846) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bali expeditions Context triple: [Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, engagedIn, Bali expeditions]
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Pamalayu expedition to Sumatra
The Pamalayu expedition to Sumatra was a late 13th-century naval and military campaign launched by the Javanese Singhasari Kingdom to assert influence over the Malay polities in central Sumatra and control key maritime trade routes.
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B.
Ralph Plaisted expedition
The Ralph Plaisted expedition was a 1968 snowmobile journey that became widely recognized as the first confirmed over-ice surface expedition to reach the geographic North Pole.
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C.
Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Expedition to Chiloé
The Expedition to Chiloé was a Chilean military campaign aimed at wresting control of the Chiloé Archipelago from remaining Spanish royalist forces during the later stages of the Chilean War of Independence.
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E.
Sumatrakade
Sumatrakade is a street on Java Island in Amsterdam, known for its modern waterfront residential architecture along the IJ.
- 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: Bali expeditions Target entity description: The Bali expeditions were a series of 19th- and early 20th-century Dutch colonial military campaigns aimed at subjugating the Balinese kingdoms and consolidating control over the island of Bali.
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A.
Pamalayu expedition to Sumatra
The Pamalayu expedition to Sumatra was a late 13th-century naval and military campaign launched by the Javanese Singhasari Kingdom to assert influence over the Malay polities in central Sumatra and control key maritime trade routes.
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B.
Ralph Plaisted expedition
The Ralph Plaisted expedition was a 1968 snowmobile journey that became widely recognized as the first confirmed over-ice surface expedition to reach the geographic North Pole.
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C.
Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Expedition to Chiloé
The Expedition to Chiloé was a Chilean military campaign aimed at wresting control of the Chiloé Archipelago from remaining Spanish royalist forces during the later stages of the Chilean War of Independence.
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E.
Sumatrakade
Sumatrakade is a street on Java Island in Amsterdam, known for its modern waterfront residential architecture along the IJ.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial military campaign
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colonial war ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| aim |
consolidation of Dutch colonial control over Bali
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subjugation of Balinese kingdoms ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Balinese kingdoms
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| cause |
Dutch attempts to enforce colonial treaties on Balinese rulers
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Dutch desire to control Balinese trade and ports ⓘ Dutch efforts to suppress Balinese resistance ⓘ |
| conflictType |
colonial conquest
ⓘ
pacification campaign ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Netherlands ⓘ |
| effect |
end of independent Balinese kingdoms
ⓘ
integration of Bali into colonial administrative structures ⓘ |
| endTime | 1908 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dutch expedition against Buleleng (1846)
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Second Dutch expedition to Bali (1848) ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch expedition against Buleleng and Jembrana (1848)
Dutch expedition against Klungkung (1908) ⓘ Bali expeditions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch expedition to southern Bali (1906)
Bali expeditions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
First Dutch expedition to Bali (1846)
Second Dutch expedition to Bali (1848) ⓘ Third Dutch expedition to Bali (1849) ⓘ |
| historicalContext | expansion of Dutch rule in the Indonesian archipelago ⓘ |
| location | Bali ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Puputan Badung Square
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surface form:
mass puputan in Badung (1906)
mass puputan in Klungkung (1908) ⓘ |
| opponent | Balinese rulers ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Balinese nobility
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Balinese warriors ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Dutch colonial authorities in the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch East Indies colonial expansion
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Dutch conquest of Indonesia ⓘ |
| region | Lesser Sunda Islands ⓘ |
| result |
Dutch colonial domination of Bali
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incorporation of Bali into the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| significance |
led to profound political and social changes in Bali
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marked the final phase of Dutch conquest in Bali ⓘ |
| startTime | 1846 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| used |
colonial infantry
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modern firearms ⓘ naval forces ⓘ |
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Subject: Bali expeditions Description of subject: The Bali expeditions were a series of 19th- and early 20th-century Dutch colonial military campaigns aimed at subjugating the Balinese kingdoms and consolidating control over the island of Bali.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
First Dutch expedition to Bali (1846)
this entity surface form:
Dutch expedition to southern Bali (1906)