Despotate of Epirus
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The Despotate of Epirus was a medieval Greek successor state to the Byzantine Empire, centered in northwestern Greece and Albania, that emerged after the Fourth Crusade and played a key role in the regional struggle to restore Byzantine rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Despotate of Epirus canonical | 27 |
| Despotate of Epirus (historical context) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1563180 — 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.
Target entity: Despotate of Epirus Context triple: [Latin Empire, followedBy, Despotate of Epirus]
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Duchy of Neopatras
The Duchy of Neopatras was a short-lived medieval principality in central Greece established in the 14th century under Catalan and later Aragonese rule.
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B.
Duchy of Athens
The Duchy of Athens was a medieval Crusader state in central Greece, later ruled by the Crown of Aragon, that emerged after the Fourth Crusade and became a significant Latin principality in the eastern Mediterranean.
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C.
Empire of Trebizond
The Empire of Trebizond was a medieval Byzantine successor state on the southeastern coast of the Black Sea, centered on the city of Trebizond (modern Trabzon) and known for its strategic trade position and distinctive Greek culture.
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D.
Principality of Serbia
The Principality of Serbia was a 19th-century Serbian state that emerged from Ottoman suzerainty and laid the foundations for the modern Serbian nation-state.
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E.
Despot of the Morea
The Despot of the Morea was a late Byzantine provincial ruler governing the Peloponnese region (Morea) as an appanage of the imperial family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Despotate of Epirus Target entity description: The Despotate of Epirus was a medieval Greek successor state to the Byzantine Empire, centered in northwestern Greece and Albania, that emerged after the Fourth Crusade and played a key role in the regional struggle to restore Byzantine rule.
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A.
Duchy of Neopatras
The Duchy of Neopatras was a short-lived medieval principality in central Greece established in the 14th century under Catalan and later Aragonese rule.
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B.
Duchy of Athens
The Duchy of Athens was a medieval Crusader state in central Greece, later ruled by the Crown of Aragon, that emerged after the Fourth Crusade and became a significant Latin principality in the eastern Mediterranean.
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C.
Empire of Trebizond
The Empire of Trebizond was a medieval Byzantine successor state on the southeastern coast of the Black Sea, centered on the city of Trebizond (modern Trabzon) and known for its strategic trade position and distinctive Greek culture.
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D.
Principality of Serbia
The Principality of Serbia was a 19th-century Serbian state that emerged from Ottoman suzerainty and laid the foundations for the modern Serbian nation-state.
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E.
Despot of the Morea
The Despot of the Morea was a late Byzantine provincial ruler governing the Peloponnese region (Morea) as an appanage of the imperial family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine successor state
ⓘ
medieval state ⓘ principality ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Kingdom of Sicily
ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| capital |
Arta
ⓘ
Ioannina ⓘ |
| commonName | Epirus ⓘ |
| conflict |
Byzantine–Latin conflicts
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine–Latin wars
Ottoman expansion in Epirus ⓘ wars with the Empire of Nicaea ⓘ wars with the Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| conventionalLongName | Despotate of Epirus self-link ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| currency | Byzantine hyperpyron ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1479 ⓘ |
| emergedFrom |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Fourth Crusade ⓘ |
| endTime | 15th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Michael I Komnenos Doukas ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| inception | 1204 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Epirus
ⓘ
northwestern Greece ⓘ southern Albania ⓘ Western Balkans ⓘ
surface form:
western Balkans
|
| notableEvent |
Battle of Klokotnitsa
ⓘ
coronation of Theodore Komnenos Doukas as emperor at Thessalonica in 1227 or 1228 ⓘ loss of Thessalonica to the Empire of Nicaea in 1246 ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Carlo I Tocco
ⓘ
Michael I Komnenos Doukas ⓘ Michael II Komnenos Doukas ⓘ Nikephoros I Komnenos Doukas ⓘ Theodore Komnenos Doukas ⓘ Thomas I Preljubović ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Byzantine cultural sphere ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | struggle to restore Byzantine rule after the Fourth Crusade ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Theme of Dyrrhachium ⓘ Nikopolis ⓘ
surface form:
Theme of Nicopolis
|
| primaryEthnicGroup | Greeks ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| rival |
Empire of Nicaea
ⓘ
Latin Empire ⓘ Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty |
Komnenos dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Komnenos Doukas dynasty
Orsini ⓘ
surface form:
Orsini family
Tocco family ⓘ |
| secondaryEthnicGroup |
Albanians
ⓘ
Balkan Vlachs ⓘ
surface form:
Vlachs
|
| startTime | early 13th century ⓘ |
| successor |
Albanian principalities
ⓘ
Despotate of Arta ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler |
despot
ⓘ
sebastokrator ⓘ |
| usedScript | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
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Subject: Despotate of Epirus Description of subject: The Despotate of Epirus was a medieval Greek successor state to the Byzantine Empire, centered in northwestern Greece and Albania, that emerged after the Fourth Crusade and played a key role in the regional struggle to restore Byzantine rule.
Referenced by (28)
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