Great Reduction (stora reduktionen)
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The Great Reduction (stora reduktionen) was a sweeping 17th-century Swedish policy that reclaimed vast noble lands and revenues for the Crown, dramatically strengthening royal power and state finances.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Reduction | 1 |
| Great Reduction (stora reduktionen) canonical | 1 |
| stora reduktionen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T185176 — 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: Great Reduction (stora reduktionen) Context triple: [Charles XI of Sweden, implementedReform, Great Reduction (stora reduktionen)]
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- 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: Great Reduction (stora reduktionen) Target entity description: The Great Reduction (stora reduktionen) was a sweeping 17th-century Swedish policy that reclaimed vast noble lands and revenues for the Crown, dramatically strengthening royal power and state finances.
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A.
The Great Eight
The Great Eight is the famous nickname of Russian ice hockey superstar Alex Ovechkin, one of the most prolific goal scorers in NHL history.
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B.
The Big Operator
The Big Operator is a 1959 American crime drama film starring Mickey Rooney as a corrupt union boss, notable for featuring Maila Nurmi in a supporting role.
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C.
Anniversary Sale
Anniversary Sale is Nordstrom’s flagship annual shopping event known for offering early access discounts on new-season merchandise across fashion, beauty, and home categories.
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D.
King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
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E.
Encore
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- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swedish political reform
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confiscation policy ⓘ historical event ⓘ land reform policy ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
reducing dependence on aristocracy
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restoring crown control over resources ⓘ securing long-term military funding ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Swedish nobility
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donated crown lands ⓘ tax revenues previously granted to nobles ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinTopic |
after the Scanian War
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after the Thirty Years' War ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Swedish legal and fiscal records of the 1680s ⓘ |
| endTime | late 17th century ⓘ |
| follows | extensive enfeoffment of lands to nobility in 17th-century Sweden ⓘ |
| hasCause |
fiscal crisis after Swedish wars of expansion
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need to stabilize state finances ⓘ royal ambition to curb noble power ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
greater capacity for state-led administration
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increased proportion of land owned by the Crown ⓘ long-term limitation of noble economic base ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increase in royal domain
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increase in state income ⓘ reclamation of noble lands by the Crown ⓘ reclamation of noble revenues by the Crown ⓘ reduction of aristocratic privileges ⓘ reorganization of Swedish fiscal system ⓘ strengthening of central authority ⓘ weakening of high nobility ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Charles XI of Sweden
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Riksdag of the Estates ⓘ
surface form:
Swedish Riksdag of the Estates
|
| languageOfName | Swedish ⓘ |
| location | Sweden ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
reduction of noble landholdings
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state finances ⓘ strengthening of royal power ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Great Reduction (stora reduktionen)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
stora reduktionen
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| partOf | absolutist reforms of Charles XI ⓘ |
| pointInTime | reign of Charles XI of Sweden ⓘ |
| significantFor |
consolidation of the Swedish state
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development of Swedish absolutism ⓘ transformation of Swedish social structure ⓘ |
| startTime | 1680 ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
Swedish Empire
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surface form:
Age of Greatness of Sweden
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Reduction (stora reduktionen) Description of subject: The Great Reduction (stora reduktionen) was a sweeping 17th-century Swedish policy that reclaimed vast noble lands and revenues for the Crown, dramatically strengthening royal power and state finances.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Reduction
Great Reduction (stora reduktionen)
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Great Reduction (stora reduktionen)
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Great Reduction
this entity surface form:
stora reduktionen