Eelam War II
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Eelam War II was a major phase of the Sri Lankan conflict marked by intensified fighting between government forces and the LTTE from 1990 to 1995.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eelam War II canonical | 4 |
| Second Eelam War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3205837 — 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: Eelam War II Context triple: [Sri Lankan Civil War, majorPhase, Eelam War II]
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A.
Eelam War I
Eelam War I was the initial large-scale armed conflict between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil militant groups, notably the LTTE, that marked the beginning of the protracted Sri Lankan Civil War.
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B.
Sri Lankan Civil War
The Sri Lankan Civil War was a protracted armed conflict from 1983 to 2009 between the Sri Lankan government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), primarily over demands for an independent Tamil state in the island’s north and east.
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C.
Kandyan Wars
The Kandyan Wars were a series of early 19th-century military campaigns in Sri Lanka in which the British Empire ultimately defeated and annexed the independent Kingdom of Kandy, bringing the entire island under colonial rule.
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D.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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E.
South Yemen Civil War
The South Yemen Civil War was a brief but intense 1986 internal conflict within the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, pitting rival factions of the ruling socialist party against each other and resulting in significant political upheaval and loss of life.
- 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: Eelam War II Target entity description: Eelam War II was a major phase of the Sri Lankan conflict marked by intensified fighting between government forces and the LTTE from 1990 to 1995.
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A.
Eelam War I
Eelam War I was the initial large-scale armed conflict between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil militant groups, notably the LTTE, that marked the beginning of the protracted Sri Lankan Civil War.
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B.
Sri Lankan Civil War
The Sri Lankan Civil War was a protracted armed conflict from 1983 to 2009 between the Sri Lankan government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), primarily over demands for an independent Tamil state in the island’s north and east.
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C.
Kandyan Wars
The Kandyan Wars were a series of early 19th-century military campaigns in Sri Lanka in which the British Empire ultimately defeated and annexed the independent Kingdom of Kandy, bringing the entire island under colonial rule.
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D.
Black September conflict
The Black September conflict was a violent confrontation in 1970–1971 between the Jordanian government and Palestinian armed organizations that reshaped the Palestinian resistance movement and regional politics in the Middle East.
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E.
South Yemen Civil War
The South Yemen Civil War was a brief but intense 1986 internal conflict within the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, pitting rival factions of the ruling socialist party against each other and resulting in significant political upheaval and loss of life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
phase of civil war ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| conflictType |
ethnic conflict
ⓘ
separatist insurgency ⓘ |
| endTime | 1995 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Eelam War III ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Eelam War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Eelam War
|
| hasCause | breakdown of peace talks between Sri Lankan government and LTTE in 1990 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
intensified conventional warfare
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mass displacement of civilians ⓘ sieges of military bases ⓘ use of suicide bombings ⓘ widespread human rights violations ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Denzil Kobbekaduwa
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Lalith Athulathmudali (civilian leadership role) ⓘ Ranasinghe Premadasa ⓘ Velupillai Prabhakaran ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Battle of Mullaitivu (1996 planning phase overlaps late Eelam War II period)
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Battle of Pooneryn (1993) ⓘ Central Bank bombing planning and buildup (mid‑1990s) ⓘ Kattankudy mosque massacre (1990) ⓘ Palliyagodella massacre (1991) ⓘ massacre of Sri Lankan police officers in Eastern Province (June 1990) ⓘ siege of Elephant Pass (1991) ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Batticaloa
ⓘ
surface form:
Batticaloa District
Eastern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ Jaffna Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Jaffna Peninsula
Kilinochchi District ⓘ Mannar District ⓘ Mullaitivu District ⓘ Northern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ Trincomalee District ⓘ Vavuniya District ⓘ |
| hasMainBelligerent |
Government of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
further polarization between Sinhalese and Tamil communities
ⓘ
heavy military and civilian casualties ⓘ military stalemate ⓘ territorial control by LTTE over large areas of North and East ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
ⓘ
surface form:
LTTE Black Tigers
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ⓘ
surface form:
LTTE Sea Tigers
Sri Lanka Air Force ⓘ Sri Lanka Army ⓘ Sri Lanka Navy ⓘ |
| hasResult | setting stage for Eelam War III ⓘ |
| partOf | Sri Lankan Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Eelam War I ⓘ |
| primaryIssue |
control of Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka
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demand for independent Tamil Eelam ⓘ |
| startTime | 1990 ⓘ |
| timePeriodWithin | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eelam War II Description of subject: Eelam War II was a major phase of the Sri Lankan conflict marked by intensified fighting between government forces and the LTTE from 1990 to 1995.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Second Eelam War