Oirat confederation (periodically)
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The Oirat confederation was a powerful alliance of western Mongol tribes that intermittently dominated Inner Asian politics and at times controlled or heavily influenced the Mongol khanate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oirat confederation (periodically) canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Oirat confederation (periodically) Context triple: [Northern Yuan dynasty, hasPart, Oirat confederation (periodically)]
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Holy Alliance
The Holy Alliance was a coalition of major European monarchies formed after the Napoleonic Wars to preserve conservative order and suppress revolutionary movements across the continent.
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Concert of Europe
The Concert of Europe was a 19th-century diplomatic system in which the major European powers cooperated to maintain the balance of power and suppress revolutionary movements after the Napoleonic Wars.
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Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
Confoederatio Helvetica, commonly known as the Swiss Confederation, is a federal republic in Central Europe renowned for its political neutrality, direct democracy, and multilingual, highly developed society.
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Old Swiss Confederacy
The Old Swiss Confederacy was a loose alliance of autonomous cantons in Central Europe that formed the precursor to the modern Swiss state and existed from the late Middle Ages until its reorganization in the early 19th century.
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Benedictine Confederation
The Benedictine Confederation is the international union that loosely links together the autonomous Benedictine monasteries and congregations worldwide under a common spiritual and organizational framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Oirat confederation (periodically) Target entity description: The Oirat confederation was a powerful alliance of western Mongol tribes that intermittently dominated Inner Asian politics and at times controlled or heavily influenced the Mongol khanate.
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A.
Holy Alliance
The Holy Alliance was a coalition of major European monarchies formed after the Napoleonic Wars to preserve conservative order and suppress revolutionary movements across the continent.
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B.
Concert of Europe
The Concert of Europe was a 19th-century diplomatic system in which the major European powers cooperated to maintain the balance of power and suppress revolutionary movements after the Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
Confoederatio Helvetica, commonly known as the Swiss Confederation, is a federal republic in Central Europe renowned for its political neutrality, direct democracy, and multilingual, highly developed society.
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D.
Old Swiss Confederacy
The Old Swiss Confederacy was a loose alliance of autonomous cantons in Central Europe that formed the precursor to the modern Swiss state and existed from the late Middle Ages until its reorganization in the early 19th century.
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E.
Benedictine Confederation
The Benedictine Confederation is the international union that loosely links together the autonomous Benedictine monasteries and congregations worldwide under a common spiritual and organizational framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical polity
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political alliance ⓘ tribal confederation ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism
ⓘ
surface form:
Tibetan Gelugpa hierarchy (periodically)
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| capitalType | nomadic political center ⓘ |
| composedOf | western Mongol tribes ⓘ |
| conflict |
Kazakh Khanate
ⓘ
Ming dynasty ⓘ Northern Yuan dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Yuan Mongols
Qing dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Qing dynasty (in Dzungar phase)
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| country |
Mongol Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Mongol Empire (western part, late period)
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| economicActivity |
long-distance trade
ⓘ
raiding ⓘ |
| economicBase | pastoral nomadism ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Oirats ⓘ |
| influenced | Mongol khanate politics ⓘ |
| language | Oirat language ⓘ |
| legacy |
Oirat diaspora in Russia, Mongolia, and China
ⓘ
formation of Kalmyk people in lower Volga region ⓘ |
| memberTribe |
Dörbet Oirats
ⓘ
surface form:
Bayad (Oirat)
Choros (Ölöt) ⓘ Dörbet ⓘ Khoid ⓘ Khoshut ⓘ Dörbet Oirats ⓘ
surface form:
Torghut
|
| notableEvent | capture of Ming emperor Yingzong in 1449 ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Amursana
ⓘ
surface form:
Amursana (in late Oirat-Dzungar context)
Esen Taishi ⓘ Toghon Taishi ⓘ |
| opposed | Northern Yuan dynasty ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
intermittent hegemon in Inner Asia
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rival of Eastern Mongols ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | aristocratic tribal leadership ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mongol Empire tribal structure ⓘ |
| region |
Dzungarian Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Dzungaria
Central Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Inner Asia
western Mongolia ⓘ
surface form:
Western Mongolia
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| religion |
Tibetan Buddhism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| successor |
Dzungar Khanate
ⓘ
Kalmyk Khanate ⓘ Khoshut Khanate ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
14th century
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15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ 18th century (in successor states) ⓘ |
| usedScript | Clear Script (Todo Bichig, later Oirat states) ⓘ |
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Subject: Oirat confederation (periodically) Description of subject: The Oirat confederation was a powerful alliance of western Mongol tribes that intermittently dominated Inner Asian politics and at times controlled or heavily influenced the Mongol khanate.
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