Eelam War IV
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Eelam War IV was the final and most intense phase of the conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, culminating in the military defeat of the LTTE in 2009.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eelam War IV canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Mullaitivu (2009) | 1 |
| Fourth Eelam War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3205839 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eelam War IV Context triple: [Sri Lankan Civil War, majorPhase, Eelam War IV]
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Eelam War III
Eelam War III was a prolonged and intense phase of armed conflict in Sri Lanka during the 1990s and early 2000s between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), marked by large-scale battles, heavy casualties, and significant civilian displacement.
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B.
Eelam War II
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Eelam War IV Target entity description: Eelam War IV was the final and most intense phase of the conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, culminating in the military defeat of the LTTE in 2009.
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A.
Eelam War III
Eelam War III was a prolonged and intense phase of armed conflict in Sri Lanka during the 1990s and early 2000s between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), marked by large-scale battles, heavy casualties, and significant civilian displacement.
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B.
Eelam War II
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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phase of civil war ⓘ |
| aftermath |
UN investigations into alleged violations of international humanitarian law
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intensified international scrutiny of Sri Lanka ⓘ military occupation of former LTTE-held areas ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eelam War IV
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surface form:
Fourth Eelam War
|
| associatedWith |
allegations of human rights violations
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allegations of war crimes ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
ⓘ
Sea Tigers ⓘ Sri Lanka Air Force ⓘ Sri Lanka Army ⓘ Sri Lanka Navy ⓘ Sri Lanka Police ⓘ Black Tigers suicide unit ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil Tigers Black Tigers unit
|
| characterizedBy |
heavy use of artillery and air power
ⓘ
high-intensity conventional warfare ⓘ large-scale displacement of civilians ⓘ |
| commanderForGovernment |
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
ⓘ
Mahinda Rajapaksa ⓘ Sarath Fonseka ⓘ |
| commanderForLTTE |
Pottu Amman
ⓘ
Velupillai Prabhakaran ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Government of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culminatedIn |
death of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran
ⓘ
final battles in Mullaitivu District ⓘ |
| endDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| endResult |
military defeat of the LTTE
ⓘ
victory of the Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| followedBy | post-war period in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| goalOfGovernment | elimination of LTTE as a military force ⓘ |
| goalOfLTTE | establishment of independent Tamil Eelam ⓘ |
| humanitarianImpact |
large civilian casualties
ⓘ
mass internal displacement ⓘ |
| location |
Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
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Northern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| majorBattle |
Battle of Kilinochchi
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Battle of Mavil Aru ⓘ Eelam War IV self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Mullaitivu (2009)
Battle of Thoppigala ⓘ Battle of Elephant Pass ⓘ
surface form:
Second Battle of Elephant Pass
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| partOf | Sri Lankan Civil War ⓘ |
| politicalContext | presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa ⓘ |
| precededBy | Eelam War III ⓘ |
| startDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | Mavil Aru sluice gate crisis ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Eelam War IV Description of subject: Eelam War IV was the final and most intense phase of the conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, culminating in the military defeat of the LTTE in 2009.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fourth Eelam War
this entity surface form:
Battle of Mullaitivu (2009)