Canut revolts
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The Canut revolts were early 19th-century silk workers’ uprisings in Lyon, France, that became emblematic of the emerging industrial working-class struggle against poor wages and conditions.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canut revolt of 1831 | 1 |
| Canut revolt of 1834 | 1 |
| Canut revolt of 1848 | 1 |
| Canut revolts canonical | 1 |
| First Canut revolt | 1 |
| Second Canut revolt | 1 |
| Third Canut revolt | 1 |
| canut revolts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3360328 — 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: Canut revolts Context triple: [July Monarchy, notableEvent, Canut revolts]
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A.
Knights' Revolt
The Knights' Revolt was a 1522–1523 uprising of imperial knights in the Holy Roman Empire, led by figures like Franz von Sickingen, seeking to curb princely power and advance Reformation ideas.
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B.
Engelbrekt rebellion
The Engelbrekt rebellion was a 15th-century Swedish uprising led by Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson against the rule of King Eric of Pomerania, which significantly weakened the Kalmar Union and advanced Swedish self-governance.
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C.
Boudican revolt
The Boudican revolt was a major uprising of native Britons led by Queen Boudica against Roman rule in Britain around 60–61 CE.
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D.
Forty-Five Rebellion
The Forty-Five Rebellion was the 1745 Jacobite uprising in Britain led by Charles Edward Stuart in an attempt to restore the Stuart monarchy.
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E.
Bundschuh revolts
The Bundschuh revolts were a series of late 15th- and early 16th-century German peasant uprisings protesting feudal oppression and laying ideological groundwork for the later German Peasants’ War.
- 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: Canut revolts Target entity description: The Canut revolts were early 19th-century silk workers’ uprisings in Lyon, France, that became emblematic of the emerging industrial working-class struggle against poor wages and conditions.
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A.
Knights' Revolt
The Knights' Revolt was a 1522–1523 uprising of imperial knights in the Holy Roman Empire, led by figures like Franz von Sickingen, seeking to curb princely power and advance Reformation ideas.
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B.
Engelbrekt rebellion
The Engelbrekt rebellion was a 15th-century Swedish uprising led by Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson against the rule of King Eric of Pomerania, which significantly weakened the Kalmar Union and advanced Swedish self-governance.
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C.
Boudican revolt
The Boudican revolt was a major uprising of native Britons led by Queen Boudica against Roman rule in Britain around 60–61 CE.
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D.
Forty-Five Rebellion
The Forty-Five Rebellion was the 1745 Jacobite uprising in Britain led by Charles Edward Stuart in an attempt to restore the Stuart monarchy.
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E.
Bundschuh revolts
The Bundschuh revolts were a series of late 15th- and early 16th-century German peasant uprisings protesting feudal oppression and laying ideological groundwork for the later German Peasants’ War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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labor conflict ⓘ social movement ⓘ workers' protest ⓘ workers' uprising ⓘ workers' uprising ⓘ workers' uprising ⓘ |
| cause |
continued wage disputes
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decline in silk prices ⓘ economic insecurity ⓘ low wages ⓘ poor working conditions ⓘ refusal of manufacturers to guarantee minimum wage rates ⓘ repression after the first revolt ⓘ |
| cityQuarter |
La Croix-Rousse
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surface form:
Croix-Rousse
|
| commemoratedBy |
local monuments in Lyon
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museums in Lyon ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased awareness of workers' rights
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influence on later labor movements in France ⓘ symbol of early industrial working-class struggle ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Canut revolts
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
First Canut revolt
Canut revolts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Second Canut revolt
Canut revolts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Third Canut revolt
|
| historicalSignificance | among the first major industrial labor uprisings in Europe ⓘ |
| industry | silk industry ⓘ |
| languageOfSlogan | French ⓘ |
| location | Lyon ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Canuts
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silk workers of Lyon ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
French government forces
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local authorities of Lyon ⓘ |
| partOf | Canut revolts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
French labor history
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surface form:
French labor movement
history of trade unionism in France ⓘ industrial revolution in France ⓘ |
| result |
harsh repression by government forces
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temporary control of parts of Lyon by workers ⓘ |
| slogan | Vivre en travaillant ou mourir en combattant ⓘ |
| socialClass | emerging industrial working class ⓘ |
| startTime |
1831
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1834 ⓘ 1848 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | dispute over minimum silk wage tariffs ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Canut revolts Description of subject: The Canut revolts were early 19th-century silk workers’ uprisings in Lyon, France, that became emblematic of the emerging industrial working-class struggle against poor wages and conditions.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
First Canut revolt
this entity surface form:
Second Canut revolt
this entity surface form:
Third Canut revolt
this entity surface form:
Canut revolt of 1831
this entity surface form:
Canut revolt of 1834
this entity surface form:
Canut revolt of 1848
this entity surface form:
canut revolts