Ottoman Iraq
E375769
Ottoman Iraq was a historical region of the Ottoman Empire encompassing much of present-day Iraq, administered through several provinces centered on cities like Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ottoman Iraq canonical | 4 |
| Ottoman Mesopotamia | 3 |
| Iraq (Ottoman period) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3639925 — 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.
Target entity: Ottoman Iraq Context triple: [Amarah, historicalRegion, Ottoman Iraq]
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Ottoman Syria
Ottoman Syria was a provincial region of the Ottoman Empire encompassing much of the historical Levant, including parts of modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan.
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B.
Kingdom of Iraq
The Kingdom of Iraq was a British-backed Hashemite monarchy that existed from 1932 to 1958, encompassing modern-day Iraq and playing a key role in the politics of the Middle East before being overthrown in a republican revolution.
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C.
Ottoman Palestine
Ottoman Palestine was a province of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that encompassed much of the historic Land of Israel/Palestine prior to British rule.
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D.
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was a vast, multiethnic Islamic empire that dominated much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa from the late 13th century until its dissolution after World War I.
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E.
Husseiniyas
Husseiniyas are Shia Islamic congregation halls used for religious gatherings, especially commemorations of Imam Husayn and the events of Karbala.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ottoman Iraq Target entity description: Ottoman Iraq was a historical region of the Ottoman Empire encompassing much of present-day Iraq, administered through several provinces centered on cities like Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul.
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A.
Ottoman Syria
Ottoman Syria was a provincial region of the Ottoman Empire encompassing much of the historical Levant, including parts of modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan.
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B.
Kingdom of Iraq
The Kingdom of Iraq was a British-backed Hashemite monarchy that existed from 1932 to 1958, encompassing modern-day Iraq and playing a key role in the politics of the Middle East before being overthrown in a republican revolution.
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C.
Ottoman Palestine
Ottoman Palestine was a province of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that encompassed much of the historic Land of Israel/Palestine prior to British rule.
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D.
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire was a vast, multiethnic Islamic empire that dominated much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa from the late 13th century until its dissolution after World War I.
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E.
Husseiniyas
Husseiniyas are Shia Islamic congregation halls used for religious gatherings, especially commemorations of Imam Husayn and the events of Karbala.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former territory of the Ottoman Empire
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historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeStructure |
eyalets (provinces)
ⓘ
vilayets (provinces) ⓘ |
| borderConflictWith |
Qajar Iran
ⓘ
Safavid Empire ⓘ |
| capital | Baghdad ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Ottoman sultan ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| endEvent | Ottoman defeat in World War I ⓘ |
| endTime | 1918 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
British Iraq Mandate
ⓘ
surface form:
British-occupied Mesopotamia
Mandatory Iraq ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Baghdad Governorate
ⓘ
surface form:
Baghdad Eyalet
Baghdad Governorate ⓘ
surface form:
Baghdad Vilayet
Basra Governorate ⓘ
surface form:
Basra Eyalet
Basra Governorate ⓘ
surface form:
Basra Vilayet
Mosul ⓘ
surface form:
Mosul Eyalet
Mosul ⓘ
surface form:
Mosul Vilayet
|
| importantCityForPilgrimage |
Kadhimiya district of Baghdad
ⓘ
surface form:
Kadhimiya (near Baghdad)
Samarra ⓘ |
| importantPort | Basra ⓘ |
| importantTradeRoute |
Indian Ocean trade network
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Ocean–Mediterranean trade
|
| locatedInPresentDay |
Iraq
ⓘ
Kuwait (partly) ⓘ Syrian region ⓘ
surface form:
Syria (partly)
Turkey (partly) ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Basra ⓘ Mosul ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Euphrates
ⓘ
Tigris ⓘ |
| partOf | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| precededBy | Safavid control of Iraq (in parts) ⓘ |
| religion |
Sunni Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Sunni Islam (state religion)
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| reorganizedUnder |
Tanzimat
ⓘ
surface form:
Tanzimat reforms
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| significantCommunity |
Armenians
ⓘ
Assyrians ⓘ Jews ⓘ Kurds ⓘ Shia Islam ⓘ
surface form:
Shia Muslims
Sunni Arabs of Iraq ⓘ
surface form:
Sunni Arabs
Iraqi Turkmen ⓘ
surface form:
Turkmens
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| startEvent |
Conquest of Baghdad (1534)
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surface form:
Ottoman conquest of Baghdad by Suleiman the Magnificent
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| startTime | 1534 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Persian Gulf access
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frontier with Safavid and later Qajar Iran ⓘ |
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Subject: Ottoman Iraq Description of subject: Ottoman Iraq was a historical region of the Ottoman Empire encompassing much of present-day Iraq, administered through several provinces centered on cities like Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul.
Referenced by (8)
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