Proclamation of Połaniec
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The Proclamation of Połaniec was a landmark 1794 decree by Tadeusz Kościuszko that partially abolished serfdom and granted civil rights to peasants during the Kościuszko Uprising in Poland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Proclamation of Połaniec canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3992801 — 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: Proclamation of Połaniec Context triple: [Kościuszko Uprising, hasPart, Proclamation of Połaniec]
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A.
Declaratio Ferdinandei
The Declaratio Ferdinandei was an addendum to the Peace of Augsburg that granted certain exemptions and protections to ecclesiastical princes and knights, softening the treaty’s strict religious provisions.
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B.
Union of Horodło
The Union of Horodło was a 1413 political agreement that strengthened the Polish–Lithuanian union by more closely integrating the Grand Duchy of Lithuania with the Kingdom of Poland under Jagiellonian leadership.
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C.
Union of Lublin
The Union of Lublin was a 1569 political agreement that created the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by uniting the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania into a single federative state.
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D.
Edict of Potsdam
The Edict of Potsdam was a 1685 decree by the Elector of Brandenburg inviting persecuted French Huguenots to settle in his territories, significantly boosting their economy and population.
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E.
Targowica Confederation
The Targowica Confederation was a coalition of conservative Polish–Lithuanian nobles who, with Russian support, sought to overturn progressive reforms and helped trigger the Second Partition of Poland.
- 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: Proclamation of Połaniec Target entity description: The Proclamation of Połaniec was a landmark 1794 decree by Tadeusz Kościuszko that partially abolished serfdom and granted civil rights to peasants during the Kościuszko Uprising in Poland.
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A.
Declaratio Ferdinandei
The Declaratio Ferdinandei was an addendum to the Peace of Augsburg that granted certain exemptions and protections to ecclesiastical princes and knights, softening the treaty’s strict religious provisions.
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B.
Union of Horodło
The Union of Horodło was a 1413 political agreement that strengthened the Polish–Lithuanian union by more closely integrating the Grand Duchy of Lithuania with the Kingdom of Poland under Jagiellonian leadership.
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C.
Union of Lublin
The Union of Lublin was a 1569 political agreement that created the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by uniting the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania into a single federative state.
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D.
Edict of Potsdam
The Edict of Potsdam was a 1685 decree by the Elector of Brandenburg inviting persecuted French Huguenots to settle in his territories, significantly boosting their economy and population.
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E.
Targowica Confederation
The Targowica Confederation was a coalition of conservative Polish–Lithuanian nobles who, with Russian support, sought to overturn progressive reforms and helped trigger the Second Partition of Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
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legal act ⓘ political proclamation ⓘ |
| aim |
to gain peasant support for the Kościuszko Uprising
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to improve the legal status of peasants ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Uniwersał Połaniecki ⓘ |
| author | Tadeusz Kościuszko ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
Polish peasants
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serfs in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
annual historical commemorations in Poland
ⓘ
monuments in Połaniec ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Kościuszko Uprising ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
ⓘ
surface form:
Poland–Lithuania
|
| date | 1794-05-07 ⓘ |
| effect |
granting of limited civil rights to peasants
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legal protection of peasants from arbitrary eviction ⓘ partial abolition of serfdom ⓘ recognition of peasants as part of the nation ⓘ reduction of corvée obligations ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued peasant participation in the uprising ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
strengthening peasant participation in the uprising
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symbolic step toward abolition of serfdom in Poland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Kościuszko Uprising ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Enlightenment ideas
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egalitarian principles ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Tadeusz Kościuszko ⓘ |
| language | Polish ⓘ |
| legalChange |
introduction of state protection for peasants
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limitation of feudal duties ⓘ partial personal freedom for peasants ⓘ |
| legalStatus | military decree ⓘ |
| locationToday |
Gmina Połaniec
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surface form:
Połaniec, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
|
| namedAfter | Połaniec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Polish Enlightenment reforms ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue | Połaniec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
anti-feudal
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reformist ⓘ |
| precededBy | outbreak of the Kościuszko Uprising in 1794 ⓘ |
| region | Crown of the Kingdom of Poland ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
ⓘ
abolition of serfdom in Europe ⓘ history of Poland ⓘ peasant emancipation ⓘ |
| signedBy | Tadeusz Kościuszko ⓘ |
| subject |
peasant rights
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serfdom ⓘ social reforms ⓘ |
| targetAudience | peasants of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| year | 1794 ⓘ |
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Subject: Proclamation of Połaniec Description of subject: The Proclamation of Połaniec was a landmark 1794 decree by Tadeusz Kościuszko that partially abolished serfdom and granted civil rights to peasants during the Kościuszko Uprising in Poland.
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