First Wizarding War
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The First Wizarding War was a major conflict in the Harry Potter universe in which Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters waged a brutal campaign against the wizarding world before his initial downfall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Wizarding War canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5128384 — 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: First Wizarding War Context triple: [Remus Lupin, foughtIn, First Wizarding War]
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A.
Second Wizarding War
The Second Wizarding War is the climactic conflict in the Harry Potter series between Lord Voldemort’s Death Eaters and those who oppose them, culminating in the Battle of Hogwarts.
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B.
Reapers' War
The Reapers' War was a 17th-century conflict in which Catalan rebels, supported by France, fought against the centralizing policies and military demands of the Spanish monarchy.
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C.
Long War
Long War is the common name for the protracted late 16th–early 17th century conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire, fought mainly in Hungary and surrounding regions.
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D.
Devolution War
The Devolution War was a 1667–1668 conflict in which France, under Louis XIV, fought Spain over claims to the Spanish Netherlands, testing French military strength and European diplomatic alliances.
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E.
War of the Two Peters
The War of the Two Peters was a 14th-century conflict between the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile, primarily over control of the Kingdom of Valencia and Mediterranean influence.
- 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: First Wizarding War Target entity description: The First Wizarding War was a major conflict in the Harry Potter universe in which Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters waged a brutal campaign against the wizarding world before his initial downfall.
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A.
Second Wizarding War
The Second Wizarding War is the climactic conflict in the Harry Potter series between Lord Voldemort’s Death Eaters and those who oppose them, culminating in the Battle of Hogwarts.
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B.
Reapers' War
The Reapers' War was a 17th-century conflict in which Catalan rebels, supported by France, fought against the centralizing policies and military demands of the Spanish monarchy.
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C.
Long War
Long War is the common name for the protracted late 16th–early 17th century conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire, fought mainly in Hungary and surrounding regions.
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D.
Devolution War
The Devolution War was a 1667–1668 conflict in which France, under Louis XIV, fought Spain over claims to the Spanish Netherlands, testing French military strength and European diplomatic alliances.
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E.
War of the Two Peters
The War of the Two Peters was a 14th-century conflict between the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile, primarily over control of the Kingdom of Valencia and Mediterranean influence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conflict in the Harry Potter universe
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fictional war ⓘ |
| associatedWithProphecy | prophecy about the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord ⓘ |
| casualties |
Benjy Fenwick
NERFINISHED
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Dorcas Meadowes NERFINISHED ⓘ Fabian Prewett NERFINISHED ⓘ Gideon Prewett NERFINISHED ⓘ James Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ Lily Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ Marlene McKinnon and her family NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous unnamed witches and wizards ⓘ |
| characterIn |
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
NERFINISHED
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Death Eaters
NERFINISHED
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Lord Voldemort NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endCause |
Lily Potter's sacrificial protection of Harry Potter
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Voldemort's failed attempt to kill Harry Potter ⓘ |
| endEvent | first downfall of Lord Voldemort ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Harry Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyOrganizationOpposition |
Ministry of Magic
NERFINISHED
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Order of the Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOpposition | Albus Dumbledore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderSide | Lord Voldemort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Azkaban
NERFINISHED
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Godric's Hollow NERFINISHED ⓘ Hogwarts vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ wizarding Britain ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
attack on the Potters at Godric's Hollow
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betrayal of the Potters by Peter Pettigrew ⓘ capture and imprisonment of many Death Eaters in Azkaban ⓘ murder of James and Lily Potter ⓘ rise of the first Order of the Phoenix ⓘ torture of Frank and Alice Longbottom ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Death Eaters
NERFINISHED
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Lord Voldemort NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionLeader | Albus Dumbledore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Second Wizarding War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAntagonist | Lord Voldemort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Second Wizarding War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
dispersal of Death Eaters
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imprisonment of Death Eaters in Azkaban ⓘ increased Ministry of Magic control and fear ⓘ temporary defeat of Lord Voldemort ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1970s
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early 1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Wizarding War Description of subject: The First Wizarding War was a major conflict in the Harry Potter universe in which Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters waged a brutal campaign against the wizarding world before his initial downfall.
Referenced by (5)
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