Jomʿe-ye Sīāh
E519433
Jomʿe-ye Sīāh refers to the 8 September 1978 massacre in Tehran, when Iranian security forces opened fire on protesters during the Iranian Revolution, killing and wounding large numbers of civilians.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jomʿe-ye Sīāh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5435135 — 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: Jomʿe-ye Sīāh Context triple: [Black Friday (8 September 1978), alsoKnownAs, Jomʿe-ye Sīāh]
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A.
Shirakavan
Shirakavan was a medieval Armenian city that served as one of the principal royal centers of the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia.
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B.
Mirjaveh
Mirjaveh is a town in southeastern Iran that serves as a key overland transit point and gateway for trade and travel between Iran and Pakistan.
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C.
Rudabeh
Rudabeh is a legendary Persian princess and queen in the Shahnameh, renowned for her beauty, wisdom, and as the mother of the hero Rostam.
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D.
Kakh-e Niavaran
Kakh-e Niavaran is a historic royal complex in northern Tehran that served as a primary residence of Iran’s last shah and now functions as a museum.
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E.
Khoms
Khoms is a coastal city in northwestern Libya known for its proximity to the ancient Roman archaeological site of Leptis Magna.
- 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: Jomʿe-ye Sīāh Target entity description: Jomʿe-ye Sīāh refers to the 8 September 1978 massacre in Tehran, when Iranian security forces opened fire on protesters during the Iranian Revolution, killing and wounding large numbers of civilians.
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A.
Shirakavan
Shirakavan was a medieval Armenian city that served as one of the principal royal centers of the Bagratid Kingdom of Armenia.
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B.
Mirjaveh
Mirjaveh is a town in southeastern Iran that serves as a key overland transit point and gateway for trade and travel between Iran and Pakistan.
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C.
Rudabeh
Rudabeh is a legendary Persian princess and queen in the Shahnameh, renowned for her beauty, wisdom, and as the mother of the hero Rostam.
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D.
Kakh-e Niavaran
Kakh-e Niavaran is a historic royal complex in northern Tehran that served as a primary residence of Iran’s last shah and now functions as a museum.
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E.
Khoms
Khoms is a coastal city in northwestern Libya known for its proximity to the ancient Roman archaeological site of Leptis Magna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of the Iranian Revolution
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human rights violation ⓘ massacre ⓘ political repression event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Black Friday
NERFINISHED
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Black Friday massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
use of live ammunition against demonstrators
ⓘ
violent suppression of protests ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | late phase of the Pahlavi monarchy ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | day of mourning in revolutionary narratives ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| date | 1978-09-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
further strikes and demonstrations
ⓘ
intensification of revolutionary activities in 1978 ⓘ |
| hasContext |
martial law in Tehran
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mass demonstrations against Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
maintenance of monarchical rule in Iran
ⓘ
suppression of dissent ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Persian ⓘ |
| location |
Jaleh Square
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCasualties | hundreds of killed and wounded ⓘ |
| opposedLeader | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedRegime | Pahlavi dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Iranian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Iranian security forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
military units loyal to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ⓘ |
| precededBy | months of nationwide protests in Iran ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Islamic Revolution of 1979
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anti-Shah protests ⓘ |
| result |
escalation of the Iranian Revolution
ⓘ
loss of legitimacy for the Shah’s regime ⓘ radicalization of opposition to the Pahlavi monarchy ⓘ |
| significance |
symbol of state brutality in Iran
ⓘ
turning point in the Iranian Revolution ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries about the fall of the Shah
ⓘ
historical studies on the Iranian Revolution ⓘ human rights reports on Iran ⓘ |
| typeOfViolence |
mass shooting
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state violence against civilians ⓘ |
| victim |
Tehran demonstrators
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civilian protesters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jomʿe-ye Sīāh Description of subject: Jomʿe-ye Sīāh refers to the 8 September 1978 massacre in Tehran, when Iranian security forces opened fire on protesters during the Iranian Revolution, killing and wounding large numbers of civilians.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.