War of the Mountain
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The War of the Mountain was a 1983 phase of the Lebanese Civil War marked by fierce Druze–Christian fighting in the Chouf and surrounding highland regions, leading to major demographic and political shifts in Lebanon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| War of the Mountain canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6468772 — 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: War of the Mountain Context triple: [Progressive Socialist Party militia, tookPartIn, War of the Mountain]
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A.
The Battle
"The Battle" is a 1911 American silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, notable as an early war drama in which Linda Arvidson appeared.
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B.
War of the Two Kings
The War of the Two Kings was a late 17th-century conflict in Ireland between supporters of the deposed Catholic King James II and those of the Protestant King William III, forming part of the wider struggle for the English, Scottish, and Irish thrones.
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C.
Battaglia del Solstizio
Battaglia del Solstizio is a major World War I battle fought in June 1918 along Italy’s Piave River, where Italian forces successfully repelled a large Austro-Hungarian offensive.
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D.
War of Wear and Tear
War of Wear and Tear is an alternative name for a war of attrition, a prolonged conflict in which each side aims to gradually exhaust the enemy’s personnel, resources, and morale rather than achieve swift, decisive victories.
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E.
War of Man
"War of Man" is a reflective, environmentally themed song by Neil Young from his 1992 album Harvest Moon.
- 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: War of the Mountain Target entity description: The War of the Mountain was a 1983 phase of the Lebanese Civil War marked by fierce Druze–Christian fighting in the Chouf and surrounding highland regions, leading to major demographic and political shifts in Lebanon.
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A.
The Battle
"The Battle" is a 1911 American silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, notable as an early war drama in which Linda Arvidson appeared.
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B.
War of the Two Kings
The War of the Two Kings was a late 17th-century conflict in Ireland between supporters of the deposed Catholic King James II and those of the Protestant King William III, forming part of the wider struggle for the English, Scottish, and Irish thrones.
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C.
Battaglia del Solstizio
Battaglia del Solstizio is a major World War I battle fought in June 1918 along Italy’s Piave River, where Italian forces successfully repelled a large Austro-Hungarian offensive.
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D.
War of Wear and Tear
War of Wear and Tear is an alternative name for a war of attrition, a prolonged conflict in which each side aims to gradually exhaust the enemy’s personnel, resources, and morale rather than achieve swift, decisive victories.
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E.
War of Man
"War of Man" is a reflective, environmentally themed song by Neil Young from his 1992 album Harvest Moon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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phase of the Lebanese Civil War ⓘ |
| aftermath |
entrenchment of sectarian front lines in Lebanon
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increased polarization between Druze and Christian communities ⓘ legacy of mutual distrust in the Chouf region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mountain War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Christian militias
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Druze militias ⓘ Lebanese Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine Liberation Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ Progressive Socialist Party militia NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
power vacuum after Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982
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sectarian tensions between Druze and Christian communities ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil war ⓘ |
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| effect |
long-term alteration of sectarian balance in Mount Lebanon
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strengthening of Walid Jumblatt’s political position ⓘ weakening of Lebanese central authority in the region ⓘ |
| endDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| hasEthnicReligiousDimension | Druze–Christian conflict ⓘ |
| hasMainCombatant |
Druze community
NERFINISHED
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Maronite Christian community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chouf
NERFINISHED
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Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Lebanon Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Israel
NERFINISHED
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Lebanese Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lebanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
1982 Lebanon War
NERFINISHED
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Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon ⓘ Syrian intervention in Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Druze military victory
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consolidation of Druze control over the Chouf ⓘ defeat of Christian militias in the Chouf ⓘ major demographic shifts in Mount Lebanon ⓘ withdrawal of Christian population from much of the Chouf ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
destruction of villages in the highland regions
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mass displacement of Christian civilians ⓘ shelling of Christian villages in the Chouf ⓘ |
| startDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Palestinian factions
NERFINISHED
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Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: War of the Mountain Description of subject: The War of the Mountain was a 1983 phase of the Lebanese Civil War marked by fierce Druze–Christian fighting in the Chouf and surrounding highland regions, leading to major demographic and political shifts in Lebanon.
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