Battle of Durbe
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The Battle of Durbe was a major 1260 defeat of the Teutonic Order by Samogitian and allied forces, which sparked widespread uprisings among Baltic peoples during the Northern Crusades.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Durbe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7098620 — 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: Battle of Durbe Context triple: [Northern Crusades, hasKeyEvent, Battle of Durbe]
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Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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Battle of Rovine
The Battle of Rovine was a late 14th-century conflict in which Wallachian forces under Voivode Mircea the Elder resisted an Ottoman invasion, becoming a symbol of medieval Romanian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
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Battle of Jasmund
The Battle of Jasmund was a 1864 naval engagement between Danish and Prussian forces in the Baltic Sea during the Second Schleswig War, notable for Denmark’s tactical success despite limited strategic impact.
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Battle of Drakenburg
The Battle of Drakenburg was a decisive 1547 engagement in the Schmalkaldic War in which Protestant forces defeated the imperial army, helping to secure Protestant control in northern Germany.
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Battle of Orivesi
The Battle of Orivesi was a key engagement during the Finnish Civil War of 1918, in which White forces clashed with Red Guards in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland.
- 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: Battle of Durbe Target entity description: The Battle of Durbe was a major 1260 defeat of the Teutonic Order by Samogitian and allied forces, which sparked widespread uprisings among Baltic peoples during the Northern Crusades.
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A.
Battle of Sybota
The Battle of Sybota was a major naval clash between Corinth and Corcyra in 433 BCE that heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta and helped precipitate the Peloponnesian War.
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B.
Battle of Rovine
The Battle of Rovine was a late 14th-century conflict in which Wallachian forces under Voivode Mircea the Elder resisted an Ottoman invasion, becoming a symbol of medieval Romanian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
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C.
Battle of Jasmund
The Battle of Jasmund was a 1864 naval engagement between Danish and Prussian forces in the Baltic Sea during the Second Schleswig War, notable for Denmark’s tactical success despite limited strategic impact.
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D.
Battle of Drakenburg
The Battle of Drakenburg was a decisive 1547 engagement in the Schmalkaldic War in which Protestant forces defeated the imperial army, helping to secure Protestant control in northern Germany.
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E.
Battle of Orivesi
The Battle of Orivesi was a key engagement during the Finnish Civil War of 1918, in which White forces clashed with Red Guards in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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battle of the Northern Crusades ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Curonians
NERFINISHED
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Livonian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ Samogitians NERFINISHED ⓘ Teutonic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ other pagan Baltic tribes ⓘ |
| cause |
Northern Crusades expansion into Baltic lands
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Teutonic Order attempts to subjugate Samogitia ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Livonian Order
NERFINISHED
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Samogitians NERFINISHED ⓘ Teutonic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ allied Baltic forces ⓘ |
| consequence |
Couronian uprising
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Great Prussian Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ Semigallian uprising ⓘ temporary halt of crusader expansion in the eastern Baltic ⓘ weakening of the Teutonic Order in the Baltic region ⓘ widespread uprisings among Baltic peoples ⓘ |
| date | 1260-07-13 ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Christian crusaders
NERFINISHED
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Curonians NERFINISHED ⓘ Livonian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ Prussians NERFINISHED ⓘ Samogitians NERFINISHED ⓘ Teutonic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ other Baltic tribes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion |
Courland
NERFINISHED
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Livonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Samogitian tactical success against heavily armed crusaders
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one of the worst defeats of the Teutonic Order in the 13th century ⓘ triggering large-scale Baltic resistance to Christianization ⓘ |
| opponent |
Kingdom of Denmark
NERFINISHED
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vassals of the Bishopric of Courland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Livonian Crusade
NERFINISHED
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Northern Crusades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place |
Durbe
NERFINISHED
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near Lake Durbe ⓘ |
| presentLocation | Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Christianization of the Baltic
NERFINISHED
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Teutonic–Lithuanian wars NERFINISHED ⓘ history of Latvia ⓘ history of Lithuania ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Samogitian victory
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defeat of the Livonian Order ⓘ defeat of the Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| year | 1260 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Durbe Description of subject: The Battle of Durbe was a major 1260 defeat of the Teutonic Order by Samogitian and allied forces, which sparked widespread uprisings among Baltic peoples during the Northern Crusades.
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