Siege of Perekop (1736)
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The Siege of Perekop (1736) was a major Russo-Turkish War engagement in which Russian forces under Field Marshal Burkhard Christoph von Münnich captured the Crimean Peninsula’s main land gateway from the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman Empire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Perekop (1736) canonical | 2 |
| Crimean campaign of 1736 | 1 |
| Russian invasion of Crimea (1736) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Siege of Perekop (1736) Context triple: [Isthmus of Perekop, hasHistoricalEvent, Siege of Perekop (1736)]
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Siege of Constantinople 1422
The Siege of Constantinople in 1422 was an unsuccessful Ottoman attempt under Sultan Murad II to capture the Byzantine capital three decades before its eventual fall in 1453.
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Battle of Sinop
The Battle of Sinop was a decisive 1853 naval engagement in which the Russian fleet annihilated an Ottoman squadron in Sinop harbor, helping trigger wider European intervention in the Crimean War.
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Battle of Poltava
The Battle of Poltava was a decisive 1709 clash in the Great Northern War in which Russia crushed Sweden’s forces, marking the rise of the Russian Empire as a major European power.
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Crimean campaign
The Crimean campaign was a major World War II military operation in which Axis forces, led by Germany and its allies, fought the Soviet Union for control of the Crimean Peninsula.
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Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
The Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) was a major World War II battle in which Axis forces besieged and eventually captured the heavily fortified Soviet Black Sea port city after months of intense fighting and bombardment.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Perekop (1736) Target entity description: The Siege of Perekop (1736) was a major Russo-Turkish War engagement in which Russian forces under Field Marshal Burkhard Christoph von Münnich captured the Crimean Peninsula’s main land gateway from the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman Empire.
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A.
Siege of Constantinople 1422
The Siege of Constantinople in 1422 was an unsuccessful Ottoman attempt under Sultan Murad II to capture the Byzantine capital three decades before its eventual fall in 1453.
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B.
Battle of Sinop
The Battle of Sinop was a decisive 1853 naval engagement in which the Russian fleet annihilated an Ottoman squadron in Sinop harbor, helping trigger wider European intervention in the Crimean War.
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C.
Battle of Poltava
The Battle of Poltava was a decisive 1709 clash in the Great Northern War in which Russia crushed Sweden’s forces, marking the rise of the Russian Empire as a major European power.
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D.
Crimean campaign
The Crimean campaign was a major World War II military operation in which Axis forces, led by Germany and its allies, fought the Soviet Union for control of the Crimean Peninsula.
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E.
Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
The Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) was a major World War II battle in which Axis forces besieged and eventually captured the heavily fortified Soviet Black Sea port city after months of intense fighting and bombardment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Crimean Khanate
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Ottoman Empire ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| conflict |
Russo-Turkish Wars
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surface form:
Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739)
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| conflictIn |
Russo-Turkish Wars
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surface form:
Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739)
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| conflictType | land siege ⓘ |
| country |
Crimean Khanate
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Siege of Perekop (1736)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Russian invasion of Crimea (1736)
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| hasCommander |
Burkhard Christoph von Münnich
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Ottoman military commanders in Crimea ⓘ leaders of the Crimean Khanate ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
breach of the Crimean Peninsula’s land defenses
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capture of the Perekop fortifications ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Crimean Khanate
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Ottoman Empire ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| location |
Crimea
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Crimean Peninsula’s main land gateway ⓘ Isthmus of Perekop ⓘ
surface form:
Perekop Isthmus
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| namedAfter | Perekop ⓘ |
| opponent |
Crimean Khanate
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Ottoman Empire ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Siege of Perekop (1736)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Crimean campaign of 1736
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| result | Russian victory ⓘ |
| significance | opened land access for Russian forces into the Crimean Peninsula ⓘ |
| startTime | 1736 ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Black Sea region ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Perekop (1736) Description of subject: The Siege of Perekop (1736) was a major Russo-Turkish War engagement in which Russian forces under Field Marshal Burkhard Christoph von Münnich captured the Crimean Peninsula’s main land gateway from the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman Empire.
Referenced by (4)
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