Despotate of Arta
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The Despotate of Arta was a short-lived 14th-century Greek principality centered on the city of Arta in Epirus, emerging from the fragmentation of the Despotate of Epirus and ruled by local Albanian and Greek elites.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Despotate of Arta canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Despotate of Arta Context triple: [Despotate of Epirus, successor, Despotate of Arta]
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Despotate of Epirus
The Despotate of Epirus was a medieval Greek successor state to the Byzantine Empire, centered in northwestern Greece and Albania, that emerged after the Fourth Crusade and played a key role in the regional struggle to restore Byzantine rule.
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Despotate of the Morea
The Despotate of the Morea was a late Byzantine principality in the Peloponnese that served as one of the empire’s last strongholds before the Ottoman conquest.
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Duchy of Neopatras
The Duchy of Neopatras was a short-lived medieval principality in central Greece established in the 14th century under Catalan and later Aragonese rule.
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Despotate of Dobruja
The Despotate of Dobruja was a 14th-century semi-independent Bulgarian principality on the western Black Sea coast, known for its strategic maritime position and role as a regional power during the decline of the Second Bulgarian Empire.
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Duchy of Athens
The Duchy of Athens was a medieval Crusader state in central Greece, later ruled by the Crown of Aragon, that emerged after the Fourth Crusade and became a significant Latin principality in the eastern Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Despotate of Arta Target entity description: The Despotate of Arta was a short-lived 14th-century Greek principality centered on the city of Arta in Epirus, emerging from the fragmentation of the Despotate of Epirus and ruled by local Albanian and Greek elites.
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A.
Despotate of Epirus
The Despotate of Epirus was a medieval Greek successor state to the Byzantine Empire, centered in northwestern Greece and Albania, that emerged after the Fourth Crusade and played a key role in the regional struggle to restore Byzantine rule.
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B.
Despotate of the Morea
The Despotate of the Morea was a late Byzantine principality in the Peloponnese that served as one of the empire’s last strongholds before the Ottoman conquest.
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C.
Duchy of Neopatras
The Duchy of Neopatras was a short-lived medieval principality in central Greece established in the 14th century under Catalan and later Aragonese rule.
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D.
Despotate of Dobruja
The Despotate of Dobruja was a 14th-century semi-independent Bulgarian principality on the western Black Sea coast, known for its strategic maritime position and role as a regional power during the decline of the Second Bulgarian Empire.
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E.
Duchy of Athens
The Duchy of Athens was a medieval Crusader state in central Greece, later ruled by the Crown of Aragon, that emerged after the Fourth Crusade and became a significant Latin principality in the eastern Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval state
ⓘ
successor state ⓘ |
| capital | Arta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonLanguage |
Albanian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| conflictsWith |
Despotate of Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Achaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbian Empire (successor states) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryType | despotate ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Albanian
ⓘ
Byzantine ⓘ Greek ⓘ |
| currency | Byzantine coinage ⓘ |
| emergedFrom |
Despotate of Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fragmentation of the Despotate of Epirus ⓘ |
| endTime | 1416 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Albanian clans
ⓘ
local Albanian leaders ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasRuler |
Gjin Bua Shpata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muriq Shpata NERFINISHED ⓘ Pjetër Losha NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaqub Shpata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Epirus region of Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCity | Arta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval Balkans ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | feudal state ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Byzantine Empire (in Epirus)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Despotate of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| rulingElites |
Albanian nobility
ⓘ
Greek nobility ⓘ |
| shortLived | true ⓘ |
| startTime | 1358 ⓘ |
| successor |
Despotate of Epirus (restored under Carlo I Tocco)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tocco rule in Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Arta region
NERFINISHED
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parts of Epirus ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
14th century
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early 15th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Despotate of Arta Description of subject: The Despotate of Arta was a short-lived 14th-century Greek principality centered on the city of Arta in Epirus, emerging from the fragmentation of the Despotate of Epirus and ruled by local Albanian and Greek elites.
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