Mariposa War
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The Mariposa War was an 1850–1851 conflict in California between Native American groups, including the Ahwahnechee led by Chief Tenaya, and U.S. forces during the early Gold Rush era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mariposa War canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8352429 — 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: Mariposa War Context triple: [Chief Tenaya, conflict, Mariposa War]
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Hualapai War
The Hualapai War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Hualapai people and the United States in what is now Arizona, driven largely by tensions over land, resources, and encroaching settlement.
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B.
Yaqui Wars
The Yaqui Wars were a series of violent conflicts from the 16th to early 20th centuries between the Indigenous Yaqui people of northern Mexico and Spanish, then Mexican, authorities over land, autonomy, and resistance to colonization.
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Yavapai War
The Yavapai War was a 19th-century conflict between the United States and the Yavapai (often allied with Apache groups) in Arizona, marked by campaigns of forced removal and violent suppression of Indigenous resistance.
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Cochise War
The Cochise War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Chiricahua Apache led by Chief Cochise and the United States, marked by raids and guerrilla warfare across the Southwest following a breakdown in relations in 1861.
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E.
Modoc War
The Modoc War was an 1872–1873 armed conflict in northern California and southern Oregon between the Modoc people and the United States Army, notable for its protracted guerrilla fighting in the Lava Beds and the execution of Modoc leader Captain Jack.
- 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: Mariposa War Target entity description: The Mariposa War was an 1850–1851 conflict in California between Native American groups, including the Ahwahnechee led by Chief Tenaya, and U.S. forces during the early Gold Rush era.
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A.
Hualapai War
The Hualapai War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Hualapai people and the United States in what is now Arizona, driven largely by tensions over land, resources, and encroaching settlement.
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B.
Yaqui Wars
The Yaqui Wars were a series of violent conflicts from the 16th to early 20th centuries between the Indigenous Yaqui people of northern Mexico and Spanish, then Mexican, authorities over land, autonomy, and resistance to colonization.
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C.
Yavapai War
The Yavapai War was a 19th-century conflict between the United States and the Yavapai (often allied with Apache groups) in Arizona, marked by campaigns of forced removal and violent suppression of Indigenous resistance.
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D.
Cochise War
The Cochise War was a mid-19th-century conflict between the Chiricahua Apache led by Chief Cochise and the United States, marked by raids and guerrilla warfare across the Southwest following a breakdown in relations in 1861.
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E.
Modoc War
The Modoc War was an 1872–1873 armed conflict in northern California and southern Oregon between the Modoc people and the United States Army, notable for its protracted guerrilla fighting in the Lava Beds and the execution of Modoc leader Captain Jack.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American war
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armed conflict ⓘ |
| cause |
conflict over gold rush mining lands
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settler encroachment on Native American lands ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | early conflict of the California Gold Rush era ⓘ |
| commander | Chief Tenaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | war ⓘ |
| consequence |
opening of Yosemite region to increased Euro-American settlement
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severe population loss among Ahwahnechee ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1851 ⓘ |
| followedBy | further military campaigns against California Native Americans ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
Ahwahnechee people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
indigenous peoples of the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroupInvolved |
Euro-American settlers
ⓘ
Native Americans in California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Ahwahnechee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California militia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mariposa Battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalContext | early statehood period of California ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | California Gold Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Mariposa County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheaterOfWar |
Sierra Nevada foothills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yosemite region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mariposa County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Ahwahnechee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California militia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Indian Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of California ⓘ |
| precededBy | initial gold rush influx of miners to the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
California Indian history
ⓘ
Yosemite National Park history ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of Ahwahnechee
ⓘ
displacement of Native American groups ⓘ forced relocation of Ahwahnechee ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
capture of Chief Tenaya
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military expeditions into Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| startTime | 1850 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mariposa War Description of subject: The Mariposa War was an 1850–1851 conflict in California between Native American groups, including the Ahwahnechee led by Chief Tenaya, and U.S. forces during the early Gold Rush era.
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