Siege of Shusha 1826
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The Siege of Shusha in 1826 was a key military engagement in which Persian forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the strategic fortress city of Shusha from the Russian Empire during the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828.
All labels observed (1)
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| Siege of Shusha 1826 canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Shusha 1826 Context triple: [Russo-Persian War 1826–1828, significantEvent, Siege of Shusha 1826]
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Battle of Ganja 1826
The Battle of Ganja in 1826 was a key engagement between the Russian Empire and Qajar Persia that helped shape the outcome of the later stages of the Russo-Persian conflicts in the Caucasus.
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Battle of Qarabagh
The Battle of Qarabagh was a 1469 conflict in which the Timurid ruler Abu Sa'id Mirza was decisively defeated and captured by the Aq Qoyunlu leader Uzun Hasan, marking a major turning point in the power struggle over Iran and the Caucasus.
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Capture of Yerevan 1827
The Capture of Yerevan in 1827 was a decisive Russian military victory over Qajar Persia that led to the fall of a key fortress city in the South Caucasus and helped secure Russian dominance in the region.
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D.
Siege of Ganja (1804)
The Siege of Ganja (1804) was an early Russian offensive against Qajar Persia in the South Caucasus, resulting in the capture of the strategic city of Ganja and marking a significant escalation in the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813.
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Battle of Shamkhor 1826
The Battle of Shamkhor (1826) was a key engagement in the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828 in which Russian forces repelled a major Persian offensive in the Caucasus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Shusha 1826 Target entity description: The Siege of Shusha in 1826 was a key military engagement in which Persian forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the strategic fortress city of Shusha from the Russian Empire during the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828.
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A.
Battle of Ganja 1826
The Battle of Ganja in 1826 was a key engagement between the Russian Empire and Qajar Persia that helped shape the outcome of the later stages of the Russo-Persian conflicts in the Caucasus.
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B.
Battle of Qarabagh
The Battle of Qarabagh was a 1469 conflict in which the Timurid ruler Abu Sa'id Mirza was decisively defeated and captured by the Aq Qoyunlu leader Uzun Hasan, marking a major turning point in the power struggle over Iran and the Caucasus.
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C.
Capture of Yerevan 1827
The Capture of Yerevan in 1827 was a decisive Russian military victory over Qajar Persia that led to the fall of a key fortress city in the South Caucasus and helped secure Russian dominance in the region.
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D.
Siege of Ganja (1804)
The Siege of Ganja (1804) was an early Russian offensive against Qajar Persia in the South Caucasus, resulting in the capture of the strategic city of Ganja and marking a significant escalation in the Russo-Persian War of 1804–1813.
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E.
Battle of Shamkhor 1826
The Battle of Shamkhor (1826) was a key engagement in the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828 in which Russian forces repelled a major Persian offensive in the Caucasus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Qajar Iran
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| conflict | Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | siege warfare ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Qajar Iran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defenseOf | Shusha fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensiveSide | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Russian counteroffensive in the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828 ⓘ |
| hasCause | Qajar attempt to reverse Russian territorial gains in the Caucasus ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Karabakh
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Shusha NERFINISHED ⓘ South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryObjectiveOf | Qajar Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the fortress city of Shusha by Persian forces ⓘ |
| offensiveSide | Qajar Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Russian garrison of Shusha ⓘ |
| outcome | Persian forces failed to capture Shusha ⓘ |
| partOf |
Russian–Persian conflicts in the Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Persian invasion of the South Caucasus in 1826 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Russian victory ⓘ |
| significance | key engagement influencing control of Karabakh during the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1826 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of a key fortress in the Karabakh region ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Shusha 1826 Description of subject: The Siege of Shusha in 1826 was a key military engagement in which Persian forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the strategic fortress city of Shusha from the Russian Empire during the Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828.
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