Battle of Wofla
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The Battle of Wofla was a 1542 clash in Ethiopia where Portuguese forces under Cristóvão da Gama were defeated and he was captured by the army of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Wofla canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10876795 — 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 Wofla Context triple: [Cristóvão da Gama, battle, Battle of Wofla]
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Battle of Amba Alagi
The Battle of Amba Alagi was a key World War II engagement in Ethiopia where Allied forces defeated Italian troops, contributing to the liberation of Italian East Africa.
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Battle of Badme
The Battle of Badme was a pivotal and fiercely contested engagement between Eritrean and Ethiopian forces that helped trigger and define the course of the Eritrean–Ethiopian War in the late 1990s.
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C.
Battle of Warka
The Battle of Warka was a 1656 engagement during the Swedish invasion of Poland (the Deluge), in which Polish forces under Stefan Czarniecki defeated a Swedish detachment, boosting Polish morale and resistance.
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D.
Battle of Walaja
The Battle of Walaja was a major early 7th-century clash during the Muslim conquest of Persia in which Rashidun forces decisively defeated the Sasanian army, showcasing Khalid ibn al-Walid’s tactical brilliance.
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E.
Battle of Bamut
The Battle of Bamut was a prolonged and fiercely contested engagement during the First Chechen War, in which Russian forces struggled for months to capture the heavily fortified Chechen-held village of Bamut.
- 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 Wofla Target entity description: The Battle of Wofla was a 1542 clash in Ethiopia where Portuguese forces under Cristóvão da Gama were defeated and he was captured by the army of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi.
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A.
Battle of Amba Alagi
The Battle of Amba Alagi was a key World War II engagement in Ethiopia where Allied forces defeated Italian troops, contributing to the liberation of Italian East Africa.
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B.
Battle of Badme
The Battle of Badme was a pivotal and fiercely contested engagement between Eritrean and Ethiopian forces that helped trigger and define the course of the Eritrean–Ethiopian War in the late 1990s.
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C.
Battle of Warka
The Battle of Warka was a 1656 engagement during the Swedish invasion of Poland (the Deluge), in which Polish forces under Stefan Czarniecki defeated a Swedish detachment, boosting Polish morale and resistance.
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D.
Battle of Walaja
The Battle of Walaja was a major early 7th-century clash during the Muslim conquest of Persia in which Rashidun forces decisively defeated the Sasanian army, showcasing Khalid ibn al-Walid’s tactical brilliance.
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E.
Battle of Bamut
The Battle of Bamut was a prolonged and fiercely contested engagement during the First Chechen War, in which Russian forces struggled for months to capture the heavily fortified Chechen-held village of Bamut.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Wofla (1542) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ottoman support to Adal forces ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Portuguese forces in Ethiopia
ⓘ
army of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi ⓘ |
| chronology | fought after the arrival of Portuguese reinforcements in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| combatant |
Adal Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
NERFINISHED
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Cristóvão da Gama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Ethiopian–Adal War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| date | 1542 ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | final campaigns of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Adal troops
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi NERFINISHED ⓘ Cristóvão da Gama NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopian allies of the Portuguese ⓘ Portuguese soldiers ⓘ |
| historicalContext | struggle between Christian Ethiopian Empire and Muslim Adal Sultanate ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Age of Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentCommander |
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
NERFINISHED
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Cristóvão da Gama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | weakened Portuguese-Ethiopian position against Adal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ethiopian–Adal War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese intervention in the Ethiopian–Adal War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier engagements between Portuguese-Ethiopian and Adal forces in 1542 ⓘ |
| region | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Adal victory
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capture of Cristóvão da Gama ⓘ defeat of Portuguese forces ⓘ |
| significance | led to the capture and later execution of Cristóvão da Gama ⓘ |
| year | 1542 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Wofla Description of subject: The Battle of Wofla was a 1542 clash in Ethiopia where Portuguese forces under Cristóvão da Gama were defeated and he was captured by the army of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi.
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