Federation–Cardassian border realignment
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The Federation–Cardassian border realignment is a political settlement in the Star Trek universe that redrew territorial boundaries between the United Federation of Planets and the Cardassian Union, displacing Federation colonists and sparking the Maquis resistance movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federation–Cardassian border realignment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12902069 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Federation–Cardassian border realignment Context triple: [Maquis, formedAsReactionTo, Federation–Cardassian border realignment]
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Star Trek: Prime Directive
Star Trek: Prime Directive is a science fiction novel set in the Star Trek universe that explores the ethical and dramatic consequences of Starfleet’s non-interference rule known as the Prime Directive.
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Federation–Klingon war in alternate timeline
The Federation–Klingon war in the alternate timeline is a major interstellar conflict depicted in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Yesterday's Enterprise," where a darker reality shows the United Federation of Planets locked in a prolonged and devastating war with the Klingon Empire.
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Encounter at Farpoint
Encounter at Farpoint is the pilot episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, introducing Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the new crew of the starship Enterprise-D.
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D.
Xindi conflict
The Xindi conflict is a major storyline in Star Trek: Enterprise depicting humanity’s tense and complex struggle with the multi-species Xindi following a devastating attack on Earth.
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Cylonian affair
The Cylonian affair was an early 7th-century BCE Athenian political and religious crisis sparked by Cylon’s failed coup, which led to a notorious massacre of his supporters and long-lasting accusations of sacrilege against the Alcmaeonid family.
- 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)
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Target entity: Federation–Cardassian border realignment Target entity description: The Federation–Cardassian border realignment is a political settlement in the Star Trek universe that redrew territorial boundaries between the United Federation of Planets and the Cardassian Union, displacing Federation colonists and sparking the Maquis resistance movement.
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A.
Star Trek: Prime Directive
Star Trek: Prime Directive is a science fiction novel set in the Star Trek universe that explores the ethical and dramatic consequences of Starfleet’s non-interference rule known as the Prime Directive.
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B.
Federation–Klingon war in alternate timeline
The Federation–Klingon war in the alternate timeline is a major interstellar conflict depicted in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Yesterday's Enterprise," where a darker reality shows the United Federation of Planets locked in a prolonged and devastating war with the Klingon Empire.
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C.
Encounter at Farpoint
Encounter at Farpoint is the pilot episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, introducing Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the new crew of the starship Enterprise-D.
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D.
Xindi conflict
The Xindi conflict is a major storyline in Star Trek: Enterprise depicting humanity’s tense and complex struggle with the multi-species Xindi following a devastating attack on Earth.
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E.
Cylonian affair
The Cylonian affair was an early 7th-century BCE Athenian political and religious crisis sparked by Cylon’s failed coup, which led to a notorious massacre of his supporters and long-lasting accusations of sacrilege against the Alcmaeonid family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interstellar agreement
ⓘ
political settlement ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| affects |
Cardassian colonies in the Demilitarized Zone
ⓘ
Federation colonies in the Demilitarized Zone ⓘ
linked to:
Federation–Cardassian border
|
| between |
Cardassian Union
ⓘ
United Federation of Planets ⓘ |
| causeOf |
Maquis resistance movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Maquis
tension between Federation government and border colonists ⓘ |
| controversialFor | Federation colonists who refused relocation ⓘ |
| fandomDomain |
Star Trek franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Star Trek
|
| feature | Demilitarized Zone between Federation and Cardassian space ⓘ |
| fictional event |
Star Trek universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Star Trek
|
| implementedBy |
Cardassian military
ⓘ
linked to:
Cardassian Central Command
Starfleet ⓘ |
| inUniverseConsequence |
Cardassian agreement to withdraw military forces from the DMZ
ⓘ
Federation agreement not to protect certain colonists who remained in the DMZ ⓘ |
| inUniverseStatus | legally binding treaty ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| leadsTo |
Cardassian colonists living under Federation jurisdiction
ⓘ
Federation colonists becoming Cardassian subjects ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "For the Cause"
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Maquis" ⓘ Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Maquis, Part II" ⓘ Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Journey's End" ⓘ Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Preemptive Strike" ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | desire to end Federation–Cardassian border wars ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Cardassian Central Command
ⓘ
United Federation of Planets government ⓘ
linked to:
United Federation of Planets
|
| occursIn |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
ⓘ
Star Trek: The Next Generation ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Maquis
ⓘ
some Federation colonists ⓘ |
| precedes | formal emergence of the Maquis ⓘ |
| primaryParties |
Cardassian Central Command leadership
ⓘ
linked to:
Cardassian Central Command
Federation Council ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Demilitarized Zone (Star Trek)
ⓘ
linked to:
Federation–Cardassian border
Federation–Cardassian War ⓘ Maquis insurgency ⓘ |
| result |
creation of a Demilitarized Zone
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displacement of Federation colonists ⓘ redrawing of Federation–Cardassian border ⓘ rise of the Maquis ⓘ transfer of Federation colonies to Cardassian control ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 24th century ⓘ |
| universe | Prime Timeline ⓘ |
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Subject: Federation–Cardassian border realignment Description of subject: The Federation–Cardassian border realignment is a political settlement in the Star Trek universe that redrew territorial boundaries between the United Federation of Planets and the Cardassian Union, displacing Federation colonists and sparking the Maquis resistance movement.
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