31 March Incident
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The 31 March Incident was a 1909 counterrevolutionary uprising in the Ottoman Empire, led by conservative and religious factions in Istanbul against the Young Turk constitutional regime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 31 March Incident canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T873226 — 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: 31 March Incident Context triple: [Young Turk Revolution, followedBy, 31 March Incident]
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A.
February 26 Incident
The February 26 Incident was a 1936 attempted coup d'état in Tokyo led by young Imperial Japanese Army officers seeking to purge the government and military leadership in favor of a more radical, militarist regime.
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B.
March 1st Movement
The March 1st Movement was a major 1919 Korean independence uprising against Japanese colonial rule, marked by nationwide peaceful demonstrations that became a symbol of Korean nationalism and resistance.
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C.
Kanto Massacre of Koreans
The Kanto Massacre of Koreans was a 1923 wave of mob and military violence in Japan in which thousands of Koreans were killed amid false rumors and xenophobic panic following the Great Kanto Earthquake.
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D.
Madiun Affair
The Madiun Affair was a 1948 communist-led uprising in East Java that was violently suppressed by the Indonesian government, marking a key turning point in the struggle over Indonesia’s post-independence political direction.
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E.
May Coup of 1926
The May Coup of 1926 was a military takeover led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew Poland’s democratic government and ushered in the authoritarian Sanation regime in the Second Polish Republic.
- 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: 31 March Incident Target entity description: The 31 March Incident was a 1909 counterrevolutionary uprising in the Ottoman Empire, led by conservative and religious factions in Istanbul against the Young Turk constitutional regime.
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A.
February 26 Incident
The February 26 Incident was a 1936 attempted coup d'état in Tokyo led by young Imperial Japanese Army officers seeking to purge the government and military leadership in favor of a more radical, militarist regime.
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B.
March 1st Movement
The March 1st Movement was a major 1919 Korean independence uprising against Japanese colonial rule, marked by nationwide peaceful demonstrations that became a symbol of Korean nationalism and resistance.
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C.
Kanto Massacre of Koreans
The Kanto Massacre of Koreans was a 1923 wave of mob and military violence in Japan in which thousands of Koreans were killed amid false rumors and xenophobic panic following the Great Kanto Earthquake.
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D.
Madiun Affair
The Madiun Affair was a 1948 communist-led uprising in East Java that was violently suppressed by the Indonesian government, marking a key turning point in the struggle over Indonesia’s post-independence political direction.
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E.
May Coup of 1926
The May Coup of 1926 was a military takeover led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew Poland’s democratic government and ushered in the authoritarian Sanation regime in the Second Polish Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counterrevolution
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historical event ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| aftermath |
consolidation of the Second Constitutional Era
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increased military and political dominance of the CUP ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
31 March Counterrevolution
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31 March Uprising ⓘ 31 Mart Vakası ⓘ |
| calendarNote | Named for 31 March 1325 in the Rumi calendar ⓘ |
| chronology | occurred months after the 1908 Young Turk Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfDepositionOfAbdulHamidII | 1909-04-27 ⓘ |
| goal |
removal of Young Turk influence from government
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restoration of sharia-based governance ⓘ reversal of constitutional reforms of 1908 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
conservative reaction against secularizing reforms
ⓘ
discontent within the Ottoman army ranks in Istanbul ⓘ opposition to Young Turk constitutional regime ⓘ religious agitation by Islamist and conservative groups ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key turning point in the consolidation of Young Turk power
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marked the final political downfall of Abdul Hamid II ⓘ |
| involves |
Action Army
ⓘ
Committee of Union and Progress supporters ⓘ Islamist and conservative politicians ⓘ Ottoman Third Army ⓘ
linked to:
3rd Army of Turkey
religious students (softas) ⓘ |
| ledBy |
conservative factions in the Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
mutinous soldiers of the Ottoman army in Istanbul ⓘ religious factions in Istanbul ⓘ |
| location | Istanbul ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Committee of Union and Progress
ⓘ
Young Turk movement ⓘ
linked to:
Committee of Union and Progress
|
| partOf | Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| politicalAlignmentOfInsurgents | pro-Abdul Hamid II ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ottoman counterrevolutionary movements
ⓘ
Second Constitutional Era ⓘ Young Turk Revolution ⓘ |
| religiousDimension | Islamist opposition to perceived secularization ⓘ |
| result |
accession of Mehmed V as sultan
ⓘ
deposition of Sultan Abdul Hamid II ⓘ strengthening of Committee of Union and Progress control ⓘ suppression of the uprising by the Action Army ⓘ |
| startDate | 1909-04-13 ⓘ |
| suppressedBy | Action Army under Mahmud Shevket Pasha ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict |
military mutiny
ⓘ
political crisis ⓘ |
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Subject: 31 March Incident Description of subject: The 31 March Incident was a 1909 counterrevolutionary uprising in the Ottoman Empire, led by conservative and religious factions in Istanbul against the Young Turk constitutional regime.
Referenced by (7)
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