siege of Azov in 1696
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The siege of Azov in 1696 was a decisive Russian military operation under Peter the Great that captured the Ottoman-held fortress of Azov, securing Russia access to the Sea of Azov and marking a key step in its emergence as a naval power.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19369754 — 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: siege of Azov in 1696 Context triple: [Azov campaigns, significantEvent, siege of Azov in 1696]
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siege of Azov in 1695
The siege of Azov in 1695 was an unsuccessful early attempt by Tsar Peter the Great’s Russian forces to capture the Ottoman-held fortress of Azov during the Azov campaigns.
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Siege of Azov (1736)
The Siege of Azov (1736) was a major Russian military operation during the Russo-Turkish War in which Russian forces captured the strategic fortress city of Azov from the Ottoman Empire, securing greater access to the Sea of Azov.
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Siege of Perekop (1736)
The Siege of Perekop (1736) was a major Russo-Turkish War engagement in which Russian forces under Field Marshal Burkhard Christoph von Münnich captured the Crimean Peninsula’s main land gateway from the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman Empire.
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Siege of Ochakov
The Siege of Ochakov was a major 1788 Russian victory over the Ottoman Empire, in which Russian forces under Prince Grigory Potemkin captured the strategic Black Sea fortress of Ochakov after a prolonged and bloody blockade.
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Siege of Izmail
The Siege of Izmail was a major 1790 Russian assault led by Alexander Suvorov against the heavily fortified Ottoman stronghold of Izmail on the Danube, resulting in a decisive and famously brutal victory that helped shift the balance of the Russo-Turkish War.
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- 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 Azov in 1696 Target entity description: The siege of Azov in 1696 was a decisive Russian military operation under Peter the Great that captured the Ottoman-held fortress of Azov, securing Russia access to the Sea of Azov and marking a key step in its emergence as a naval power.
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siege of Azov in 1695
The siege of Azov in 1695 was an unsuccessful early attempt by Tsar Peter the Great’s Russian forces to capture the Ottoman-held fortress of Azov during the Azov campaigns.
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B.
Siege of Azov (1736)
The Siege of Azov (1736) was a major Russian military operation during the Russo-Turkish War in which Russian forces captured the strategic fortress city of Azov from the Ottoman Empire, securing greater access to the Sea of Azov.
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C.
Siege of Perekop (1736)
The Siege of Perekop (1736) was a major Russo-Turkish War engagement in which Russian forces under Field Marshal Burkhard Christoph von Münnich captured the Crimean Peninsula’s main land gateway from the Crimean Khanate and the Ottoman Empire.
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D.
Siege of Ochakov
The Siege of Ochakov was a major 1788 Russian victory over the Ottoman Empire, in which Russian forces under Prince Grigory Potemkin captured the strategic Black Sea fortress of Ochakov after a prolonged and bloody blockade.
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E.
Siege of Izmail
The Siege of Izmail was a major 1790 Russian assault led by Alexander Suvorov against the heavily fortified Ottoman stronghold of Izmail on the Danube, resulting in a decisive and famously brutal victory that helped shift the balance of the Russo-Turkish War.
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