Greater Poland Uprising of 1848

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Polish insurrection armed conflict uprising

The Greater Poland Uprising of 1848 was an armed Polish insurrection against Prussian rule during the Springtime of Nations, aiming to secure autonomy or independence for the Polish population in the Greater Poland region.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Greater Poland Uprising of 1848 canonical	8
Greater Poland Uprising (1848)	3
Greater Poland uprising of 1848	1
Poznań Uprising of 1848	1
Wielkopolska Uprising of 1848	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1547880 — 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: Greater Poland Uprising of 1848
Context triple: [Greater Poland, historicalEvent, Greater Poland Uprising of 1848]

A. Greater Poland Uprising of 1806
The Greater Poland Uprising of 1806 was an insurrection by Poles in the Greater Poland region against Prussian rule, carried out in alliance with Napoleon’s forces and contributing to the creation of the Duchy of Warsaw.
B. January Uprising
The January Uprising was an 1863–1864 Polish insurrection against Russian rule, aiming to restore Poland’s independence and later becoming a key symbol of Polish national resistance.
C. November Uprising
The November Uprising was a Polish insurrection (1830–1831) against Russian rule in the Congress Kingdom of Poland, aiming to restore national independence.
D. Kościuszko Uprising
The Kościuszko Uprising was a 1794 Polish insurrection led by Tadeusz Kościuszko against the partitioning powers, chiefly Russia and Prussia, in an effort to restore Poland’s sovereignty.
E. Silesian Uprisings
The Silesian Uprisings were a series of three armed insurrections by the Polish population of Upper Silesia (1919–1921) aimed at securing the region’s incorporation into the newly re-established Polish state after World War I.
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: Greater Poland Uprising of 1848
Target entity description: The Greater Poland Uprising of 1848 was an armed Polish insurrection against Prussian rule during the Springtime of Nations, aiming to secure autonomy or independence for the Polish population in the Greater Poland region.

A. Greater Poland Uprising of 1806
The Greater Poland Uprising of 1806 was an insurrection by Poles in the Greater Poland region against Prussian rule, carried out in alliance with Napoleon’s forces and contributing to the creation of the Duchy of Warsaw.
B. January Uprising
The January Uprising was an 1863–1864 Polish insurrection against Russian rule, aiming to restore Poland’s independence and later becoming a key symbol of Polish national resistance.
C. November Uprising
The November Uprising was a Polish insurrection (1830–1831) against Russian rule in the Congress Kingdom of Poland, aiming to restore national independence.
D. Kościuszko Uprising
The Kościuszko Uprising was a 1794 Polish insurrection led by Tadeusz Kościuszko against the partitioning powers, chiefly Russia and Prussia, in an effort to restore Poland’s sovereignty.
E. Silesian Uprisings
The Silesian Uprisings were a series of three armed insurrections by the Polish population of Upper Silesia (1919–1921) aimed at securing the region’s incorporation into the newly re-established Polish state after World War I.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Polish insurrection ⓘ armed conflict ⓘ uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Poznań Uprising of 1848 ⓘ linked to: Greater Poland Uprising of 1848 Wielkopolska Uprising of 1848 ⓘ linked to: Greater Poland Uprising of 1848
belligerent	Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ linked to: Prussia Polish insurgents ⓘ
conflictIn	Grand Duchy of Posen ⓘ Greater Poland ⓘ Prussia ⓘ
countryAtTime	Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ linked to: Prussia
endDate	1848-05-09 ⓘ
followedBy	Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919 ⓘ
hasCause	Polish demands for political rights and autonomy ⓘ Prussian rule over Polish territories ⓘ national revival during the Springtime of Nations ⓘ
hasContext	Polish struggle for national independence in the 19th century ⓘ Revolutionary movements in the German states in 1848 ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	demonstrated limits of Prussian liberalism toward Poles ⓘ influenced later Polish independence efforts ⓘ strengthened Polish national consciousness in Greater Poland ⓘ
hasMainGoal	achieve independence from Prussian rule ⓘ secure autonomy for Poles in Greater Poland ⓘ
involvesEthnicGroup	Germans ⓘ Poles ⓘ
leader	Gustaw Potworowski ⓘ Karol Libelt ⓘ Ludwik Mierosławski ⓘ Maciej Mielżyński ⓘ
location	Książ Wielkopolski ⓘ Miłosław ⓘ Poznań ⓘ Września region ⓘ
opposedBy	Prussian Army ⓘ
opposedPoliticalEntity	Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ linked to: Prussia
organizedBy	Polish National Committee in Poznań ⓘ
partOf	Revolutions of 1848 ⓘ linked to: 1848 revolutions Springtime of Nations ⓘ
precededBy	Greater Poland Uprising of 1846 (planned, failed) ⓘ
relatedTo	Grand Duchy of Posen ⓘ Polish national movement ⓘ linked to: Polish independence movement
result	defeat of Polish insurgents ⓘ dissolution of Polish armed formations ⓘ partial concessions followed by repression ⓘ
startDate	1848-03-20 ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ
typeOfConflict	anti-Prussian revolt ⓘ national liberation struggle ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Greater Poland → historicalEvent → Greater Poland Uprising of 1848 ⓘ

Greater Poland Uprising of 1806 → relatedTo → Greater Poland Uprising of 1848 ⓘ

Greater Poland Uprising of 1848 → alsoKnownAs → Wielkopolska Uprising of 1848 ⓘ