sack of Opole
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The sack of Opole was a devastating Mongol raid on the Silesian town of Opole during the 1241 invasion of Poland, marked by widespread destruction and plunder.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sack of Bytom | 1 |
| sack of Opole canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3479643 — 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: sack of Opole Context triple: [Mongol invasion of Poland, hasPart, sack of Opole]
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A.
sack of Sandomierz
The sack of Sandomierz was a brutal 1241 Mongol attack on the Polish town of Sandomierz, marked by widespread destruction and massacre of its inhabitants during the first Mongol invasion of Poland.
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B.
sack of Wrocław
The sack of Wrocław was a devastating 1241 Mongol attack in which the city of Wrocław was captured, plundered, and largely destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Poland.
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C.
Siege of Jasna Góra
The Siege of Jasna Góra (1655) was a pivotal defense of the Jasna Góra monastery by Polish forces against Swedish invaders during the Deluge, becoming a powerful symbol of Polish resistance and Catholic faith.
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D.
Mongol invasion of Poland
The Mongol invasion of Poland was a 13th-century military campaign in which Mongol forces devastated Polish territories, sacked major cities, and defeated local armies as part of their wider expansion into Europe.
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E.
Battle of Chojnice
The Battle of Chojnice was an early World War II engagement in September 1939 in which Polish and German forces clashed in northern Poland during the German invasion.
- 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: sack of Opole Target entity description: The sack of Opole was a devastating Mongol raid on the Silesian town of Opole during the 1241 invasion of Poland, marked by widespread destruction and plunder.
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A.
sack of Sandomierz
The sack of Sandomierz was a brutal 1241 Mongol attack on the Polish town of Sandomierz, marked by widespread destruction and massacre of its inhabitants during the first Mongol invasion of Poland.
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B.
sack of Wrocław
The sack of Wrocław was a devastating 1241 Mongol attack in which the city of Wrocław was captured, plundered, and largely destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Poland.
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C.
Siege of Jasna Góra
The Siege of Jasna Góra (1655) was a pivotal defense of the Jasna Góra monastery by Polish forces against Swedish invaders during the Deluge, becoming a powerful symbol of Polish resistance and Catholic faith.
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D.
Mongol invasion of Poland
The Mongol invasion of Poland was a 13th-century military campaign in which Mongol forces devastated Polish territories, sacked major cities, and defeated local armies as part of their wider expansion into Europe.
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E.
Battle of Chojnice
The Battle of Chojnice was an early World War II engagement in September 1939 in which Polish and German forces clashed in northern Poland during the German invasion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mongol invasion event
ⓘ
military raid ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction |
Duchy of Opole
ⓘ
linked to:
Duchy of Opole and Racibórz
|
| chronologyWithinInvasion | occurred during Mongol advance through southern Poland in 1241 ⓘ |
| conflict | Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Poland ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Silesian regional histories
ⓘ
medieval Polish chronicles ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Legnica
ⓘ
further Mongol operations in Silesia ⓘ |
| follows |
Battle of Tursko (approximate campaign sequence)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Tursko
Mongol raid on Lesser Poland ⓘ
linked to:
Mongol invasion of Poland
|
| hasCause |
Mongol invasion of Poland in 1241
ⓘ
linked to:
Mongol invasion of Poland
Mongol westward expansion into Europe ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
civilian casualties
ⓘ
economic disruption in Silesia ⓘ widespread devastation in Opole ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
contributed to depopulation and weakening of Silesian towns
ⓘ
example of Mongol tactics of rapid raiding and terror ⓘ |
| location |
Opole
ⓘ
Silesia ⓘ |
| participant |
Mongol Empire
ⓘ
Mongol army ⓘ
linked to:
Mongol-Tatar troops
defenders of Opole ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Mongol invasion of Poland
ⓘ
linked to:
Mongol invasion of Poland
|
| pointInTime | 1241 ⓘ |
| result |
Mongol victory
ⓘ
destruction of Opole ⓘ plunder of Opole ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: sack of Opole Description of subject: The sack of Opole was a devastating Mongol raid on the Silesian town of Opole during the 1241 invasion of Poland, marked by widespread destruction and plunder.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: sack of Opole