Allied occupation of Smyrna

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historical event military occupation

The Allied occupation of Smyrna was the post-World War I landing and control of the city by mainly Greek and other Allied forces, which became a flashpoint in the Greco-Turkish War and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Liberation of İzmir	5
Greek landing at Smyrna	2
Allied occupation of Smyrna canonical	1
Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922	1
Greek landing at Smyrna in 1919	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3946750 — 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: Allied occupation of Smyrna
Context triple: [Armistice of Mudros, followedBy, Allied occupation of Smyrna]

A. Noetus of Smyrna
Noetus of Smyrna was an early Christian theologian known for advocating modalism, the view that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not distinct persons but different modes of one God.
B. Salonika Expedition
The Salonika Expedition was an Allied military campaign during World War I in the Balkans, centered on forces based around the Greek port city of Salonika (Thessaloniki) to oppose Central Powers operations in the region.
C. Trabzon campaign
The Trabzon campaign was a World War I Caucasus Front offensive in which Russian forces advanced along the Black Sea coast to capture the strategic Ottoman port city of Trabzon.
D. Corfu incident
The Corfu incident was a 1923 diplomatic and military crisis between Italy and Greece over the Italian occupation of the Greek island of Corfu, which became an early test of the League of Nations’ ability to manage international conflicts.
E. Liberation of Greece
The Liberation of Greece marks the end of World War II occupation and the restoration of Greek sovereignty following the withdrawal and defeat of Axis forces.
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: Allied occupation of Smyrna
Target entity description: The Allied occupation of Smyrna was the post-World War I landing and control of the city by mainly Greek and other Allied forces, which became a flashpoint in the Greco-Turkish War and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

A. Noetus of Smyrna
Noetus of Smyrna was an early Christian theologian known for advocating modalism, the view that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not distinct persons but different modes of one God.
B. Salonika Expedition
The Salonika Expedition was an Allied military campaign during World War I in the Balkans, centered on forces based around the Greek port city of Salonika (Thessaloniki) to oppose Central Powers operations in the region.
C. Trabzon campaign
The Trabzon campaign was a World War I Caucasus Front offensive in which Russian forces advanced along the Black Sea coast to capture the strategic Ottoman port city of Trabzon.
D. Corfu incident
The Corfu incident was a 1923 diplomatic and military crisis between Italy and Greece over the Italian occupation of the Greek island of Corfu, which became an early test of the League of Nations’ ability to manage international conflicts.
E. Liberation of Greece
The Liberation of Greece marks the end of World War II occupation and the restoration of Greek sovereignty following the withdrawal and defeat of Axis forces.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ military occupation ⓘ
affects	Greek population of Smyrna ⓘ Turkish population of Smyrna ⓘ
chronology	began with Greek landing in May 1919 and ended with Turkish recapture in 1922 ⓘ
conflict	Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) ⓘ linked to: Turkish War of Independence
country	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
describedAs	flashpoint in the Greco-Turkish War ⓘ key episode in the collapse of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
endTime	1922-09 ⓘ
followedBy	Great Fire of Smyrna ⓘ Treaty of Lausanne ⓘ population exchange between Greece and Turkey ⓘ
hasCause	Armistice of Mudros ⓘ Megali Idea (Greek irredentist policy) ⓘ linked to: Megali Idea doctrine decisions of the Paris Peace Conference (1919) ⓘ
hasEffect	intensification of Greek–Turkish hostilities ⓘ international diplomatic tensions among Allied powers ⓘ
legalBasis	Allied authorization under postwar armistice arrangements ⓘ
location	Smyrna ⓘ İzmir ⓘ linked to: Izmir
occupyingForce	France ⓘ Italy ⓘ Kingdom of Greece ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
opponent	Grand National Assembly of Turkey ⓘ Turkish National Movement ⓘ linked to: Turkish nationalist forces forces of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ⓘ
partOf	aftermath of World War I ⓘ dissolution of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ partition of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
precededBy	Ottoman rule in Smyrna ⓘ
relatedTo	Greek occupation of Eastern Thrace ⓘ Treaty of Sèvres ⓘ Turkish War of Independence ⓘ
result	Turkish nationalist victory in western Anatolia ⓘ end of Greek administration in Smyrna ⓘ
significantEvent	Greek landing at Smyrna ⓘ linked to: Allied occupation of Smyrna Turkish Great Offensive (1922) ⓘ linked to: Great Offensive of 1922 advance of Greek forces into western Anatolia ⓘ entry of Turkish nationalist forces into Smyrna in 1922 ⓘ establishment of the Occupation Zone of Smyrna ⓘ retreat of Greek forces from Asia Minor ⓘ violence during the Greek landing of 15 May 1919 ⓘ
startTime	1919-05-15 ⓘ
supportedBy	Triple Entente powers ⓘ linked to: Entente Powers
timePeriod	post-World War I era ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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

Armistice of Mudros → followedBy → Allied occupation of Smyrna ⓘ

Megali Idea → significantEvent → Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922 ⓘ

subject linked to: Megali Idea doctrine