31 March Counterrevolution
E448625
The 31 March Counterrevolution was a 1909 reactionary uprising in the Ottoman Empire that sought to overturn the Young Turk constitutional reforms and restore autocratic rule under Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 31 March Counterrevolution canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 31 March Counterrevolution Context triple: [31 March Incident, alsoKnownAs, 31 March Counterrevolution]
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A.
27 March coup
The 27 March coup was a Yugoslav military-led overthrow of the pro-Axis government in 1941 that reversed Yugoslavia’s alignment with Nazi Germany on the eve of World War II.
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B.
5 October Overthrow
The 5 October Overthrow was a mass popular uprising in Serbia in 2000 that toppled Slobodan Milošević’s regime and marked the end of his authoritarian rule.
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C.
October Days
October Days refers to the 1789 Women’s March on Versailles during the French Revolution, when thousands of Parisians, many of them women, marched to demand bread and confront King Louis XVI, forcing the royal family to move to Paris.
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D.
April Revolution
The April Revolution was a 1960 pro-democracy uprising in South Korea that overthrew the authoritarian Syngman Rhee regime and paved the way for short-lived democratic reforms.
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E.
April Revolution
The April Revolution was a 1965 uprising in the Dominican Republic that sparked the Dominican Civil War and led to U.S. military intervention amid Cold War tensions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- 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: 31 March Counterrevolution Target entity description: The 31 March Counterrevolution was a 1909 reactionary uprising in the Ottoman Empire that sought to overturn the Young Turk constitutional reforms and restore autocratic rule under Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
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A.
27 March coup
The 27 March coup was a Yugoslav military-led overthrow of the pro-Axis government in 1941 that reversed Yugoslavia’s alignment with Nazi Germany on the eve of World War II.
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B.
5 October Overthrow
The 5 October Overthrow was a mass popular uprising in Serbia in 2000 that toppled Slobodan Milošević’s regime and marked the end of his authoritarian rule.
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C.
October Days
October Days refers to the 1789 Women’s March on Versailles during the French Revolution, when thousands of Parisians, many of them women, marched to demand bread and confront King Louis XVI, forcing the royal family to move to Paris.
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D.
April Revolution
The April Revolution was a 1960 pro-democracy uprising in South Korea that overthrew the authoritarian Syngman Rhee regime and paved the way for short-lived democratic reforms.
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E.
April Revolution
The April Revolution was a 1965 uprising in the Dominican Republic that sparked the Dominican Civil War and led to U.S. military intervention amid Cold War tensions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counterrevolution
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political crisis ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| aftermath |
increased centralization under CUP leadership
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trial and punishment of leading reactionaries ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
overturning the 1908 Young Turk Revolution
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restoring autocratic rule of Sultan Abdul Hamid II ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
31 March Incident
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31 Mart Vakası ⓘ |
| calendarNote | Named for 31 March 1325 in the Rumi calendar ⓘ |
| chronology | occurred less than a year after the Young Turk Revolution of 1908 ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| endDate | 1909-04-24 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
conservative and Islamist reaction against secularization
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military discontent within certain army units in Istanbul ⓘ opposition to Young Turk constitutional reforms ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidation of constitutional regime in the Ottoman Empire
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increased military role in Ottoman politics ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Ottoman period ⓘ |
| location |
Constantinople
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linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
Istanbul ⓘ |
| opponent |
Action Army
ⓘ
Mahmud Shevket Pasha ⓘ |
| opposedOrganization | Committee of Union and Progress ⓘ |
| opposedReform | Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| participant |
conservative ulema
ⓘ
mutinous soldiers of the Ottoman Army in Istanbul ⓘ religious students (softas) ⓘ supporters of Sultan Abdul Hamid II ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Constitutional Era political conflicts ⓘ |
| religiousDimension | used Islamist slogans and demands for Sharia ⓘ |
| result |
accession of Mehmed V as sultan
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deposition of Sultan Abdul Hamid II ⓘ strengthening of Committee of Union and Progress influence ⓘ suppression of the uprising by the Action Army ⓘ |
| significance | key turning point in struggle between absolutism and constitutionalism in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| startDate | 1909-04-13 ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
discontent with CUP dominance in parliament
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grievances over military discipline and officer reforms ⓘ |
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Subject: 31 March Counterrevolution Description of subject: The 31 March Counterrevolution was a 1909 reactionary uprising in the Ottoman Empire that sought to overturn the Young Turk constitutional reforms and restore autocratic rule under Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
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