Siege of Adrianople (914)
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The Siege of Adrianople (914) was a major early 10th-century confrontation in which Bulgarian forces besieged and captured the Byzantine city of Adrianople during the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Adrianople (914) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5374815 — 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: Siege of Adrianople (914) Context triple: [Adrianople, siteOfSiege, Siege of Adrianople (914)]
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Siege of Adrianople (813)
The Siege of Adrianople (813) was a major early 9th-century military engagement in which Bulgarian forces under Khan Krum besieged and captured the Byzantine city of Adrianople during the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars.
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B.
Siege of Dyrrhachium (1081)
The Siege of Dyrrhachium (1081) was a major military engagement in which Norman forces under Robert Guiscard besieged and captured the key Byzantine port city of Dyrrhachium on the Adriatic coast, marking a critical episode in the Norman–Byzantine wars.
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C.
Battle of Adrianople (1205)
The Battle of Adrianople (1205) was a major medieval conflict in which the Bulgarian forces of Tsar Kaloyan decisively defeated the Latin Empire, capturing Emperor Baldwin I and halting Latin expansion in the Balkans.
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D.
Siege of Larissa (1083)
The Siege of Larissa (1083) was a key military engagement during the Norman invasion of the Byzantine Empire, in which Byzantine forces under Alexios I Komnenos successfully defended the city of Larissa in Thessaly against Norman attackers.
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E.
Siege of Antioch (540)
The Siege of Antioch (540) was a major Sasanian Persian capture and sack of the prominent Byzantine city of Antioch under King Khosrow I, marking a pivotal moment in the Roman–Persian conflicts of Late Antiquity.
- 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: Siege of Adrianople (914) Target entity description: The Siege of Adrianople (914) was a major early 10th-century confrontation in which Bulgarian forces besieged and captured the Byzantine city of Adrianople during the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars.
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A.
Siege of Adrianople (813)
The Siege of Adrianople (813) was a major early 9th-century military engagement in which Bulgarian forces under Khan Krum besieged and captured the Byzantine city of Adrianople during the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars.
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B.
Siege of Dyrrhachium (1081)
The Siege of Dyrrhachium (1081) was a major military engagement in which Norman forces under Robert Guiscard besieged and captured the key Byzantine port city of Dyrrhachium on the Adriatic coast, marking a critical episode in the Norman–Byzantine wars.
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C.
Battle of Adrianople (1205)
The Battle of Adrianople (1205) was a major medieval conflict in which the Bulgarian forces of Tsar Kaloyan decisively defeated the Latin Empire, capturing Emperor Baldwin I and halting Latin expansion in the Balkans.
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D.
Siege of Larissa (1083)
The Siege of Larissa (1083) was a key military engagement during the Norman invasion of the Byzantine Empire, in which Byzantine forces under Alexios I Komnenos successfully defended the city of Larissa in Thessaly against Norman attackers.
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E.
Siege of Antioch (540)
The Siege of Antioch (540) was a major Sasanian Persian capture and sack of the prominent Byzantine city of Antioch under King Khosrow I, marking a pivotal moment in the Roman–Persian conflicts of Late Antiquity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| attacker | First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinConflict | early 10th century phase of the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars ⓘ |
| conflict | Byzantine–Bulgarian wars ⓘ |
| conflictType | medieval siege ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| defender | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Bulgarian campaigns in Thrace ⓘ |
| hasCause | Bulgarian expansion in Thrace ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
capture of Adrianople by Bulgarians
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weakening of Byzantine control in Thrace ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 10th century ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Edirne
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| location |
Adrianople
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ Thrace ⓘ |
| opponent |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| outcome | Bulgarian occupation of Adrianople ⓘ |
| partOf |
10th-century conflicts between Bulgaria and Byzantium
ⓘ
Bulgarian–Byzantine military confrontations over Thrace ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars ⓘ history of Adrianople ⓘ history of the First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ military history of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 914 ⓘ |
| result | Bulgarian victory ⓘ |
| significance | major early 10th-century confrontation between Bulgaria and Byzantium ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of a key fortress city in Thrace ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Adrianople (914) Description of subject: The Siege of Adrianople (914) was a major early 10th-century confrontation in which Bulgarian forces besieged and captured the Byzantine city of Adrianople during the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars.
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