Battle of Ula
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The Battle of Ula was a 1564 engagement in the Livonian War in which the Grand Duchy of Lithuania decisively defeated a larger Russian army, halting Muscovite advances in the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Ula canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8114045 — 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: Battle of Ula Context triple: [Livonian War, significantEvent, Battle of Ula]
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Battle of Batalik
The Battle of Batalik was a key high-altitude engagement between Indian and Pakistani forces in 1999, fought over strategically important mountain positions in the Batalik sector during the Kargil conflict.
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B.
Battle of Ertsukhi
The Battle of Ertsukhi was a key medieval clash between the Kingdom of Georgia and the Seljuk Turks that contributed to Georgia’s eventual military resurgence in the Caucasus.
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C.
Battle of Walaja
The Battle of Walaja was a major early 7th-century clash during the Muslim conquest of Persia in which Rashidun forces decisively defeated the Sasanian army, showcasing Khalid ibn al-Walid’s tactical brilliance.
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D.
Battle of Baksar
The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.
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E.
Battle of Lappo
The Battle of Lappo was a key 1808 engagement in the Finnish War in which Swedish forces under Carl Johan Adlercreutz defeated the Russians, briefly boosting Swedish morale and halting the Russian advance in Finland.
- 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: Battle of Ula Target entity description: The Battle of Ula was a 1564 engagement in the Livonian War in which the Grand Duchy of Lithuania decisively defeated a larger Russian army, halting Muscovite advances in the region.
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A.
Battle of Batalik
The Battle of Batalik was a key high-altitude engagement between Indian and Pakistani forces in 1999, fought over strategically important mountain positions in the Batalik sector during the Kargil conflict.
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B.
Battle of Ertsukhi
The Battle of Ertsukhi was a key medieval clash between the Kingdom of Georgia and the Seljuk Turks that contributed to Georgia’s eventual military resurgence in the Caucasus.
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C.
Battle of Walaja
The Battle of Walaja was a major early 7th-century clash during the Muslim conquest of Persia in which Rashidun forces decisively defeated the Sasanian army, showcasing Khalid ibn al-Walid’s tactical brilliance.
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D.
Battle of Baksar
The Battle of Baksar was a decisive 1764 conflict in eastern India in which the British East India Company defeated a coalition of Indian rulers, paving the way for British dominance in Bengal and much of northern India.
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E.
Battle of Lappo
The Battle of Lappo was a key 1808 engagement in the Finnish War in which Swedish forces under Carl Johan Adlercreutz defeated the Russians, briefly boosting Swedish morale and halting the Russian advance in Finland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| combatant |
Lithuanian army
ⓘ
linked to:
Lithuanian Land Force
Russian army ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Russian Army
|
| conflict | Livonian War ⓘ |
| date | 1564 ⓘ |
| effect |
halted Muscovite advance in the region
ⓘ
stopped Russian offensive operations temporarily ⓘ |
| era |
Early modern period
ⓘ
linked to:
Early Modern period
|
| historicalContext | Northern and Eastern European conflicts over Livonia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| involvedPolity |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ |
| location |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
ⓘ
near Ula ⓘ territory of modern Belarus ⓘ |
| opponent | Muscovite forces ⓘ |
| opponentDescriptor | larger Russian army ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Lithuanian victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Livonian War ⓘ |
| relativeStrength | Russian army numerically superior ⓘ |
| result | Lithuanian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
checked Russian expansion westward
ⓘ
major Lithuanian success in the Livonian War ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence | strengthened Lithuanian position in the Livonian War ⓘ |
| theatre |
Eastern Front of the Livonian War
ⓘ
linked to:
Livonian War
|
| typeOfConflict | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1564 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Ula Description of subject: The Battle of Ula was a 1564 engagement in the Livonian War in which the Grand Duchy of Lithuania decisively defeated a larger Russian army, halting Muscovite advances in the region.
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