Theban-led coalition
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The Theban-led coalition was an alliance of Greek city-states headed by Thebes that opposed Phocis and its allies during the Third Sacred War in the 4th century BCE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theban-led coalition canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theban-led coalition Context triple: [Third Sacred War, opponent, Theban-led coalition]
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Grand Alliance
The Grand Alliance was a major European coalition formed in the late 17th century to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
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B.
Northern Alliance
The Northern Alliance was a coalition of Afghan anti-Taliban factions that played a key role alongside U.S.-led forces in overthrowing the Taliban regime after 2001.
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C.
Libyan National Army
The Libyan National Army is a faction led by General Khalifa Haftar that controls large parts of eastern Libya and has been a key military and political force in the country’s post-2011 conflict.
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D.
First United Front
The First United Front was a short-lived alliance in 1920s China between the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) and the Chinese Communist Party formed to end warlordism and unify the country.
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E.
Council of National Unity
The Council of National Unity was the underground political representative body of the main Polish resistance parties during World War II, acting as a clandestine parliament for the Polish Underground State.
- 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: Theban-led coalition Target entity description: The Theban-led coalition was an alliance of Greek city-states headed by Thebes that opposed Phocis and its allies during the Third Sacred War in the 4th century BCE.
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A.
Grand Alliance
The Grand Alliance was a major European coalition formed in the late 17th century to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
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B.
Northern Alliance
The Northern Alliance was a coalition of Afghan anti-Taliban factions that played a key role alongside U.S.-led forces in overthrowing the Taliban regime after 2001.
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C.
Libyan National Army
The Libyan National Army is a faction led by General Khalifa Haftar that controls large parts of eastern Libya and has been a key military and political force in the country’s post-2011 conflict.
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D.
First United Front
The First United Front was a short-lived alliance in 1920s China between the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) and the Chinese Communist Party formed to end warlordism and unify the country.
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E.
Council of National Unity
The Council of National Unity was the underground political representative body of the main Polish resistance parties during World War II, acting as a clandestine parliament for the Polish Underground State.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek city-state coalition
ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| allianceOf | Greek city-states ⓘ |
| associatedWithSanctuary | Delphi ⓘ |
| causeOfWar | dispute over control of the Delphic sanctuary ⓘ |
| conflict | Third Sacred War ⓘ |
| consequenceOfWar | weakening of many central Greek states ⓘ |
| dominantMember | Thebes ⓘ |
| headOfCoalition | Thebes ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Peloponnesian War Greek interstate rivalry ⓘ |
| ledBy | Thebes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| memberType | Boeotian and other allied poleis ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Boeotia
ⓘ
Phocis ⓘ Thessaly ⓘ |
| opposed |
Phocis
ⓘ
allies of Phocis ⓘ |
| opposedReligiousOffense | Phocian seizure of Delphic lands ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-Phocian
ⓘ
pro-Theban ⓘ |
| politicalRole | hegemonic instrument of Theban power ⓘ |
| primaryOpponent | Phocian League ⓘ |
| purpose |
to defeat Phocis in the Third Sacred War
ⓘ
to defend Theban interests in central Greece ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | central Greece ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | rise of Macedon under Philip II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 356–346 BCE ⓘ |
| typeOfConflictParticipation | sacred war participation ⓘ |
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Subject: Theban-led coalition Description of subject: The Theban-led coalition was an alliance of Greek city-states headed by Thebes that opposed Phocis and its allies during the Third Sacred War in the 4th century BCE.
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