Iraq revolt of 1920

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anti-colonial rebellion historical event revolt uprising

The Iraq revolt of 1920 was a major anti-British uprising in Mesopotamia in which Iraqi Arabs and Kurds sought independence following World War I and the imposition of British mandate rule.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Iraq revolt of 1920 canonical	2
Iraqi revolt of 1920	2
1920 Iraqi revolt	1
Great Iraqi Revolution of 1920	1
Iraqi Revolt of 1920	1
Iraqi independence movement	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T722029 — 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: Iraq revolt of 1920
Context triple: [Mesopotamian campaign (World War I), relatedTo, Iraq revolt of 1920]

A. Iraqi Kurdish rebellions
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions were a series of uprisings and insurgencies by Kurdish groups in Iraq seeking greater autonomy, rights, and often independence from successive Iraqi governments throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries.
B. 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
The 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine was a nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs against British colonial rule and mass Jewish immigration during the British Mandate period.
C. Aden Emergency
The Aden Emergency was a violent insurgency and period of civil unrest in the 1960s in the British-controlled port of Aden, marking a key episode in the end of British colonial rule in South Arabia.
D. Maritz Rebellion (1914)
The Maritz Rebellion (1914) was an armed uprising by pro-German, anti-British Afrikaner nationalists in South Africa during World War I, aiming to restore independence from the British Empire.
E. Kurdish–Turkish conflict
The Kurdish–Turkish conflict is a long-running armed and political struggle between the Turkish state and various Kurdish groups, primarily over Kurdish autonomy, cultural rights, and political recognition in Turkey.
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: Iraq revolt of 1920
Target entity description: The Iraq revolt of 1920 was a major anti-British uprising in Mesopotamia in which Iraqi Arabs and Kurds sought independence following World War I and the imposition of British mandate rule.

A. Iraqi Kurdish rebellions
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions were a series of uprisings and insurgencies by Kurdish groups in Iraq seeking greater autonomy, rights, and often independence from successive Iraqi governments throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries.
B. 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
The 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine was a nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs against British colonial rule and mass Jewish immigration during the British Mandate period.
C. Aden Emergency
The Aden Emergency was a violent insurgency and period of civil unrest in the 1960s in the British-controlled port of Aden, marking a key episode in the end of British colonial rule in South Arabia.
D. Maritz Rebellion (1914)
The Maritz Rebellion (1914) was an armed uprising by pro-German, anti-British Afrikaner nationalists in South Africa during World War I, aiming to restore independence from the British Empire.
E. Kurdish–Turkish conflict
The Kurdish–Turkish conflict is a long-running armed and political struggle between the Turkish state and various Kurdish groups, primarily over Kurdish autonomy, cultural rights, and political recognition in Turkey.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-colonial rebellion ⓘ historical event ⓘ revolt ⓘ uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1920 Iraqi revolt ⓘ linked to: Iraq revolt of 1920 Great Iraqi Revolution of 1920 ⓘ linked to: Iraq revolt of 1920 Iraqi Revolt of 1920 ⓘ linked to: Iraq revolt of 1920
conflictType	anti-colonial insurgency ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ
country	Iraq ⓘ
describedAs	major anti-British uprising in Mesopotamia ⓘ
endTime	1920-10 ⓘ
followedBy	Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1922 ⓘ establishment of the Kingdom of Iraq in 1921 ⓘ
hasCause	denial of Arab independence promised during World War I ⓘ discontent with British military occupation after World War I ⓘ imposition of British mandate over Mesopotamia ⓘ land and taxation grievances against British authorities ⓘ nationalist opposition to foreign rule ⓘ
hasEffect	creation of the British Mandate of Iraq under the League of Nations ⓘ decision to establish a Hashemite monarchy in Iraq ⓘ heavy casualties among Iraqi rebels and civilians ⓘ increased prominence of Iraqi nationalism ⓘ installation of Faisal I as king of Iraq ⓘ reassessment of British policy in Mesopotamia ⓘ significant British military and financial losses ⓘ
location	Baghdad Vilayet ⓘ linked to: Baghdad Governorate Basra Vilayet ⓘ linked to: Basra Governorate Diwaniya ⓘ linked to: Diwaniyah Karbala ⓘ Kurdistan region of Iraq ⓘ linked to: Kurdistan Mesopotamia ⓘ Middle Euphrates region ⓘ linked to: Lower Mesopotamia Mosul Vilayet ⓘ linked to: Mosul Najaf ⓘ Rumaitha ⓘ
opponent	United Kingdom ⓘ
opposedTo	British Empire ⓘ British military administration in Mesopotamia ⓘ
participant	British Army ⓘ Indian Army units under British command ⓘ Iraqi Arabs ⓘ linked to: Arabs Iraqi Kurds ⓘ linked to: Kurds Iraqi tribal leaders ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Shiite tribes of the Middle Euphrates ⓘ Sunni Arab nationalists ⓘ
partOf	decolonization of the Middle East ⓘ history of Iraq ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
significantFor	demonstrating limits of direct colonial rule in the Middle East ⓘ emergence of modern Iraqi national identity ⓘ
startTime	1920-06 ⓘ
timePeriod	post–World War I era ⓘ

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