Yunnan Army
E101964
The Yunnan Army was a regional military force of China's Yunnan province that played a significant role in early 20th-century Chinese military and revolutionary history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yunnan clique | 2 |
| Yunnan Army canonical | 1 |
| Yunnan warlords | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T823753 — 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.
Target entity: Yunnan Army Context triple: [Zhu De, servedIn, Yunnan Army]
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A.
Qing army
The Qing army was the imperial military force of China's last dynasty, tasked with defending Manchu rule until its collapse in the early 20th century.
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B.
Chinese 71st Army
The Chinese 71st Army was a National Revolutionary Army formation of the Republic of China that saw significant combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
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C.
Central Army of the Kuomintang
The Central Army of the Kuomintang was the core, most loyal force of Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist military, serving as his primary power base during the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army
The National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army was a major Chinese Communist military force that fought under nominal Nationalist command against Japanese invaders during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
New Fourth Army
The New Fourth Army was a major Chinese Communist guerrilla force that fought against Japanese occupation and Nationalist rivals during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Yunnan Army Target entity description: The Yunnan Army was a regional military force of China's Yunnan province that played a significant role in early 20th-century Chinese military and revolutionary history.
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A.
Qing army
The Qing army was the imperial military force of China's last dynasty, tasked with defending Manchu rule until its collapse in the early 20th century.
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B.
Chinese 71st Army
The Chinese 71st Army was a National Revolutionary Army formation of the Republic of China that saw significant combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
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C.
Central Army of the Kuomintang
The Central Army of the Kuomintang was the core, most loyal force of Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist military, serving as his primary power base during the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army
The National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army was a major Chinese Communist military force that fought under nominal Nationalist command against Japanese invaders during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
New Fourth Army
The New Fourth Army was a major Chinese Communist guerrilla force that fought against Japanese occupation and Nationalist rivals during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
provincial army
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regional military force ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 20th century
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early Republic of China ⓘ late Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Yunnan Province ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Yunnan Army
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Yunnan clique
Yunnan Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Yunnan warlords
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| basedIn |
Kunming, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Kunming
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| commandStructure | provincial military command of Yunnan ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| dissolvedInPeriod | Chinese warlord era consolidation ⓘ |
| equipment |
artillery
ⓘ
small arms ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Yunnan Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Yunnan provincial authorities
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| hadSubunit |
local garrisons
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provincial infantry units ⓘ |
| hasRole |
power base for Yunnan warlords
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regional defense force ⓘ revolutionary force ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Japanese and Western military models
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late Qing military reforms ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Yunnan Province ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
resistance to Yuan Shikai’s monarchy attempt
ⓘ
role in overthrow of Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| opposed |
Qing dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Qing imperial government
Yuan Shikai ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
National Protection War
ⓘ
Xinhai Revolution ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinese military forces ⓘ |
| playedKeyRoleIn | regional power politics in Southwest China ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-monarchist forces
ⓘ
provincial autonomism ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea |
Yunnan local population
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ethnic minorities of Yunnan ⓘ |
| regionServed | Southwest China ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Beiyang Government
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surface form:
Beiyang government
Nationalist Government of China ⓘ
surface form:
Nationalist government of China
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| significantIn |
Chinese revolutionary history
ⓘ
early 20th-century Chinese military history ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| supported | Republican revolutionaries ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | armed force ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| usedTactics | modernized infantry tactics ⓘ |
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Subject: Yunnan Army Description of subject: The Yunnan Army was a regional military force of China's Yunnan province that played a significant role in early 20th-century Chinese military and revolutionary history.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.