Qing conquest of Nanjing
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The Qing conquest of Nanjing was a decisive 1645 military campaign in which Qing forces captured the Southern Ming capital, effectively ending the Nanjing-based Ming resistance and consolidating Qing control over much of China.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Qing capture of Nanjing | 2 |
| Qing advance into Fujian | 1 |
| Qing conquest of Nanjing canonical | 1 |
| Qing conquest of Yangzhou | 1 |
| Qing conquest of the Ming dynasty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13126179 — 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: Qing conquest of Nanjing Context triple: [Nanjing regime of Southern Ming, endCause, Qing conquest of Nanjing]
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Jingnan campaign
The Jingnan campaign was a civil war in early Ming China in which the Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, rebelled against his nephew the Jianwen Emperor and ultimately seized the throne as the Yongle Emperor.
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Qing conquest of Taiwan
The Qing conquest of Taiwan was the 1683 military campaign in which the Qing dynasty defeated the Kingdom of Tungning, bringing Taiwan under Qing imperial rule for the first time.
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Northern Expedition capture of Nanjing
The Northern Expedition capture of Nanjing was a key 1927 Nationalist military victory that secured the city as the political center of the Kuomintang government during China’s reunification campaign.
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Lüshun siege
The Lüshun siege was a major land and naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) in which Japanese forces besieged and captured the heavily fortified Russian naval base at Port Arthur.
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E.
Battle of Nanjing
The Battle of Nanjing was a major 1937 Second Sino-Japanese War engagement in which Japanese forces captured China’s then-capital Nanjing, leading directly to the Nanjing Massacre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Qing conquest of Nanjing Target entity description: The Qing conquest of Nanjing was a decisive 1645 military campaign in which Qing forces captured the Southern Ming capital, effectively ending the Nanjing-based Ming resistance and consolidating Qing control over much of China.
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A.
Jingnan campaign
The Jingnan campaign was a civil war in early Ming China in which the Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, rebelled against his nephew the Jianwen Emperor and ultimately seized the throne as the Yongle Emperor.
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B.
Qing conquest of Taiwan
The Qing conquest of Taiwan was the 1683 military campaign in which the Qing dynasty defeated the Kingdom of Tungning, bringing Taiwan under Qing imperial rule for the first time.
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C.
Northern Expedition capture of Nanjing
The Northern Expedition capture of Nanjing was a key 1927 Nationalist military victory that secured the city as the political center of the Kuomintang government during China’s reunification campaign.
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D.
Lüshun siege
The Lüshun siege was a major land and naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) in which Japanese forces besieged and captured the heavily fortified Russian naval base at Port Arthur.
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E.
Battle of Nanjing
The Battle of Nanjing was a major 1937 Second Sino-Japanese War engagement in which Japanese forces captured China’s then-capital Nanjing, leading directly to the Nanjing Massacre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Qing capture of Nanjing
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linked to:
Qing conquest of Nanjing
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| belligerent |
Qing dynasty
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Southern Ming ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Southern Ming Hongguang regime
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linked to:
Nanjing regime of Southern Ming
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| capturedCity | Nanjing ⓘ |
| casusBelli | Qing campaign to destroy remaining Ming loyalist regimes ⓘ |
| combatant |
Qing Banner forces
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linked to:
Qing army
Southern Ming troops ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Ming
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| commander |
Dodo
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Hongguang Emperor ⓘ Ma Shiying ⓘ Prince Yu (Dodo) ⓘ |
| conflict | Ming–Qing transition ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| date | 1645 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1645-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Qing advance into Fujian
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linked to:
Qing conquest of Nanjing
Qing advance into Guangdong ⓘ Qing advance into Zhejiang ⓘ |
| formerCapitalOf | Ming dynasty ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| location |
Jiangnan
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Nanjing ⓘ |
| opponent |
Southern Ming Hongguang regime
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linked to:
Nanjing regime of Southern Ming
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| partOf |
Qing conquest of China
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linked to:
Ming–Qing wars
transition from Ming to Qing ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
dispersal of Ming loyalists to the south and southeast coast
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execution or flight of many Southern Ming officials ⓘ rise of later Southern Ming courts in Fujian and Guangdong ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Qing conquest of Yangzhou
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linked to:
Qing conquest of Nanjing
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| region |
Lower Yangtze
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linked to:
Lower reaches of the Yangtze River
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| relatedEvent |
Southern Ming resistance
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Yangzhou massacre ⓘ fall of Beijing (1644) ⓘ |
| result |
Qing victory
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collapse of the Hongguang regime ⓘ consolidation of Qing control over much of China ⓘ end of Nanjing-based Southern Ming resistance ⓘ fall of Nanjing ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive blow to Southern Ming resistance
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enabled Qing to claim legitimacy over former Ming heartland ⓘ secured Qing control of the lower Yangtze region ⓘ |
| startDate | 1645-05 ⓘ |
| year | 1645 ⓘ |
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Subject: Qing conquest of Nanjing Description of subject: The Qing conquest of Nanjing was a decisive 1645 military campaign in which Qing forces captured the Southern Ming capital, effectively ending the Nanjing-based Ming resistance and consolidating Qing control over much of China.
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