Battle of Nanshan
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The Battle of Nanshan was a major 1904 land engagement of the Russo-Japanese War in which Japanese forces assaulted and captured heavily fortified Russian positions near Port Arthur, showcasing Japan’s growing military power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Nanshan canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Nanshan Hill | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13076145 — 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 Nanshan Context triple: [Japanese Second Army, notableEngagement, Battle of Nanshan]
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A.
Battle of Ningyuan
The Battle of Ningyuan was a pivotal 1626 clash in which Ming general Yuan Chonghuan decisively defeated Nurhaci’s Later Jin forces, temporarily halting Manchu expansion into China.
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B.
Battle of Beilan Pass
The Battle of Beilan Pass was a key 1832 engagement in which Egyptian forces under Ibrahim Pasha defeated the Ottoman army in the mountainous approaches to Anatolia, helping secure Egyptian control over Syria during the Egyptian–Ottoman War.
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C.
Battle of Chenggao
The Battle of Chenggao was a key military engagement during the Chu–Han Contention in early imperial China, influencing the power struggle that led to the founding of the Han dynasty.
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D.
Battle of Feng-tao
The Battle of Feng-tao was a naval engagement in 1894 between Chinese and Japanese forces near Pungdo Island that helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Battle of Dongxing
The Battle of Dongxing was a significant 253 CE clash during the Three Kingdoms period in which Eastern Wu forces successfully repelled a major invasion by the rival state of Cao Wei.
- 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 Nanshan Target entity description: The Battle of Nanshan was a major 1904 land engagement of the Russo-Japanese War in which Japanese forces assaulted and captured heavily fortified Russian positions near Port Arthur, showcasing Japan’s growing military power.
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A.
Battle of Ningyuan
The Battle of Ningyuan was a pivotal 1626 clash in which Ming general Yuan Chonghuan decisively defeated Nurhaci’s Later Jin forces, temporarily halting Manchu expansion into China.
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B.
Battle of Beilan Pass
The Battle of Beilan Pass was a key 1832 engagement in which Egyptian forces under Ibrahim Pasha defeated the Ottoman army in the mountainous approaches to Anatolia, helping secure Egyptian control over Syria during the Egyptian–Ottoman War.
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C.
Battle of Chenggao
The Battle of Chenggao was a key military engagement during the Chu–Han Contention in early imperial China, influencing the power struggle that led to the founding of the Han dynasty.
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D.
Battle of Feng-tao
The Battle of Feng-tao was a naval engagement in 1894 between Chinese and Japanese forces near Pungdo Island that helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Battle of Dongxing
The Battle of Dongxing was a significant 253 CE clash during the Three Kingdoms period in which Eastern Wu forces successfully repelled a major invasion by the rival state of Cao Wei.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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land battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Nanshan Hill
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Nanshan
Nanshan no tatakai ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Japanese casualties
ⓘ
significant Russian casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Anatoly Stoessel
ⓘ
linked to:
Anatoly Stessel
Nikolai Tretyakov ⓘ Oku Yasukata ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Russo-Japanese War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Qing China
ⓘ
linked to:
China
|
| date | 1904-05-25 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1904-05-26 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Port Arthur ⓘ |
| fortificationsUsed |
artillery emplacements
ⓘ
barbed wire ⓘ minefields ⓘ trenches ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | competition between Russian Empire and Empire of Japan over Manchuria and Korea ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
enhanced Japan’s international reputation as a modern military power
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illustrated the lethality of modern defensive warfare before World War I ⓘ |
| involvedWeaponry |
artillery
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bolt-action rifles ⓘ machine guns ⓘ naval guns ⓘ |
| location |
Liaodong Peninsula
ⓘ
Nanshan Peninsula ⓘ near Port Arthur ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
costly Japanese frontal attacks against fortified positions
ⓘ
use of modern field fortifications by Russian defenders ⓘ |
| objective | capture Russian defensive positions guarding Port Arthur ⓘ |
| partOf | Russo-Japanese War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Japanese landings on the Liaodong Peninsula ⓘ |
| primaryJapaneseForce | Japanese Second Army ⓘ |
| primaryRussianForce | Russian garrison forces defending Port Arthur approaches ⓘ |
| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1904-05-25 ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
demonstrated Japan’s growing military power
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opened the way for the Japanese siege of Port Arthur ⓘ |
| tacticsUsedByJapanese |
coordinated infantry and artillery attacks
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frontal assaults ⓘ naval gunfire support ⓘ |
| theater |
Manchurian campaign
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linked to:
Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
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| year | 1904 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Nanshan Description of subject: The Battle of Nanshan was a major 1904 land engagement of the Russo-Japanese War in which Japanese forces assaulted and captured heavily fortified Russian positions near Port Arthur, showcasing Japan’s growing military power.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Battle of Nanshan