The Siege at Peking
E103191
The Siege at Peking is a historical narrative by British writer Peter Fleming that recounts the 1900 Boxer Rebellion and the defense of the foreign legations in Beijing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Siege at Peking canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: The Siege at Peking Context triple: [Peter Fleming, notableWork, The Siege at Peking]
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A.
China's Sorrow
China's Sorrow is a grim nickname for the Yellow River, reflecting its long history of catastrophic floods and devastation in China.
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B.
North to the Orient
North to the Orient is a 1935 travel memoir by Anne Morrow Lindbergh recounting her pioneering survey flights with her husband Charles Lindbergh across the North Atlantic and into East Asia.
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C.
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China at the turn of the 20th century that culminated in foreign military intervention and highlighted the tensions of imperialism in East Asia.
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D.
Seven Lives for the Country
"Seven Lives for the Country" was a fervent patriotic slogan of the Imperial Japanese Army expressing the ideal of sacrificing oneself repeatedly for the nation and emperor.
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E.
British concession in Canton
The British concession in Canton was a foreign-controlled enclave in Guangzhou, China, established in the 19th century as part of the treaty port system that facilitated British trade and extraterritorial rights.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Siege at Peking Target entity description: The Siege at Peking is a historical narrative by British writer Peter Fleming that recounts the 1900 Boxer Rebellion and the defense of the foreign legations in Beijing.
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A.
China's Sorrow
China's Sorrow is a grim nickname for the Yellow River, reflecting its long history of catastrophic floods and devastation in China.
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B.
North to the Orient
North to the Orient is a 1935 travel memoir by Anne Morrow Lindbergh recounting her pioneering survey flights with her husband Charles Lindbergh across the North Atlantic and into East Asia.
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C.
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China at the turn of the 20th century that culminated in foreign military intervention and highlighted the tensions of imperialism in East Asia.
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D.
Seven Lives for the Country
"Seven Lives for the Country" was a fervent patriotic slogan of the Imperial Japanese Army expressing the ideal of sacrificing oneself repeatedly for the nation and emperor.
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E.
Die Völker des östlichen Asien
Die Völker des östlichen Asien is a multi-volume ethnographic study by German anthropologist Adolf Bastian that examines the cultures, societies, and traditions of East Asian peoples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Peter Fleming ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Qing dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Qing dynasty China
foreign legations in Beijing ⓘ imperialism in China ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
| focusesOn | defense of the foreign legations ⓘ |
| genre |
historical narrative
ⓘ
military history ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasFormat | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-15-680988-9 ⓘ |
| hasNotableEventDescribed |
Boxer Rebellion
ⓘ
surface form:
Eight-Nation Alliance intervention in China
attack on foreign legations in Beijing ⓘ |
| hasNotablePersonDescribed |
Alfred Gaselee
ⓘ
Herbert G. Squiers NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuan Shikai ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 2209714 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | about 350 pages ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Western perspective on the Boxer Rebellion ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Boxer Rebellion
ⓘ
Battle of Peking ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of the International Legations in Beijing
|
| publicationDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| publisher | Rupert Hart-Davis ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Beijing ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1900 ⓘ |
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Subject: The Siege at Peking Description of subject: The Siege at Peking is a historical narrative by British writer Peter Fleming that recounts the 1900 Boxer Rebellion and the defense of the foreign legations in Beijing.
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