Battle of Guangzhou
E11241
The Battle of Guangzhou was a major 1938 Japanese offensive in southern China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, resulting in the capture of the key port city of Guangzhou and further tightening Japan’s blockade of China.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Guangzhou canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Canton (1938) | 1 |
| Capture of Canton | 1 |
| Fall of Guangzhou | 1 |
| Guangzhou Campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23035 — 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: Battle of Guangzhou Context triple: [Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), significantEvent, Battle of Guangzhou]
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Battle of Changsha
The Battle of Changsha was a series of major World War II engagements in central China where Chinese forces repeatedly repelled Japanese offensives, becoming a symbol of Chinese resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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Battle of Xuzhou
The Battle of Xuzhou was a major 1938 campaign in the Second Sino-Japanese War in which Japanese forces encircled and captured the strategic rail hub of Xuzhou after heavy fighting against Chinese Nationalist troops.
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Battle of Taierzhuang
The Battle of Taierzhuang was a major 1938 Chinese victory over Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for boosting Chinese morale and demonstrating effective resistance against Japan’s previously overwhelming advances.
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D.
Battle of Hong Kong
The Battle of Hong Kong was a 1941 World War II conflict in which Japanese forces swiftly defeated British, Canadian, Indian, and local defenders, leading to the occupation of Hong Kong.
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E.
Battle of Shanghai (1937)
The Battle of Shanghai (1937) was one of the largest and bloodiest early engagements of the Second Sino-Japanese War, marking a major urban conflict between Chinese and Japanese forces that signaled the war’s escalation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Guangzhou Target entity description: The Battle of Guangzhou was a major 1938 Japanese offensive in southern China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, resulting in the capture of the key port city of Guangzhou and further tightening Japan’s blockade of China.
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A.
Battle of Changsha
The Battle of Changsha was a series of major World War II engagements in central China where Chinese forces repeatedly repelled Japanese offensives, becoming a symbol of Chinese resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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B.
Battle of Xuzhou
The Battle of Xuzhou was a major 1938 campaign in the Second Sino-Japanese War in which Japanese forces encircled and captured the strategic rail hub of Xuzhou after heavy fighting against Chinese Nationalist troops.
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C.
Battle of Taierzhuang
The Battle of Taierzhuang was a major 1938 Chinese victory over Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for boosting Chinese morale and demonstrating effective resistance against Japan’s previously overwhelming advances.
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D.
Battle of Hong Kong
The Battle of Hong Kong was a 1941 World War II conflict in which Japanese forces swiftly defeated British, Canadian, Indian, and local defenders, leading to the occupation of Hong Kong.
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E.
Battle of Shanghai (1937)
The Battle of Shanghai (1937) was one of the largest and bloodiest early engagements of the Second Sino-Japanese War, marking a major urban conflict between Chinese and Japanese forces that signaled the war’s escalation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military offensive ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Canton Campaign
ⓘ
Canton Operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Republic of China ⓘ |
| category |
1938 in China
ⓘ
Battles involving China ⓘ Battles involving Japan ⓘ |
| cityCaptured | Guangzhou ⓘ |
| combatantStrength | Japanese forces numerically superior to Chinese defenders ⓘ |
| commander |
Itagaki Seishirō
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surface form:
Itagaki Seishiro
Zhang Fakui ⓘ |
| commanderSide |
Itagaki Seishirō
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surface form:
Itagaki Seishiro – Empire of Japan
Zhang Fakui ⓘ
surface form:
Zhang Fakui – Republic of China
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| conflictOf |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
|
| conflictType | World War II-era conflict in Asia ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Republic of China ⓘ |
| countryNow |
China
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surface form:
People’s Republic of China
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| date | 1938 ⓘ |
| effect |
disruption of Chinese coastal trade
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strengthening of Japanese naval blockade of China ⓘ |
| endDate | 1938-10-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Japanese occupation of Guangzhou ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War era
|
| involved |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guangdong Province
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surface form:
Guangdong
Guangzhou ⓘ southern China ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
Japanese control of a major South China port
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further isolation of Chiang Kai-shek’s government ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of the port city of Guangzhou
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cut Nationalist China’s access to foreign aid via Guangzhou ⓘ |
| operationType |
amphibious landing
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land offensive ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese campaign to cut off China’s sea lanes
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Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
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| precededBy | Japanese capture of Wuhan ⓘ |
| region | Pearl River Delta ⓘ |
| result |
Japanese victory
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capture of Guangzhou by Japan ⓘ tightening of Japanese blockade of China ⓘ |
| startDate | 1938-10-12 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key maritime gateway for supplies to Nationalist China
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major port on the Pearl River Delta ⓘ |
| theater | South China theater of the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| year | 1938 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Battle of Guangzhou Description of subject: The Battle of Guangzhou was a major 1938 Japanese offensive in southern China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, resulting in the capture of the key port city of Guangzhou and further tightening Japan’s blockade of China.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.