Taiwan Retrocession (1945)
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Taiwan Retrocession (1945) refers to the post–World War II transfer of administrative control of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China, marking the end of 50 years of Japanese colonial rule.
All labels observed (1)
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| Taiwan Retrocession (1945) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15688355 — 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: Taiwan Retrocession (1945) Context triple: [Republican era, significantEvent, Taiwan Retrocession (1945)]
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A.
Reversion of Okinawa to Japan
Reversion of Okinawa to Japan was the 1972 political process and agreement by which administrative control of Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands was returned from United States occupation to Japanese sovereignty.
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B.
Taiwan under Japanese rule
Taiwan under Japanese rule was the period from 1895 to 1945 when Taiwan was a Japanese colony, during which Japan implemented extensive political, economic, and educational reforms that significantly transformed the island’s infrastructure and society.
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C.
Japanese occupation of Hainan
The Japanese occupation of Hainan was a World War II-era military takeover and control of China's Hainan Island by Imperial Japan, marked by strategic use of the island as a base and widespread repression of the local population.
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D.
Chinese reoccupation of Hainan
The Chinese reoccupation of Hainan was the post–World War II restoration of Chinese control over Hainan Island following the end of Japanese military rule.
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E.
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.
- 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: Taiwan Retrocession (1945) Target entity description: Taiwan Retrocession (1945) refers to the post–World War II transfer of administrative control of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China, marking the end of 50 years of Japanese colonial rule.
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A.
Reversion of Okinawa to Japan
Reversion of Okinawa to Japan was the 1972 political process and agreement by which administrative control of Okinawa and the Ryukyu Islands was returned from United States occupation to Japanese sovereignty.
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B.
Taiwan under Japanese rule
Taiwan under Japanese rule was the period from 1895 to 1945 when Taiwan was a Japanese colony, during which Japan implemented extensive political, economic, and educational reforms that significantly transformed the island’s infrastructure and society.
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C.
Japanese occupation of Hainan
The Japanese occupation of Hainan was a World War II-era military takeover and control of China's Hainan Island by Imperial Japan, marked by strategic use of the island as a base and widespread repression of the local population.
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D.
Chinese reoccupation of Hainan
The Chinese reoccupation of Hainan was the post–World War II restoration of Chinese control over Hainan Island following the end of Japanese military rule.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.