Fujian Fleet
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The Fujian Fleet was a regional naval force of the late Qing Dynasty’s Beiyang Navy, based in China’s Fujian province and notably destroyed by the French during the 1884 Battle of Fuzhou.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinese Fujian Fleet | 1 |
| Fujian Fleet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21571494 — 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: Fujian Fleet Context triple: [Battle of Fuzhou, belligerent, Fujian Fleet]
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Beiyang Fleet
The Beiyang Fleet was the late Qing dynasty’s principal modern naval force, which suffered devastating losses to Japan in the First Sino-Japanese War, marking a turning point in East Asian naval power.
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B.
East Sea Fleet
The East Sea Fleet is a major operational naval formation of North Korea’s Korean People's Navy responsible for maritime defense and operations in the country's eastern waters.
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C.
East Sea Fleet
The East Sea Fleet is a major naval formation of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy responsible for operations primarily in the East China Sea and surrounding waters.
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D.
Yuan naval forces
The Yuan naval forces were the maritime military arm of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty, deployed in large-scale expeditions such as the 1293 campaign against Java and other attempts to project Mongol power across East and Southeast Asia.
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E.
Far East Fleet
The Far East Fleet was a major Royal Navy formation responsible for British naval operations and presence in the Asia-Pacific region during much of the 20th century.
- 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: Fujian Fleet Target entity description: The Fujian Fleet was a regional naval force of the late Qing Dynasty’s Beiyang Navy, based in China’s Fujian province and notably destroyed by the French during the 1884 Battle of Fuzhou.
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A.
Beiyang Fleet
The Beiyang Fleet was the late Qing dynasty’s principal modern naval force, which suffered devastating losses to Japan in the First Sino-Japanese War, marking a turning point in East Asian naval power.
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B.
East Sea Fleet
The East Sea Fleet is a major operational naval formation of North Korea’s Korean People's Navy responsible for maritime defense and operations in the country's eastern waters.
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C.
East Sea Fleet
The East Sea Fleet is a major naval formation of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy responsible for operations primarily in the East China Sea and surrounding waters.
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D.
Yuan naval forces
The Yuan naval forces were the maritime military arm of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty, deployed in large-scale expeditions such as the 1293 campaign against Java and other attempts to project Mongol power across East and Southeast Asia.
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E.
Far East Fleet
The Far East Fleet was a major Royal Navy formation responsible for British naval operations and presence in the Asia-Pacific region during much of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fujian Fleet