Battle of Tumu Fortress
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The Battle of Tumu Fortress was a disastrous 1449 conflict in which Mongol forces annihilated a Ming army and captured the Zhengtong Emperor, triggering a major political crisis in China.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Tumu Fortress canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22926558 — 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 Tumu Fortress Context triple: [Esen Taishi, capturedAt, Battle of Tumu Fortress]
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A.
Battle of Sarhu
The Battle of Sarhu was a decisive 1619 conflict in which the rising Later Jin (Manchu) forces defeated the Ming dynasty and its allies, marking a major step toward Manchu dominance in Northeast Asia and the eventual founding of the Qing dynasty.
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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 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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D.
Battle of Shanhai Pass
The Battle of Shanhai Pass was a pivotal 1644 conflict in which Qing forces, aided by Ming general Wu Sangui, defeated rebel leader Li Zicheng near the Great Wall, opening the way for the Qing conquest of China.
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E.
Battle of Kunlun Pass
The Battle of Kunlun Pass was a major 1939–1940 clash between Chinese and Japanese forces in Guangxi, China, where Chinese troops achieved a significant victory that helped disrupt Japanese advances in southern China.
- 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 Tumu Fortress Target entity description: The Battle of Tumu Fortress was a disastrous 1449 conflict in which Mongol forces annihilated a Ming army and captured the Zhengtong Emperor, triggering a major political crisis in China.
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A.
Battle of Sarhu
The Battle of Sarhu was a decisive 1619 conflict in which the rising Later Jin (Manchu) forces defeated the Ming dynasty and its allies, marking a major step toward Manchu dominance in Northeast Asia and the eventual founding of the Qing dynasty.
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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 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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D.
Battle of Shanhai Pass
The Battle of Shanhai Pass was a pivotal 1644 conflict in which Qing forces, aided by Ming general Wu Sangui, defeated rebel leader Li Zicheng near the Great Wall, opening the way for the Qing conquest of China.
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E.
Battle of Kunlun Pass
The Battle of Kunlun Pass was a major 1939–1940 clash between Chinese and Japanese forces in Guangxi, China, where Chinese troops achieved a significant victory that helped disrupt Japanese advances in southern China.
- F. None of above. chosen
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