Burma Road
E17529
The Burma Road was a vital overland supply route used by the Allies during World War II to transport military aid from British-controlled Burma into China, helping sustain Chinese resistance against Japan.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burma Road canonical | 13 |
| Stilwell Road | 3 |
| Burma–China Road | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T127185 — 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: Burma Road Context triple: [CBI Theater, keySupplyRoute, Burma Road]
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A.
Ledo Road
Ledo Road was a World War II military supply route built by the Allies through northern Burma to connect India with China and support Chinese forces against Japan.
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B.
Oxford Road
Oxford Road is a major thoroughfare in Manchester, England, known for its concentration of university buildings, cultural institutions, and transport links.
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C.
Riverway
Riverway is a linear park and waterway in Boston that forms part of the Emerald Necklace, offering scenic green space and recreational paths near the Longwood Medical Area.
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D.
The Royal Road
The Royal Road is a historic route name traditionally used for important long-distance roads that connected major cities or regions under royal or imperial authority.
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E.
Route 28
Route 28 is a major north–south state highway in Massachusetts that runs from the Cape Cod area through Boston and into New Hampshire, serving as a key regional arterial road.
- 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: Burma Road Target entity description: The Burma Road was a vital overland supply route used by the Allies during World War II to transport military aid from British-controlled Burma into China, helping sustain Chinese resistance against Japan.
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A.
Ledo Road
Ledo Road was a World War II military supply route built by the Allies through northern Burma to connect India with China and support Chinese forces against Japan.
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B.
Oxford Road
Oxford Road is a major thoroughfare in Manchester, England, known for its concentration of university buildings, cultural institutions, and transport links.
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C.
Riverway
Riverway is a linear park and waterway in Boston that forms part of the Emerald Necklace, offering scenic green space and recreational paths near the Longwood Medical Area.
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D.
The Royal Road
The Royal Road is a historic route name traditionally used for important long-distance roads that connected major cities or regions under royal or imperial authority.
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E.
Route 28
Route 28 is a major north–south state highway in Massachusetts that runs from the Cape Cod area through Boston and into New Hampshire, serving as a key regional arterial road.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military supply route
ⓘ
road ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Burma Road
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma–China Road
|
| alternativeRoute | Ledo Road ⓘ |
| cargo |
ammunition
ⓘ
fuel ⓘ military equipment ⓘ other war supplies ⓘ |
| closedBy |
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese forces
|
| closureEvent |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese invasion of Burma
|
| closureYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| connects |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
China ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Burmese laborers
ⓘ
Chinese laborers ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1937 ⓘ |
| country |
Burma (until 1937)
ⓘ
surface form:
British Burma
Republic of China ⓘ |
| follows | old caravan routes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
South-East Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in Asia
|
| influenced | Allied logistics planning in the China–Burma–India Theater ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1100 kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 700 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
China ⓘ |
| notableFor |
difficult construction conditions
ⓘ
high casualty rate among laborers ⓘ |
| opened | 1938 ⓘ |
| partOf |
China Burma India Theater
ⓘ
surface form:
China–Burma–India Theater
|
| passesThrough |
Shan States
ⓘ
Yunnan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Yunnan
rugged mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| purpose |
support Chinese resistance against Japan
ⓘ
transport military aid to China ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major supply line to China after Japanese blockade of Chinese ports ⓘ |
| supplied |
Chinese Expeditionary Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Nationalist forces
Chinese war effort against Japan ⓘ |
| supported | Allied strategy in Asia ⓘ |
| terminus |
Kunming, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Kunming
Lashio ⓘ |
| usedAgainst |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| usedBy |
Allies
ⓘ
Republic of China ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Burma Road Description of subject: The Burma Road was a vital overland supply route used by the Allies during World War II to transport military aid from British-controlled Burma into China, helping sustain Chinese resistance against Japan.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stilwell Road
this entity surface form:
Stilwell Road
this entity surface form:
Burma–China Road
this entity surface form:
Stilwell Road
subject surface form:
Kunming