Zhongyuan War
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The Zhongyuan War was a major 1930 Chinese civil conflict in which regional warlords challenged Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government for control of central China.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Warlord Era conflicts in China | 1 |
| Zhongyuan War canonical | 1 |
| 中原偏战 | 1 |
| 中原大战 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1837793 — 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: Zhongyuan War Context triple: [Central Plains War, alsoKnownAs, Zhongyuan War]
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Jin–Song Wars
The Jin–Song Wars were a series of 12th–13th century military conflicts between China’s Song dynasty and the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty that reshaped political control in northern and southern China.
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Battle of Changde
The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.
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C.
Zhili–Anhui War
The Zhili–Anhui War was a brief 1920 civil conflict in early Republican China in which rival cliques of the Beiyang Army fought for control of the Beijing government, leading to the downfall of the Anhui clique and the rise of the Zhili clique.
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Battle of Changping
The Battle of Changping was a decisive 3rd-century BCE clash between the Qin and Zhao states that annihilated Zhao’s forces and paved the way for Qin’s eventual unification of China.
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E.
First Zhili–Fengtian War
The First Zhili–Fengtian War was a 1922 Chinese civil war-era conflict between rival cliques of the Beiyang Army that helped reshape control of the Beijing government during the Warlord Era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Zhongyuan War Target entity description: The Zhongyuan War was a major 1930 Chinese civil conflict in which regional warlords challenged Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government for control of central China.
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A.
Jin–Song Wars
The Jin–Song Wars were a series of 12th–13th century military conflicts between China’s Song dynasty and the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty that reshaped political control in northern and southern China.
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B.
Battle of Changde
The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.
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C.
Zhili–Anhui War
The Zhili–Anhui War was a brief 1920 civil conflict in early Republican China in which rival cliques of the Beiyang Army fought for control of the Beijing government, leading to the downfall of the Anhui clique and the rise of the Zhili clique.
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D.
Battle of Changping
The Battle of Changping was a decisive 3rd-century BCE clash between the Qin and Zhao states that annihilated Zhao’s forces and paved the way for Qin’s eventual unification of China.
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E.
First Zhili–Fengtian War
The First Zhili–Fengtian War was a 1922 Chinese civil war-era conflict between rival cliques of the Beiyang Army that helped reshape control of the Beijing government during the Warlord Era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil war
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military conflict ⓘ |
| aftermath |
decline of Feng Yuxiang’s political influence
ⓘ
decline of Yan Xishan’s political influence ⓘ strengthening of Chiang Kai-shek’s authority in central China ⓘ |
| aimOfOneSide | overthrow Chiang Kai-shek’s leadership of the Nationalist government ⓘ |
| aimOfOtherSide | consolidation of central control over regional warlords ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Central Plains War ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Central Plains coalition
ⓘ
Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ Feng Yuxiang ⓘ Guangxi Clique ⓘ
surface form:
Guangxi clique
Guominjun ⓘ Li Zongren ⓘ Nationalist Government of China ⓘ
surface form:
Nationalist Government of the Republic of China
Shanxi Clique ⓘ
surface form:
Shanxi clique
Yan Xishan ⓘ |
| commander |
Chiang Kai-shek
ⓘ
Feng Yuxiang ⓘ Li Zongren ⓘ Yan Xishan ⓘ |
| conflictType | Chinese civil war ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| describedBySource | histories of the Chinese Civil War ⓘ |
| endDate | 1930-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Nationalist campaigns against Chinese Communists ⓘ |
| hasCause |
power struggle within Kuomintang
ⓘ
warlord opposition to Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ |
| location |
Anhui
ⓘ
Central China ⓘ Henan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Henan
Hubei Province ⓘ
surface form:
Hubei
Jiangsu ⓘ Shandong ⓘ Shanxi Province ⓘ
surface form:
Shanxi
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| partOf | Chinese Civil War ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1930 ⓘ |
| politicalContext | intra-Kuomintang power struggle ⓘ |
| precededBy | Northern Expedition ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of anti-Chiang coalition
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increased centralization of Nationalist government ⓘ victory of Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
large-scale deployment of National Revolutionary Army
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temporary weakening of regional warlords ⓘ |
| startDate | 1930-05 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Nanjing decade ⓘ |
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Subject: Zhongyuan War Description of subject: The Zhongyuan War was a major 1930 Chinese civil conflict in which regional warlords challenged Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government for control of central China.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.