Korean People's Army
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The Korean People's Army is the military force of North Korea, encompassing its ground, naval, air, strategic, and special operations branches.
All labels observed (28)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T161016 — 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: Korean People's Army Context triple: [Korean Armistice Agreement, signatory, Korean People's Army]
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A.
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party, encompassing its land, sea, air, rocket, and strategic support forces.
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B.
Japanese Kwantung Army
The Japanese Kwantung Army was a powerful and aggressive Imperial Japanese Army group stationed in Manchuria that played a central role in Japan’s expansionist campaigns in East Asia before and during World War II.
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C.
Imperial Japanese Army
The Imperial Japanese Army was the ground-based military force of the Empire of Japan, playing a central role in Japan’s expansion and major conflicts across East Asia and the Pacific during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including World War II.
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D.
Polish People’s Army
The Polish People’s Army was the communist-era military force of Poland, organized under Soviet influence and serving as the armed wing of the Polish People’s Republic during the Cold War.
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E.
United Nations Command
The United Nations Command is the U.S.-led multinational military headquarters established in 1950 to coordinate and command UN forces defending South Korea during and after the Korean War.
- 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: Korean People's Army Target entity description: The Korean People's Army is the military force of North Korea, encompassing its ground, naval, air, strategic, and special operations branches.
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A.
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party, encompassing its land, sea, air, rocket, and strategic support forces.
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B.
Japanese Kwantung Army
The Japanese Kwantung Army was a powerful and aggressive Imperial Japanese Army group stationed in Manchuria that played a central role in Japan’s expansionist campaigns in East Asia before and during World War II.
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C.
Imperial Japanese Army
The Imperial Japanese Army was the ground-based military force of the Empire of Japan, playing a central role in Japan’s expansion and major conflicts across East Asia and the Pacific during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including World War II.
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D.
Polish People’s Army
The Polish People’s Army was the communist-era military force of Poland, organized under Soviet influence and serving as the armed wing of the Polish People’s Republic during the Cold War.
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United Nations Command
The United Nations Command is the U.S.-led multinational military headquarters established in 1950 to coordinate and command UN forces defending South Korea during and after the Korean War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed forces
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Korean People's Army
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
KPA
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| allegiance | Workers' Party of Korea ⓘ |
| borderFocus | Korean Demilitarized Zone ⓘ |
| commanderInChiefTitle | Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ⓘ |
| controls | nuclear weapons program of North Korea ⓘ |
| country | North Korea ⓘ |
| doctrine | forward defense posture near the Demilitarized Zone ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1948-02-08 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
air defense forces
ⓘ
ballistic missile forces ⓘ conventional forces ⓘ naval infantry and coastal defense units ⓘ special operations forces ⓘ |
| hasConscription | yes ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Korean ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalControl | General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Pyongyang ⓘ |
| ideology |
Juche
ⓘ
Songun ⓘ |
| involvedInConflict |
Bombardment of Yeonpyeong
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Korean DMZ conflict ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Second Battle of Yeonpyeong ⓘ various border skirmishes with South Korea ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Korean People's Army
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force
Korean People's Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Korean People's Army Ground Force
Korean People's Navy ⓘ Korean People's Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Special Operation Force of the Korean People's Army
Korean People's Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army
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| motto | Defend the Headquarters of the Revolution at the Cost of Our Lives ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Korean People's Army
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
조선인민군
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| operatesIn |
North Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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| partOf | state apparatus of North Korea ⓘ |
| primaryRole | defense of North Korea ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | regime protection ⓘ |
| serviceBranchType |
air force
ⓘ
army ⓘ navy ⓘ special operations force ⓘ strategic missile force ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea
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State Affairs Commission of North Korea ⓘ |
| supremeLeader | Kim Jong Un ⓘ |
| typeOfConscription | universal military service for men ⓘ |
| usesEquipment |
Chinese-designed weapons
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Soviet-designed weapons ⓘ indigenously produced North Korean weapons ⓘ |
| usesScript | Hangul ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Korean People's Army Description of subject: The Korean People's Army is the military force of North Korea, encompassing its ground, naval, air, strategic, and special operations branches.
Referenced by (114)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North Korean People’s Army
this entity surface form:
North Korean People’s Army
this entity surface form:
North Korean People’s Army
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Korean People's Army units
this entity surface form:
Korean People’s Army (North Korean side)
this entity surface form:
North Korean military
this entity surface form:
Korean People’s Army
subject surface form:
Nam Il
subject surface form:
Nam Il
this entity surface form:
조선인민군
this entity surface form:
KPA
this entity surface form:
Korean People's Army Ground Force
this entity surface form:
Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force
this entity surface form:
Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army
this entity surface form:
Special Operation Force of the Korean People's Army
this entity surface form:
Korean People's Army (symbolically)
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Korean People's Army representatives at Panmunjom
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S-75 Dvina
this entity surface form:
North Korean Air Defense Forces
this entity surface form:
Korean People’s Army
this entity surface form:
North Korean Air Force
this entity surface form:
North Korean Air Force
this entity surface form:
North Korean Air Force
this entity surface form:
Korean People’s Army Ground Force
subject surface form:
SVT-40
this entity surface form:
Korean People’s Army
this entity surface form:
People’s Liberation Army
this entity surface form:
North Korean forces
this entity surface form:
Korean People's Army units
this entity surface form:
North Korean forces
this entity surface form:
North Korean Army
this entity surface form:
North Korean People’s Army
subject surface form:
PPSh-41
this entity surface form:
North Korean Army
this entity surface form:
Korean People’s Army
this entity surface form:
North Korean forces
this entity surface form:
North Korean People’s Army
this entity surface form:
Korean People’s Army