Northern Expedition
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The Northern Expedition was a 1926–1928 military campaign led by Chiang Kai-shek to unify China under the Nationalist government by defeating regional warlords.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Expedition canonical | 65 |
| Northern Expedition (1926–1928) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T233684 — 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: Northern Expedition Context triple: [Chiang Kai-shek, notableWork, Northern Expedition]
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A.
Northern Frontier
Northern Frontier is a themed exhibit area at the San Diego Zoo that showcases cold-climate animals such as polar bears and other Arctic species.
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B.
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier is a popular nickname for Alaska, highlighting its vast wilderness, remoteness, and relatively undeveloped natural landscapes.
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C.
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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D.
Kolchak offensive in Siberia
The Kolchak offensive in Siberia was a major White Army campaign led by Admiral Alexander Kolchak against the Bolsheviks on the Eastern Front of the Russian Civil War.
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E.
Central China Front
The Central China Front was a major Japanese military formation responsible for conducting operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including the Wuhan campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Northern Expedition Target entity description: The Northern Expedition was a 1926–1928 military campaign led by Chiang Kai-shek to unify China under the Nationalist government by defeating regional warlords.
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A.
Northern Frontier
Northern Frontier is a themed exhibit area at the San Diego Zoo that showcases cold-climate animals such as polar bears and other Arctic species.
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B.
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier is a popular nickname for Alaska, highlighting its vast wilderness, remoteness, and relatively undeveloped natural landscapes.
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C.
Operation Anadyr
Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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D.
Kolchak offensive in Siberia
The Kolchak offensive in Siberia was a major White Army campaign led by Admiral Alexander Kolchak against the Bolsheviks on the Eastern Front of the Russian Civil War.
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E.
Central China Front
The Central China Front was a major Japanese military formation responsible for conducting operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including the Wuhan campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese civil conflict
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| allies |
Chinese Communist Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Communist Party (early phase)
Soviet Union ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Union (advisory support)
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Guomin Gemingjun
ⓘ
surface form:
Guomin geming jun beifa
|
| belligerent |
Kuomintang
ⓘ
National Revolutionary Army ⓘ various regional warlords ⓘ |
| capitalOfLeadingSide | Guangzhou ⓘ |
| commanders |
Chiang Kai-shek
ⓘ
Feng Yuxiang ⓘ Yan Xishan ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil war ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| endDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Central Plains War
ⓘ
Chinese Civil War (early phase) ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Civil War
Nanjing decade ⓘ |
| goal |
defeat regional warlords
ⓘ
unify China under Nationalist government ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Interwar period ⓘ |
| ideologyOfLeadingSide |
Chinese nationalism
ⓘ
anti-warlordism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| laterCapitalOfLeadingSide | Nanjing ⓘ |
| leader | Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ |
| location | China ⓘ |
| militaryForce | National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| opponent |
Beiyang Army factions
ⓘ
surface form:
Beiyang warlords
Chinese Northeastern Army ⓘ
surface form:
Fengtian clique
Sun Chuanfang ⓘ Wu Peifu ⓘ Zhang Zuolin ⓘ Zhili clique ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Kuomintang
ⓘ
National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinese Civil War (early phase)
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese reunification wars
|
| precededBy | Warlord Era ⓘ |
| result |
end of Beiyang Government
ⓘ
establishment of Nanjing as Nationalist capital ⓘ expansion of Kuomintang control over most of China ⓘ nominal unification of China under Kuomintang ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Shanghai massacre of 1927
ⓘ
surface form:
Shanghai Massacre of 1927
break of First United Front ⓘ |
| startDate | 1926 ⓘ |
| theater |
Central China
ⓘ
eastern China ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern China
North China ⓘ
surface form:
Northern China
|
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Northern Expedition Description of subject: The Northern Expedition was a 1926–1928 military campaign led by Chiang Kai-shek to unify China under the Nationalist government by defeating regional warlords.
Referenced by (67)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.