Nomonhan Incident
E38882
The Nomonhan Incident was a 1939 border war between Japan and the Soviet Union (with Mongolia) near the Khalkhin Gol river that ended in a decisive Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nomonhan Incident canonical | 10 |
| Soviet–Japanese border conflicts | 2 |
| Battle of Nomonhan | 1 |
| Nomonhan Incident (in Japan) | 1 |
| Nomonhan War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T296533 — 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: Nomonhan Incident Context triple: [Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, conflict, Nomonhan Incident]
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A.
Wushe Incident
The Wushe Incident was a 1930 armed uprising by the Seediq indigenous people against Japanese colonial authorities in central Taiwan, marking one of the most significant anti-colonial rebellions during Japanese rule.
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B.
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident was a 1937 armed clash between Japanese and Chinese troops near Beijing that escalated into full-scale war between Japan and China.
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C.
Kanto Massacre of Koreans
The Kanto Massacre of Koreans was a 1923 wave of mob and military violence in Japan in which thousands of Koreans were killed amid false rumors and xenophobic panic following the Great Kanto Earthquake.
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D.
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China at the turn of the 20th century that culminated in foreign military intervention and highlighted the tensions of imperialism in East Asia.
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E.
Satsuma Rebellion
The Satsuma Rebellion was an 1877 uprising of disaffected samurai against Japan’s rapidly modernizing Meiji government, marking the last major armed resistance to its centralizing reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nomonhan Incident Target entity description: The Nomonhan Incident was a 1939 border war between Japan and the Soviet Union (with Mongolia) near the Khalkhin Gol river that ended in a decisive Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.
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A.
Wushe Incident
The Wushe Incident was a 1930 armed uprising by the Seediq indigenous people against Japanese colonial authorities in central Taiwan, marking one of the most significant anti-colonial rebellions during Japanese rule.
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B.
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident was a 1937 armed clash between Japanese and Chinese troops near Beijing that escalated into full-scale war between Japan and China.
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C.
Kanto Massacre of Koreans
The Kanto Massacre of Koreans was a 1923 wave of mob and military violence in Japan in which thousands of Koreans were killed amid false rumors and xenophobic panic following the Great Kanto Earthquake.
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D.
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China at the turn of the 20th century that culminated in foreign military intervention and highlighted the tensions of imperialism in East Asia.
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E.
Satsuma Rebellion
The Satsuma Rebellion was an 1877 uprising of disaffected samurai against Japan’s rapidly modernizing Meiji government, marking the last major armed resistance to its centralizing reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet–Japanese border war
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border conflict ⓘ military conflict ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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Mongolian People’s Army ⓘ Red Army ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Red Army
|
| cause |
border dispute between Manchukuo and Mongolia
ⓘ
conflicting territorial claims along Khalkhin Gol ⓘ |
| commander |
Georgy Zhukov
ⓘ
Michitarō Komatsubara ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II prelude ⓘ |
| consequence |
Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact of 1941
deterrence of further Japanese expansion into Siberia ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
Mongolia ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| date | 1939 ⓘ |
| encouragedDoctrine | Japanese Nanshin-ron (Southern Expansion Doctrine) ⓘ |
| endDate | 1939-09 ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Battle of Khalkhin Gol
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Battle of Khalkhin Gol ⓘ
surface form:
Khalkhin Gol conflict
Nomonhan Incident self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nomonhan War
|
| historicalPeriod |
interwar period
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pre–World War II Asia ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese decision to sign the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy
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Japanese strategic shift toward southern expansion in Southeast Asia and the Pacific ⓘ |
| location |
Khalkhin Gol river
ⓘ
Nomonhan area ⓘ border between Mongolia and Manchukuo ⓘ |
| militaryTacticUsed |
Soviet combined-arms offensive
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encirclement operations ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Georgy Zhukov ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
decisive encirclement of Japanese forces in August 1939
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large-scale use of tanks and aircraft in remote steppe terrain ⓘ |
| opponent |
Japan
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Mongolia ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| opposedDoctrine | Japanese Hokushin-ron (Northern Expansion Doctrine) ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet–Japanese border conflicts ⓘ |
| precedes |
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
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Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact of 1941
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| relatedTo |
Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact
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Soviet–Japanese border conflicts ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in the Pacific
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| result |
Japanese defeat
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decisive Soviet victory ⓘ |
| scale | tens of thousands of troops engaged on each side ⓘ |
| startDate | 1939-05 ⓘ |
| theater |
Russia Far East
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surface form:
Eastern Front (Far East Asia)
|
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Subject: Nomonhan Incident Description of subject: The Nomonhan Incident was a 1939 border war between Japan and the Soviet Union (with Mongolia) near the Khalkhin Gol river that ended in a decisive Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.
Referenced by (15)
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