May 15 Incident
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The May 15 Incident was a 1932 coup attempt in Japan in which young naval officers and right-wing extremists assassinated Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi, marking a major step toward militarist rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| May 15 Incident canonical | 4 |
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Target entity: May 15 Incident Context triple: [February 26 Incident, precededBy, May 15 Incident]
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February 26 Incident
The February 26 Incident was a 1936 attempted coup d'état in Tokyo led by young Imperial Japanese Army officers seeking to purge the government and military leadership in favor of a more radical, militarist regime.
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September 18 Incident
The September 18 Incident was a staged 1931 explosion by the Japanese military near Mukden used as a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria, marking a key escalation in Japanese aggression in China before World War II.
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31 March Incident
The 31 March Incident was a 1909 counterrevolutionary uprising in the Ottoman Empire, led by conservative and religious factions in Istanbul against the Young Turk constitutional regime.
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Bubat incident
The Bubat incident was a 14th-century political and military clash in the Majapahit Kingdom, marked by the tragic confrontation between Majapahit forces and the Sundanese royal entourage that derailed a planned dynastic marriage and reshaped Javanese inter-kingdom relations.
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Musha Incident
The Musha Incident was a 1930 uprising by Indigenous Seediq people against Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan, marked by a violent attack on Japanese settlers and a brutal military crackdown in response.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: May 15 Incident Target entity description: The May 15 Incident was a 1932 coup attempt in Japan in which young naval officers and right-wing extremists assassinated Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi, marking a major step toward militarist rule.
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A.
February 26 Incident
The February 26 Incident was a 1936 attempted coup d'état in Tokyo led by young Imperial Japanese Army officers seeking to purge the government and military leadership in favor of a more radical, militarist regime.
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B.
September 18 Incident
The September 18 Incident was a staged 1931 explosion by the Japanese military near Mukden used as a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria, marking a key escalation in Japanese aggression in China before World War II.
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C.
31 March Incident
The 31 March Incident was a 1909 counterrevolutionary uprising in the Ottoman Empire, led by conservative and religious factions in Istanbul against the Young Turk constitutional regime.
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D.
Bubat incident
The Bubat incident was a 14th-century political and military clash in the Majapahit Kingdom, marked by the tragic confrontation between Majapahit forces and the Sundanese royal entourage that derailed a planned dynastic marriage and reshaped Javanese inter-kingdom relations.
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E.
Musha Incident
The Musha Incident was a 1930 uprising by Indigenous Seediq people against Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan, marked by a violent attack on Japanese settlers and a brutal military crackdown in response.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup attempt
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historical event ⓘ political assassination ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
5.15 Incident
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Goichigo Jiken ⓘ |
| consequence |
decline of party-based cabinets
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erosion of civilian control over the military ⓘ increased political power of the military in Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| date | 1932-05-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy | February 26 Incident ⓘ |
| governmentTypeAffected | Taishō democracy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Showa era
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surface form:
Shōwa period
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| ideologicalContext |
Japanese ultranationalism
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Shōwa Restoration movement ⓘ |
| involvedBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| involvedGroup | naval officers from the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | trials of the conspirators in military courts ⓘ |
| location | Tokyo ⓘ |
| motive |
expansionist and militarist ideology
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opposition to party politics ⓘ ultranationalism ⓘ |
| officeHeldByVictim | Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| partOf |
interwar Japanese political crises
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rise of Japanese militarism ⓘ |
| perpetrators |
right-wing extremists
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young Imperial Japanese Navy officers ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Imperial Colors Incident
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March Incident ⓘ |
| primaryMethod |
armed attack
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assassination by gunfire ⓘ |
| publicReaction | significant public sympathy for the perpetrators ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Japanese militarism
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assassinations in Japan ⓘ prelude to World War II in Asia ⓘ |
| result |
assassination of Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi
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rise of militarist influence in Japanese politics ⓘ weakening of parliamentary democracy in Japan ⓘ |
| significance |
marked a major step toward militarist rule in Japan
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undermined constitutional government in Japan ⓘ |
| target | Inukai Tsuyoshi ⓘ |
| typeOfViolence |
coup d'état attempt
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political terrorism ⓘ |
| victim | Inukai Tsuyoshi ⓘ |
| year | 1932 ⓘ |
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Subject: May 15 Incident Description of subject: The May 15 Incident was a 1932 coup attempt in Japan in which young naval officers and right-wing extremists assassinated Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi, marking a major step toward militarist rule.
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