Central Army of the Kuomintang
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The Central Army of the Kuomintang was the core, most loyal force of Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist military, serving as his primary power base during the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T314377 — 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: Central Army of the Kuomintang Context triple: [National Revolutionary Army, hasPart, Central Army of the Kuomintang]
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New Fourth Army
The New Fourth Army was a major Chinese Communist guerrilla force that fought against Japanese occupation and Nationalist rivals during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War.
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Republic of China Armed Forces
The Republic of China Armed Forces is the military of Taiwan, historically central to the Chinese Civil War under Chiang Kai-shek and today responsible for the island’s defense against external threats, particularly from the People’s Republic of China.
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Chinese 87th Division
The Chinese 87th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army infantry unit of the Republic of China that played a prominent frontline role in major early battles against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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Chinese 88th Division
The Chinese 88th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army unit of the Republic of China, noted for its determined defense during early battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army
The National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army was a major Chinese Communist military force that fought under nominal Nationalist command against Japanese invaders during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Central Army of the Kuomintang Target entity description: The Central Army of the Kuomintang was the core, most loyal force of Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist military, serving as his primary power base during the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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A.
New Fourth Army
The New Fourth Army was a major Chinese Communist guerrilla force that fought against Japanese occupation and Nationalist rivals during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War.
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Republic of China Armed Forces
The Republic of China Armed Forces is the military of Taiwan, historically central to the Chinese Civil War under Chiang Kai-shek and today responsible for the island’s defense against external threats, particularly from the People’s Republic of China.
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C.
Chinese 87th Division
The Chinese 87th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army infantry unit of the Republic of China that played a prominent frontline role in major early battles against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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Chinese 88th Division
The Chinese 88th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army unit of the Republic of China, noted for its determined defense during early battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army
The National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army was a major Chinese Communist military force that fought under nominal Nationalist command against Japanese invaders during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army
ⓘ
military formation ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Kuomintang
ⓘ
Republic of China ⓘ
surface form:
Nationalist Government of China
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| alsoKnownAs | Central Army ⓘ |
| basedOn | German-style training and organization in the 1930s ⓘ |
| characteristic |
better equipped than provincial warlord troops
ⓘ
better trained than provincial warlord troops ⓘ directly controlled by Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ |
| commander | Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ |
| conflict |
Central Plains War
ⓘ
Chinese Civil War ⓘ Encirclement campaigns against Jiangxi Soviet ⓘ
surface form:
Encirclement Campaigns against the Chinese Red Army
Northern Expedition ⓘ Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
War of Resistance against Japan
|
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| equipmentSource |
German military assistance (1930s)
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United States military aid (Second Sino-Japanese War and after) ⓘ |
| garrison |
Chiang Kai-shek’s power base areas in eastern and central China
ⓘ
Nanjing ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
formed the backbone of Nationalist resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War
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served as Chiang Kai-shek’s main instrument in the Chinese Civil War ⓘ |
| ideology |
Chinese nationalism
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Chinese ⓘ |
| loyalty | Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Chen Cheng
ⓘ
He Yingqin ⓘ Hu Zongnan ⓘ Tang Enbo ⓘ Xue Yue ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Chinese Communist Party
ⓘ
Chinese Red Army ⓘ |
| organizedAs | elite divisions of the National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chiang Kai-shek’s personal military clique
ⓘ
National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
People's Liberation Army ⓘ
surface form:
People’s Liberation Army
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| role |
core force of Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist military
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primary power base of Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Military Affairs Commission of the National Government of China
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surface form:
Military Affairs Commission of the National Government
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| timePeriod |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
consolidation of Chiang Kai-shek’s personal authority
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frontline combat against Japanese forces ⓘ suppression of rival warlords ⓘ |
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Subject: Central Army of the Kuomintang Description of subject: The Central Army of the Kuomintang was the core, most loyal force of Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist military, serving as his primary power base during the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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