Yihetuan Movement
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The Yihetuan Movement, better known as the Boxer Rebellion, was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China at the turn of the 20th century that sought to expel foreign influence and was ultimately suppressed by an international military coalition.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yihetuan Movement canonical | 3 |
| Yihetuan (Boxers) | 2 |
| Yihetuan movement | 2 |
| Yihequan Movement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6286841 — 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: Yihetuan Movement Context triple: [Eight-Nation Alliance, opposed, Yihetuan Movement]
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Xinhai Revolution
The Xinhai Revolution was the 1911 uprising in China that overthrew the Qing dynasty and led to the establishment of the Republic of China.
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People’s Spring
People’s Spring is another name for the widespread series of liberal and nationalist uprisings that swept across Europe in 1848.
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Hundred Days' Reform
The Hundred Days' Reform was a short-lived, late-19th-century Chinese political and educational reform movement that sought to rapidly modernize the Qing Empire along Western lines before being abruptly suppressed by conservative forces at court.
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May Fourth Movement
The May Fourth Movement was a landmark 1919 Chinese intellectual and political movement led largely by students, which protested foreign imperialism and traditional culture while promoting nationalism, science, and democracy.
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May Fourth Incident
The May Fourth Incident refers to the 1919 student-led protests in Beijing that sparked the broader May Fourth Movement, a pivotal moment in modern Chinese political and cultural history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Yihetuan Movement Target entity description: The Yihetuan Movement, better known as the Boxer Rebellion, was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China at the turn of the 20th century that sought to expel foreign influence and was ultimately suppressed by an international military coalition.
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A.
Xinhai Revolution
The Xinhai Revolution was the 1911 uprising in China that overthrew the Qing dynasty and led to the establishment of the Republic of China.
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B.
People’s Spring
People’s Spring is another name for the widespread series of liberal and nationalist uprisings that swept across Europe in 1848.
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C.
Hundred Days' Reform
The Hundred Days' Reform was a short-lived, late-19th-century Chinese political and educational reform movement that sought to rapidly modernize the Qing Empire along Western lines before being abruptly suppressed by conservative forces at court.
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D.
May Fourth Movement
The May Fourth Movement was a landmark 1919 Chinese intellectual and political movement led largely by students, which protested foreign imperialism and traditional culture while promoting nationalism, science, and democracy.
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E.
May Fourth Incident
The May Fourth Incident refers to the 1919 student-led protests in Beijing that sparked the broader May Fourth Movement, a pivotal moment in modern Chinese political and cultural history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-Christian movement
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anti-foreign movement ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| alliedWith | conservative Manchu court faction ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Beijing (1900)
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linked to:
Battle of Peking
Battle of Tientsin (Tianjin) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Tientsin
siege of the Beijing legation quarter ⓘ |
| consequence |
growth of revolutionary movements against the Qing
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increased foreign military presence in China ⓘ large indemnity imposed on Qing China ⓘ rise of Chinese nationalism ⓘ strengthening of foreign control over Chinese customs and railways ⓘ weakening of the Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| country |
Qing China
ⓘ
linked to:
China
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| endTime | 1901 ⓘ |
| followedBy | late Qing New Policies reforms ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Boxer Rebellion
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Boxer Uprising ⓘ Yihequan Movement ⓘ
linked to:
Yihetuan Movement
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| hasCause |
anti-foreign sentiment in China
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economic hardship and natural disasters in North China ⓘ hostility to foreign spheres of influence in China ⓘ opposition to Christian missionary activity ⓘ resentment of unequal treaties ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Qing reforms and foreign encroachment ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-imperialism
ⓘ
xenophobia ⓘ |
| location |
North China
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Shandong Province ⓘ
linked to:
Shandong
Zhili Province ⓘ
linked to:
Zhili province
|
| opponent |
Chinese Christian converts
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foreign legations in Beijing ⓘ foreign missionaries ⓘ |
| participant |
Eight-Nation Alliance
ⓘ
Qing dynasty forces ⓘ
linked to:
Qing army
Yihetuan (Boxers) ⓘ
linked to:
Yihetuan Movement
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| precededBy | First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | folk martial-arts spirit possession rituals ⓘ |
| result |
Boxer Protocol
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defeat of the Yihetuan and Qing forces ⓘ occupation of Beijing by foreign troops ⓘ |
| startTime | 1899 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Empress Dowager Cixi ⓘ |
| targeted |
churches and mission stations
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foreign-owned property ⓘ railways and telegraph lines ⓘ |
| timePeriod | turn of the 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Yihetuan Movement Description of subject: The Yihetuan Movement, better known as the Boxer Rebellion, was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China at the turn of the 20th century that sought to expel foreign influence and was ultimately suppressed by an international military coalition.
Referenced by (8)
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