Lê–Mạc War
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The Lê–Mạc War was a prolonged 16th-century civil conflict in Vietnam between the restored Lê dynasty and the rival Mạc dynasty that reshaped the country’s political landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lê–Mạc War canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6542894 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lê–Mạc War Context triple: [Later Lê dynasty, majorEvent, Lê–Mạc War]
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A.
Zhongyuan War
The Zhongyuan War was a major 1930 Chinese civil conflict in which regional warlords challenged Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government for control of central China.
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B.
Battle of Cao Bằng
The Battle of Cao Bằng was a key 1979 clash between Chinese and Vietnamese forces in northern Vietnam that played a significant role in the course of the Sino-Vietnamese War.
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C.
Battle of Lạng Sơn
The Battle of Lạng Sơn was a key 1979 clash between Chinese and Vietnamese forces in northern Vietnam that played a decisive role in the course and outcome of the Sino-Vietnamese War.
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D.
Goguryeo–Sui Wars
The Goguryeo–Sui Wars were a series of large-scale military campaigns in the late 6th and early 7th centuries in which China’s Sui dynasty unsuccessfully attempted to conquer the Korean kingdom of Goguryeo, contributing to the Sui dynasty’s collapse.
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E.
Goguryeo–Tang Wars
The Goguryeo–Tang Wars were a series of 7th-century military campaigns between the Korean kingdom of Goguryeo and China’s Tang dynasty that reshaped the balance of power in Northeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lê–Mạc War Target entity description: The Lê–Mạc War was a prolonged 16th-century civil conflict in Vietnam between the restored Lê dynasty and the rival Mạc dynasty that reshaped the country’s political landscape.
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A.
Zhongyuan War
The Zhongyuan War was a major 1930 Chinese civil conflict in which regional warlords challenged Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government for control of central China.
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B.
Battle of Cao Bằng
The Battle of Cao Bằng was a key 1979 clash between Chinese and Vietnamese forces in northern Vietnam that played a significant role in the course of the Sino-Vietnamese War.
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C.
Battle of Lạng Sơn
The Battle of Lạng Sơn was a key 1979 clash between Chinese and Vietnamese forces in northern Vietnam that played a decisive role in the course and outcome of the Sino-Vietnamese War.
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D.
Goguryeo–Sui Wars
The Goguryeo–Sui Wars were a series of large-scale military campaigns in the late 6th and early 7th centuries in which China’s Sui dynasty unsuccessfully attempted to conquer the Korean kingdom of Goguryeo, contributing to the Sui dynasty’s collapse.
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E.
Goguryeo–Tang Wars
The Goguryeo–Tang Wars were a series of 7th-century military campaigns between the Korean kingdom of Goguryeo and China’s Tang dynasty that reshaped the balance of power in Northeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century conflict
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civil war ⓘ war in Vietnam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lê–Mạc civil war
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lê–Mạc conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Mạc dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nguyễn lords (as Lê allies) NERFINISHED ⓘ Restored Lê dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Trịnh lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Mạc Đăng Doanh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mạc Đăng Dung NERFINISHED ⓘ Nguyễn Kim NERFINISHED ⓘ Trịnh Kiểm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Lê dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mạc dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
Đại Việt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1592 ⓘ |
| era | Northern and Southern Dynasties period of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Trịnh–Nguyễn War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
succession crisis of the Later Lê dynasty
ⓘ
usurpation of the Lê throne by Mạc Đăng Dung ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Đại Việt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
emergence of Trịnh and Nguyễn as major feudal powers
ⓘ
long-term regional division between Đàng Ngoài and Đàng Trong ⓘ reshaping of Vietnam’s political landscape ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Classical Chinese
ⓘ
Vietnamese ⓘ |
| location |
Red River Delta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Vietnam ⓘ |
| precededBy | Later Lê dynasty internal conflicts ⓘ |
| relatedDynasty |
Later Lê dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mạc dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Nguyễn lords NERFINISHED ⓘ Trịnh lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
partition of political power between Lê emperors and Trịnh lords
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restoration of Later Lê control over most of Đại Việt ⓘ retreat of Mạc dynasty to Cao Bằng region ⓘ weakening of central royal authority in Vietnam ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Lê–Trịnh counteroffensives from Thanh Hóa
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Mạc Đăng Dung’s seizure of the throne in 1527 ⓘ capture of Đông Kinh (Thăng Long) from the Mạc ⓘ |
| startTime | 1527 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lê–Mạc War Description of subject: The Lê–Mạc War was a prolonged 16th-century civil conflict in Vietnam between the restored Lê dynasty and the rival Mạc dynasty that reshaped the country’s political landscape.
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