Zhili–Fengtian War
E628104
The Zhili–Fengtian War was a series of major civil wars in early 1920s Republican China between rival warlord cliques vying for control of Beijing and national authority.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zhili–Fengtian War canonical | 1 |
| Zhili–Fengtian Wars | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6913278 — 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: Zhili–Fengtian War Context triple: [Zhang Zuolin, conflict, Zhili–Fengtian War]
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Second Zhili–Fengtian War
The Second Zhili–Fengtian War was a major 1924 Chinese civil conflict between rival Beiyang warlord cliques that reshaped control of the Beijing government during the Warlord Era.
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First Zhili–Fengtian War
The First Zhili–Fengtian War was a 1922 Chinese civil war-era conflict between rival cliques of the Beiyang Army that helped reshape control of the Beijing government during the Warlord Era.
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Zhili–Anhui War
The Zhili–Anhui War was a brief 1920 civil conflict in early Republican China in which rival cliques of the Beiyang Army fought for control of the Beijing government, leading to the downfall of the Anhui clique and the rise of the Zhili clique.
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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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Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
The Battle of Beiping–Tianjin was an early major campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, in which Japanese forces captured the key northern Chinese cities of Beiping (Beijing) and Tianjin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Zhili–Fengtian War Target entity description: The Zhili–Fengtian War was a series of major civil wars in early 1920s Republican China between rival warlord cliques vying for control of Beijing and national authority.
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A.
Second Zhili–Fengtian War
The Second Zhili–Fengtian War was a major 1924 Chinese civil conflict between rival Beiyang warlord cliques that reshaped control of the Beijing government during the Warlord Era.
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B.
First Zhili–Fengtian War
The First Zhili–Fengtian War was a 1922 Chinese civil war-era conflict between rival cliques of the Beiyang Army that helped reshape control of the Beijing government during the Warlord Era.
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C.
Zhili–Anhui War
The Zhili–Anhui War was a brief 1920 civil conflict in early Republican China in which rival cliques of the Beiyang Army fought for control of the Beijing government, leading to the downfall of the Anhui clique and the rise of the Zhili clique.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
The Battle of Beiping–Tianjin was an early major campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, in which Japanese forces captured the key northern Chinese cities of Beiping (Beijing) and Tianjin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil war
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military conflict ⓘ warlord conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Zhili-Fengtian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Anhui clique
NERFINISHED
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Fengtian clique NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Empire (indirectly supporting Fengtian clique) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanxi clique NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhili clique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
rivalry between warlord cliques
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struggle for control of central government ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Cao Kun
NERFINISHED
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Feng Yuxiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Wu Peifu NERFINISHED ⓘ Yan Xishan NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Xueliang NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhang Zuolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | series of wars ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Republic of China (Beiyang government) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1924 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Anti-Fengtian War
NERFINISHED
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Northern Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
First Zhili–Fengtian War
NERFINISHED
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Second Zhili–Fengtian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Republican era in China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
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Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheater |
Manchuria
NERFINISHED
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North China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
control of Beijing
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control of Beiyang government ⓘ national authority over Republican China ⓘ |
| originalName | 直奉战争 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinese Warlord Wars
NERFINISHED
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Warlord Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Zhili–Anhui War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Beijing
NERFINISHED
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Beiyang government NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchurian warlords ⓘ |
| result |
Fengtian clique victory in Second Zhili–Fengtian War
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fall of Zhili clique as dominant power in North China ⓘ increased influence of Fengtian clique in Beijing government ⓘ political instability in Republican China ⓘ temporary dominance of Zhili clique after First Zhili–Fengtian War ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to conditions enabling Kuomintang Northern Expedition
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reshaped balance of power among northern Chinese warlords ⓘ |
| startTime | 1922 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early 1920s ⓘ |
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Subject: Zhili–Fengtian War Description of subject: The Zhili–Fengtian War was a series of major civil wars in early 1920s Republican China between rival warlord cliques vying for control of Beijing and national authority.
Referenced by (2)
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