Qin campaign against Chu
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The Qin campaign against Chu was a decisive late Warring States military offensive in which the Qin state crushed the powerful Chu kingdom, paving the way for the unification of China under Qin rule.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chu–Qin rivalry | 1 |
| Qin campaign against Chu canonical | 1 |
| Qin conquest of Chu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7922791 — 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: Qin campaign against Chu Context triple: [Wang Jian, campaign, Qin campaign against Chu]
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Battle of Changping
The Battle of Changping was a decisive 3rd-century BCE clash between the Qin and Zhao states that annihilated Zhao’s forces and paved the way for Qin’s eventual unification of China.
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Chu–Han Contention
The Chu–Han Contention was a civil war (206–202 BCE) between the Chu and Han states that led to the founding of China’s Han dynasty.
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Jingnan campaign
The Jingnan campaign was a civil war in early Ming China in which the Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, rebelled against his nephew the Jianwen Emperor and ultimately seized the throne as the Yongle Emperor.
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Menglianggu Campaign
The Menglianggu Campaign was a major 1947 Chinese Civil War battle in Shandong in which Communist forces decisively defeated and annihilated a key Nationalist elite division.
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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.
- 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: Qin campaign against Chu Target entity description: The Qin campaign against Chu was a decisive late Warring States military offensive in which the Qin state crushed the powerful Chu kingdom, paving the way for the unification of China under Qin rule.
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A.
Battle of Changping
The Battle of Changping was a decisive 3rd-century BCE clash between the Qin and Zhao states that annihilated Zhao’s forces and paved the way for Qin’s eventual unification of China.
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B.
Chu–Han Contention
The Chu–Han Contention was a civil war (206–202 BCE) between the Chu and Han states that led to the founding of China’s Han dynasty.
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C.
Jingnan campaign
The Jingnan campaign was a civil war in early Ming China in which the Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, rebelled against his nephew the Jianwen Emperor and ultimately seized the throne as the Yongle Emperor.
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D.
Menglianggu Campaign
The Menglianggu Campaign was a major 1947 Chinese Civil War battle in Shandong in which Communist forces decisively defeated and annihilated a key Nationalist elite division.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Warring States period event
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military campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Chu state
NERFINISHED
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Qin state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
Qin ambition to unify the Warring States
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strategic need to neutralize Chu’s military power ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 秦灭楚之战 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Chu deployed several hundred thousand troops
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Qin deployed several hundred thousand troops ⓘ |
| conflict | Qin–Chu War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| describedIn | Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 223 BC ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Qin campaign against Qi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qin campaign against Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Meng Wu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wang Jian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Warring States period ⓘ |
| ledBy | Qin king Ying Zheng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Chu territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern China ⓘ |
| longTermEffect |
consolidation of Qin dominance over central and southern China
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facilitated establishment of the Qin dynasty ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle in the region of Shouchun ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Lord Changping
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xiang Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
capture of the Chu capital
ⓘ
execution of Lord Changping ⓘ suicide of Chu general Xiang Yan ⓘ |
| partOf | Qin wars of unification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Qin campaign against Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Qin’s policy of expansion and centralization
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unification of China in 221 BC ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Qin victory
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destruction of Chu as an independent state ⓘ |
| significance |
eliminated the largest territorial rival to Qin
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paved the way for Qin unification of China ⓘ |
| startTime | 224 BC ⓘ |
| strategy | massive concentrated offensive by Qin ⓘ |
| territorialChange | annexation of Chu lands by Qin ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Qin campaign against Chu Description of subject: The Qin campaign against Chu was a decisive late Warring States military offensive in which the Qin state crushed the powerful Chu kingdom, paving the way for the unification of China under Qin rule.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Qin conquest of Chu
this entity surface form:
Chu–Qin rivalry