Battle of Yamen
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The Battle of Yamen was a decisive 1279 naval engagement in which Mongol-led Yuan forces destroyed the last major Song fleet, leading to the collapse of the Southern Song dynasty and the end of the Song imperial line in China.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Yamen canonical | 9 |
| Battle of Yashan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7998040 — 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: Battle of Yamen Context triple: [Southern Song, endEvent, Battle of Yamen]
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Battle of Nibeiwa
The Battle of Nibeiwa was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in Egypt, where British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful surprise attack against Italian camps, helping to initiate the collapse of Italian positions in North Africa.
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Battle of Feng-tao
The Battle of Feng-tao was a naval engagement in 1894 between Chinese and Japanese forces near Pungdo Island that helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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Battle of Shipu
The Battle of Shipu was a key 1885 naval engagement during the Sino-French War in which French forces decisively defeated elements of the Chinese Beiyang Fleet off the coast of Zhejiang.
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Battle of Guangchang
The Battle of Guangchang was a major 1934 clash between Chinese Communist forces and Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist army during the Fifth Encirclement Campaign, resulting in a costly Communist defeat that weakened the Jiangxi Soviet.
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Battle of Xiaoting
The Battle of Xiaoting was a pivotal early 3rd-century clash during the Three Kingdoms period in China, where Liu Bei’s Shu forces were decisively defeated by Eastern Wu, reshaping the balance of power among the rival states.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Yamen Target entity description: The Battle of Yamen was a decisive 1279 naval engagement in which Mongol-led Yuan forces destroyed the last major Song fleet, leading to the collapse of the Southern Song dynasty and the end of the Song imperial line in China.
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A.
Battle of Nibeiwa
The Battle of Nibeiwa was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in Egypt, where British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful surprise attack against Italian camps, helping to initiate the collapse of Italian positions in North Africa.
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B.
Battle of Feng-tao
The Battle of Feng-tao was a naval engagement in 1894 between Chinese and Japanese forces near Pungdo Island that helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
Battle of Shipu
The Battle of Shipu was a key 1885 naval engagement during the Sino-French War in which French forces decisively defeated elements of the Chinese Beiyang Fleet off the coast of Zhejiang.
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D.
Battle of Guangchang
The Battle of Guangchang was a major 1934 clash between Chinese Communist forces and Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist army during the Fifth Encirclement Campaign, resulting in a costly Communist defeat that weakened the Jiangxi Soviet.
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E.
Battle of Xiaoting
The Battle of Xiaoting was a pivotal early 3rd-century clash during the Three Kingdoms period in China, where Liu Bei’s Shu forces were decisively defeated by Eastern Wu, reshaping the balance of power among the rival states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Yashan
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linked to:
Battle of Yamen
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| associatedWith |
fall of the Song dynasty
ⓘ
unification of China under the Yuan dynasty ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Southern Song dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Song dynasty China
Yuan dynasty ⓘ |
| casusBelli |
Mongol campaign to conquer Southern Song
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linked to:
Mongol–Song War
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| chronologyPosition | final major battle between Yuan and Southern Song ⓘ |
| combatant |
Mongol-led Yuan forces
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linked to:
Mongol-Tatar troops
Song imperial fleet ⓘ |
| commander |
Lu Xiufu
ⓘ
Zhang Hongfan ⓘ Zhang Shijie ⓘ |
| conflict |
Mongol conquest of the Song dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Mongol–Song War
|
| country | China ⓘ |
| date | 1279-03-19 ⓘ |
| era | late 13th century ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | coastal waters off present-day Guangdong Province ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Yuan–Song transition
ⓘ
linked to:
Yuan dynasty
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| involvedDynasty |
Southern Song dynasty
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linked to:
Southern Song dynasty China
Yuan dynasty ⓘ |
| involvedRuler | Emperor Bing of Song ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| location |
Yamen, Guangdong
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linked to:
Taishan, Guangdong
near modern Xinhui District, Jiangmen, Guangdong, China ⓘ |
| militaryConsequence | elimination of organized Song naval resistance ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Lu Xiufu
ⓘ
Zhang Hongfan ⓘ Zhang Shijie ⓘ |
| outcome |
death of many Song loyalists
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destruction of the last major Song fleet ⓘ |
| partOf | Mongol–Song War ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence | establishment of Yuan dynasty rule over former Song territories ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Xiangyang ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Song historical chronicles
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Yuan Shi ⓘ |
| region | Pearl River Delta ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of the Southern Song dynasty
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decisive Yuan victory ⓘ end of the Song imperial line ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidated Mongol rule over all of China
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ended the Song imperial court in exile ⓘ marked the final defeat of the Southern Song dynasty ⓘ |
| theater |
South China Sea coast
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linked to:
South China Sea
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| typeOfWarfare | naval warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1279 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Yamen Description of subject: The Battle of Yamen was a decisive 1279 naval engagement in which Mongol-led Yuan forces destroyed the last major Song fleet, leading to the collapse of the Southern Song dynasty and the end of the Song imperial line in China.
Referenced by (10)
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