First Northern Expedition

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Northern Expedition military campaign

The First Northern Expedition was an early Three Kingdoms-era military campaign launched by Shu Han to reclaim northern China from the rival state of Cao Wei.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
First Northern Expedition canonical	2
First Northern Campaign of Zhuge Liang	1
Second Northern Expedition	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8066605 — 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: First Northern Expedition
Context triple: [Zhuge Liang, commandedCampaign, First Northern Expedition]

A. Great Northern Expedition
The Great Northern Expedition was a massive 18th-century Russian exploration program, led in part by Vitus Bering, that charted much of the Arctic and North Pacific coasts and confirmed the separation of Asia and North America.
B. Northern Expedition capture of Wuhan
The Northern Expedition capture of Wuhan was a key 1927 Nationalist military victory that secured a major central Chinese city and significantly advanced the Kuomintang’s unification of China.
C. Central China Front
The Central China Front was a major Japanese military formation responsible for conducting operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including the Wuhan campaign.
D. Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition was a 1926–1928 military campaign led by Chiang Kai-shek to unify China under the Nationalist government by defeating regional warlords.
E. Northern Expedition
Northern Expedition is a large roll-on/roll-off passenger and vehicle ferry operated by BC Ferries on routes along the British Columbia coast.
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: First Northern Expedition
Target entity description: The First Northern Expedition was an early Three Kingdoms-era military campaign launched by Shu Han to reclaim northern China from the rival state of Cao Wei.

A. Great Northern Expedition
The Great Northern Expedition was a massive 18th-century Russian exploration program, led in part by Vitus Bering, that charted much of the Arctic and North Pacific coasts and confirmed the separation of Asia and North America.
B. Northern Expedition capture of Wuhan
The Northern Expedition capture of Wuhan was a key 1927 Nationalist military victory that secured a major central Chinese city and significantly advanced the Kuomintang’s unification of China.
C. Central China Front
The Central China Front was a major Japanese military formation responsible for conducting operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including the Wuhan campaign.
D. Northern Expedition
The Northern Expedition was a 1926–1928 military campaign led by Chiang Kai-shek to unify China under the Nationalist government by defeating regional warlords.
E. Northern Expedition
Northern Expedition is a large roll-on/roll-off passenger and vehicle ferry operated by BC Ferries on routes along the British Columbia coast.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Northern Expedition ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	First Northern Campaign of Zhuge Liang ⓘ linked to: First Northern Expedition
belligerent	Cao Wei ⓘ Shu Han ⓘ
causeOf	Zhuge Liang's self-demotion ⓘ execution of Ma Su ⓘ
commanderForShuHan	Zhuge Liang ⓘ
commanderForWei	Cao Zhen ⓘ Guo Huai ⓘ
commandStructure	Shu Han central command under Zhuge Liang ⓘ
conflict	Three Kingdoms period ⓘ
consequence	demonstration of Shu Han logistical limitations ⓘ strengthening of Wei defensive posture in the northwest ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Shu Han ⓘ
endYear	228 ⓘ
era	Three Kingdoms ⓘ
followedBy	Second Northern Expedition ⓘ
historicalPeriod	3rd century ⓘ
historicalSignificance	beginning of a series of Northern Expeditions by Shu Han ⓘ first major offensive by Shu Han against Cao Wei under Zhuge Liang ⓘ
launchedBy	Zhuge Liang ⓘ
location	Longyou ⓘ Qishan region ⓘ linked to: Qishan area northwestern China ⓘ
militaryTactics	attempted control of Jieting to secure supply lines ⓘ use of Qishan as forward base ⓘ
notableEvent	Battle of Jieting ⓘ Shu occupation of Qishan ⓘ Shu raids into Wei territory ⓘ
objective	reclaim northern China from Cao Wei ⓘ restore Han dynasty authority over the north ⓘ weaken Cao Wei ⓘ
opposingState	Cao Wei ⓘ
outcomeForShuHan	loss of key general Ma Su ⓘ strategic failure ⓘ
partOf	Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions ⓘ linked to: Northern Expeditions of Zhuge Liang
precededBy	Shu Han consolidation in Yi Province ⓘ
relatedWork	Records of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ Romance of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ
result	Cao Wei victory ⓘ
startYear	228 ⓘ
strategicDirection	northward ⓘ
theatre	Wei–Shu borderlands ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zhuge Liang → commandedCampaign → First Northern Expedition ⓘ

Zhuge Liang → commandedCampaign → Second Northern Expedition ⓘ

linked to: First Northern Expedition

Northern Expeditions of Zhuge Liang → campaign → First Northern Expedition ⓘ

First Northern Expedition → alsoKnownAs → First Northern Campaign of Zhuge Liang ⓘ