Gaoping Tombs coup
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The Gaoping Tombs coup was a pivotal 249 CE power seizure in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, in which the general and regent Sima Yi eliminated his political rival Cao Shuang and paved the way for the rise of the Jin dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
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| Gaoping Tombs coup canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Gaoping Tombs coup Context triple: [Sima Yi, notableEvent, Gaoping Tombs coup]
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Jingnan Rebellion
The Jingnan Rebellion was a civil war in early Ming China in which Zhu Di seized the throne and became the Yongle Emperor, reshaping the dynasty’s political and military landscape.
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Eight Trigrams Uprising
The Eight Trigrams Uprising was a millenarian, anti-Qing peasant rebellion in 1813 led by members of a secret religious society inspired by the Eight Trigrams cosmological system.
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Xinyou Coup
The Xinyou Coup was an 1861 palace coup in Qing dynasty China in which Empress Dowager Cixi and her allies seized control of the imperial government following the death of the Xianfeng Emperor.
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Wushe Incident
The Wushe Incident was a 1930 armed uprising by the Seediq indigenous people against Japanese colonial authorities in central Taiwan, marking one of the most significant anti-colonial rebellions during Japanese rule.
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Jingkang incident
The Jingkang incident was a pivotal 1127 crisis in Chinese history when Jurchen forces captured the Northern Song capital of Kaifeng and abducted the emperor and his court, leading to the fall of the Northern Song and the establishment of the Southern Song dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gaoping Tombs coup Target entity description: The Gaoping Tombs coup was a pivotal 249 CE power seizure in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, in which the general and regent Sima Yi eliminated his political rival Cao Shuang and paved the way for the rise of the Jin dynasty.
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A.
Jingnan Rebellion
The Jingnan Rebellion was a civil war in early Ming China in which Zhu Di seized the throne and became the Yongle Emperor, reshaping the dynasty’s political and military landscape.
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B.
Eight Trigrams Uprising
The Eight Trigrams Uprising was a millenarian, anti-Qing peasant rebellion in 1813 led by members of a secret religious society inspired by the Eight Trigrams cosmological system.
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C.
Xinyou Coup
The Xinyou Coup was an 1861 palace coup in Qing dynasty China in which Empress Dowager Cixi and her allies seized control of the imperial government following the death of the Xianfeng Emperor.
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D.
Wushe Incident
The Wushe Incident was a 1930 armed uprising by the Seediq indigenous people against Japanese colonial authorities in central Taiwan, marking one of the most significant anti-colonial rebellions during Japanese rule.
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E.
Jingkang incident
The Jingkang incident was a pivotal 1127 crisis in Chinese history when Jurchen forces captured the Northern Song capital of Kaifeng and abducted the emperor and his court, leading to the fall of the Northern Song and the establishment of the Southern Song dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup d'état
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political purge ⓘ power seizure ⓘ |
| chronologyWithin | Three Kingdoms period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | internal political conflict ⓘ |
| country | Cao Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 249 ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Records of the Three Kingdoms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zizhi Tongjian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
consolidation of Sima clan power in Cao Wei
ⓘ
eventual usurpation of the Wei throne by the Jin dynasty ⓘ rise of the Sima family regency ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gaopingling coup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Incident at Gaoping Tombs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
power struggle between Sima Yi and Cao Shuang
ⓘ
regency conflict during the minority of Cao Fang ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
marked the beginning of Sima clan dominance in northern China
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paved the way for the establishment of the Jin dynasty ⓘ |
| hasMainAntagonist | Cao Shuang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainProtagonist | Sima Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
removal of Cao Shuang's control over the Wei government
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securing regency power for Sima Yi ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Cao Shuang
NERFINISHED
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Ding Mi NERFINISHED ⓘ Emperor Cao Fang NERFINISHED ⓘ He Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ Huan Fan NERFINISHED ⓘ Li Sheng NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Shi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Zhao NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiahou Xuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Gaoping Tombs
NERFINISHED
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Luoyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Cao Shuang faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Cao Wei
ⓘ
political history of the Three Kingdoms period ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 249 ⓘ |
| precededBy | appointment of Sima Yi and Cao Shuang as co-regents of Cao Fang ⓘ |
| result |
Sima Yi becomes sole regent of Cao Wei
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centralization of power under Sima Yi ⓘ elimination of Cao Shuang's faction ⓘ weakening of imperial authority of Cao Fang ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
arrest of Cao Shuang at Gaoping Tombs
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execution of Cao Shuang and his clan ⓘ forced surrender of Cao Shuang ⓘ seizure of military control of Luoyang by Sima Yi ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Sima Yi faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalContext | reign of Emperor Cao Fang ⓘ |
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Subject: Gaoping Tombs coup Description of subject: The Gaoping Tombs coup was a pivotal 249 CE power seizure in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, in which the general and regent Sima Yi eliminated his political rival Cao Shuang and paved the way for the rise of the Jin dynasty.
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