Battle of Lake Khasan
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The Battle of Lake Khasan was a 1938 border clash between the Soviet Union and Imperial Japan near the Manchurian–Korean–Soviet frontier that tested Japanese expansionist strategy and Soviet Far Eastern defenses on the eve of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Lake Khasan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8465361 — 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: Battle of Lake Khasan Context triple: [Hokushin-ron, associatedWithEvent, Battle of Lake Khasan]
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A.
Battle of Ikh Bayan
The Battle of Ikh Bayan was a significant military engagement between Han China and the Xiongnu that marked a major turning point in Han efforts to assert control over the northern steppe frontier.
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B.
Battle of Gangut
The Battle of Gangut was a 1714 naval engagement of the Great Northern War in which Russia won its first major victory at sea over Sweden, marking the rise of the Imperial Russian Navy as a significant maritime power.
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C.
Battle of Ertsukhi
The Battle of Ertsukhi was a key medieval clash between the Kingdom of Georgia and the Seljuk Turks that contributed to Georgia’s eventual military resurgence in the Caucasus.
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D.
Battle of Kekionga
The Battle of Kekionga was a 1790 clash between U.S. forces and a Native American confederacy near present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana, in which Native warriors decisively repelled an early American military expedition into the Northwest Territory.
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E.
Battle of Khalkhin Gol
The Battle of Khalkhin Gol was a decisive 1939 border conflict between the Soviet–Mongolian forces and Imperial Japan that ended in a major Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.
- 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: Battle of Lake Khasan Target entity description: The Battle of Lake Khasan was a 1938 border clash between the Soviet Union and Imperial Japan near the Manchurian–Korean–Soviet frontier that tested Japanese expansionist strategy and Soviet Far Eastern defenses on the eve of World War II.
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A.
Battle of Ikh Bayan
The Battle of Ikh Bayan was a significant military engagement between Han China and the Xiongnu that marked a major turning point in Han efforts to assert control over the northern steppe frontier.
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B.
Battle of Gangut
The Battle of Gangut was a 1714 naval engagement of the Great Northern War in which Russia won its first major victory at sea over Sweden, marking the rise of the Imperial Russian Navy as a significant maritime power.
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C.
Battle of Ertsukhi
The Battle of Ertsukhi was a key medieval clash between the Kingdom of Georgia and the Seljuk Turks that contributed to Georgia’s eventual military resurgence in the Caucasus.
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D.
Battle of Kekionga
The Battle of Kekionga was a 1790 clash between U.S. forces and a Native American confederacy near present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana, in which Native warriors decisively repelled an early American military expedition into the Northwest Territory.
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E.
Battle of Khalkhin Gol
The Battle of Khalkhin Gol was a decisive 1939 border conflict between the Soviet–Mongolian forces and Imperial Japan that ended in a major Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
border conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Changkufeng Incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedForcesInvolved |
Imperial Japanese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Manchukuo NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| cause |
Japanese challenge to Soviet border demarcation
ⓘ
Japanese expansionist strategy in East Asia ⓘ border dispute between Soviet Union and Japan ⓘ |
| commander |
Genrikh Lyushkov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grigory Shtern NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamezō Suetaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitsuju Ayabe NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasily Blücher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Soviet–Japanese border conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1938-08-11 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1938-07-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Soviet purges of some Far Eastern commanders ⓘ |
| involved |
air support
ⓘ
armored vehicles ⓘ artillery ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Primorsky Krai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ near Lake Khasan ⓘ near Manchurian–Korean–Soviet frontier ⓘ |
| near |
Korea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchukuo border ⓘ Tumen River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Soviet–Japanese border wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interwar period conflicts ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Soviet–Japanese rivalry in East Asia
ⓘ
pre–World War II tensions ⓘ |
| precedes |
Battles of Khalkhin Gol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II in the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Soviet victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to Japanese reassessment of northern expansion strategy
ⓘ
demonstrated Soviet willingness to use force to defend Far Eastern borders ⓘ highlighted lack of coordination within Japanese command ⓘ |
| territorialOutcome | status quo ante bellum largely maintained ⓘ |
| tested |
Japanese Kwantung Army strategy
ⓘ
Soviet Far Eastern defenses ⓘ |
| year | 1938 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Battle of Lake Khasan Description of subject: The Battle of Lake Khasan was a 1938 border clash between the Soviet Union and Imperial Japan near the Manchurian–Korean–Soviet frontier that tested Japanese expansionist strategy and Soviet Far Eastern defenses on the eve of World War II.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hokushin-ron