Battle of Taiyuan
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The Battle of Taiyuan was a major early campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, in which Japanese forces captured the strategic city of Taiyuan in Shanxi Province after heavy fighting against Chinese Nationalist and warlord troops.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Taiyuan canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Taiyuan (early phase) | 1 |
| Taiyuan Campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T589149 — 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 Taiyuan Context triple: [Battle of Beiping–Tianjin, followedBy, Battle of Taiyuan]
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A.
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
The Battle of Beiping–Tianjin was an early major campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, in which Japanese forces captured the key northern Chinese cities of Beiping (Beijing) and Tianjin.
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B.
Battle of Changde
The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.
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C.
Battle of Taierzhuang
The Battle of Taierzhuang was a major 1938 Chinese victory over Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for boosting Chinese morale and demonstrating effective resistance against Japan’s previously overwhelming advances.
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D.
Battle of Xuzhou
The Battle of Xuzhou was a major 1938 campaign in the Second Sino-Japanese War in which Japanese forces encircled and captured the strategic rail hub of Xuzhou after heavy fighting against Chinese Nationalist troops.
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E.
Battle of Changsha
The Battle of Changsha was a series of major World War II engagements in central China where Chinese forces repeatedly repelled Japanese offensives, becoming a symbol of Chinese resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- 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 Taiyuan Target entity description: The Battle of Taiyuan was a major early campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, in which Japanese forces captured the strategic city of Taiyuan in Shanxi Province after heavy fighting against Chinese Nationalist and warlord troops.
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A.
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
The Battle of Beiping–Tianjin was an early major campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, in which Japanese forces captured the key northern Chinese cities of Beiping (Beijing) and Tianjin.
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B.
Battle of Changde
The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.
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C.
Battle of Taierzhuang
The Battle of Taierzhuang was a major 1938 Chinese victory over Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for boosting Chinese morale and demonstrating effective resistance against Japan’s previously overwhelming advances.
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D.
Battle of Xuzhou
The Battle of Xuzhou was a major 1938 campaign in the Second Sino-Japanese War in which Japanese forces encircled and captured the strategic rail hub of Xuzhou after heavy fighting against Chinese Nationalist troops.
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E.
Battle of Changsha
The Battle of Changsha was a series of major World War II engagements in central China where Chinese forces repeatedly repelled Japanese offensives, becoming a symbol of Chinese resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Taiyuan Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Taiyuan
|
| characterizedBy | heavy fighting ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinWar | early campaign of Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
National Revolutionary Army ⓘ Shanxi warlord forces ⓘ
linked to:
Shanxi provincial army
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| conflict |
Second Sino-Japanese War
ⓘ
linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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| countryInvolved |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
Republic of China ⓘ |
| endTime | 1937 ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Japanese advances in North China ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Japanese casualties
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high Chinese casualties ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
loss of a major industrial city for China
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strengthening of Japanese strategic position in North China ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
Japanese consolidation of control in Shanxi
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weakening of Chinese defensive line in North China ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Chinese
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Chinese Nationalist government forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Army of the Kuomintang
Japanese Kwantung Army elements ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese Kwantung Army
|
| hasResult | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
Chinese resistance to Japanese invasion
ⓘ
warlord-era military forces in China ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| involves |
Chinese National Revolutionary Army divisions
ⓘ
Japanese infantry units ⓘ air support by Japanese forces ⓘ artillery bombardment ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
ⓘ
linked to:
Taiyuan
|
| location |
North China
ⓘ
Shanxi Province ⓘ Taiyuan ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
North China theater
ⓘ
linked to:
North China
|
| opponent |
Chinese Nationalist forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Army of the Kuomintang
Chinese warlord troops ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Taiyuan by Japanese forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese North China campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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| precededBy | Battle of Pingxingguan ⓘ |
| startTime | 1937 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of North China coal resources
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control of Shanxi Province ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | land battle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Taiyuan Description of subject: The Battle of Taiyuan was a major early campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, in which Japanese forces captured the strategic city of Taiyuan in Shanxi Province after heavy fighting against Chinese Nationalist and warlord troops.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battle of Taiyuan
linked to: Battle of Taiyuan