Shu Han–Cao Wei conflicts

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military conflict series of military campaigns war

The Shu Han–Cao Wei conflicts were a series of protracted military campaigns during the Three Kingdoms period of China, marked by repeated northern expeditions and border clashes between the Shu Han state and the rival Cao Wei regime.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Conquest of Shu by Wei	3
Battles of the Three Kingdoms	2
Cao Wei–Shu Han conflicts	1
Conquest of Shu by Cao Wei	1
Shu Han military operations	1
Shu Han–Cao Wei conflicts canonical	1
Three Kingdoms civil wars	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8599373 — 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.

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Target entity: Shu Han–Cao Wei conflicts
Context triple: [Jiang Wei, participatedIn, Shu Han–Cao Wei conflicts]

A. Chu–Han Contention
The Chu–Han Contention was a civil war (206–202 BCE) between the Chu and Han states that led to the founding of China’s Han dynasty.
B. Zhongyuan War
The Zhongyuan War was a major 1930 Chinese civil conflict in which regional warlords challenged Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government for control of central China.
C. Jin–Xia conflicts
The Jin–Xia conflicts were a series of medieval wars between the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty and the Tangut-ruled Western Xia in northern China, marked by shifting alliances, territorial struggles, and significant regional upheaval.
D. Song–Xia wars
The Song–Xia wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between China’s Song dynasty and the Tangut-ruled Western Xia state over territorial control and regional dominance in northwestern China during the 11th–12th centuries.
E. Battle of Guandu
The Battle of Guandu was a decisive military confrontation in 200 CE between the northern warlords Cao Cao and Yuan Shao that paved the way for Cao Cao’s dominance in the late Eastern Han dynasty.
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: Shu Han–Cao Wei conflicts
Target entity description: The Shu Han–Cao Wei conflicts were a series of protracted military campaigns during the Three Kingdoms period of China, marked by repeated northern expeditions and border clashes between the Shu Han state and the rival Cao Wei regime.

A. Chu–Han Contention
The Chu–Han Contention was a civil war (206–202 BCE) between the Chu and Han states that led to the founding of China’s Han dynasty.
B. Zhongyuan War
The Zhongyuan War was a major 1930 Chinese civil conflict in which regional warlords challenged Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government for control of central China.
C. Jin–Xia conflicts
The Jin–Xia conflicts were a series of medieval wars between the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty and the Tangut-ruled Western Xia in northern China, marked by shifting alliances, territorial struggles, and significant regional upheaval.
D. Song–Xia wars
The Song–Xia wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between China’s Song dynasty and the Tangut-ruled Western Xia state over territorial control and regional dominance in northwestern China during the 11th–12th centuries.
E. Battle of Guandu
The Battle of Guandu was a decisive military confrontation in 200 CE between the northern warlords Cao Cao and Yuan Shao that paved the way for Cao Cao’s dominance in the late Eastern Han dynasty.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ series of military campaigns ⓘ war ⓘ
conflictBetween	Cao Wei ⓘ Shu Han ⓘ
endTime	263 ⓘ
hasBelligerent	Cao Wei regime ⓘ linked to: Cao Wei state Shu Han state ⓘ linked to: Shu Han
hasCause	Shu Han ambition to restore Han authority over the north ⓘ territorial rivalry between Shu Han and Cao Wei ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	border clashes ⓘ protracted campaigns ⓘ repeated northern expeditions ⓘ
hasMainTheater	northern frontier between Shu Han and Cao Wei ⓘ
hasNotableBattle	Battle of Didao ⓘ Battle of Duangu ⓘ Battle of Jieting ⓘ Battle of Mianzhu ⓘ Battle of Mount Qi ⓘ Battle of Qishan ⓘ Battle of Tao River ⓘ Battle of Tazhong ⓘ Battle of Wuzhang Plains ⓘ
hasNotableCampaign	Jiang Wei's Northern Expeditions ⓘ linked to: Northern Expeditions of Zhuge Liang Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions ⓘ linked to: Northern Expeditions of Zhuge Liang
hasNotableCommander	Cao Zhen ⓘ Deng Ai ⓘ Jiang Wei ⓘ Sima Yi ⓘ Zhong Hui ⓘ Zhuge Liang ⓘ
hasNotableEvent	Wei invasion of Shu in 263 ⓘ linked to: Wei invasion of Shu (263)
hasOutcome	Cao Wei victory ⓘ conquest of Shu Han by Cao Wei ⓘ
hasStrategicObjective	Cao Wei defense of its western and southwestern borders ⓘ Shu Han attempt to seize Chang'an ⓘ Shu Han attempt to weaken Wei in Guanzhong region ⓘ
historicalPeriod	3rd century ⓘ
involvesRegion	Guanzhong ⓘ linked to: Guanzhong region Hanzhong ⓘ Longxi ⓘ Qishan region ⓘ linked to: Qishan area Sichuan Basin ⓘ
languageOfSources	Classical Chinese ⓘ
locatedIn	China ⓘ
partOf	Three Kingdoms period ⓘ
resultedIn	fall of Shu Han ⓘ
startTime	early 220s ⓘ

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