Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769)

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military conflict war

The Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769) was a series of military campaigns in which Qing China attempted unsuccessfully to subjugate Burma, helping to secure the regional power of the Konbaung Dynasty.

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Label	Occurrences
Qing campaigns in Burma	1
Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769) canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9125177 — 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: Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769)
Context triple: [Konbaung Dynasty, conflict, Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769)]

A. First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War was a major early 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Burma that led to significant territorial losses for Burma and marked the beginning of British colonial expansion into Southeast Asia.
B. Third Anglo-Burmese War
The Third Anglo-Burmese War was an 1885 conflict in which the British Empire defeated and annexed the Kingdom of Burma, leading to its incorporation into British India and the end of Burmese monarchy.
C. Burmese–Siamese wars
The Burmese–Siamese wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the Burmese and Siamese kingdoms that shaped the political and territorial landscape of mainland Southeast Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
D. Second Anglo-Burmese War
The Second Anglo-Burmese War was an 1852 conflict between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Burma that resulted in the annexation of Lower Burma into British India.
E. Anglo-Burmese Wars
The Anglo-Burmese Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts between the British Empire and the Burmese kingdom that ultimately led to the annexation of Burma into British India.
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: Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769)
Target entity description: The Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769) was a series of military campaigns in which Qing China attempted unsuccessfully to subjugate Burma, helping to secure the regional power of the Konbaung Dynasty.

A. First Anglo-Burmese War
The First Anglo-Burmese War was a major early 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Burma that led to significant territorial losses for Burma and marked the beginning of British colonial expansion into Southeast Asia.
B. Third Anglo-Burmese War
The Third Anglo-Burmese War was an 1885 conflict in which the British Empire defeated and annexed the Kingdom of Burma, leading to its incorporation into British India and the end of Burmese monarchy.
C. Burmese–Siamese wars
The Burmese–Siamese wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the Burmese and Siamese kingdoms that shaped the political and territorial landscape of mainland Southeast Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
D. Second Anglo-Burmese War
The Second Anglo-Burmese War was an 1852 conflict between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Burma that resulted in the annexation of Lower Burma into British India.
E. Anglo-Burmese Wars
The Anglo-Burmese Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts between the British Empire and the Burmese kingdom that ultimately led to the annexation of Burma into British India.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
aftermath	Burma remained independent of Qing control NERFINISHED ⓘ long-term peace between Qing China and Burma ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Qing invasions of Burma (1765–1769) NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Konbaung Dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	Qing attempt to assert suzerainty over Burma ⓘ Qing attempt to punish Burmese incursions into border states ⓘ
combatant	Konbaung royal army NERFINISHED ⓘ Qianlong Emperor's forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictBetween	Konbaung Dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	border war ⓘ imperial expansion war ⓘ
countryInvolved	Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ Qing China NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime	1769 ⓘ
hasPart	First Invasion of Burma (1765–1766) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourth Invasion of Burma (1769) NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Invasion of Burma (1766–1767) NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Invasion of Burma (1767–1768) NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEra	Konbaung Dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ Sichuan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCommander	Hsinbyushin NERFINISHED ⓘ Maha Thiha Thura NERFINISHED ⓘ Qianlong Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ
outcome	establishment of stable Sino-Burmese frontier ⓘ heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
partOf	18th-century wars in Asia ⓘ Qing–Burmese conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	East Asia ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ
result	Burmese victory ⓘ Qing failure to subjugate Burma ⓘ status quo ante bellum ⓘ
significance	halted Qing expansion into mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ secured regional power of the Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ
startTime	1765 ⓘ
theatreOfWar	Chinese–Burmese borderlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Shan States NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ

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Konbaung Dynasty → conflict → Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769) ⓘ

Ten Great Campaigns → includes → Sino-Burmese War (1765–1769) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Qing campaigns in Burma

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