Mukden Incident
E79325
The Mukden Incident was a staged 1931 explosion on a Japanese-controlled railway in Manchuria used by Japan as a pretext to invade and occupy the region.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mukden Incident canonical | 29 |
| Manchurian Incident | 4 |
| Mukden Incident of 1931 | 1 |
| Mukden Incident of September 18, 1931 | 1 |
| 満州事変 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T625092 — 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.
Target entity: Mukden Incident Context triple: [Japanese occupation of Manchuria, hasPart, Mukden Incident]
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A.
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident was a 1937 armed clash between Japanese and Chinese troops near Beijing that escalated into full-scale war between Japan and China.
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B.
Nomonhan Incident
The Nomonhan Incident was a 1939 border war between Japan and the Soviet Union (with Mongolia) near the Khalkhin Gol river that ended in a decisive Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.
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C.
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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D.
Xi’an Incident
The Xi’an Incident was a 1936 political crisis in which Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek was detained by his own generals, forcing him to agree to a united front with the Chinese Communists against Japanese aggression.
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E.
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China at the turn of the 20th century that culminated in foreign military intervention and highlighted the tensions of imperialism in East Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mukden Incident Target entity description: The Mukden Incident was a staged 1931 explosion on a Japanese-controlled railway in Manchuria used by Japan as a pretext to invade and occupy the region.
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A.
Marco Polo Bridge Incident
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident was a 1937 armed clash between Japanese and Chinese troops near Beijing that escalated into full-scale war between Japan and China.
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B.
Nomonhan Incident
The Nomonhan Incident was a 1939 border war between Japan and the Soviet Union (with Mongolia) near the Khalkhin Gol river that ended in a decisive Soviet victory and helped deter further Japanese expansion into Siberia.
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C.
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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D.
Xi’an Incident
The Xi’an Incident was a 1936 political crisis in which Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek was detained by his own generals, forcing him to agree to a united front with the Chinese Communists against Japanese aggression.
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E.
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China at the turn of the 20th century that culminated in foreign military intervention and highlighted the tensions of imperialism in East Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
false flag operation
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ military provocation ⓘ pretext for war ⓘ |
| actualCause | Japanese-planted explosives ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mukden Incident
ⓘ
surface form:
Manchurian Incident
September 18 Incident ⓘ |
| belligerent |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ |
| blamedOn | Chinese troops ⓘ |
| cityNowKnownAs | Shenyang ⓘ |
| consequence |
Japan’s withdrawal from the League of Nations
ⓘ
Lytton Commission report ⓘ
surface form:
Lytton Commission investigation
condemnation by the League of Nations ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Republic of China ⓘ |
| date | 1931-09-18 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| location |
Liaoning
ⓘ
surface form:
Liaoning Province
Manchuria ⓘ South Manchuria Railway Company ⓘ
surface form:
South Manchuria Railway
near Mukden ⓘ |
| method | staged railway explosion ⓘ |
| nature |
fabricated attack
ⓘ
staged incident ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese expansion in East Asia
ⓘ
interwar period conflicts in Asia ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Japanese officers in the Kwantung Army ⓘ |
| perpetratorUnit |
Japanese Kwantung Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Kwantung Army
|
| plannedBy |
Japanese Kwantung Army
ⓘ
surface form:
officers of the Kwantung Army
|
| railwayControlledBy | Japan ⓘ |
| railwayName |
South Manchuria Railway Company
ⓘ
surface form:
South Manchuria Railway
|
| region |
Manchuria
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast China
|
| relatedConflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
|
| relatedOrganization | League of Nations ⓘ |
| result |
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
escalation of Japanese–Chinese conflict ⓘ establishment of Manchukuo ⓘ occupation of Manchuria by Japan ⓘ |
| significance |
early stage in the road to World War II in Asia
ⓘ
key step toward the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| target | South Manchuria Railway track ⓘ |
| targetOwner | Japan ⓘ |
| triggerFor |
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
ⓘ
creation of puppet state Manchukuo ⓘ |
| usedAs |
justification for full-scale occupation of Manchuria
ⓘ
pretext for Japanese military intervention in Manchuria ⓘ |
| year | 1931 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Mukden Incident Description of subject: The Mukden Incident was a staged 1931 explosion on a Japanese-controlled railway in Manchuria used by Japan as a pretext to invade and occupy the region.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.