Ma clique
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The Ma clique was a powerful group of Hui Muslim warlords who controlled large parts of northwestern China during the fractious Warlord Era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ma clique canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9675188 — 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: Ma clique Context triple: [Republican era of China, containsWarlordClique, Ma clique]
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Clique
"Clique" is a hip-hop single by Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Big Sean known for its boastful lyrics and heavy production, released under the GOOD Music label.
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B.
Clique
Clique is a British psychological thriller television series that follows two university students drawn into an elite and increasingly sinister social circle.
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C.
Der Club
Der Club is the traditional nickname of 1. FC Nürnberg, one of Germany’s historic football clubs known for its early dominance in the national game.
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The Club
The Club is an exclusive members-only venue located within Kensington Roof Gardens in London, known for its stylish nightlife and private events.
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E.
The Club
The Club was an 18th-century London dining society of prominent intellectuals and artists, co-founded by Samuel Johnson and Joshua Reynolds, that became a leading forum for literary and political conversation.
- 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: Ma clique Target entity description: The Ma clique was a powerful group of Hui Muslim warlords who controlled large parts of northwestern China during the fractious Warlord Era.
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A.
Clique
"Clique" is a hip-hop single by Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Big Sean known for its boastful lyrics and heavy production, released under the GOOD Music label.
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B.
Clique
Clique is a British psychological thriller television series that follows two university students drawn into an elite and increasingly sinister social circle.
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C.
Der Club
Der Club is the traditional nickname of 1. FC Nürnberg, one of Germany’s historic football clubs known for its early dominance in the national game.
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D.
The Club
The Club is an exclusive members-only venue located within Kensington Roof Gardens in London, known for its stylish nightlife and private events.
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E.
The Club
The Club was an 18th-century London dining society of prominent intellectuals and artists, co-founded by Samuel Johnson and Joshua Reynolds, that became a leading forum for literary and political conversation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political-military faction
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warlord clique ⓘ |
| allyOf | Nationalist Government of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Lanzhou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xining NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Chinese Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kumul Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
Xinjiang War (1937) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlled |
Gansu province
NERFINISHED
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Ningxia province NERFINISHED ⓘ Qinghai province NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Xinjiang ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| endTime | 1940s ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Hui Muslim ⓘ |
| governmentType | military dictatorship ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major Hui Muslim power in Republican-era China ⓘ |
| ideology |
Chinese nationalism
NERFINISHED
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regionalism ⓘ |
| language |
Chinese
ⓘ
Hui dialects ⓘ |
| location | northwestern China ⓘ |
| maintained | semi-autonomous rule in northwest China ⓘ |
| member |
Ma Bufang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ma Fuxiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma Hongbin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma Hongkui NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma Hushan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma Jiyuan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma Zhongying NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfHouse | Ma family of northwest China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
cavalry
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infantry ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Ma Bufang
NERFINISHED
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Ma Fuxiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma Hongkui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | warlord unification under central government ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Chinese Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | warlord system in Republican China ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Kuomintang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Gansu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ningxia NERFINISHED ⓘ Qinghai NERFINISHED ⓘ Xinjiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| socialBase | Hui Muslim communities of northwest China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1910s ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Warlord Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ma clique Description of subject: The Ma clique was a powerful group of Hui Muslim warlords who controlled large parts of northwestern China during the fractious Warlord Era.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.