First Sino-Japanese War

E9244

military conflict war

The First Sino-Japanese War was an 1894–1895 conflict between Qing dynasty China and Meiji Japan that marked Japan’s emergence as a major regional power and led to Chinese territorial losses, including Taiwan.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
First Sino-Japanese War canonical	114
Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895)	3
Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895	3
日清戦争	3
First Sino-Japanese War campaigns	1
First Sino-Japanese War operations	1
Japanese intervention in Korea (1894)	1
Japanese invasion of 1895	1
Japanese invasion of Korea (1894)	1
Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895)	1
Qing China in the First Sino-Japanese War	1
Sino-Japanese conflicts	1
Sino-Japanese wars	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23021 — 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: First Sino-Japanese War
Context triple: [Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), precededBy, First Sino-Japanese War]

A. Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) was a major conflict between China and Japan that became one of the largest and bloodiest theaters of World War II in East Asia.
B. 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.
C. Korean War
The Korean War was a major Cold War conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between North and South Korea, involving large-scale military intervention by the United States and other United Nations forces on one side and China (with Soviet support) on the other.
D. Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
The Soviet–Japanese War of 1945 was the brief but decisive final campaign of World War II in Asia, in which the Soviet Union invaded Japanese-held Manchuria and other territories, hastening Japan’s surrender.
E. Pacific War
The Pacific War was the major theater of World War II in Asia and the Pacific, marked by naval and island campaigns between the Allied powers and Japan from 1941 to 1945.
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: First Sino-Japanese War
Target entity description: The First Sino-Japanese War was an 1894–1895 conflict between Qing dynasty China and Meiji Japan that marked Japan’s emergence as a major regional power and led to Chinese territorial losses, including Taiwan.

A. Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) was a major conflict between China and Japan that became one of the largest and bloodiest theaters of World War II in East Asia.
B. 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.
C. Korean War
The Korean War was a major Cold War conflict fought from 1950 to 1953 between North and South Korea, involving large-scale military intervention by the United States and other United Nations forces on one side and China (with Soviet support) on the other.
D. Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
The Soviet–Japanese War of 1945 was the brief but decisive final campaign of World War II in Asia, in which the Soviet Union invaded Japanese-held Manchuria and other territories, hastening Japan’s surrender.
E. Pacific War
The Pacific War was the major theater of World War II in Asia and the Pacific, marked by naval and island campaigns between the Allied powers and Japan from 1941 to 1945.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ surface form: Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895
belligerent	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan Qing dynasty ⓘ
cause	Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea ⓘ struggle for influence over Korea ⓘ
commander	Ding Ruchang ⓘ Itō Sukeyuki ⓘ Li Hongzhang ⓘ Yamagata Aritomo ⓘ Ōyama Iwao ⓘ
conflictBetween	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan Qing dynasty ⓘ
consequence	Treaty of Shimonoseki ⓘ surface form: Triple Intervention forcing Japan to return Liaodong Peninsula cession of Liaodong Peninsula to Japan ⓘ cession of Penghu Islands to Japan ⓘ cession of Taiwan to Japan ⓘ increased foreign influence in China ⓘ large indemnity paid by Qing dynasty to Japan ⓘ recognition of Korean independence from China ⓘ rise of Japan as a major regional power ⓘ weakening of Qing dynasty ⓘ
endDate	1895-04-17 ⓘ
era	Meiji era ⓘ surface form: Meiji period Qing dynasty ⓘ surface form: late Qing dynasty
followedBy	Russo-Japanese War ⓘ
involvedForce	Beiyang Fleet ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
location	Korean Peninsula ⓘ Liaodong Peninsula ⓘ Manchuria ⓘ Formosa ⓘ surface form: Taiwan Yellow Sea ⓘ
partOf	First Sino-Japanese War self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sino-Japanese wars
precededBy	Imo Incident ⓘ
relatedTo	Meiji era ⓘ surface form: Meiji Restoration Self-Strengthening Movement ⓘ
result	Japanese victory ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Pungdo ⓘ Battle of Pyongyang ⓘ Battle of Seonghwan ⓘ Battle of Weihaiwei ⓘ Battle of Pungdo ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Yalu River Taiwan under Japanese rule ⓘ surface form: Japanese invasion of Taiwan
startDate	1894-07-25 ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Shimonoseki ⓘ

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Referenced by (132)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) → precededBy → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Imperial Japanese Navy → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Meiji era → significantEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Taiwan under Japanese rule → significantEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895)

Imperial Japanese Army → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

First Sino-Japanese War → partOf → First Sino-Japanese War self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sino-Japanese wars

First Sino-Japanese War → alsoKnownAs → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895

Russo-Japanese War → precededBy → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895)

Meiji Constitution → appliedDuringConflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Naval War College (Japan) → periodOfActivity → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Imperial Japanese Army General Staff → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Japanese 3rd Division → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Heihachiro Togo → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Manchuria → wasSiteOf → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Sino-Japanese War campaigns

Terauchi Masatake → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Iwane Matsui → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Emperor Meiji → notableEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Treaty of Shimonoseki → endedConflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Pescadores Islands → historicalEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of 1895

Japanese colonial empire → significantEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Formosa → associatedWithConflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Kodama Gentarō → notableEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Kodama Gentarō → militaryConflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Qing dynasty → notableEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Chinese nationalism → influencedBy → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895)

Yamagata Aritomo → participantIn → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Japanese 5th Division → participatedIn → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Donghak Peasant Rebellion in Korea → significantEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

subject surface form: Donghak Peasant Rebellion

Beiyang Fleet → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Pungdo → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Pungdo → partOf → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Pungdo → relatedTo → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese intervention in Korea (1894)

Self-Strengthening Movement → relatedEvent → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Seonghwan → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Seonghwan → partOf → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Field Marshal (Imperial Japanese Army) → usedInConflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito → militaryConflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Qing army → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Ding Ruchang → participatedIn → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Ding Ruchang → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Weihaiwei → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Weihaiwei → partOf → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Liaodong Peninsula → wasSiteOf → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Pyongyang → conflictOf → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Pyongyang → partOf → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Battle of Pyongyang → hasCampaign → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese invasion of Korea (1894)

Battle of Pyongyang → isMajorEngagementIn → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu → conflict → First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ

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