Dzungar genocide
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The Dzungar genocide was the mass extermination and displacement of the Dzungar people by the Qing dynasty in the mid-18th century, often cited as one of the most devastating genocides in early modern Eurasia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dzungar genocide canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11674590 — 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: Dzungar genocide Context triple: [Dzungar–Qing Wars, relatedTo, Dzungar genocide]
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A.
Circassian genocide
The Circassian genocide was the mass killing, forced displacement, and ethnic cleansing of the Circassian people by the Russian Empire in the 19th century, particularly during and after the Caucasian War.
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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.
Laha massacre
The Laha massacre was a World War II war crime in which Japanese forces executed hundreds of Australian and Dutch prisoners of war on Ambon Island in 1942.
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D.
Andijan uprising of 1898
The Andijan uprising of 1898 was an anti-Russian revolt in the Fergana Valley led by the Sufi leader Dukchi Ishan, reflecting local resistance to Tsarist colonial rule in Central Asia.
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E.
Selk'nam genocide
The Selk'nam genocide was the systematic extermination and dispossession of the Indigenous Selk'nam people of Tierra del Fuego by European settlers and state-backed actors during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: Dzungar genocide Target entity description: The Dzungar genocide was the mass extermination and displacement of the Dzungar people by the Qing dynasty in the mid-18th century, often cited as one of the most devastating genocides in early modern Eurasia.
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A.
Circassian genocide
The Circassian genocide was the mass killing, forced displacement, and ethnic cleansing of the Circassian people by the Russian Empire in the 19th century, particularly during and after the Caucasian War.
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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.
Laha massacre
The Laha massacre was a World War II war crime in which Japanese forces executed hundreds of Australian and Dutch prisoners of war on Ambon Island in 1942.
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D.
Andijan uprising of 1898
The Andijan uprising of 1898 was an anti-Russian revolt in the Fergana Valley led by the Sufi leader Dukchi Ishan, reflecting local resistance to Tsarist colonial rule in Central Asia.
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E.
Selk'nam genocide
The Selk'nam genocide was the systematic extermination and dispossession of the Indigenous Selk'nam people of Tierra del Fuego by European settlers and state-backed actors during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century event
ⓘ
Qing military campaign ⓘ event in Central Asian history ⓘ genocide ⓘ mass killing ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | extermination of the Dzungars ⓘ |
| carriedOutBy |
Manchu Bannermen
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Mongol allies of the Qing ⓘ Qing imperial army ⓘ
linked to:
Qing army
|
| cause |
Qing desire to eliminate Dzungar political and military power
ⓘ
Qing imperial expansion in Inner Asia ⓘ |
| endTime | 1758 ⓘ |
| estimatedDeathToll |
hundreds of thousands
ⓘ
majority of the Dzungar population ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
demographic transformation of Xinjiang
ⓘ
end of Dzungar political independence ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
major atrocity in Qing history
ⓘ
one of the most devastating genocides in early modern Eurasia ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location |
Dzungaria
ⓘ
linked to:
Dzungarian Basin
Xinjiang ⓘ northwestern China ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Dzungar–Qing Wars ⓘ |
| method |
forced displacement
ⓘ
mass killings ⓘ massacres of civilians ⓘ scorched-earth tactics ⓘ spread of disease and famine ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Qianlong Emperor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Qing conquest of Xinjiang
ⓘ
linked to:
Dzungar–Qing Wars
expansion of the Qing Empire ⓘ |
| perpetratedBy | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dzungar Khanate
ⓘ
Inner Asian history ⓘ Qianlong Emperor ⓘ Qing conquest of Xinjiang ⓘ
linked to:
Xinjiang reconquest campaign
history of Xinjiang ⓘ |
| result |
Qing control over Xinjiang
ⓘ
depopulation of Dzungaria ⓘ destruction of the Dzungar Khanate ⓘ incorporation of Xinjiang into the Qing Empire ⓘ near extermination of the Dzungar population ⓘ resettlement of Dzungaria by other ethnic groups ⓘ |
| startTime | 1755 ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
Dzungar people
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Oirat Mongols ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Dzungar genocide Description of subject: The Dzungar genocide was the mass extermination and displacement of the Dzungar people by the Qing dynasty in the mid-18th century, often cited as one of the most devastating genocides in early modern Eurasia.
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