Qing conquest of Nanjing
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The Qing conquest of Nanjing was a decisive 1645 military campaign in which Qing forces captured the Southern Ming capital, effectively ending the Nanjing-based Ming resistance and consolidating Qing control over much of China.
All labels observed (1)
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| Qing conquest of Nanjing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13126179 — 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: Qing conquest of Nanjing Context triple: [Nanjing regime of Southern Ming, endCause, Qing conquest of Nanjing]
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Jingnan campaign
The Jingnan campaign was a civil war in early Ming China in which the Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, rebelled against his nephew the Jianwen Emperor and ultimately seized the throne as the Yongle Emperor.
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B.
Qing conquest of Taiwan
The Qing conquest of Taiwan was the 1683 military campaign in which the Qing dynasty defeated the Kingdom of Tungning, bringing Taiwan under Qing imperial rule for the first time.
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C.
Northern Expedition capture of Nanjing
The Northern Expedition capture of Nanjing was a key 1927 Nationalist military victory that secured the city as the political center of the Kuomintang government during China’s reunification campaign.
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D.
Lüshun siege
The Lüshun siege was a major land and naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) in which Japanese forces besieged and captured the heavily fortified Russian naval base at Port Arthur.
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E.
Battle of Nanjing
The Battle of Nanjing was a major 1937 Second Sino-Japanese War engagement in which Japanese forces captured China’s then-capital Nanjing, leading directly to the Nanjing Massacre.
- 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: Qing conquest of Nanjing Target entity description: The Qing conquest of Nanjing was a decisive 1645 military campaign in which Qing forces captured the Southern Ming capital, effectively ending the Nanjing-based Ming resistance and consolidating Qing control over much of China.
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A.
Jingnan campaign
The Jingnan campaign was a civil war in early Ming China in which the Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, rebelled against his nephew the Jianwen Emperor and ultimately seized the throne as the Yongle Emperor.
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B.
Qing conquest of Taiwan
The Qing conquest of Taiwan was the 1683 military campaign in which the Qing dynasty defeated the Kingdom of Tungning, bringing Taiwan under Qing imperial rule for the first time.
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C.
Northern Expedition capture of Nanjing
The Northern Expedition capture of Nanjing was a key 1927 Nationalist military victory that secured the city as the political center of the Kuomintang government during China’s reunification campaign.
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D.
Lüshun siege
The Lüshun siege was a major land and naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) in which Japanese forces besieged and captured the heavily fortified Russian naval base at Port Arthur.
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E.
Battle of Nanjing
The Battle of Nanjing was a major 1937 Second Sino-Japanese War engagement in which Japanese forces captured China’s then-capital Nanjing, leading directly to the Nanjing Massacre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Qing capture of Nanjing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Qing dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Southern Ming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Southern Ming Hongguang regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedCity | Nanjing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casusBelli | Qing campaign to destroy remaining Ming loyalist regimes ⓘ |
| combatant |
Qing Banner forces
NERFINISHED
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Southern Ming troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Dodo
NERFINISHED
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Hongguang Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma Shiying NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Yu (Dodo) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Ming–Qing transition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| date | 1645 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1645-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Qing advance into Fujian
NERFINISHED
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Qing advance into Guangdong ⓘ Qing advance into Zhejiang ⓘ |
| formerCapitalOf | Ming dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| location |
Jiangnan
NERFINISHED
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Nanjing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Southern Ming Hongguang regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Qing conquest of China
NERFINISHED
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transition from Ming to Qing ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
dispersal of Ming loyalists to the south and southeast coast
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execution or flight of many Southern Ming officials ⓘ rise of later Southern Ming courts in Fujian and Guangdong ⓘ |
| precededBy | Qing conquest of Yangzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lower Yangtze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Southern Ming resistance
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Yangzhou massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ fall of Beijing (1644) ⓘ |
| result |
Qing victory
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collapse of the Hongguang regime ⓘ consolidation of Qing control over much of China ⓘ end of Nanjing-based Southern Ming resistance ⓘ fall of Nanjing ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive blow to Southern Ming resistance
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enabled Qing to claim legitimacy over former Ming heartland ⓘ secured Qing control of the lower Yangtze region ⓘ |
| startDate | 1645-05 ⓘ |
| year | 1645 ⓘ |
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Subject: Qing conquest of Nanjing Description of subject: The Qing conquest of Nanjing was a decisive 1645 military campaign in which Qing forces captured the Southern Ming capital, effectively ending the Nanjing-based Ming resistance and consolidating Qing control over much of China.
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