Nanjing decade
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The Nanjing decade was a period from 1927 to 1937 when Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government consolidated power and pursued modernization from its capital in Nanjing before the full outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nanjing decade canonical | 11 |
| Nanjing Decade | 2 |
| Nanjing Decade of the Republic of China | 1 |
| Nanjing decade of the Republic of China | 1 |
| Nanking decade | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Nanjing decade Context triple: [Chinese Civil War (early phase), hasPoliticalContext, Nanjing decade]
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Taisho era
The Taisho era was a period in Japanese history from 1912 to 1926 marked by political liberalization, cultural modernization, and the growth of urban middle-class society.
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Nanjing
Nanjing is a major city in eastern China, historically significant as a former national capital and cultural center, and now an important political, economic, and educational hub on the Yangtze River.
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Chinese Nationalist reoccupation of Shanghai
The Chinese Nationalist reoccupation of Shanghai was the post–World War II return of Kuomintang government forces to reclaim and administer Shanghai after the end of Japanese control.
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Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal
The Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal was a post–World War II military court established by the Chinese government to prosecute Japanese officers responsible for atrocities committed during the Nanjing Massacre.
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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.
Target entity: Nanjing decade Target entity description: The Nanjing decade was a period from 1927 to 1937 when Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government consolidated power and pursued modernization from its capital in Nanjing before the full outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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A.
Taisho era
The Taisho era was a period in Japanese history from 1912 to 1926 marked by political liberalization, cultural modernization, and the growth of urban middle-class society.
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B.
Nanjing
Nanjing is a major city in eastern China, historically significant as a former national capital and cultural center, and now an important political, economic, and educational hub on the Yangtze River.
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C.
Chinese Nationalist reoccupation of Shanghai
The Chinese Nationalist reoccupation of Shanghai was the post–World War II return of Kuomintang government forces to reclaim and administer Shanghai after the end of Japanese control.
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D.
Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal
The Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal was a post–World War II military court established by the Chinese government to prosecute Japanese officers responsible for atrocities committed during the Nanjing Massacre.
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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
era in Republican China
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historical period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nanjing decade
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surface form:
Nanjing Decade of the Republic of China
Nanjing decade ⓘ
surface form:
Nanking decade
|
| capital | Nanjing ⓘ |
| chronologyWithin |
Republican era
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surface form:
Republican era of Chinese history
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| conflict |
Chinese Civil War
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border clashes with Japan ⓘ internal campaigns against warlords ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| endedBy | full-scale outbreak of Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| endTime | 1937 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
Wartime capital period in Chongqing ⓘ |
| follows |
Northern Expedition
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Warlord Era ⓘ |
| governingParty | Kuomintang ⓘ |
| governmentType |
Nationalist government
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one-party authoritarian regime ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
authoritarian political control
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corruption and factionalism ⓘ expansion of education ⓘ growth of Chinese nationalism ⓘ infrastructure development ⓘ uneven rural development ⓘ urban modernization ⓘ |
| hasCause | success of the Northern Expedition ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ |
| languageOfGovernment | Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| leader | Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| location | Nanjing ⓘ |
| partOf |
Republic of China
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surface form:
Republic of China (1912–1949)
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| policy |
anti-communist campaigns
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centralization of military command ⓘ fiscal and currency reforms ⓘ legal codification and judicial reform ⓘ limited political tutelage under Kuomintang ⓘ state-led industrialization ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
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surface form:
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Long March ⓘ Mukden Incident ⓘ
surface form:
Manchurian Incident
New Life Movement ⓘ Shanghai massacre of 1927 ⓘ Xi’an Incident ⓘ consolidation of Kuomintang rule ⓘ establishment of Manchukuo ⓘ suppression of Chinese Communist Party ⓘ |
| startTime | 1927 ⓘ |
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Subject: Nanjing decade Description of subject: The Nanjing decade was a period from 1927 to 1937 when Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government consolidated power and pursued modernization from its capital in Nanjing before the full outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Referenced by (16)
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