Battle of Tientsin
E142035
The Battle of Tientsin was a major 1900 engagement in the Boxer Rebellion in which an international coalition fought Qing and Boxer forces to capture the key Chinese port city of Tianjin.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Tianjin | 2 |
| Battle of Tientsin (1900) | 2 |
| Battle of Tientsin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1236403 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Tientsin Context triple: [Boxer Rebellion, hasPart, Battle of Tientsin]
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Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
The Battle of Beiping–Tianjin was an early major campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, in which Japanese forces captured the key northern Chinese cities of Beiping (Beijing) and Tianjin.
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Battle of Port Arthur
The Battle of Port Arthur was the opening naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, marked by a surprise Japanese attack on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur in 1904.
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Battle of Weihaiwei
The Battle of Weihaiwei was a decisive 1895 naval and land engagement in which Japan destroyed China’s Beiyang Fleet and secured control of the Yellow Sea during the First Sino-Japanese War.
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Siege of Port Arthur
The Siege of Port Arthur was a pivotal and brutal land and naval battle in 1904–1905 in which Japanese forces captured the heavily fortified Russian naval base at Port Arthur, decisively shaping the outcome of the Russo-Japanese War.
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E.
Battle of Taiyuan
The Battle of Taiyuan was a major early campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, in which Japanese forces captured the strategic city of Taiyuan in Shanxi Province after heavy fighting against Chinese Nationalist and warlord troops.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Tientsin Target entity description: The Battle of Tientsin was a major 1900 engagement in the Boxer Rebellion in which an international coalition fought Qing and Boxer forces to capture the key Chinese port city of Tianjin.
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A.
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
The Battle of Beiping–Tianjin was an early major campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, in which Japanese forces captured the key northern Chinese cities of Beiping (Beijing) and Tianjin.
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B.
Battle of Port Arthur
The Battle of Port Arthur was the opening naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, marked by a surprise Japanese attack on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur in 1904.
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C.
Battle of Weihaiwei
The Battle of Weihaiwei was a decisive 1895 naval and land engagement in which Japan destroyed China’s Beiyang Fleet and secured control of the Yellow Sea during the First Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
Siege of Port Arthur
The Siege of Port Arthur was a pivotal and brutal land and naval battle in 1904–1905 in which Japanese forces captured the heavily fortified Russian naval base at Port Arthur, decisively shaping the outcome of the Russo-Japanese War.
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E.
Battle of Taiyuan
The Battle of Taiyuan was a major early campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, in which Japanese forces captured the strategic city of Taiyuan in Shanxi Province after heavy fighting against Chinese Nationalist and warlord troops.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Tientsin
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surface form:
Battle of Tianjin
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| belligerent |
Boxers
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Eight-Nation Alliance ⓘ Qing dynasty ⓘ Yihetuan Movement ⓘ
surface form:
Yihetuan movement
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| cause |
Boxer attacks on foreigners and Chinese Christians
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anti-foreign uprising in China ⓘ |
| century | 20th century ⓘ |
| combatantSide | Allied forces vs Qing and Boxer forces ⓘ |
| commandStructure | multinational coalition command ⓘ |
| conflict | Boxer Rebellion ⓘ |
| date | 1900 ⓘ |
| era |
Qing dynasty
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surface form:
late Qing dynasty
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| followedBy |
Gaselee Expedition
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Battle of Peking ⓘ
surface form:
Relief of the Siege of Peking
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| hasCasualties | yes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | age of imperialism ⓘ |
| involvedCountry |
Austro-Hungarian Empire
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surface form:
Austria-Hungary
France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Japan ⓘ Russia ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| locatedIn |
China
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Qing dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Qing Empire
Tianjin ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | North China ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Tianjin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boxer Rebellion
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foreign intervention in China ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Taku Forts (1900) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Boxer Protocol
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foreign concessions in Tianjin ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| significance |
enabled allied advance on Beijing
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major turning point in Boxer Rebellion ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
gateway to Beijing
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key port city ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
siege warfare
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urban warfare ⓘ |
| usedFor | securing supply line to Beijing ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Tientsin Description of subject: The Battle of Tientsin was a major 1900 engagement in the Boxer Rebellion in which an international coalition fought Qing and Boxer forces to capture the key Chinese port city of Tianjin.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.