Anglo-Chinese War
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The Anglo-Chinese War, better known as the First Opium War, was a 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and Qing dynasty China that marked the beginning of the so-called "unequal treaties" and the opening of China to Western trade and influence.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Opium War | 30 |
| First Anglo-Chinese War | 2 |
| Anglo-Chinese War canonical | 1 |
| First Opium War (1839–1842) | 1 |
| First Opium War naval engagements | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1226938 — 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: Anglo-Chinese War Context triple: [First Opium War, alsoKnownAs, Anglo-Chinese War]
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First Sino-Japanese 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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B.
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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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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D.
Sino-Vietnamese War
The Sino-Vietnamese War was a brief but intense 1979 border conflict in which China launched a punitive invasion of northern Vietnam, leading to heavy casualties and lasting regional tensions.
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E.
Battle of Tientsin
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Anglo-Chinese War Target entity description: The Anglo-Chinese War, better known as the First Opium War, was a 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and Qing dynasty China that marked the beginning of the so-called "unequal treaties" and the opening of China to Western trade and influence.
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A.
First Sino-Japanese 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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Sino-Vietnamese War
The Sino-Vietnamese War was a brief but intense 1979 border conflict in which China launched a punitive invasion of northern Vietnam, leading to heavy casualties and lasting regional tensions.
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E.
Battle of Tientsin
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Opium War
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military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anglo-Chinese War
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surface form:
First Anglo-Chinese War
Anglo-Chinese War ⓘ
surface form:
First Opium War
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| concludedBy |
Treaty of Nanking
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Treaty of the Bogue ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
British Empire
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Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Qing dynasty
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surface form:
Qing Empire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| describedAs | beginning of the opening of China to Western trade and influence ⓘ |
| endTime | 1842 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
British demand for expanded trade rights in China
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British illegal opium trade in China ⓘ Qing dynasty attempts to suppress opium ⓘ trade imbalance between Britain and China ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Charles Elliot
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Charles Napier ⓘ Sir Henry Pottinger ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Pottinger
Lin Zexu ⓘ Qishan ⓘ Yishan ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
beginning of unequal treaties system
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cession of Hong Kong Island to Britain ⓘ expansion of British trade in China ⓘ granting of extraterritorial rights to British subjects in China ⓘ increased Western influence in China ⓘ legalization of foreign residence in treaty ports ⓘ most-favored-nation status for Britain in China ⓘ opening of five treaty ports in China ⓘ weakening of Qing dynasty sovereignty ⓘ |
| hasSignificantEvent |
Battle of Amoy
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Battle of Canton (1841) ⓘ Battle of Chinkiang ⓘ Battle of Ningpo ⓘ Battle of the Bogue ⓘ British capture of Shanghai (1842) ⓘ First Battle of Chuenpi ⓘ Second Battle of Chuenpi ⓘ destruction of opium at Humen ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
China
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Pearl River Delta ⓘ South China Sea ⓘ Yangtze River ⓘ |
| partOf | Opium Wars ⓘ |
| result | British victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1839 ⓘ |
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Subject: Anglo-Chinese War Description of subject: The Anglo-Chinese War, better known as the First Opium War, was a 19th-century conflict between the British Empire and Qing dynasty China that marked the beginning of the so-called "unequal treaties" and the opening of China to Western trade and influence.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.