Sino-French War
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The Sino-French War was a late 19th-century conflict between Qing China and France, fought largely over control and influence in Vietnam and resulting in the establishment of French colonial dominance in the region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sino-French War canonical | 4 |
| Franco-Chinese War | 1 |
| Sino-French War operations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1272765 — 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: Sino-French War Context triple: [Tonkin, historicalEventAssociated, Sino-French 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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Anglo-Chinese War
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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C.
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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D.
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China at the turn of the 20th century that culminated in foreign military intervention and highlighted the tensions of imperialism in East Asia.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sino-French War Target entity description: The Sino-French War was a late 19th-century conflict between Qing China and France, fought largely over control and influence in Vietnam and resulting in the establishment of French colonial dominance in the region.
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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.
Anglo-Chinese War
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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C.
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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D.
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was a violent anti-foreign, anti-Christian uprising in China at the turn of the 20th century that culminated in foreign military intervention and highlighted the tensions of imperialism in East Asia.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century conflict
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war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sino-French War
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surface form:
Franco-Chinese War
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| belligerent |
French Third Republic
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Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| cause |
French expansion in Vietnam
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dispute over suzerainty over Vietnam ⓘ |
| commander |
Admiral Amédée Courbet
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General François de Négrier ⓘ General Louis Brière de l'Isle ⓘ Li Hongzhang ⓘ Liu Yongfu ⓘ Zhang Zhidong ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
France
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Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| consequence |
consolidation of French Indochina
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formal end of Chinese suzerainty over Vietnam ⓘ weakening of Qing prestige ⓘ |
| endDate | 1885-04-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy | formal creation of French Indochina ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
age of New Imperialism
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Qing dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
late Qing dynasty
|
| involvedForce |
Black Flag Army
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Beiyang Fleet ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Beiyang Fleet elements
French Far East Squadron ⓘ |
| location |
Fujian
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Guangxi Province ⓘ
surface form:
Guangxi
Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
Tonkin ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| notableBattle |
Battle of Bang Bo
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Battle of Fuzhou ⓘ Battle of Bang Bo ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Ky Lua
Battle of Shipu ⓘ Battle of Zhenhai ⓘ Siege of Tuyên Quang ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of China
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history of France ⓘ history of Vietnam ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Tonkin Campaign
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surface form:
Tonkin Campaign (early phase)
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| result |
French victory
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establishment of French colonial dominance in Vietnam ⓘ recognition of French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin ⓘ |
| startDate | 1884-08-23 ⓘ |
| theatre |
Sino-Vietnamese border
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South China Sea ⓘ Taiwan Strait ⓘ Tonkin Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Tonkin campaign
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| treaty | Treaty of Tientsin (1885) ⓘ |
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Subject: Sino-French War Description of subject: The Sino-French War was a late 19th-century conflict between Qing China and France, fought largely over control and influence in Vietnam and resulting in the establishment of French colonial dominance in the region.
Referenced by (6)
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