Battle of Nanjing
E19099
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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Nanjing canonical | 14 |
| Battle of Nanking | 4 |
| Battle of Nanjing (1937) | 2 |
| Defense of Nanjing | 1 |
| Japanese invasion of Nanjing | 1 |
| 南京事件 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T96661 — 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: Battle of Nanjing Context triple: [Battle of Shanghai (1937), followedBy, Battle of Nanjing]
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A.
Battle of Xuzhou
The Battle of Xuzhou was a major 1938 campaign in the Second Sino-Japanese War in which Japanese forces encircled and captured the strategic rail hub of Xuzhou after heavy fighting against Chinese Nationalist troops.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Changde
The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.
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D.
Battle of Guangzhou
The Battle of Guangzhou was a major 1938 Japanese offensive in southern China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, resulting in the capture of the key port city of Guangzhou and further tightening Japan’s blockade of China.
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E.
Battle of Taierzhuang
The Battle of Taierzhuang was a major 1938 Chinese victory over Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for boosting Chinese morale and demonstrating effective resistance against Japan’s previously overwhelming advances.
- 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: Battle of Nanjing Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Battle of Xuzhou
The Battle of Xuzhou was a major 1938 campaign in the Second Sino-Japanese War in which Japanese forces encircled and captured the strategic rail hub of Xuzhou after heavy fighting against Chinese Nationalist troops.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Changde
The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.
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D.
Battle of Guangzhou
The Battle of Guangzhou was a major 1938 Japanese offensive in southern China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, resulting in the capture of the key port city of Guangzhou and further tightening Japan’s blockade of China.
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E.
Battle of Taierzhuang
The Battle of Taierzhuang was a major 1938 Chinese victory over Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for boosting Chinese morale and demonstrating effective resistance against Japan’s previously overwhelming advances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Nanjing
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surface form:
Battle of Nanking
|
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| campaign | Japanese campaign to capture Chinese capital ⓘ |
| capitalCityInvolved | Nanjing ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Chinese casualties
ⓘ
significant Japanese casualties ⓘ |
| cause |
Japanese expansionism in China
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escalation of Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| ChineseCapitalAtTime | Nanjing ⓘ |
| combatant |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Republic of China ⓘ |
| commander |
Matsui Iwane
ⓘ
Prince Asaka Yasuhiko ⓘ Tang Shengzhi ⓘ |
| conflict |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
|
| country | China ⓘ |
| defensiveLine | Chinese defenses around Nanjing ⓘ |
| effect |
mass killings of Chinese civilians and POWs
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occupation of Nanjing by Japanese forces ⓘ widespread sexual violence against civilians ⓘ |
| endDate | 1937-12-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Nanjing Massacre
ⓘ
Nanjing Massacre ⓘ
surface form:
Rape of Nanking
|
| historicalPeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in Asia
|
| location |
Nanjing
ⓘ
Republic of China ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brutal conduct of occupying forces
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rapid collapse of Chinese defense of the capital ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Nanjing ⓘ |
| offensiveOperation | Japanese advance from Shanghai to Nanjing ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
|
| precededBy |
Battle of Shanghai (1937)
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surface form:
Battle of Shanghai
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| relatedEvent |
Nanjing Massacre
ⓘ
Second Sino-Japanese War atrocities ⓘ |
| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| significance |
direct prelude to Nanjing Massacre
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fall of Chinese capital ⓘ |
| startDate | 1937-12-01 ⓘ |
| theater |
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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surface form:
Chinese theater of World War II
eastern China ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern China
|
| typeOfWarfare |
siege
ⓘ
urban warfare ⓘ |
| year | 1937 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Battle of Nanjing Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Nanking
this entity surface form:
Battle of Nanking
this entity surface form:
Battle of Nanking
this entity surface form:
Defense of Nanjing
this entity surface form:
Japanese invasion of Nanjing
subject surface form:
National Revolutionary Army
this entity surface form:
Battle of Nanjing (1937)
subject surface form:
Mitsubishi A5M
this entity surface form:
Battle of Nanking
this entity surface form:
Battle of Nanjing (1937)