Battle of Nanjing
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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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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Nanking
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| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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National Revolutionary Army → |
| campaign |
Japanese campaign to capture Chinese capital
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| capitalCityInvolved |
Nanjing
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| casualties |
heavy Chinese casualties
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significant Japanese casualties → |
| cause |
Japanese expansionism in China
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escalation of Second Sino-Japanese War → |
| ChineseCapitalAtTime |
Nanjing
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| combatant |
Empire of Japan
→
Republic of China → |
| commander |
Matsui Iwane
→
Prince Asaka Yasuhiko → Tang Shengzhi → |
| conflict |
Second Sino-Japanese War
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| country |
China
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| defensiveLine |
Chinese defenses around Nanjing
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| 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
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| followedBy |
Nanjing Massacre
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Rape of Nanking → |
| historicalPeriod |
1930s
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World War II in Asia → |
| location |
Nanjing
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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
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| offensiveOperation |
Japanese advance from Shanghai to Nanjing
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| partOf |
Second Sino-Japanese War
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| precededBy |
Battle of Shanghai
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| relatedEvent |
Nanjing Massacre
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Second Sino-Japanese War atrocities → |
| result |
Japanese victory
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| significance |
direct prelude to Nanjing Massacre
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fall of Chinese capital → |
| startDate |
1937-12-01
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| theater |
Chinese theater of World War II
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Eastern China → |
| typeOfWarfare |
siege
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urban warfare → |
| year |
1937
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Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Japanese 10th Division
→
Japanese 11th Division ("Battle of Nanking") → Japanese 3rd Division → |
conflict |
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Japanese 10th Division
→
Japanese 5th Division ("Battle of Nanking") → |
notableEngagement |
|
Battle of Taierzhuang
→
Nanjing Massacre → |
precededBy |
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Battle of Nanjing
("Battle of Nanking")
→
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alsoKnownAs |
|
Chinese 87th Division
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engagedIn |
|
Matsui Iwane
→
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eventCommanded |
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Battle of Shanghai (1937)
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followedBy |
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Japanese Central China Area Army
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notableCampaign |
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Wuhan campaign
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relatedTo |