Japanese 11th Division
E19100
The Japanese 11th Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major combat role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and other early 20th-century conflicts in East Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese 11th Division canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T96682 — 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: Japanese 11th Division Context triple: [Battle of Shanghai (1937), involvedForce, Japanese 11th Division]
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A.
Japanese 3rd Division
The Japanese 3rd Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major combat role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and other campaigns during the early 20th century.
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B.
Chinese 87th Division
The Chinese 87th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army infantry unit of the Republic of China that played a prominent frontline role in major early battles against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
Chinese 88th Division
The Chinese 88th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army unit of the Republic of China, noted for its determined defense during early battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
Imperial Japanese Army
The Imperial Japanese Army was the ground-based military force of the Empire of Japan, playing a central role in Japan’s expansion and major conflicts across East Asia and the Pacific during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including World War II.
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E.
Japanese Kwantung Army
The Japanese Kwantung Army was a powerful and aggressive Imperial Japanese Army group stationed in Manchuria that played a central role in Japan’s expansionist campaigns in East Asia before and during World War II.
- 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: Japanese 11th Division Target entity description: The Japanese 11th Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major combat role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and other early 20th-century conflicts in East Asia.
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A.
Japanese 3rd Division
The Japanese 3rd Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major combat role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and other campaigns during the early 20th century.
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B.
Chinese 87th Division
The Chinese 87th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army infantry unit of the Republic of China that played a prominent frontline role in major early battles against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
Chinese 88th Division
The Chinese 88th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army unit of the Republic of China, noted for its determined defense during early battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
Imperial Japanese Army
The Imperial Japanese Army was the ground-based military force of the Empire of Japan, playing a central role in Japan’s expansion and major conflicts across East Asia and the Pacific during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including World War II.
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E.
Japanese Kwantung Army
The Japanese Kwantung Army was a powerful and aggressive Imperial Japanese Army group stationed in Manchuria that played a central role in Japan’s expansionist campaigns in East Asia before and during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army division
ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ |
| allegiance | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Axis powers
ⓘ
surface form:
Axis Powers
Japanese China Garrison Army ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese forces in China
|
| category |
Imperial Japanese Army infantry divisions
ⓘ
Japanese World War II divisions ⓘ military units and formations of Japan in the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Changsha
ⓘ
Battle of Mukden ⓘ Battle of Nanjing ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Nanking
Battle of Wuhan ⓘ Japanese occupation of Manchuria ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Pacific War ⓘ Russo-Japanese War ⓘ Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
Siberian intervention in the Russian Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Siberian Intervention
World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| engagedIn |
occupation duties in China
ⓘ
offensive operations in China ⓘ |
| formedIn |
Meiji era
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji period
|
| garrison |
Shikoku
ⓘ
Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
World War II era
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ Meiji era ⓘ
surface form:
late Meiji period
|
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| militaryFormation | division ⓘ |
| militaryRole | infantry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
major combat role in the Second Sino-Japanese War
ⓘ
participation in early 20th-century conflicts in East Asia ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
20th century
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| region |
Chinese mainland
ⓘ
Japanese home islands ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Japanese regional armies in China ⓘ |
| theater |
China
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ Manchuria ⓘ Siberia ⓘ |
| type | line infantry division ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese 11th Division Description of subject: The Japanese 11th Division was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army that played a major combat role in the Second Sino-Japanese War and other early 20th-century conflicts in East Asia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.