First Zhili–Fengtian War
E206588
The First Zhili–Fengtian War was a 1922 Chinese civil war-era conflict between rival cliques of the Beiyang Army that helped reshape control of the Beijing government during the Warlord Era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| First Zhili–Fengtian War canonical | 11 |
| First Zhili-Fengtian War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1830928 — 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: First Zhili–Fengtian War Context triple: [Beiyang Army factions, conflict, First Zhili–Fengtian War]
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Zhili–Anhui War
The Zhili–Anhui War was a brief 1920 civil conflict in early Republican China in which rival cliques of the Beiyang Army fought for control of the Beijing government, leading to the downfall of the Anhui clique and the rise of the Zhili clique.
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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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Battle of Peking
The Battle of Peking was a key 1900 military engagement in which an international coalition of foreign powers fought Chinese forces to relieve besieged legations in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion.
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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.
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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: First Zhili–Fengtian War Target entity description: The First Zhili–Fengtian War was a 1922 Chinese civil war-era conflict between rival cliques of the Beiyang Army that helped reshape control of the Beijing government during the Warlord Era.
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A.
Zhili–Anhui War
The Zhili–Anhui War was a brief 1920 civil conflict in early Republican China in which rival cliques of the Beiyang Army fought for control of the Beijing government, leading to the downfall of the Anhui clique and the rise of the Zhili clique.
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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 Peking
The Battle of Peking was a key 1900 military engagement in which an international coalition of foreign powers fought Chinese forces to relieve besieged legations in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion.
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D.
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.
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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil war
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war ⓘ warlord conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Zhili–Fengtian War
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surface form:
First Zhili-Fengtian War
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| belligerent |
Beiyang Army factions
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Fengtian clique ⓘ Zhili clique ⓘ |
| cause |
power struggle over Beijing government
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rivalry between Zhili and Fengtian cliques ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Cao Kun
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Wu Peifu ⓘ Zhang Zuolin ⓘ |
| conflictScope | regional war in North China ⓘ |
| conflictType | Chinese internal conflict ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Republic of China ⓘ |
| effect |
increased political influence of Zhili clique
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reshaped control of Beijing government ⓘ temporary weakening of Fengtian clique ⓘ |
| endDate | 1922-06 ⓘ |
| era |
Republican era of China
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surface form:
Warlord Era in China
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| followedBy | Second Zhili–Fengtian War ⓘ |
| governingBodyImpacted |
Beijing Municipal Government
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surface form:
Beijing government
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| historicalPeriod |
Republic of China
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surface form:
Republic of China (1912–1949)
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| location |
China
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Manchuria ⓘ North China ⓘ |
| militaryForceUsed |
Beiyang Army
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surface form:
Beiyang Army units
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| militaryTheater |
Shanhaiguan District
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surface form:
Shanhaiguan area
Zhili province ⓘ
surface form:
Zhili (Hebei) region
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| natureOfConflict | power struggle among warlords ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Shanhaiguan (1644)
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surface form:
Battle of Shanhaiguan
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| partOf |
Chinese Civil War period
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Warlord Era ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
reconfiguration of warlord alliances
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strengthening of Zhili control over Beijing ⓘ |
| precededBy | internal tensions within Beiyang government ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
control of Beijing
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control of central Beiyang government ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anhui clique
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Beiyang Army ⓘ Fengtian clique ⓘ Zhili clique ⓘ |
| result |
Fengtian clique defeat
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Zhili clique victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1922-04 ⓘ |
| statusOfBeijingGovernment | contested during conflict ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early 1920s ⓘ |
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Subject: First Zhili–Fengtian War Description of subject: The First Zhili–Fengtian War was a 1922 Chinese civil war-era conflict between rival cliques of the Beiyang Army that helped reshape control of the Beijing government during the Warlord Era.
Referenced by (12)
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