Shanxi provincial army
E235046
The Shanxi provincial army was the regional military force controlled by Chinese warlord Yan Xishan, which played a significant role in the politics and conflicts of early 20th-century Shanxi province.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shanxi provincial army canonical | 2 |
| Shanxi warlord forces | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2106689 — 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: Shanxi provincial army Context triple: [Yan Xishan, employed, Shanxi provincial army]
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Chinese 71st Army
The Chinese 71st Army was a National Revolutionary Army formation of the Republic of China that saw significant combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
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Yunnan Army
The Yunnan Army was a regional military force of China's Yunnan province that played a significant role in early 20th-century Chinese military and revolutionary history.
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C.
Chinese Northeastern Army
The Chinese Northeastern Army was the regional military force of Zhang Xueliang that defended Manchuria and later played a key role in early Chinese resistance to Japanese expansion in the 1930s.
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D.
Central China Area Army
The Central China Area Army was a major field army of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for conducting and overseeing military operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
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E.
East China Field Army
The East China Field Army was a major Communist military force during the Chinese Civil War, active primarily in eastern China under commanders such as Chen Yi and Su Yu.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Shanxi provincial army Target entity description: The Shanxi provincial army was the regional military force controlled by Chinese warlord Yan Xishan, which played a significant role in the politics and conflicts of early 20th-century Shanxi province.
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A.
Chinese 71st Army
The Chinese 71st Army was a National Revolutionary Army formation of the Republic of China that saw significant combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
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B.
Yunnan Army
The Yunnan Army was a regional military force of China's Yunnan province that played a significant role in early 20th-century Chinese military and revolutionary history.
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C.
Chinese Northeastern Army
The Chinese Northeastern Army was the regional military force of Zhang Xueliang that defended Manchuria and later played a key role in early Chinese resistance to Japanese expansion in the 1930s.
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D.
Central China Area Army
The Central China Area Army was a major field army of the Imperial Japanese Army responsible for conducting and overseeing military operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
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E.
East China Field Army
The East China Field Army was a major Communist military force during the Chinese Civil War, active primarily in eastern China under commanders such as Chen Yi and Su Yu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
provincial army
ⓘ
warlord army ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Republic of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of China (1912–1949)
Warlord Era ⓘ |
| allegiance |
People's Government of Shanxi Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Shanxi provincial government
Yan Xishan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kuomintang
ⓘ
National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| commandStructure | personal control of Yan Xishan ⓘ |
| conflict |
Central Plains War
ⓘ
Chinese Civil War ⓘ Northern Expedition ⓘ Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
|
| controlledBy | Yan Xishan ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| disestablishedInPeriod | late 1940s ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Taiyuan ⓘ |
| governmentTypeSupported |
Yan Xishan
ⓘ
surface form:
warlord regime of Yan Xishan
|
| ideology | Yan Xishan’s reformist policies ⓘ |
| influenced |
economic reforms in Shanxi under Yan Xishan
ⓘ
political stability in Shanxi ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Chinese ⓘ |
| mergedInto | National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Yan Xishan ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Shanxi Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Shanxi province
|
| opposedBy |
People's Liberation Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Communist forces
Imperial Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Empire
rival Nationalist cliques ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yan Xishan
ⓘ
surface form:
Yan Xishan clique
|
| politicalRole | support of Yan Xishan’s semi-autonomous rule ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
power base for Yan Xishan
ⓘ
regional security ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom | local Shanxi population ⓘ |
| region | North China ⓘ |
| roleIn |
Chinese Warlord Era conflicts
ⓘ
internal conflicts in Shanxi province ⓘ politics of Shanxi province ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| trainingInfluence |
German military advisers
ⓘ
Japanese military advisers ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| usedBy | Yan Xishan ⓘ |
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Subject: Shanxi provincial army Description of subject: The Shanxi provincial army was the regional military force controlled by Chinese warlord Yan Xishan, which played a significant role in the politics and conflicts of early 20th-century Shanxi province.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.