Battle of Feng-tao
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The Battle of Feng-tao was a naval engagement in 1894 between Chinese and Japanese forces near Pungdo Island that helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Feng-tao canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2301021 — 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 Feng-tao Context triple: [Battle of Pungdo, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Feng-tao]
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Nibeiwa
The Battle of Nibeiwa was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in Egypt, where British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful surprise attack against Italian camps, helping to initiate the collapse of Italian positions in North Africa.
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C.
Battle of Huachi
The Battle of Huachi was a significant early 19th-century military engagement in present-day Ecuador during the struggle against Spanish colonial rule, remembered for a major royalist victory that temporarily stalled the independence movement.
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D.
Battle of Wendengli
The Battle of Wendengli, better known as the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge, was a major and grueling Korean War engagement between United Nations and North Korean/Chinese forces in 1951.
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E.
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.
- 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 Feng-tao Target entity description: The Battle of Feng-tao was a naval engagement in 1894 between Chinese and Japanese forces near Pungdo Island that helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Nibeiwa
The Battle of Nibeiwa was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in Egypt, where British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful surprise attack against Italian camps, helping to initiate the collapse of Italian positions in North Africa.
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C.
Battle of Huachi
The Battle of Huachi was a significant early 19th-century military engagement in present-day Ecuador during the struggle against Spanish colonial rule, remembered for a major royalist victory that temporarily stalled the independence movement.
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D.
Battle of Wendengli
The Battle of Wendengli, better known as the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge, was a major and grueling Korean War engagement between United Nations and North Korean/Chinese forces in 1951.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Pungdo ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| causeOf | outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Beiyang Fleet
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| conflict | First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| conflictType | naval engagement ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ |
| date | 1894 ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Yellow Sea
ⓘ
near Pungdo Island ⓘ |
| partOf | First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| precededBy | pre-war tensions between China and Japan over Korea ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| significance |
early engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War
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helped escalate hostilities between China and Japan ⓘ |
| triggered | First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| year | 1894 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Feng-tao Description of subject: The Battle of Feng-tao was a naval engagement in 1894 between Chinese and Japanese forces near Pungdo Island that helped trigger the First Sino-Japanese War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.