Chang Hsueh-liang
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Chang Hsueh-liang was a prominent Chinese warlord and political figure best known for his role in the 1936 Xi'an Incident, which forced Chiang Kai-shek to form a united front with the Communists against Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chang Hsueh-liang canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2360779 — 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: Chang Hsueh-liang Context triple: [Zhang Xueliang, alias, Chang Hsueh-liang]
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A.
Pai Chung-hsi
Pai Chung-hsi is an alternate romanization of Bai Chongxi, a prominent Chinese Muslim general and political leader of the Nationalist forces in the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
Tsai Chongxin
Tsai Chongxin, better known as Joe Tsai, is a Taiwanese-Canadian billionaire businessman and co-founder of Alibaba Group.
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C.
Hsu Yung-chang
Hsu Yung-chang was a Chinese military representative who took part in formalizing Japan’s World War II surrender by signing the Japanese Instrument of Surrender.
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D.
Chiang Chieh-shih
Chiang Chieh-shih is the birth name of Chiang Kai-shek, the influential 20th-century Chinese political and military leader who headed the Republic of China.
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E.
Lin Gie-Ming
Lin Gie-Ming is the father of former NBA point guard Jeremy Lin, known for his Taiwanese heritage and influence on Jeremy’s upbringing and education.
- 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: Chang Hsueh-liang Target entity description: Chang Hsueh-liang was a prominent Chinese warlord and political figure best known for his role in the 1936 Xi'an Incident, which forced Chiang Kai-shek to form a united front with the Communists against Japan.
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A.
Pai Chung-hsi
Pai Chung-hsi is an alternate romanization of Bai Chongxi, a prominent Chinese Muslim general and political leader of the Nationalist forces in the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
Tsai Chongxin
Tsai Chongxin, better known as Joe Tsai, is a Taiwanese-Canadian billionaire businessman and co-founder of Alibaba Group.
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C.
Hsu Yung-chang
Hsu Yung-chang was a Chinese military representative who took part in formalizing Japan’s World War II surrender by signing the Japanese Instrument of Surrender.
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D.
Chiang Chieh-shih
Chiang Chieh-shih is the birth name of Chiang Kai-shek, the influential 20th-century Chinese political and military leader who headed the Republic of China.
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E.
Lin Gie-Ming
Lin Gie-Ming is the father of former NBA point guard Jeremy Lin, known for his Taiwanese heritage and influence on Jeremy’s upbringing and education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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military leader ⓘ politician ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| action | detained Chiang Kai-shek during the Xi'an Incident ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Fengtian clique
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Nationalist Government of China ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1901-06-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Haicheng, Liaoning, Qing Empire
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surface form:
Haicheng, Liaoning, China
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| burialPlace | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States ⓘ |
| citizenship | China ⓘ |
| conflict |
Chinese Civil War
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Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
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| controlledRegion |
Manchuria
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Manchuria ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast China
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| deathDate | 2001-10-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States ⓘ |
| detainedBy | Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ |
| detentionPeriod | 1936-1990 ⓘ |
| education | military education in China ⓘ |
| era | Republic of China era ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| event | took control of Manchuria after the assassination of Zhang Zuolin in 1928 ⓘ |
| father | Zhang Zuolin ⓘ |
| ideology | Chinese nationalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating resistance against Japanese aggression
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ending armed campaigns against Chinese Communists in 1936 ⓘ |
| language | Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| laterResidence |
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Honolulu, Hawaii
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| livedIn |
Beijing
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Honolulu ⓘ Manchuria ⓘ Nanjing ⓘ Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
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| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| movedTo |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| name |
Chang Hsueh-liang
self-link
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The Young Marshal ⓘ Zhang Xueliang ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Xi’an Incident
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surface form:
Xi'an Incident
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| placeOfDetention |
China
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Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
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| politicalAction | announced allegiance to the Nationalist Government in Nanjing in 1928 ⓘ |
| politicalGoal | formation of a united front against Japan ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | leader in the 1936 Xi'an Incident ⓘ |
| spouse | Yu Fengzhi ⓘ |
| succeeded |
Zhang Zuolin
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surface form:
Zhang Zuolin as leader of the Fengtian clique
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| supportedPolicy |
Second United Front
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surface form:
Second United Front between Nationalists and Communists
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chang Hsueh-liang Description of subject: Chang Hsueh-liang was a prominent Chinese warlord and political figure best known for his role in the 1936 Xi'an Incident, which forced Chiang Kai-shek to form a united front with the Communists against Japan.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Zhang Xueliang