New Army
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The New Army was a modernized military force established in the late Qing dynasty as part of efforts to reform and strengthen China’s imperial armed forces.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Army canonical | 1 |
| New Army units | 1 |
| Newly Created Army | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2563366 — 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: New Army Context triple: [Qing army, hasPart, New Army]
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A.
Army Corps
Army Corps is a major operational-level military formation typically composed of multiple divisions and supporting units, responsible for coordinating large-scale ground combat operations.
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B.
Army of the Three Guarantees
The Army of the Three Guarantees was the coalition force led by Agustín de Iturbide that secured Mexico’s independence from Spain in 1821 under the principles of religion, independence, and unity.
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C.
Army
The Army is the land-based military force of a nation, responsible for ground warfare, territorial defense, and supporting national security objectives.
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D.
Home Army
The Home Army was the primary Polish resistance movement in World War II, loyal to the Polish government-in-exile and known for its large-scale underground operations against Nazi occupation.
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E.
Ejército de Tierra
Ejército de Tierra is the land warfare branch of Spain’s Armed Forces, responsible for ground military operations and national defense.
- 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: New Army Target entity description: The New Army was a modernized military force established in the late Qing dynasty as part of efforts to reform and strengthen China’s imperial armed forces.
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A.
Army Corps
Army Corps is a major operational-level military formation typically composed of multiple divisions and supporting units, responsible for coordinating large-scale ground combat operations.
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B.
Army of the Three Guarantees
The Army of the Three Guarantees was the coalition force led by Agustín de Iturbide that secured Mexico’s independence from Spain in 1821 under the principles of religion, independence, and unity.
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C.
Army
The Army is the land-based military force of a nation, responsible for ground warfare, territorial defense, and supporting national security objectives.
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D.
Home Army
The Home Army was the primary Polish resistance movement in World War II, loyal to the Polish government-in-exile and known for its large-scale underground operations against Nazi occupation.
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E.
Ejército de Tierra
Ejército de Tierra is the land warfare branch of Spain’s Armed Forces, responsible for ground military operations and national defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Qing dynasty military formation
ⓘ
army ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Beiyang Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Beiyang New Army
New Army ⓘ
surface form:
Newly Created Army
Xinjian Lujun ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Qing military reformers
ⓘ
late Qing self-strengthening efforts ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| contributedTo | emergence of modern Chinese officer corps ⓘ |
| country | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | early Republic of China period ⓘ |
| equipmentStandard |
modern artillery pieces
ⓘ
modern rifles ⓘ |
| establishedAs | modernized military force ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Beijing area
ⓘ
surface form:
Beijing region
Zhili province ⓘ
surface form:
Zhili Province
|
| historicalSignificance | transition from traditional to modern military in China ⓘ |
| influenced |
Republic of China Army
ⓘ
warlord armies of early Republican era ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Imperial Army
Western-style armies ⓘ |
| locatedIn | China ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most modern units of the Qing military
ⓘ
professional training and discipline ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Qing dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
late Qing dynasty
|
| partOf | Beiyang Army ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
constitutional reform movement in the Qing dynasty
ⓘ
late Qing military reforms ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Eight Banners
ⓘ
Green Standard Army ⓘ |
| purpose |
defense of Qing Empire
ⓘ
military modernization ⓘ strengthening imperial armed forces ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom | various provinces of North China ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Board of War of the Qing dynasty
ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Qing imperial government
|
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | standing army ⓘ |
| used |
Western-style drill and organization
ⓘ
modern military training methods ⓘ modern weaponry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Army Description of subject: The New Army was a modernized military force established in the late Qing dynasty as part of efforts to reform and strengthen China’s imperial armed forces.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Newly Created Army
this entity surface form:
New Army units