Xinyou Coup
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The Xinyou Coup was an 1861 palace coup in Qing dynasty China in which Empress Dowager Cixi and her allies seized control of the imperial government following the death of the Xianfeng Emperor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Xinyou Coup canonical | 1 |
| Xinyou Coup of 1861 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3796300 — 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: Xinyou Coup Context triple: [Empress Dowager Cixi, cameToPowerThrough, Xinyou Coup]
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A.
Wushe Incident
The Wushe Incident was a 1930 armed uprising by the Seediq indigenous people against Japanese colonial authorities in central Taiwan, marking one of the most significant anti-colonial rebellions during Japanese rule.
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B.
May Coup of 1926
The May Coup of 1926 was a military takeover led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew Poland’s democratic government and ushered in the authoritarian Sanation regime in the Second Polish Republic.
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C.
Jingnan Rebellion
The Jingnan Rebellion was a civil war in early Ming China in which Zhu Di seized the throne and became the Yongle Emperor, reshaping the dynasty’s political and military landscape.
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D.
Rebellion of the Three Guards
The Rebellion of the Three Guards was an early Zhou dynasty uprising by former Shang-affiliated regional lords resisting Zhou authority, which threatened the new dynasty’s stability before being suppressed.
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E.
31 March Incident
The 31 March Incident was a 1909 counterrevolutionary uprising in the Ottoman Empire, led by conservative and religious factions in Istanbul against the Young Turk constitutional regime.
- 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: Xinyou Coup Target entity description: The Xinyou Coup was an 1861 palace coup in Qing dynasty China in which Empress Dowager Cixi and her allies seized control of the imperial government following the death of the Xianfeng Emperor.
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A.
Wushe Incident
The Wushe Incident was a 1930 armed uprising by the Seediq indigenous people against Japanese colonial authorities in central Taiwan, marking one of the most significant anti-colonial rebellions during Japanese rule.
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B.
May Coup of 1926
The May Coup of 1926 was a military takeover led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew Poland’s democratic government and ushered in the authoritarian Sanation regime in the Second Polish Republic.
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C.
Jingnan Rebellion
The Jingnan Rebellion was a civil war in early Ming China in which Zhu Di seized the throne and became the Yongle Emperor, reshaping the dynasty’s political and military landscape.
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D.
Rebellion of the Three Guards
The Rebellion of the Three Guards was an early Zhou dynasty uprising by former Shang-affiliated regional lords resisting Zhou authority, which threatened the new dynasty’s stability before being suppressed.
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E.
31 March Incident
The 31 March Incident was a 1909 counterrevolutionary uprising in the Ottoman Empire, led by conservative and religious factions in Istanbul against the Young Turk constitutional regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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palace coup ⓘ political event ⓘ |
| aim | to secure control of the imperial government for Cixi and her allies ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinDynasty | occurred shortly after the Second Opium War ⓘ |
| conflictType | court power struggle ⓘ |
| country | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tongzhi Restoration ⓘ |
| follows |
Convention of Peking
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surface form:
Treaty of Beijing (1860)
death of the Xianfeng Emperor ⓘ |
| governmentOverthrown | regency of the Eight Regents for the Tongzhi Emperor ⓘ |
| hasCause | death of the Xianfeng Emperor ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | 辛酉政变 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidation of power by Empress Dowager Cixi and Prince Gong
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end of the regency of the Eight Regents ⓘ establishment of dual regency of Cixi and Ci'an ⓘ rise of Prince Gong as a key political figure ⓘ seizure of power by Empress Dowager Cixi ⓘ shift of power from Manchu princes to imperial consorts and allies ⓘ |
| location |
Beijing
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China ⓘ Forbidden City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Xinyou year of the Chinese sexagenary cycle ⓘ |
| opponent |
Duanhua
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Sushun ⓘ Zaiyuan ⓘ conservative Manchu regent faction ⓘ |
| participant |
Duanhua
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Empress Dowager Ci'an ⓘ Empress Dowager Cixi ⓘ Prince Gong ⓘ Sushun ⓘ Tongzhi Emperor ⓘ Zaiyuan ⓘ the Eight Regents ⓘ |
| partOf | political history of the Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1861 ⓘ |
| politicalContext | succession of the child Tongzhi Emperor ⓘ |
| result |
Empress Dowager Cixi became de facto ruler of the Qing Empire
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centralization of decision-making in the hands of Cixi and her allies ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
arrest of Sushun
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execution of Sushun ⓘ removal of Zaiyuan and Duanhua from power ⓘ transfer of imperial seals to Empress Dowagers ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Empress Dowager Ci'an
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Empress Dowager Cixi ⓘ Prince Gong ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
Qing dynasty
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surface form:
late Qing dynasty
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| year | 1861 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Xinyou Coup Description of subject: The Xinyou Coup was an 1861 palace coup in Qing dynasty China in which Empress Dowager Cixi and her allies seized control of the imperial government following the death of the Xianfeng Emperor.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Xinyou Coup of 1861