Battle of Aizu
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The Battle of Aizu was a pivotal 1868 siege during Japan’s Boshin War in which imperial forces crushed the Aizu domain, marking a major step in the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate and the consolidation of Meiji rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Aizu canonical | 2 |
| Siege of Aizu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3754589 — 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: Battle of Aizu Context triple: [Boshin War, notableBattle, Battle of Aizu]
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Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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Battle of Anzen
The Battle of Anzen was an 838 clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate in Anatolia, where Byzantine forces under Emperor Theophilos were defeated by troops serving Caliph al-Mu'tasim.
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Battle of Nagashino
The Battle of Nagashino was a pivotal 1575 clash in Japan’s Sengoku period where Oda Nobunaga’s innovative use of massed arquebusiers decisively defeated the Takeda cavalry, signaling a shift toward firearms-dominated warfare.
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Battle of Seikan
The Battle of Seikan, better known as the Battle of Seonghwan, was an early land engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894, in which Japanese forces defeated Qing Chinese troops in Korea.
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Battle of Toba–Fushimi
The Battle of Toba–Fushimi was a pivotal 1868 clash near Kyoto in which imperial forces decisively defeated the Tokugawa shogunate, marking a major turning point in Japan’s Meiji Restoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Aizu Target entity description: The Battle of Aizu was a pivotal 1868 siege during Japan’s Boshin War in which imperial forces crushed the Aizu domain, marking a major step in the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate and the consolidation of Meiji rule.
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A.
Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama was the climactic 1877 clash in which Saigō Takamori’s samurai forces were decisively defeated by the modern Imperial Japanese Army, symbolizing the end of the samurai era in Japan.
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B.
Battle of Anzen
The Battle of Anzen was an 838 clash between the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Caliphate in Anatolia, where Byzantine forces under Emperor Theophilos were defeated by troops serving Caliph al-Mu'tasim.
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C.
Battle of Nagashino
The Battle of Nagashino was a pivotal 1575 clash in Japan’s Sengoku period where Oda Nobunaga’s innovative use of massed arquebusiers decisively defeated the Takeda cavalry, signaling a shift toward firearms-dominated warfare.
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D.
Battle of Seikan
The Battle of Seikan, better known as the Battle of Seonghwan, was an early land engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894, in which Japanese forces defeated Qing Chinese troops in Korea.
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E.
Battle of Toba–Fushimi
The Battle of Toba–Fushimi was a pivotal 1868 clash near Kyoto in which imperial forces decisively defeated the Tokugawa shogunate, marking a major turning point in Japan’s Meiji Restoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Aizu
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surface form:
Siege of Aizu
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| attacker |
Boshin War
ⓘ
surface form:
Satsuma-Chōshū coalition
imperial army ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Aizu Domain
ⓘ
surface form:
Aizu domain
Chōshū Domain ⓘ
surface form:
Chōshū domain
Imperial Japanese government forces ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese forces
Kagoshima Domain ⓘ
surface form:
Satsuma domain
Tokugawa shogunate navy ⓘ
surface form:
Tokugawa shogunate forces
Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei ⓘ |
| cause |
Aizu loyalty to Tokugawa shogunate
ⓘ
imperial campaign against northern domains ⓘ |
| commander |
Itagaki Taisuke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kido Takayoshi ⓘ Matsudaira Katamori ⓘ Prince Ninnajinomiya Yoshiaki ⓘ Saigō Takamori ⓘ Saigō Tanomo ⓘ Yamagata Aritomo ⓘ Ōyama Iwao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Boshin War ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| defender | Aizu samurai ⓘ |
| endDate | 1868-11-06 ⓘ |
| era | late Edo period ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Naval Battle of Hakodate
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surface form:
Battle of Hakodate
|
| historicalRegion | Mutsu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Aizu
NERFINISHED
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Aizu-Wakamatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Aizuwakamatsu Castle ⓘ
surface form:
Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle
Tsuruga Castle ⓘ |
| modernPrefecture | Fukushima Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | suicide of Byakkotai youth warriors ⓘ |
| notableUnit | Byakkotai ⓘ |
| partOf | Meiji Restoration ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Bonari Pass ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Meiji oligarchy
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surface form:
Meiji government
Tokugawa Yoshinobu ⓘ Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei campaign ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of Aizu resistance
ⓘ
defeat of Aizu domain ⓘ imperial victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to consolidation of Meiji rule
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decisive defeat for northern domains ⓘ major step in the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ pivotal engagement of the Boshin War ⓘ |
| startDate | 1868-10-06 ⓘ |
| year | 1868 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Aizu Description of subject: The Battle of Aizu was a pivotal 1868 siege during Japan’s Boshin War in which imperial forces crushed the Aizu domain, marking a major step in the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate and the consolidation of Meiji rule.
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