Invasion of Rehe
E395525
The Invasion of Rehe was a 1933 Japanese military campaign in northern China that expanded Japanese control beyond Manchuria and further weakened the Republic of China before the Second Sino-Japanese War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Invasion of Rehe canonical | 1 |
| Japanese invasion of Rehe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3874031 — 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: Invasion of Rehe Context triple: [Operation Nekka, conflict, Invasion of Rehe]
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A.
Mukden Campaign
The Mukden Campaign was a major land offensive of the Russo-Japanese War culminating in one of history’s largest pre–World War I battles, which decisively weakened Russian forces in Manchuria.
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B.
Battle of Peking
The Battle of Peking was a key 1900 military engagement in which an international coalition of foreign powers fought Chinese forces to relieve besieged legations in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion.
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C.
Lüshun siege
The Lüshun siege was a major land and naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) in which Japanese forces besieged and captured the heavily fortified Russian naval base at Port Arthur.
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D.
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
The Battle of Beiping–Tianjin was an early major campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, in which Japanese forces captured the key northern Chinese cities of Beiping (Beijing) and Tianjin.
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E.
Battle of Tientsin
The Battle of Tientsin was a major 1900 engagement in the Boxer Rebellion in which an international coalition fought Qing and Boxer forces to capture the key Chinese port city of Tianjin.
- 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: Invasion of Rehe Target entity description: The Invasion of Rehe was a 1933 Japanese military campaign in northern China that expanded Japanese control beyond Manchuria and further weakened the Republic of China before the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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A.
Mukden Campaign
The Mukden Campaign was a major land offensive of the Russo-Japanese War culminating in one of history’s largest pre–World War I battles, which decisively weakened Russian forces in Manchuria.
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B.
Battle of Peking
The Battle of Peking was a key 1900 military engagement in which an international coalition of foreign powers fought Chinese forces to relieve besieged legations in Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion.
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C.
Lüshun siege
The Lüshun siege was a major land and naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) in which Japanese forces besieged and captured the heavily fortified Russian naval base at Port Arthur.
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D.
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
The Battle of Beiping–Tianjin was an early major campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, in which Japanese forces captured the key northern Chinese cities of Beiping (Beijing) and Tianjin.
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E.
Battle of Tientsin
The Battle of Tientsin was a major 1900 engagement in the Boxer Rebellion in which an international coalition fought Qing and Boxer forces to capture the key Chinese port city of Tianjin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese invasion of China
ⓘ
battle of the interwar period ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Chinese provincial forces of Rehe
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Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Manchukuo Imperial Army ⓘ
surface form:
Manchukuo forces
|
| conflict |
Second Sino-Japanese War precursor
ⓘ
interwar period conflicts in China ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| describedBySource |
histories of the Second Sino-Japanese War
ⓘ
studies of Japanese imperial expansion ⓘ |
| endTime |
1933
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March 1933 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Japanese expansion in North China ⓘ |
| follows |
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Mukden Incident ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Japanese desire to expand control beyond Manchuria
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weakness of the Republic of China central government ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
creation of a buffer zone for Manchukuo
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strengthening of Japanese strategic position north of the Great Wall ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidation of Japanese control in Northeast China
ⓘ
contributed to tensions leading to the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Japanese imperialism in East Asia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Republic of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of China (1912–1949)
|
| location |
Rehe Province
ⓘ
border region of Manchuria and China proper ⓘ northern China ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | capture of Rehe Province from Chinese control ⓘ |
| opponent |
National Revolutionary Army
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Republic of China ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Chinese warlord and Nationalist forces in Rehe ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese expansion in East Asia
ⓘ
Japanese occupation of Manchuria ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese invasion of Manchuria and Inner Mongolia
Sino-Japanese conflicts before 1937 ⓘ |
| result |
Japanese victory
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expansion of Japanese-controlled territory beyond Manchuria ⓘ extension of Manchukuo territory ⓘ further weakening of the Republic of China ⓘ occupation of Rehe Province ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Chinese withdrawal from the Great Wall line
ⓘ
fall of Chengde ⓘ |
| startTime |
1933
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February 1933 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of approaches to Beijing and North China ⓘ |
| temporalContext | interwar period ⓘ |
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Subject: Invasion of Rehe Description of subject: The Invasion of Rehe was a 1933 Japanese military campaign in northern China that expanded Japanese control beyond Manchuria and further weakened the Republic of China before the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Japanese invasion of Rehe