Chinese 71st Army
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The Chinese 71st Army was a National Revolutionary Army formation of the Republic of China that saw significant combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chinese 71st Army canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T589180 — 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: Chinese 71st Army Context triple: [Chinese 88th Division, partOf, Chinese 71st Army]
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A.
Chinese 87th Division
The Chinese 87th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army infantry unit of the Republic of China that played a prominent frontline role in major early battles against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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B.
Chinese 88th Division
The Chinese 88th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army unit of the Republic of China, noted for its determined defense during early battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
New Fourth Army
The New Fourth Army was a major Chinese Communist guerrilla force that fought against Japanese occupation and Nationalist rivals during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War.
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D.
National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army
The National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army was a major Chinese Communist military force that fought under nominal Nationalist command against Japanese invaders during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Central Army of the Kuomintang
The Central Army of the Kuomintang was the core, most loyal force of Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist military, serving as his primary power base during the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- 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: Chinese 71st Army Target entity description: The Chinese 71st Army was a National Revolutionary Army formation of the Republic of China that saw significant combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
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A.
Chinese 87th Division
The Chinese 87th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army infantry unit of the Republic of China that played a prominent frontline role in major early battles against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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B.
Chinese 88th Division
The Chinese 88th Division was an elite National Revolutionary Army unit of the Republic of China, noted for its determined defense during early battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
New Fourth Army
The New Fourth Army was a major Chinese Communist guerrilla force that fought against Japanese occupation and Nationalist rivals during the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War.
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D.
National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army
The National Revolutionary Army 8th Route Army was a major Chinese Communist military force that fought under nominal Nationalist command against Japanese invaders during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Central Army of the Kuomintang
The Central Army of the Kuomintang was the core, most loyal force of Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist military, serving as his primary power base during the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Revolutionary Army formation
ⓘ
field army ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kuomintang ⓘ |
| branch | ground forces ⓘ |
| conflict |
Chinese Civil War
ⓘ
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Changsha
ⓘ
Battle of Shanghai (1937) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Shanghai
Battle of Wuhan ⓘ Burma campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Burma Campaign
campaigns against Communist forces in the Chinese Civil War ⓘ operations against Japanese forces in central China ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Republican era of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of China (pre-1949) period
|
| languageOfCommand | Chinese ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf | Republic of China Armed Forces ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy combat in the Second Sino-Japanese War
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participation in major campaigns of the Chinese Civil War ⓘ |
| opponent |
People's Liberation Army
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surface form:
Chinese Communist forces
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| partOf | National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| region | China ⓘ |
| role | frontline combat formation ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| theater |
Chinese theater of the Second Sino-Japanese War
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surface form:
China theater of World War II
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| type | infantry-dominated army formation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chinese 71st Army Description of subject: The Chinese 71st Army was a National Revolutionary Army formation of the Republic of China that saw significant combat during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.