Shanhaiguan Pass

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fortified pass historical site mountain pass

Shanhaiguan Pass is a historically significant fortified mountain pass in northeastern China that marks the eastern terminus of the Great Wall and long served as a strategic gateway between China’s heartland and Manchuria.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Shanhaiguan	1
Shanhaiguan Pass vicinity	1
Shanhaiguan region	1
山海关	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fortified pass ⓘ historical site ⓘ mountain pass ⓘ
administrativeDivision	Shanhaiguan District NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Li Zicheng ⓘ Qing army ⓘ surface form: Manchu forces Wu Sangui ⓘ
builtDuring	Ming dynasty ⓘ
builtUnder	Hongwu Emperor ⓘ
ChineseName	Shanhaiguan Pass self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 山海关
climate	monsoon-influenced continental climate ⓘ
connectedTo	Jiumenkou Great Wall ⓘ Old Dragon Head (Laolongtou) ⓘ
constructionCentury	14th century ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
defensiveSystem	bastions ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ
function	border defense ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ
hasInscription	First Pass Under Heaven ⓘ
hasStructure	barbican ⓘ city wall ⓘ gate tower ⓘ moat ⓘ
heritageStatus	nationally protected cultural relic of China ⓘ
historicalEra	Ming dynasty ⓘ Qing dynasty ⓘ
historicalEvent	Battle of Shanhaiguan (1644) ⓘ
knownFor	inscription "First Pass Under Heaven" ⓘ massive stone walls ⓘ well-preserved fortifications ⓘ
literalMeaning	Mountain and Sea Pass ⓘ
locatedBetween	Yan Mountains and Bohai Sea ⓘ
locatedIn	Hebei Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Qinhuangdao ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Manchuria ⓘ surface form: Northeastern China
locatedNear	Bohai Sea ⓘ Yan Mountains ⓘ
nearbyCity	Qinhuangdao ⓘ Shanhaiguan District NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Great Wall of China ⓘ
regionBorder	historical border between China proper and Manchuria ⓘ
role	eastern terminus of the Great Wall of China ⓘ
significance	entry point for Manchu conquest of China ⓘ
strategicImportance	defense of Beijing region ⓘ gateway between China’s heartland and Manchuria ⓘ
terminusOf	Great Wall of China ⓘ
tourism	major tourist attraction ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shanhaiguan Pass → ChineseName → Shanhaiguan Pass self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 山海关

Yan Mountains → contains → Shanhaiguan Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shanhaiguan Pass vicinity

Great Wall of China → hasPart → Shanhaiguan Pass ⓘ

Yan Mountains → hasPass → Shanhaiguan Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shanhaiguan region

Defense of the Great Wall → notableLocation → Shanhaiguan Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shanhaiguan