Wei-so garrison system
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The Wei-so garrison system was a hereditary military organization of the Ming dynasty that stationed soldier-farmer households across the empire to provide defense and maintain imperial control.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Wall garrisons | 1 |
| Ming Great Wall garrisons | 1 |
| Wei-so garrison system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13823454 — 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: Wei-so garrison system Context triple: [Ming emperors, militaryInstitution, Wei-so garrison system]
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A.
Eight Banners system
The Eight Banners system was a Manchu military and social organization that structured Qing dynasty society into hereditary banner units, forming the core of its army and ruling elite.
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B.
Ningyuan garrison
The Ningyuan garrison was a strategically vital Ming dynasty military outpost in northeastern China, renowned for its role in frontier defense against Manchu forces.
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C.
Shanhai Pass defenses
Shanhai Pass defenses were the strategically crucial fortifications at the eastern end of the Great Wall that controlled access between Manchuria and northern China.
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D.
Coehoorn system of fortification
The Coehoorn system of fortification is an early modern Dutch defensive design that refined bastioned fortresses with intricate outworks and low, compact profiles to better resist artillery and improve fields of fire.
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E.
Defense of the Great Wall
Defense of the Great Wall was a 1933 military campaign in which Chinese forces attempted to resist Japanese invasion along the Great Wall region of northern China.
- 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: Wei-so garrison system Target entity description: The Wei-so garrison system was a hereditary military organization of the Ming dynasty that stationed soldier-farmer households across the empire to provide defense and maintain imperial control.
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A.
Eight Banners system
The Eight Banners system was a Manchu military and social organization that structured Qing dynasty society into hereditary banner units, forming the core of its army and ruling elite.
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B.
Ningyuan garrison
The Ningyuan garrison was a strategically vital Ming dynasty military outpost in northeastern China, renowned for its role in frontier defense against Manchu forces.
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C.
Shanhai Pass defenses
Shanhai Pass defenses were the strategically crucial fortifications at the eastern end of the Great Wall that controlled access between Manchuria and northern China.
-
D.
Coehoorn system of fortification
The Coehoorn system of fortification is an early modern Dutch defensive design that refined bastioned fortresses with intricate outworks and low, compact profiles to better resist artillery and improve fields of fire.
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E.
Defense of the Great Wall
Defense of the Great Wall was a 1933 military campaign in which Chinese forces attempted to resist Japanese invasion along the Great Wall region of northern China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wei-so garrison system
linked to: Wei-so garrison system