Yunnan clique
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The Yunnan clique was a powerful regional military faction in early 20th-century China that controlled Yunnan Province and played a significant role in the politics of the Warlord Era and the Republic of China.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yunnan clique canonical | 6 |
| Yunnan warlords | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18406935 — 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: Yunnan clique Context triple: [Lu Han, sphereOfInfluence, Yunnan clique]
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A.
Zhili clique
The Zhili clique was a powerful warlord faction that controlled much of northern China during the early Republic era, competing with rival cliques for dominance before being defeated by the Nationalist government.
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B.
Guangxi Clique
The Guangxi Clique was a powerful regional warlord faction in early 20th-century China that controlled Guangxi province and played a major role in the internal power struggles of the Republic of China.
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C.
Fengtian clique
The Fengtian clique was a powerful warlord faction based in Manchuria that played a major role in Chinese politics during the Warlord Era in the early 20th century.
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D.
Anhui clique
The Anhui clique was a powerful Chinese warlord faction led by Duan Qirui that dominated Beijing politics in the early Republic of China before being defeated in the Zhili–Anhui War of 1920.
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E.
Shanghai clique
The Shanghai clique is an informal political faction within the Chinese Communist Party composed largely of officials who rose to prominence in Shanghai, often associated with former leader Jiang Zemin’s patronage network.
- 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: Yunnan clique Target entity description: The Yunnan clique was a powerful regional military faction in early 20th-century China that controlled Yunnan Province and played a significant role in the politics of the Warlord Era and the Republic of China.
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A.
Zhili clique
The Zhili clique was a powerful warlord faction that controlled much of northern China during the early Republic era, competing with rival cliques for dominance before being defeated by the Nationalist government.
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B.
Guangxi Clique
The Guangxi Clique was a powerful regional warlord faction in early 20th-century China that controlled Guangxi province and played a major role in the internal power struggles of the Republic of China.
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C.
Fengtian clique
The Fengtian clique was a powerful warlord faction based in Manchuria that played a major role in Chinese politics during the Warlord Era in the early 20th century.
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D.
Anhui clique
The Anhui clique was a powerful Chinese warlord faction led by Duan Qirui that dominated Beijing politics in the early Republic of China before being defeated in the Zhili–Anhui War of 1920.
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E.
Shanghai clique
The Shanghai clique is an informal political faction within the Chinese Communist Party composed largely of officials who rose to prominence in Shanghai, often associated with former leader Jiang Zemin’s patronage network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yunnan clique