Battle of Beiping–Tianjin

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battle event in the Second Sino-Japanese War military campaign

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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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin canonical	3
Battle of Beiping-Tianjin	1
Battle of Lugou Bridge	1
Beiping–Hankou Railway Operation	1
Japanese North China campaign	1
Peiping–Tientsin campaign	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T96628 — 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: Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
Context triple: [Marco Polo Bridge Incident, followedBy, Battle of Beiping–Tianjin]

A. Battle of Xuzhou
The Battle of Xuzhou was a major 1938 campaign in the Second Sino-Japanese War in which Japanese forces encircled and captured the strategic rail hub of Xuzhou after heavy fighting against Chinese Nationalist troops.
B. Battle of Taierzhuang
The Battle of Taierzhuang was a major 1938 Chinese victory over Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for boosting Chinese morale and demonstrating effective resistance against Japan’s previously overwhelming advances.
C. Battle of Changde
The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.
D. Battle of Changsha
The Battle of Changsha was a series of major World War II engagements in central China where Chinese forces repeatedly repelled Japanese offensives, becoming a symbol of Chinese resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
E. Battle of Guangzhou
The Battle of Guangzhou was a major 1938 Japanese offensive in southern China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, resulting in the capture of the key port city of Guangzhou and further tightening Japan’s blockade of 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: Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
Target entity description: 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.

A. Battle of Xuzhou
The Battle of Xuzhou was a major 1938 campaign in the Second Sino-Japanese War in which Japanese forces encircled and captured the strategic rail hub of Xuzhou after heavy fighting against Chinese Nationalist troops.
B. Battle of Taierzhuang
The Battle of Taierzhuang was a major 1938 Chinese victory over Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for boosting Chinese morale and demonstrating effective resistance against Japan’s previously overwhelming advances.
C. Battle of Changde
The Battle of Changde was a major World War II clash in 1943 between Chinese and Japanese forces in Hunan province, notable for intense urban combat, heavy casualties, and the use of chemical weapons by Japan.
D. Battle of Changsha
The Battle of Changsha was a series of major World War II engagements in central China where Chinese forces repeatedly repelled Japanese offensives, becoming a symbol of Chinese resistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
E. Battle of Guangzhou
The Battle of Guangzhou was a major 1938 Japanese offensive in southern China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, resulting in the capture of the key port city of Guangzhou and further tightening Japan’s blockade of China.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ event in the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Beiping-Tianjin ⓘ linked to: Battle of Beiping–Tianjin Peiping–Tientsin campaign ⓘ linked to: Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
belligerent	Empire of Japan ⓘ linked to: Japan Republic of China ⓘ
category	1937 in China ⓘ Battles involving China ⓘ Battles involving Japan ⓘ Military history of Beijing ⓘ Military history of Tianjin ⓘ
cause	escalation of tensions after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident ⓘ
combatant	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
commander	Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ Itagaki Seishirō ⓘ Kiyoshi Katsuki ⓘ Song Zheyuan ⓘ
conflict	Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ linked to: Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
country	Empire of Japan ⓘ linked to: Japan Republic of China ⓘ
dateOfJapaneseCaptureOfBeiping	1937-07-29 ⓘ
dateOfJapaneseCaptureOfTianjin	1937-07-30 ⓘ
endDate	1937-08-31 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Taiyuan ⓘ Beiping–Hankou Railway Operation ⓘ linked to: Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
front	Northern China front ⓘ
historicalEra	World War II in Asia ⓘ linked to: Pacific War
historicalPeriod	Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ linked to: Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
involvedUnit	29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army ⓘ linked to: 29th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army Japanese China Garrison Army ⓘ Japanese Kwantung Army detachments ⓘ linked to: Japanese Kwantung Army
location	Beiping ⓘ linked to: Beijing Hebei ⓘ North China ⓘ Tianjin ⓘ
objective	capture of Beiping ⓘ capture of Tianjin ⓘ
outcome	Japanese occupation of Beiping ⓘ linked to: Japanese occupation of North China Japanese occupation of Tianjin ⓘ linked to: Japanese occupation of North China
partOf	Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ linked to: Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
precededBy	Marco Polo Bridge Incident ⓘ
result	Japanese victory ⓘ
significance	early major campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
startDate	1937-07-25 ⓘ
theater	North China theater of the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ linked to: Japanese occupation of North China
year	1937 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Marco Polo Bridge Incident → followedBy → Battle of Beiping–Tianjin ⓘ

Battle of Shanghai (1937) → precededBy → Battle of Beiping–Tianjin ⓘ

Japanese China Garrison Army → engagedIn → Battle of Beiping–Tianjin ⓘ

Battle of Beiping–Tianjin → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Beiping-Tianjin ⓘ