Chinese 88th Division
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chinese 88th Division canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T96680 — 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 88th Division Context triple: [Battle of Shanghai (1937), involvedForce, Chinese 88th Division]
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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.
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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C.
Japanese Kwantung Army
The Japanese Kwantung Army was a powerful and aggressive Imperial Japanese Army group stationed in Manchuria that played a central role in Japan’s expansionist campaigns in East Asia before and during World War II.
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D.
29th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army
The 29th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army was a Chinese military formation best known for its frontline role resisting Japanese forces at the outset of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party, encompassing its land, sea, air, rocket, and strategic support forces.
- 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 88th Division Target entity description: 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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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.
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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C.
Japanese Kwantung Army
The Japanese Kwantung Army was a powerful and aggressive Imperial Japanese Army group stationed in Manchuria that played a central role in Japan’s expansionist campaigns in East Asia before and during World War II.
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D.
29th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army
The 29th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army was a Chinese military formation best known for its frontline role resisting Japanese forces at the outset of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party, encompassing its land, sea, air, rocket, and strategic support forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Revolutionary Army division
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infantry division ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | National Revolutionary Army ⓘ |
| branch | Army ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second Sino-Japanese War
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linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| describedAs | elite unit ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Shanghai (1937)
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Defense of Sihang Warehouse (1937) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Shanghai (1937)
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| equipment | German-style equipment ⓘ |
| era |
Republic of China (1912–1949)
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linked to:
Republic of China
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| garrison |
Shanghai (historical)
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linked to:
Shanghai
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| notableFor |
Battle of Shanghai
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linked to:
Battle of Shanghai (1937)
defense of Shanghai ⓘ defense of Sihang Warehouse ⓘ |
| notedFor | determined defense in early battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| opponent | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinese 71st Army ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| theater |
Chinese theater of World War II
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linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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| training | German-trained ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chinese 88th Division Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.