Battle of the Yalu River

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battle of the First Sino-Japanese War naval battle

The Battle of the Yalu River was a major 1894 naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War in which Japan’s modernized fleet decisively defeated China’s Beiyang Fleet, marking a turning point in East Asian power dynamics.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of the Yalu River canonical	7
Battle of the Yalu River (1894)	7
Battle in the First Sino-Japanese War	1
Battle of the Yalu River (1904)	1
Naval Battle of the Yalu River	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Battle of the Yalu River
Context triple: [Battle of Weihaiwei, precededBy, Battle of the Yalu River]

A. Battle of Port Arthur
The Battle of Port Arthur was the opening naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, marked by a surprise Japanese attack on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur in 1904.
B. Battle of the Yellow Sea
The Battle of the Yellow Sea was a major naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, in which Japanese and Russian fleets clashed in an attempt to break the siege of Port Arthur.
C. Battle of Weihaiwei
The Battle of Weihaiwei was a decisive 1895 naval and land engagement in which Japan destroyed China’s Beiyang Fleet and secured control of the Yellow Sea during the First Sino-Japanese War.
D. Battle of Tientsin
The Battle of Tientsin was a major 1900 engagement in the Boxer Rebellion in which an international coalition fought Qing and Boxer forces to capture the key Chinese port city of Tianjin.
E. Battle of Mukden
The Battle of Mukden was a decisive 1905 land engagement in Manchuria where Japanese forces inflicted a major defeat on the Russian army, helping to turn the tide of the Russo-Japanese War.
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 the Yalu River
Target entity description: The Battle of the Yalu River was a major 1894 naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War in which Japan’s modernized fleet decisively defeated China’s Beiyang Fleet, marking a turning point in East Asian power dynamics.

A. Battle of Port Arthur
The Battle of Port Arthur was the opening naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, marked by a surprise Japanese attack on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur in 1904.
B. Battle of the Yellow Sea
The Battle of the Yellow Sea was a major naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, in which Japanese and Russian fleets clashed in an attempt to break the siege of Port Arthur.
C. Battle of Weihaiwei
The Battle of Weihaiwei was a decisive 1895 naval and land engagement in which Japan destroyed China’s Beiyang Fleet and secured control of the Yellow Sea during the First Sino-Japanese War.
D. Battle of Tientsin
The Battle of Tientsin was a major 1900 engagement in the Boxer Rebellion in which an international coalition fought Qing and Boxer forces to capture the key Chinese port city of Tianjin.
E. Battle of Mukden
The Battle of Mukden was a decisive 1905 land engagement in Manchuria where Japanese forces inflicted a major defeat on the Russian army, helping to turn the tide of the Russo-Japanese War.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Naval Battle of the Yalu River ⓘ linked to: Battle of the Yalu River
belligerent	Beiyang Fleet ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
casualties	heavy Chinese casualties ⓘ lighter Japanese casualties ⓘ
commander	Ding Ruchang ⓘ Itō Sukeyuki ⓘ Liu Buchan ⓘ
conflict	First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
countryInvolved	Empire of Japan ⓘ linked to: Imperial Japan Qing dynasty ⓘ
date	1894-09-17 ⓘ
fleet	Chinese Beiyang Fleet ⓘ linked to: Beiyang Fleet Imperial Japanese Combined Fleet ⓘ linked to: Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
followedBy	Japanese advances toward the Liaodong Peninsula ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
impact	encouraged further Japanese expansionism ⓘ enhanced Japan’s international prestige ⓘ undermined Chinese influence in Korea ⓘ
location	Yellow Sea ⓘ off the mouth of the Yalu River ⓘ
notableShip	Dingyuan ⓘ Hashidate ⓘ Itsukushima ⓘ linked to: Itsukushima Shrine Matsushima ⓘ Zhenyuan ⓘ
outcome	decisive Japanese naval victory ⓘ
partOf	First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
precededBy	early war Japanese victories in Korea ⓘ
region	East Asia ⓘ
relatedEvent	Treaty of Shimonoseki ⓘ
result	Japanese victory ⓘ
shipLosses	multiple Chinese warships sunk or disabled ⓘ no major Japanese capital ship lost ⓘ
significance	demonstrated effectiveness of Japan’s modernized navy ⓘ marked the decline of Qing naval power ⓘ shifted regional balance of power in East Asia toward Japan ⓘ turning point in the First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
tacticUsed	Chinese reliance on armored battleships in line-ahead formation ⓘ Japanese use of superior gunnery and maneuver ⓘ
technologyAspect	use of modern steel warships ⓘ use of quick-firing naval guns ⓘ
theater	naval theater of the First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
year	1894 ⓘ

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