Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders

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commemorative site memorial hall museum

The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders is a museum and commemorative site in Nanjing, China, dedicated to documenting and honoring the hundreds of thousands of civilians and prisoners of war killed by the Imperial Japanese Army during the 1937–1938 Nanjing Massacre.

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Label	Occurrences
Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders canonical	3
Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall	3
Nanjing Massacre Memorial	1
Nanjing Massacre Victims Memorials	1
Nanjing Massacre historical site	1
Nanjing Safety Zone	1
The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders	1
侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T233587 — 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: Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders
Context triple: [Nanjing Massacre, memorial, Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders]

A. Eternal Light Peace Memorial
The Eternal Light Peace Memorial is a monument at the Gettysburg battlefield dedicated to national unity and reconciliation, featuring an eternal flame symbolizing enduring peace.
B. War Memorial Gymnasium
War Memorial Gymnasium is an on-campus arena at the University of San Francisco best known as the longtime home of the university’s basketball programs.
C. Nagasaki Peace Park
Nagasaki Peace Park is a memorial park in Nagasaki, Japan, dedicated to promoting peace and commemorating the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing.
D. Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum is a memorial and educational institution in Nagasaki, Japan, documenting the 1945 atomic bombing and promoting peace and nuclear disarmament.
E. Hall of Military Glory
The Hall of Military Glory is a solemn memorial hall at Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia, honoring Soviet soldiers who died in the Battle of Stalingrad.
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: Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders
Target entity description: The Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders is a museum and commemorative site in Nanjing, China, dedicated to documenting and honoring the hundreds of thousands of civilians and prisoners of war killed by the Imperial Japanese Army during the 1937–1938 Nanjing Massacre.

A. Eternal Light Peace Memorial
The Eternal Light Peace Memorial is a monument at the Gettysburg battlefield dedicated to national unity and reconciliation, featuring an eternal flame symbolizing enduring peace.
B. War Memorial Gymnasium
War Memorial Gymnasium is an on-campus arena at the University of San Francisco best known as the longtime home of the university’s basketball programs.
C. Nagasaki Peace Park
Nagasaki Peace Park is a memorial park in Nagasaki, Japan, dedicated to promoting peace and commemorating the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing.
D. Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum is a memorial and educational institution in Nagasaki, Japan, documenting the 1945 atomic bombing and promoting peace and nuclear disarmament.
E. Hall of Military Glory
The Hall of Military Glory is a solemn memorial hall at Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia, honoring Soviet soldiers who died in the Battle of Stalingrad.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commemorative site ⓘ memorial hall ⓘ museum ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Nanjing Massacre Memorial ⓘ linked to: Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall ⓘ linked to: Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders
associatedWith	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ linked to: Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
ChineseName	侵华日军南京大屠杀遇难同胞纪念馆 ⓘ linked to: Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders
commemorates	Nanjing Massacre ⓘ atrocities committed by the Imperial Japanese Army in Nanjing ⓘ civilians killed in the Nanjing Massacre ⓘ prisoners of war killed in the Nanjing Massacre ⓘ victims of the Nanjing Massacre ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
dedicatedOn	13 December 1985 ⓘ
dedicatedTo	victims of Japanese aggression in Nanjing ⓘ
expandedIn	1995 ⓘ 2007 ⓘ
hasExhibit	historical documents about the Nanjing Massacre ⓘ mass grave sites ⓘ photographs of the Nanjing Massacre ⓘ skeletal remains of massacre victims ⓘ testimonies of Nanjing Massacre survivors ⓘ war crime evidence from the Nanjing Massacre ⓘ
hasPart	exhibition halls ⓘ mass grave excavation site ⓘ outdoor memorial square ⓘ sculpture groups commemorating victims ⓘ wall of names of victims ⓘ
inception	1985 ⓘ
languageOfName	Chinese ⓘ
locatedIn	Jiangsu ⓘ Nanjing ⓘ People's Republic of China ⓘ linked to: China
locatedInDistrict	Jianye District ⓘ
locatedNear	Jiangdongmen area ⓘ
memorialType	genocide memorial ⓘ war memorial ⓘ
openingDate	1985 ⓘ
purpose	to document the Nanjing Massacre ⓘ to educate the public about wartime atrocities ⓘ to honor victims of the Nanjing Massacre ⓘ to promote peace and opposition to war ⓘ
significantEvent	annual commemoration ceremonies on 13 December ⓘ
subjectOf	Nanjing Massacre historical research ⓘ
theme	historical remembrance ⓘ peace education ⓘ war crimes ⓘ
visitorAttraction	yes ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

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

Nanjing Massacre → memorial → Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders ⓘ

National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims → locationOfMainCeremony → Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders ⓘ

National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims → relatedTo → Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders ⓘ

Nanjing → knownFor → Nanjing Massacre historical site ⓘ