Johnson Line and Macartney–MacDonald Line proposals
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The Johnson Line and Macartney–MacDonald Line proposals were historical British-drawn boundary lines in the western sector of the India–China frontier that later influenced competing territorial claims over the Aksai Chin region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macartney–MacDonald Line | 2 |
| Johnson Line and Macartney–MacDonald Line proposals canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3653002 — 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.
Target entity: Johnson Line and Macartney–MacDonald Line proposals Context triple: [Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region, associatedWith, Johnson Line and Macartney–MacDonald Line proposals]
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A.
Durand Agreement
The Durand Agreement is an 1893 treaty between British India and Afghanistan that drew the contentious frontier later known as the Afghanistan–Pakistan border.
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B.
Radcliffe Line
The Radcliffe Line is the boundary demarcation drawn in 1947 that divided British India into the newly independent nations of India and Pakistan.
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C.
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 is a foundational agreement between the United States and Canada that established principles and mechanisms for preventing and resolving disputes over shared boundary waters.
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D.
Oregon Treaty of 1846
The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully settled their competing claims in the Pacific Northwest by establishing the 49th parallel as the boundary west of the Rocky Mountains.
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E.
Northern Territories dispute
The Northern Territories dispute is a long-standing territorial conflict between Japan and Russia over a group of islands northeast of Hokkaido, which has prevented the two countries from signing a formal World War II peace treaty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Johnson Line and Macartney–MacDonald Line proposals Target entity description: The Johnson Line and Macartney–MacDonald Line proposals were historical British-drawn boundary lines in the western sector of the India–China frontier that later influenced competing territorial claims over the Aksai Chin region.
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A.
Durand Agreement
The Durand Agreement is an 1893 treaty between British India and Afghanistan that drew the contentious frontier later known as the Afghanistan–Pakistan border.
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B.
Radcliffe Line
The Radcliffe Line is the boundary demarcation drawn in 1947 that divided British India into the newly independent nations of India and Pakistan.
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C.
Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 is a foundational agreement between the United States and Canada that established principles and mechanisms for preventing and resolving disputes over shared boundary waters.
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D.
Oregon Treaty of 1846
The Oregon Treaty of 1846 was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that peacefully settled their competing claims in the Pacific Northwest by establishing the 49th parallel as the boundary west of the Rocky Mountains.
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E.
Northern Territories dispute
The Northern Territories dispute is a long-standing territorial conflict between Japan and Russia over a group of islands northeast of Hokkaido, which has prevented the two countries from signing a formal World War II peace treaty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial boundary scheme
ⓘ
India–China border proposal ⓘ historical boundary proposals ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion |
Aksai Chin
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese-administered Aksai Chin region
western sector of the India–China frontier ⓘ |
| concernsBoundaryBetween |
British India
ⓘ
Qing China ⓘ
linked to:
Qing dynasty
|
| concernsRegion |
Kashmir
ⓘ
Xinjiang ⓘ |
| documentedIn | British colonial cartography ⓘ |
| drawnBy | British officials in India ⓘ |
| drawnUnder | British imperial strategic considerations ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
ambiguity in the western sector boundary alignment
ⓘ
basis for differing historical narratives by India and China ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Johnson Line
ⓘ
Macartney–MacDonald Line ⓘ |
| hasSubject | demarcation of the western India–China boundary ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Chinese territorial claims in Aksai Chin
ⓘ
later Indian territorial claims in Aksai Chin ⓘ |
| laterInterpretedBy |
Government of India
ⓘ
People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to:
China
|
| legalStatus | unratified boundary proposals ⓘ |
| locatedInContextOf |
British Raj
ⓘ
linked to:
British India
|
| partOf |
history of Aksai Chin dispute
ⓘ
history of the India–China border ⓘ |
| precedes |
modern Line of Actual Control in western sector
ⓘ
linked to:
India–China border
|
| relatedTo |
Ladakh border question
ⓘ
Sino-Indian border dispute ⓘ
linked to:
India–China border
|
| sourceOf | overlapping territorial claims in Aksai Chin ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Johnson Line and Macartney–MacDonald Line proposals Description of subject: The Johnson Line and Macartney–MacDonald Line proposals were historical British-drawn boundary lines in the western sector of the India–China frontier that later influenced competing territorial claims over the Aksai Chin region.
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