Red Guards
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The Red Guards were radicalized youth groups in China who, inspired by Mao Zedong’s teachings, played a central and often violent role in the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red Guards canonical | 6 |
| Central Cultural Revolution Group | 1 |
| Lin Biao clique | 1 |
| Red Youth Guard | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T324181 — 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: Red Guards Context triple: [Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, associatedWith, Red Guards]
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A.
Sa'ka Forces
Sa'ka Forces are Egypt’s elite special operations troops known for high-risk commando, counterterrorism, and unconventional warfare missions.
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B.
Red Army
The Red Army was the Soviet Union’s land-based military force, renowned for its pivotal role in defeating Nazi Germany during World War II and shaping the outcome of the Eastern Front.
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C.
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.
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D.
Minutemen
The Minutemen were colonial militia members in Revolutionary-era New England, renowned for their ability to mobilize at a moment’s notice and for playing a key role in the opening clashes of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Chinese 88th Division
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.
- 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: Red Guards Target entity description: The Red Guards were radicalized youth groups in China who, inspired by Mao Zedong’s teachings, played a central and often violent role in the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s.
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A.
Sa'ka Forces
Sa'ka Forces are Egypt’s elite special operations troops known for high-risk commando, counterterrorism, and unconventional warfare missions.
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B.
Red Army
The Red Army was the Soviet Union’s land-based military force, renowned for its pivotal role in defeating Nazi Germany during World War II and shaping the outcome of the Eastern Front.
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C.
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.
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D.
Minutemen
The Minutemen were colonial militia members in Revolutionary-era New England, renowned for their ability to mobilize at a moment’s notice and for playing a key role in the opening clashes of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Chinese 88th Division
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mass political movement
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paramilitary social movement ⓘ youth organization ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1966–1968 ⓘ |
| activity |
book burnings
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factional street fighting ⓘ public denunciations ⓘ vandalism of cultural relics ⓘ violent attacks ⓘ |
| aftermathPolicy | Up to the mountains and down to the countryside movement ⓘ |
| ageGroup | youth ⓘ |
| campaign | Destroy the Four Olds ⓘ |
| composedOf |
secondary school students
ⓘ
students ⓘ university students ⓘ |
| consequence |
cultural heritage destruction
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human rights abuses ⓘ widespread social chaos ⓘ |
| country |
People's Republic of China
ⓘ
linked to:
China
|
| declineCause |
PLA intervention
ⓘ
central government suppression ⓘ |
| encouragedBy |
Gang of Four
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Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1960s ⓘ |
| followedWork | Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Beijing ⓘ |
| ideology | Maoism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| location | China ⓘ |
| motto | Loyalty to Chairman Mao ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
destruction of the Four Olds
ⓘ
mass rallies in Tiananmen Square ⓘ struggle sessions ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
capitalist roaders
ⓘ
revisionists ⓘ traditional elites ⓘ |
| organizedBy | students themselves ⓘ |
| partOf | Cultural Revolution ⓘ |
| peakActivity | 1966–1967 ⓘ |
| slogan | Rebellion is justified ⓘ |
| startTime | 1966 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
People's Liberation Army (initially)
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linked to:
People's Liberation Army
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| supportedFaction | Maoist radicals ⓘ |
| supportedLeader | Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
intellectuals
ⓘ
landlords ⓘ party officials ⓘ religious institutions ⓘ teachers ⓘ |
| usedSymbol |
Little Red Book
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red armband ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Red Guards Description of subject: The Red Guards were radicalized youth groups in China who, inspired by Mao Zedong’s teachings, played a central and often violent role in the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Red Guards
linked to: Red Guards
linked to: Red Guards
subject linked to:
Up to the mountains and down to the countryside movement