Battle of Weihaiwei
E53818
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Weihaiwei canonical | 5 |
| Battle of the Yalu River | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T399366 — 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: Battle of Weihaiwei Context triple: [First Sino-Japanese War, significantEvent, Battle of Weihaiwei]
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A.
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.
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B.
Battle of Tsushima
The Battle of Tsushima was a decisive 1905 naval clash of the Russo-Japanese War in which Japan’s fleet annihilated Russia’s Baltic Fleet, marking the first major victory of an Asian power over a European one in modern times.
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C.
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
The Battle of Beiping–Tianjin was an early major campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, in which Japanese forces captured the key northern Chinese cities of Beiping (Beijing) and Tianjin.
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D.
Battle of Wuhan
The Battle of Wuhan was a major 1938 military confrontation between Chinese and Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for its scale and heavy casualties.
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E.
Battle of Guangzhou
The Battle of Guangzhou was a major 1938 Japanese offensive in southern China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, resulting in the capture of the key port city of Guangzhou and further tightening Japan’s blockade of China.
- 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 Weihaiwei Target entity description: 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.
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A.
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.
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B.
Battle of Tsushima
The Battle of Tsushima was a decisive 1905 naval clash of the Russo-Japanese War in which Japan’s fleet annihilated Russia’s Baltic Fleet, marking the first major victory of an Asian power over a European one in modern times.
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C.
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin
The Battle of Beiping–Tianjin was an early major campaign of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, in which Japanese forces captured the key northern Chinese cities of Beiping (Beijing) and Tianjin.
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D.
Battle of Wuhan
The Battle of Wuhan was a major 1938 military confrontation between Chinese and Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War, notable for its scale and heavy casualties.
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E.
Battle of Guangzhou
The Battle of Guangzhou was a major 1938 Japanese offensive in southern China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, resulting in the capture of the key port city of Guangzhou and further tightening Japan’s blockade of China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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naval battle ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
Qing China ⓘ
linked to:
Qing dynasty
|
| combatant |
Beiyang Fleet
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| conflict | First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| country | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| date | 1895 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Treaty of Shimonoseki negotiations
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Shimonoseki
|
| historicalEra |
Meiji period
ⓘ
linked to:
Meiji era
late Qing dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Qing dynasty
|
| involved |
amphibious landings
ⓘ
blockade operations ⓘ coastal fortifications ⓘ |
| location |
Shandong Peninsula
ⓘ
Weihaiwei ⓘ
linked to:
Weihai
Yellow Sea ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
demonstrated effectiveness of Japanese naval modernization
ⓘ
exposed weaknesses of Qing military reforms ⓘ |
| partOf | First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Yalu River ⓘ |
| result |
Japanese control of the Yellow Sea
ⓘ
Japanese victory ⓘ destruction of the Beiyang Fleet ⓘ |
| startDate | 1895 ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome |
elimination of China’s main modern fleet
ⓘ
shift of regional naval power to Japan ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | decisive battle of the First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| theater |
Yellow Sea theater
ⓘ
linked to:
Yellow Sea
|
| typeOfEngagement |
land engagement
ⓘ
naval engagement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Weihaiwei Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.