Third Northern Expedition
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The Third Northern Expedition was a major military campaign during China's Three Kingdoms period in which the Shu strategist Zhuge Liang led forces north in an attempt to weaken the rival state of Wei.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Third Northern Expedition canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8066607 — 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: Third Northern Expedition Context triple: [Zhuge Liang, commandedCampaign, Third Northern Expedition]
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A.
First Northern Expedition
The First Northern Expedition was an early Three Kingdoms-era military campaign launched by Shu Han to reclaim northern China from the rival state of Cao Wei.
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B.
Great Northern Expedition
The Great Northern Expedition was a massive 18th-century Russian exploration program, led in part by Vitus Bering, that charted much of the Arctic and North Pacific coasts and confirmed the separation of Asia and North America.
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C.
Central China Front
The Central China Front was a major Japanese military formation responsible for conducting operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including the Wuhan campaign.
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D.
Northern Expedition capture of Wuhan
The Northern Expedition capture of Wuhan was a key 1927 Nationalist military victory that secured a major central Chinese city and significantly advanced the Kuomintang’s unification of China.
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E.
Dabie Mountains Campaign
The Dabie Mountains Campaign was a major Chinese Civil War offensive in 1947 in which Communist forces, led in part by Liu Bocheng, penetrated deep into Nationalist-held central China to establish a strategic base area.
- 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: Third Northern Expedition Target entity description: The Third Northern Expedition was a major military campaign during China's Three Kingdoms period in which the Shu strategist Zhuge Liang led forces north in an attempt to weaken the rival state of Wei.
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A.
First Northern Expedition
The First Northern Expedition was an early Three Kingdoms-era military campaign launched by Shu Han to reclaim northern China from the rival state of Cao Wei.
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B.
Great Northern Expedition
The Great Northern Expedition was a massive 18th-century Russian exploration program, led in part by Vitus Bering, that charted much of the Arctic and North Pacific coasts and confirmed the separation of Asia and North America.
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C.
Central China Front
The Central China Front was a major Japanese military formation responsible for conducting operations in central China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including the Wuhan campaign.
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D.
Northern Expedition capture of Wuhan
The Northern Expedition capture of Wuhan was a key 1927 Nationalist military victory that secured a major central Chinese city and significantly advanced the Kuomintang’s unification of China.
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E.
Dabie Mountains Campaign
The Dabie Mountains Campaign was a major Chinese Civil War offensive in 1947 in which Communist forces, led in part by Liu Bocheng, penetrated deep into Nationalist-held central China to establish a strategic base area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northern Expedition of Shu Han
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military campaign ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Zhuge Liang's northern strategy against Wei
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linked to:
Northern Expeditions of Zhuge Liang
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| belligerent |
Cao Wei
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Shu Han ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Shu forces under Zhuge Liang
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Wei forces under Sima Yi ⓘ |
| commander | Zhuge Liang ⓘ |
| conflict | Three Kingdoms period ⓘ |
| country | Shu Han ⓘ |
| endDate | 228 ⓘ |
| era | Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fourth Northern Expedition ⓘ |
| follows | Second Northern Expedition ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century China ⓘ |
| location |
Qishan region
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linked to:
Qishan area
Wei territory ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Zhuge Liang ⓘ |
| objective |
to seize territory from Wei
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to weaken the state of Wei ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Sima Yi ⓘ |
| outcome | inconclusive for Shu strategic aims ⓘ |
| partOf |
Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions
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linked to:
Northern Expeditions of Zhuge Liang
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| primarySourceMention | Records of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| result |
Shu withdrawal
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Wei defensive success ⓘ |
| startDate | 228 ⓘ |
| strategy | offensive campaign from Hanzhong into Wei ⓘ |
| theatre | northern frontier between Shu and Wei ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | land campaign ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Third Northern Expedition Description of subject: The Third Northern Expedition was a major military campaign during China's Three Kingdoms period in which the Shu strategist Zhuge Liang led forces north in an attempt to weaken the rival state of Wei.
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