Prince Who Pacifies the West
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Prince Who Pacifies the West was a noble title granted to the powerful Ming–Qing transition-era general Wu Sangui, who controlled large territories in southwestern China before leading a major rebellion against the Qing dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Prince Who Pacifies the West canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13324921 — 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: Prince Who Pacifies the West Context triple: [Wu Sangui, title, Prince Who Pacifies the West]
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A.
Princes and Powers
"Princes and Powers" is an essay by James Baldwin reflecting on Black intellectuals, colonialism, and power dynamics in the mid-20th century, included in his collection *Nobody Knows My Name*.
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B.
All Hail the King
All Hail the King is a Marvel One-Shot short film that serves as a follow-up to Iron Man 3, focusing on the character Trevor Slattery in prison.
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C.
The New Rulers of the World
The New Rulers of the World is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that investigates the impacts of globalization, corporate power, and Western foreign policy on developing countries.
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D.
What a World
"What a World" is a track featured on the hip hop album *Universal Mind Control* by Common.
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E.
No Truce with Kings
"No Truce with Kings" is a science fiction novella by Poul Anderson that explores political conflict and loyalty in a post-apocalyptic, fragmented future America.
- 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: Prince Who Pacifies the West Target entity description: Prince Who Pacifies the West was a noble title granted to the powerful Ming–Qing transition-era general Wu Sangui, who controlled large territories in southwestern China before leading a major rebellion against the Qing dynasty.
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A.
Princes and Powers
"Princes and Powers" is an essay by James Baldwin reflecting on Black intellectuals, colonialism, and power dynamics in the mid-20th century, included in his collection *Nobody Knows My Name*.
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B.
All Hail the King
All Hail the King is a Marvel One-Shot short film that serves as a follow-up to Iron Man 3, focusing on the character Trevor Slattery in prison.
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C.
The New Rulers of the World
The New Rulers of the World is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that investigates the impacts of globalization, corporate power, and Western foreign policy on developing countries.
-
D.
What a World
"What a World" is a track featured on the hip hop album *Universal Mind Control* by Common.
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E.
No Truce with Kings
"No Truce with Kings" is a science fiction novella by Poul Anderson that explores political conflict and loyalty in a post-apocalyptic, fragmented future America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese princely title
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noble title ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Ming dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| geopoliticalFunction | pacification of western and southwestern frontiers ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Qing imperial court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedFor |
military service
ⓘ
supporting the Qing conquest of China ⓘ |
| grantedTo | Wu Sangui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Ming–Qing transition-era civil wars ⓘ |
| holderBirthName | Wu Sangui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holderControlledRegion |
Guizhou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yunnan NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern China ⓘ |
| holderEthnicity | Han Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holderInitiallyAllegiantTo | Ming dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holderLaterAllegiantTo | Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holderLaterOpposed | Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holderLedEvent | Revolt of the Three Feudatories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holderRebelledAgainst | Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Chinese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Wu Sangui’s rebellion
ⓘ
large degree of regional autonomy for its holder ⓘ |
| notableHolder | Wu Sangui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatusOfHolder | semi-autonomous warlord ⓘ |
| powerBaseOfHolder | Yunnan-Guizhou region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southwestern China ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Qing conquest of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Revolt of the Three Feudatories NERFINISHED ⓘ fall of the Ming dynasty ⓘ |
| roleOfHolder |
general
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military governor ⓘ |
| seatOfPowerOfHolder | Kunming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Ming–Qing transition ⓘ |
| titleCategory | feudatory prince ⓘ |
| titleType | hereditary fief title ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prince Who Pacifies the West Description of subject: Prince Who Pacifies the West was a noble title granted to the powerful Ming–Qing transition-era general Wu Sangui, who controlled large territories in southwestern China before leading a major rebellion against the Qing dynasty.
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