Terracotta Army
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The Terracotta Army is a vast collection of life-sized clay soldiers and horses buried with China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, to guard him in the afterlife.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1207222 — 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: Terracotta Army Context triple: [Xi'an, knownFor, Terracotta Army]
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A.
Tarim mummies
The Tarim mummies are remarkably well-preserved ancient human remains, many with distinctly Caucasoid features and elaborate textiles, discovered in the arid Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, China, and dating back as far as the early Bronze Age.
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B.
Fuling Tomb
Fuling Tomb is an imperial mausoleum complex near Shenyang that serves as the burial site of Nurhaci, the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty, and is part of the UNESCO-listed Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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Ming Tombs
The Ming Tombs are a collection of imperial mausoleums built by the emperors of China’s Ming dynasty, renowned for their grand ceremonial architecture and scenic setting north of Beijing.
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Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is a vast imperial palace complex in central Beijing that served as the political and ceremonial heart of Chinese dynasties for nearly 500 years and is now a major cultural and historical museum.
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E.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are a celebrated list of remarkable architectural and artistic achievements of classical antiquity, renowned for their grandeur, ingenuity, and cultural significance.
- 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: Terracotta Army Target entity description: The Terracotta Army is a vast collection of life-sized clay soldiers and horses buried with China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, to guard him in the afterlife.
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A.
Tarim mummies
The Tarim mummies are remarkably well-preserved ancient human remains, many with distinctly Caucasoid features and elaborate textiles, discovered in the arid Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, China, and dating back as far as the early Bronze Age.
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B.
Fuling Tomb
Fuling Tomb is an imperial mausoleum complex near Shenyang that serves as the burial site of Nurhaci, the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty, and is part of the UNESCO-listed Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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C.
Ming Tombs
The Ming Tombs are a collection of imperial mausoleums built by the emperors of China’s Ming dynasty, renowned for their grand ceremonial architecture and scenic setting north of Beijing.
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D.
Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is a vast imperial palace complex in central Beijing that served as the political and ceremonial heart of Chinese dynasties for nearly 500 years and is now a major cultural and historical museum.
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E.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are a celebrated list of remarkable architectural and artistic achievements of classical antiquity, renowned for their grandeur, ingenuity, and cultural significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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archaeological site ⓘ funerary art ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Qin dynasty ⓘ |
| category | Chinese sculpture ⓘ |
| constructedFor | Qin Shi Huang ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | c. 208 BCE ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | c. 246 BCE ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Qin Shi Huang ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | local farmers ⓘ |
| discoveredOn | 1974 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | well digging ⓘ |
| era | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| estimatedNumberOfFigures |
over 130 chariots
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over 670 horses ⓘ over 8,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| excavationStatus | partially excavated ⓘ |
| hasPart |
acrobat figures
ⓘ
archer figures ⓘ bronze weapons ⓘ cavalry figures ⓘ infantry figures ⓘ musician figures ⓘ officer figures ⓘ terracotta horses ⓘ Terracotta Army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
terracotta soldiers
war chariots ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
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Lintong District ⓘ Shaanxi Province ⓘ X’ian, China ⓘ
surface form:
Xi'an
|
| materialUsed |
clay
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terracotta ⓘ |
| near | Mount Li ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
individualized facial features
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life-sized figures ⓘ originally painted with bright pigments ⓘ |
| orientation | facing east ⓘ |
| partOf | Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor ⓘ |
| purpose |
funerary protection
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to guard Qin Shi Huang in the afterlife ⓘ |
| style | realistic ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
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(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionDate | 1987 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 441 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Terracotta Army Description of subject: The Terracotta Army is a vast collection of life-sized clay soldiers and horses buried with China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, to guard him in the afterlife.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Xi'an
subject surface form:
Xi'an
this entity surface form:
Terracotta Army site
subject surface form:
Xi'an
this entity surface form:
Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses
this entity surface form:
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
this entity surface form:
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
this entity surface form:
Terracotta Army of Emperor Qin Shi Huang
this entity surface form:
terracotta soldiers
this entity surface form:
Terracotta Army area
this entity surface form:
terracotta warriors