Mao Zedong
E1757
Mao Zedong was the founding father of the People's Republic of China and the leader of the Chinese Communist Party whose political, military, and ideological leadership reshaped 20th-century China.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7146 — 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: Mao Zedong Context triple: [Joseph Stalin, influenced, Mao Zedong]
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Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin was the authoritarian leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953, overseeing rapid industrialization, World War II victory, and brutal political repression.
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B.
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who led the nonviolent struggle for India’s independence and became a global symbol of peaceful resistance.
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C.
Trygve Lie
Trygve Lie was a Norwegian politician and diplomat who became the first Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving from 1946 to 1952.
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D.
Fang-Howard Chang
Fang-Howard Chang is an engineer and innovator recognized with the prestigious Edison Medal for his significant contributions to electrical science and technology.
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E.
George Washington
George Washington was the first president of the United States and a key leader of the American Revolutionary War, often referred to as the "Father of His Country."
- 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: Mao Zedong Target entity description: Mao Zedong was the founding father of the People's Republic of China and the leader of the Chinese Communist Party whose political, military, and ideological leadership reshaped 20th-century China.
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A.
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin was the authoritarian leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953, overseeing rapid industrialization, World War II victory, and brutal political repression.
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B.
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who led the nonviolent struggle for India’s independence and became a global symbol of peaceful resistance.
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C.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military general who rose to become Emperor of the French, dominating European affairs in the early 19th century through his political and military leadership.
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General Secretary of the Communist Party
The General Secretary of the Communist Party was the most powerful political office in the Soviet Union, effectively serving as the country's supreme leader.
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E.
Trygve Lie
Trygve Lie was a Norwegian politician and diplomat who became the first Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving from 1946 to 1952.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communist leader
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ human ⓘ military leader ⓘ political theorist ⓘ politician ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mao Zedong
ⓘ
surface form:
Chairman Mao
Mao Zedong ⓘ
surface form:
Mao Tse-tung
|
| birthDate | 1893-12-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Shaoshan, Hunan, Qing Empire ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, Tiananmen Square, Beijing ⓘ |
| child |
Li Min
ⓘ
Mao Anqing ⓘ Mao Anying ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, Tiananmen Square, Beijing
ⓘ
surface form:
Mao Zedong Mausoleum
Mao Zedong statues across China ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People’s Republic of China
Chinese Taipei ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of China
|
| currencyAppearance | Renminbi banknotes ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1976-09-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Beijing
ⓘ
surface form:
Beijing, People’s Republic of China
|
| education | Hunan First Normal School ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century Chinese history ⓘ |
| familyName |
Mao Zedong
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mao
|
| founded |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People’s Republic of China
|
| foundingDateOfFoundedEntity | 1949-10-01 ⓘ |
| fullName | Mao Zedong self-link ⓘ |
| givenName |
Mao Zedong
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Zedong
|
| ideology |
Maoism
ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ communism ⓘ |
| image | portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese Communist Party
ⓘ
Chinese Communist Party forces ⓘ
surface form:
People’s Liberation Army
global Maoist movements ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Joseph Stalin
ⓘ
Karl Marx ⓘ Vladimir Lenin ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Commander-in-chief of the People’s Liberation Army ⓘ |
| movement |
Chinese Communist movement
ⓘ
Chinese Revolution ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing Maoism
ⓘ
founding the People’s Republic of China ⓘ launching the Great Leap Forward ⓘ leading the Chinese Communist Party ⓘ leading the Cultural Revolution ⓘ |
| notableWork |
On Contradiction
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On Guerrilla Warfare ⓘ On Practice ⓘ On Protracted War ⓘ Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | at least 9 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1949-10-01 ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Chinese Communist Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Central Military Commission
ⓘ
Chairman of the Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party ⓘ Chairman of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| religion | atheism ⓘ |
| residence | Zhongnanhai, Beijing ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
initiator of the Cultural Revolution
ⓘ
initiator of the Great Leap Forward ⓘ leader in the Chinese Civil War ⓘ leader in the Chinese Communist Revolution ⓘ leader in the Long March ⓘ leader in the Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| signature | Mao Zedong signature ⓘ |
| spouse |
He Zizhen
ⓘ
Jiang Qing ⓘ Yang Kaihui ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mao Zedong Description of subject: Mao Zedong was the founding father of the People's Republic of China and the leader of the Chinese Communist Party whose political, military, and ideological leadership reshaped 20th-century China.
Referenced by (233)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong
this entity surface form:
Mao
subject surface form:
In Memory of Norman Bethune
this entity surface form:
Mao Zedong (as paramount leader)
subject surface form:
Friedrich Engels
this entity surface form:
Mao Zedong gained de facto military leadership of the Red Army