Records of the Grand Historian
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Records of the Grand Historian is an influential ancient Chinese historical text by Sima Qian that systematically chronicles Chinese history from legendary times through the early Han period.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Records of the Grand Historian canonical | 32 |
| Shiji | 5 |
| Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji) | 2 |
| Shiji by Sima Qian | 1 |
| Sima Qian’s Shiji | 1 |
| Twenty-Four Histories | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1603609 — 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: Records of the Grand Historian Context triple: [Han dynasty, notableWork, Records of the Grand Historian]
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A.
Guoyu
Guoyu is the official standardized form of the Chinese language used in mainland China and other Chinese-speaking regions.
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B.
Nihon Shoki
Nihon Shoki is one of Japan’s oldest and most important historical chronicles, compiling myth, legend, and early imperial history in the 8th century.
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C.
Record of Ancient Matters
Record of Ancient Matters is the English title of the Kojiki, Japan’s oldest extant chronicle compiling its mythological origins, early history, and Shinto deities.
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D.
Kojiki
Kojiki is Japan’s oldest extant chronicle, compiling Shinto myths, legends, and early historical traditions about the origins of the Japanese islands and deities.
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E.
The Glory of Tang Dynasty
The Glory of Tang Dynasty is a Chinese historical romance television drama set in the Tang dynasty, known for its lavish production and starring Jing Tian in a leading role.
- 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: Records of the Grand Historian Target entity description: Records of the Grand Historian is an influential ancient Chinese historical text by Sima Qian that systematically chronicles Chinese history from legendary times through the early Han period.
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A.
Guoyu
Guoyu is the official standardized form of the Chinese language used in mainland China and other Chinese-speaking regions.
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B.
Nihon Shoki
Nihon Shoki is one of Japan’s oldest and most important historical chronicles, compiling myth, legend, and early imperial history in the 8th century.
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C.
Record of Ancient Matters
Record of Ancient Matters is the English title of the Kojiki, Japan’s oldest extant chronicle compiling its mythological origins, early history, and Shinto deities.
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D.
Kojiki
Kojiki is Japan’s oldest extant chronicle, compiling Shinto myths, legends, and early historical traditions about the origins of the Japanese islands and deities.
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E.
The Glory of Tang Dynasty
The Glory of Tang Dynasty is a Chinese historical romance television drama set in the Tang dynasty, known for its lavish production and starring Jing Tian in a leading role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese historical text
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ancient Chinese book ⓘ biographical history ⓘ historiographical work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Grand Scribe’s Records ⓘ |
| author | Sima Qian ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | foundational text of Chinese historiography ⓘ |
| chroniclesPeriodFrom |
Huangdi
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surface form:
Yellow Emperor
|
| chroniclesPeriodTo | early Western Han dynasty ⓘ |
| compiledUnderDynasty | Han dynasty ⓘ |
| completedInReignOf | Emperor Wu of Han ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| dateWritten | circa 109–91 BCE ⓘ |
| describes |
Qin dynasty
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Warring States period ⓘ Han dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
early Han dynasty
|
| genre |
annalistic history
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biographical narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fate and Heaven’s mandate
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moral judgment of rulers ⓘ rise and fall of states ⓘ |
| historicalScope | from legendary sage-kings to early Han emperors ⓘ |
| includesBiographyOf |
Confucius
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Qin Shi Huang ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Qin Shi Huang
Laozi ⓘ Emperor Gaozu of Han ⓘ
surface form:
Liu Bang
Xiang Yu ⓘ |
| inCollection |
Records of the Grand Historian
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Twenty-Four Histories
|
| influenced |
Book of Han
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Japanese historiography ⓘ Korean historiography ⓘ Vietnamese historiography ⓘ Zizhi Tongjian ⓘ traditional Chinese historiography ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
parallel biographies
ⓘ
prose ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 130 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 史記 ⓘ |
| preservedIn | various transmitted manuscript traditions ⓘ |
| structureComponent |
Basic Annals
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Chronological Tables ⓘ Hereditary Houses ⓘ Ranked Biographies ⓘ Treatises ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
East Asian history
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Sinology ⓘ classical philology ⓘ |
| transliteration |
Records of the Grand Historian
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Shiji
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Records of the Grand Historian Description of subject: Records of the Grand Historian is an influential ancient Chinese historical text by Sima Qian that systematically chronicles Chinese history from legendary times through the early Han period.
Referenced by (42)
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Records of the Grand Historian
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Shiji
Records of the Grand Historian
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Records of the Grand Historian
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Twenty-Four Histories
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Sima Qian’s Shiji
this entity surface form:
Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji)
this entity surface form:
Shiji
this entity surface form:
Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji)
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Shiji
this entity surface form:
Shiji
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Shiji by Sima Qian
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Jin (state)
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Minyue
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State of Chen
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Shiji