Emperor Xian of Han
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Emperor Xian of Han was the last emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty, whose reign marked the effective end of imperial Han authority and the rise of the warlord-dominated Three Kingdoms period in China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emperor Xian of Han canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1603596 — 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: Emperor Xian of Han Context triple: [Han dynasty, notableRuler, Emperor Xian of Han]
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A.
Emperor Ling of Han
Emperor Ling of Han was a late Eastern Han dynasty ruler whose ineffective governance and court corruption significantly contributed to the empire’s decline and the turmoil preceding the Three Kingdoms period.
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B.
Emperor Guangwu of Han
Emperor Guangwu of Han was the founding ruler of the Eastern Han dynasty, known for reunifying China after the collapse of the Western Han and restoring stable imperial rule.
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C.
Emperor Zhang of Han
Emperor Zhang of Han was a 1st-century CE Chinese emperor whose relatively stable and prosperous reign is often regarded as part of the Eastern Han dynasty’s golden age.
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D.
Cao Wei
Cao Wei was a powerful Chinese state founded by the Cao family that ruled northern China during the Three Kingdoms period following the fall of the Han dynasty.
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E.
Wei Lihuang
Wei Lihuang was a prominent Nationalist Chinese general best known for his leadership of Chinese forces against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
- 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: Emperor Xian of Han Target entity description: Emperor Xian of Han was the last emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty, whose reign marked the effective end of imperial Han authority and the rise of the warlord-dominated Three Kingdoms period in China.
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A.
Emperor Ling of Han
Emperor Ling of Han was a late Eastern Han dynasty ruler whose ineffective governance and court corruption significantly contributed to the empire’s decline and the turmoil preceding the Three Kingdoms period.
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B.
Emperor Guangwu of Han
Emperor Guangwu of Han was the founding ruler of the Eastern Han dynasty, known for reunifying China after the collapse of the Western Han and restoring stable imperial rule.
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C.
Emperor Zhang of Han
Emperor Zhang of Han was a 1st-century CE Chinese emperor whose relatively stable and prosperous reign is often regarded as part of the Eastern Han dynasty’s golden age.
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D.
Cao Wei
Cao Wei was a powerful Chinese state founded by the Cao family that ruled northern China during the Three Kingdoms period following the fall of the Han dynasty.
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E.
Wei Lihuang
Wei Lihuang was a prominent Nationalist Chinese general best known for his leadership of Chinese forces against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese monarch
ⓘ
Eastern Han emperor ⓘ emperor ⓘ |
| abdicatedTo | Cao Pi ⓘ |
| abdicationDate | 220 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 181 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
China
ⓘ
Henan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Henan
Luoyang ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Cao Wei
ⓘ
Shanyang County ⓘ
surface form:
Shanyang
|
| capitalDuringReign |
Chang'an
ⓘ
surface form:
Chang’an
Luoyang ⓘ Xuchang ⓘ Ye ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Cao Cao
ⓘ
Cao Pi ⓘ Dong Zhuo ⓘ Guo Si ⓘ Li Jue ⓘ |
| country | Han dynasty ⓘ |
| courtesyName | Bohe ⓘ |
| deathDate | 234 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Cao Wei
ⓘ
Luoyang ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Han dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Han dynasty
|
| era |
imperial court of Eastern Han
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Eastern Han
end of Han dynasty ⓘ transition to Three Kingdoms period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| familyName | Liu ⓘ |
| father |
Emperor Ling of Han
ⓘ
Liu Hong ⓘ |
| givenName | Xie ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
his abdication marked the end of the Han dynasty and the beginning of the Three Kingdoms period
ⓘ
last emperor of the Han dynasty ⓘ |
| house | House of Liu ⓘ |
| lastEmperorOf |
Han dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Han dynasty
|
| mother | Lady Wang ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
being taken under protection by Cao Cao and moved to Xuchang
ⓘ
flight from Chang’an and return to the ruins of Luoyang ⓘ forced relocation of the Han court by Dong Zhuo to Chang’an ⓘ |
| personalName | Liu Xie ⓘ |
| posthumousName | Xian ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Emperor Zhi of Han
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Shao of Han
|
| reignEnd | 220 ⓘ |
| reignName | Xian Emperor of Han ⓘ |
| reignStart | 189 ⓘ |
| religion | Confucianism ⓘ |
| successorState | Cao Wei ⓘ |
| templeName | Xian ⓘ |
| titleAfterAbdication | Duke of Shanyang ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emperor Xian of Han Description of subject: Emperor Xian of Han was the last emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty, whose reign marked the effective end of imperial Han authority and the rise of the warlord-dominated Three Kingdoms period in China.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.