Sanbao Gong
E324618
Sanbao Gong is the Chinese honorific name for the famed Ming dynasty admiral and explorer Zheng He, venerated in various temples across Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanbao Gong canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3080537 — 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: Sanbao Gong Context triple: [Sam Poo Kong Temple, namedAfter, Sanbao Gong]
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A.
Nankunshen Daitian Temple
Nankunshen Daitian Temple is a major and historic Taoist temple complex in Tainan, Taiwan, renowned as one of the most important centers of Wang Ye (royal lord) worship.
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B.
Nanshan Temple
Nanshan Temple is a major Buddhist temple and scenic coastal attraction in Hainan, China, known for its large Guanyin statue and tranquil seaside setting.
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C.
Longshan Temple
Longshan Temple is a historic and richly decorated Buddhist and folk religion temple in Taipei, Taiwan, renowned as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural sites.
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D.
Longhua Temple
Longhua Temple is an ancient and historically significant Buddhist temple in Shanghai, renowned for its traditional architecture and the city’s oldest surviving pagoda.
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E.
Nanyan Temple
Nanyan Temple is a renowned Taoist temple complex in China, celebrated for its dramatic cliffside setting and association with the sacred Wudang Mountains.
- 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: Sanbao Gong Target entity description: Sanbao Gong is the Chinese honorific name for the famed Ming dynasty admiral and explorer Zheng He, venerated in various temples across Southeast Asia.
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A.
Nankunshen Daitian Temple
Nankunshen Daitian Temple is a major and historic Taoist temple complex in Tainan, Taiwan, renowned as one of the most important centers of Wang Ye (royal lord) worship.
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B.
Nanshan Temple
Nanshan Temple is a major Buddhist temple and scenic coastal attraction in Hainan, China, known for its large Guanyin statue and tranquil seaside setting.
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C.
Longshan Temple
Longshan Temple is a historic and richly decorated Buddhist and folk religion temple in Taipei, Taiwan, renowned as one of the city’s most important religious and cultural sites.
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D.
Longhua Temple
Longhua Temple is an ancient and historically significant Buddhist temple in Shanghai, renowned for its traditional architecture and the city’s oldest surviving pagoda.
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E.
Nanyan Temple
Nanyan Temple is a renowned Taoist temple complex in China, celebrated for its dramatic cliffside setting and association with the sacred Wudang Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese honorific name
ⓘ
honorific title ⓘ |
| associatedDeityType |
patron of seafarers
ⓘ
protector of voyagers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese diaspora communities in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
Ming dynasty maritime expeditions ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Indian Ocean trade network
ⓘ
Indian Ocean trade network ⓘ
surface form:
Maritime Silk Road
|
| cultDevelopedFrom | historical veneration of Zheng He ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Chinese Indonesian culture
ⓘ
Chinese Malaysian culture ⓘ Chinese Singaporean culture ⓘ |
| hasGivenNameComponent | Sanbao ⓘ |
| hasTitleComponent | Gong ⓘ |
| honorificFor | Zheng He ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| meaningOfTitleComponentGong | Duke or Lord ⓘ |
| notableTempleExamples | Sam Poo Kong Temple, Semarang ⓘ |
| refersTo | Zheng He ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Chinese folk belief
ⓘ
syncretic Chinese–local Southeast Asian worship ⓘ |
| romanizationVariant |
Sam Poo Kong
ⓘ
surface form:
Sam Po Kong
Sam Poo Kong ⓘ San Po Kong ⓘ
surface form:
San Pao Kong
|
| timePeriodOfOrigin | Ming dynasty ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Chinese folk religion
ⓘ
Chinese popular worship ⓘ |
| veneratedAt | Chinese temples in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Indonesia
ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ Singapore ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| worshipType |
hero cult
ⓘ
local guardian deity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sanbao Gong Description of subject: Sanbao Gong is the Chinese honorific name for the famed Ming dynasty admiral and explorer Zheng He, venerated in various temples across Southeast Asia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.