legal code Hongwu Code

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Ming dynasty law code imperial Chinese code of law legal code

The Hongwu Code is a comprehensive legal code of the early Ming dynasty, promulgated by the Hongwu Emperor to centralize authority and regulate social, administrative, and criminal affairs in imperial China.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Ming Code	2
legal code Hongwu Code canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3700854 — 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: legal code Hongwu Code
Context triple: [Hongwu Emperor, knownFor, legal code Hongwu Code]

A. Tang Code
The Tang Code was a highly influential Chinese legal code that systematized criminal and administrative law during the Tang dynasty and shaped East Asian legal traditions for centuries.
B. Qin law code
The Qin law code was the strict, centralized legal system of ancient China’s Qin dynasty that emphasized harsh punishments and state authority, laying the foundation for later imperial legal traditions.
C. Qing Code
Qing Code was the comprehensive legal code of imperial China under the Qing dynasty, codifying criminal, civil, and administrative laws that governed the empire.
D. Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China
The Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China is a fundamental statute that structures the national court system, defining the organization, functions, and powers of courts at all levels in China.
E. civil code of the People's Republic of China
The Civil Code of the People's Republic of China is the country's comprehensive fundamental law governing private rights and civil relations, including property, contracts, personality rights, marriage and family, and inheritance.
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: legal code Hongwu Code
Target entity description: The Hongwu Code is a comprehensive legal code of the early Ming dynasty, promulgated by the Hongwu Emperor to centralize authority and regulate social, administrative, and criminal affairs in imperial China.

A. Tang Code
The Tang Code was a highly influential Chinese legal code that systematized criminal and administrative law during the Tang dynasty and shaped East Asian legal traditions for centuries.
B. Qin law code
The Qin law code was the strict, centralized legal system of ancient China’s Qin dynasty that emphasized harsh punishments and state authority, laying the foundation for later imperial legal traditions.
C. Qing Code
Qing Code was the comprehensive legal code of imperial China under the Qing dynasty, codifying criminal, civil, and administrative laws that governed the empire.
D. Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China
The Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China is a fundamental statute that structures the national court system, defining the organization, functions, and powers of courts at all levels in China.
E. civil code of the People's Republic of China
The Civil Code of the People's Republic of China is the country's comprehensive fundamental law governing private rights and civil relations, including property, contracts, personality rights, marriage and family, and inheritance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ming dynasty law code ⓘ imperial Chinese code of law ⓘ legal code ⓘ
aimsTo	limit arbitrary local justice ⓘ standardize punishment scales across the empire ⓘ
appliedIn	central government courts ⓘ provincial and local courts ⓘ
appliesTo	Ming dynasty ⓘ surface form: Ming Empire
basedOn	Tang Code ⓘ
contains	administrative regulations ⓘ moral and ritual prescriptions ⓘ penal provisions ⓘ statutory provisions ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
dateOfPromulgation	late 14th century ⓘ
dynasty	Ming dynasty ⓘ
emphasizes	Confucian moral order ⓘ filial piety ⓘ hierarchical social relations ⓘ state authority over local elites ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Da Ming Lü ⓘ Great Ming Code ⓘ
hasSection	provisions on homicide and bodily harm ⓘ provisions on judicial procedure ⓘ provisions on land and property ⓘ provisions on marriage and family ⓘ provisions on military organization ⓘ provisions on officials and bureaucracy ⓘ provisions on taxation and corvée ⓘ provisions on the emperor and imperial clan ⓘ provisions on theft and robbery ⓘ
influenced	Qing dynasty legal codes ⓘ later Ming legal practice ⓘ
influencedBy	earlier Chinese legal traditions ⓘ
language	Classical Chinese ⓘ
legalStatus	fundamental law code of the Ming dynasty ⓘ
legalSystem	Confucian-influenced legalism ⓘ
namedAfter	Hongwu Emperor ⓘ
promulgatedBy	Hongwu Emperor ⓘ
purpose	centralization of imperial authority ⓘ regulation of administrative affairs ⓘ regulation of criminal affairs ⓘ regulation of social affairs ⓘ
regulates	bureaucratic conduct ⓘ criminal offenses ⓘ family relations ⓘ property rights ⓘ punishments ⓘ
startTime	Ming dynasty ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hongwu Emperor → knownFor → legal code Hongwu Code ⓘ

Qing Code → follows → legal code Hongwu Code ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ming Code

Tang Code → influenced → legal code Hongwu Code ⓘ