Tan Zheng
E489440
Tan Zheng was a prominent Chinese Communist military leader and political commissar who played a key role in the development of the People’s Liberation Army’s political work system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tan Zheng canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4469261 — 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: Tan Zheng Context triple: [Yunnan Military Academy, notableAlumnus, Tan Zheng]
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A.
Zhu Changhao
Zhu Changhao was a Ming dynasty imperial prince, known primarily as one of the sons of the Wanli Emperor of China.
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B.
Zhu Chen
Zhu Chen is a Chinese-born Qatari chess grandmaster and former Women's World Chess Champion.
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C.
Zhao Sheng
Zhao Sheng was a Chinese revolutionary associated with the Tongmenghui, the anti-Qing organization that helped pave the way for the 1911 Xinhai Revolution and the founding of the Republic of China.
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D.
Zhou Lingzhao
Zhou Lingzhao was a Chinese artist and designer best known for helping create foundational national symbols of the People’s Republic of China, including its national emblem.
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E.
Zhang Yue
Zhang Yue is a key member and prominent figure associated with the organization or group known as The B Team.
- 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: Tan Zheng Target entity description: Tan Zheng was a prominent Chinese Communist military leader and political commissar who played a key role in the development of the People’s Liberation Army’s political work system.
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A.
Zhu Changhao
Zhu Changhao was a Ming dynasty imperial prince, known primarily as one of the sons of the Wanli Emperor of China.
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B.
Zhu Chen
Zhu Chen is a Chinese-born Qatari chess grandmaster and former Women's World Chess Champion.
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C.
Zhao Sheng
Zhao Sheng was a Chinese revolutionary associated with the Tongmenghui, the anti-Qing organization that helped pave the way for the 1911 Xinhai Revolution and the founding of the Republic of China.
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D.
Zhou Lingzhao
Zhou Lingzhao was a Chinese artist and designer best known for helping create foundational national symbols of the People’s Republic of China, including its national emblem.
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E.
Zhang Yue
Zhang Yue is a key member and prominent figure associated with the organization or group known as The B Team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese Communist military leader
ⓘ
person ⓘ political commissar ⓘ |
| activeYears | 1920s–1970s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of August First
NERFINISHED
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Order of Independence and Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Liberation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1906-05-14 ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
codification of PLA political work regulations
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institutionalization of political commissar system in the PLA ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1988-11-06 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| ideology |
Maoism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of the PLA political work system
ⓘ
theory and practice of political work in the Chinese armed forces ⓘ |
| memberOf | Chinese Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eighth Route Army NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general of the People's Liberation Army ⓘ |
| movement | Chinese Communist Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Tan Zheng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 谭政 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | writings on political work in the army ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Chinese Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Long March NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Sino-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hunan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
deputy director of the General Political Department of the PLA
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director of the General Political Department of the PLA ⓘ political commissar in the Eighth Route Army ⓘ political commissar in the Red Army ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eighth Route Army NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tan Zheng Description of subject: Tan Zheng was a prominent Chinese Communist military leader and political commissar who played a key role in the development of the People’s Liberation Army’s political work system.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.