Taejo of Goryeo
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Taejo of Goryeo was the first king of the Goryeo dynasty in Korea, who unified the Later Three Kingdoms and established the foundation of a new Korean state in the 10th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taejo of Goryeo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5191225 — 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: Taejo of Goryeo Context triple: [Goryeo, founder, Taejo of Goryeo]
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A.
King Taejong of Joseon
King Taejong of Joseon was the third monarch of Korea’s Joseon dynasty, known for consolidating royal authority, implementing major administrative and military reforms, and laying foundations for a centralized Confucian state.
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B.
King Munmu
King Munmu was a 7th-century monarch of the Korean kingdom of Silla who is renowned for completing the unification of most of the Korean Peninsula under Silla rule.
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C.
King Taejong Muyeol
King Taejong Muyeol was a 7th-century monarch of the Korean kingdom of Silla who played a key role in the unification of the Korean Peninsula.
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D.
King Jinheung
King Jinheung was a powerful 6th-century monarch of the Korean kingdom of Silla who greatly expanded its territory and laid foundations for the later unification of the Korean Peninsula.
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E.
Emperor Gongmin
Emperor Gongmin was a ruler of the Goryeo dynasty in Korea known for his efforts to reform government corruption and reduce Mongol influence in the 14th century.
- 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: Taejo of Goryeo Target entity description: Taejo of Goryeo was the first king of the Goryeo dynasty in Korea, who unified the Later Three Kingdoms and established the foundation of a new Korean state in the 10th century.
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A.
King Taejong of Joseon
King Taejong of Joseon was the third monarch of Korea’s Joseon dynasty, known for consolidating royal authority, implementing major administrative and military reforms, and laying foundations for a centralized Confucian state.
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B.
King Munmu
King Munmu was a 7th-century monarch of the Korean kingdom of Silla who is renowned for completing the unification of most of the Korean Peninsula under Silla rule.
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C.
King Taejong Muyeol
King Taejong Muyeol was a 7th-century monarch of the Korean kingdom of Silla who played a key role in the unification of the Korean Peninsula.
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D.
King Jinheung
King Jinheung was a powerful 6th-century monarch of the Korean kingdom of Silla who greatly expanded its territory and laid foundations for the later unification of the Korean Peninsula.
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E.
Emperor Gongmin
Emperor Gongmin was a ruler of the Goryeo dynasty in Korea known for his efforts to reform government corruption and reduce Mongol influence in the 14th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founder of state
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historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| birthName | Wang Geon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalEstablishedAt | Kaesong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 10th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Taejo of Goryeo portraits ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Korean historiography such as Goryeosa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynastyFounded | Goryeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Later Three Kingdoms period ⓘ |
| eraName |
Cheongtae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cheonsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Korean ⓘ |
| father | Wang Ryung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Goryeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | House of Wang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issued | Taejo’s Ten Injunctions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Taejo’s Ten Injunctions
NERFINISHED
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founding the Goryeo dynasty ⓘ unifying most of the Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| legacy | origin of the name Korea (from Goryeo) ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general under Gung Ye ⓘ |
| mother | Lady Han of the Han clan of Hongju NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Taejo of Goryeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDaughters | 9 ⓘ |
| numberOfSons | 25 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hanseong
NERFINISHED
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Songak NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Kaesong, North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Hyeolleung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Kaesong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
conciliation toward Silla aristocracy
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marriage alliances with regional clans ⓘ promotion of Buddhism as state religion ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Goryeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumousName | Taejo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Gung Ye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 943 ⓘ |
| reignName | Taejo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignStart | 918 ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roseToPowerThrough | coup against Gung Ye ⓘ |
| spouse |
Queen Janghwa of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan
NERFINISHED
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Queen Sinmyeongseong of the Chungju Yu clan NERFINISHED ⓘ multiple consorts from powerful regional clans ⓘ |
| successor | Hyejong of Goryeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unified |
Later Baekje
NERFINISHED
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Later Three Kingdoms of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Silla NERFINISHED ⓘ Taebong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfBirth | 877 ⓘ |
| yearOfDeath | 943 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taejo of Goryeo Description of subject: Taejo of Goryeo was the first king of the Goryeo dynasty in Korea, who unified the Later Three Kingdoms and established the foundation of a new Korean state in the 10th century.
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