Yi I
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Confucian scholar
Joseon dynasty scholar-official
Korean philosopher
Neo-Confucian scholar
political theorist
Yi I was a prominent 16th-century Korean scholar-official and philosopher of the Joseon dynasty, renowned for his influential contributions to Neo-Confucian thought and statecraft.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yi I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6060942 — 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: Yi I Context triple: [Neo-Confucianism, majorFigure, Yi I]
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A.
Bak Hyeokgeose
Bak Hyeokgeose was the legendary first king of Silla, one of Korea’s Three Kingdoms, traditionally credited with establishing its royal dynasty in the 1st century BCE.
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B.
Yi Hwang
Yi Hwang was a prominent 16th-century Korean Confucian scholar and philosopher whose writings and teachings profoundly shaped the development of Neo-Confucian thought in Korea.
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C.
Seong Ga-yeong
Seong Ga-yeong is the young daughter of protagonist Seong Gi-hun in the South Korean series "Squid Game."
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D.
Yi Seong-gye
Yi Seong-gye was a Korean military leader and statesman who overthrew the Goryeo dynasty and became the founding king of the Joseon dynasty, ruling as King Taejo.
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E.
Son Kitei (Son Kee-chung)
Son Kitei (Son Kee-chung) was a Korean marathon runner who won the gold medal while competing for Japan at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and later became a symbol of Korean resistance under Japanese colonial rule.
- 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: Yi I Target entity description: Yi I was a prominent 16th-century Korean scholar-official and philosopher of the Joseon dynasty, renowned for his influential contributions to Neo-Confucian thought and statecraft.
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A.
Bak Hyeokgeose
Bak Hyeokgeose was the legendary first king of Silla, one of Korea’s Three Kingdoms, traditionally credited with establishing its royal dynasty in the 1st century BCE.
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B.
Yi Hwang
Yi Hwang was a prominent 16th-century Korean Confucian scholar and philosopher whose writings and teachings profoundly shaped the development of Neo-Confucian thought in Korea.
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C.
Seong Ga-yeong
Seong Ga-yeong is the young daughter of protagonist Seong Gi-hun in the South Korean series "Squid Game."
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D.
Yi Seong-gye
Yi Seong-gye was a Korean military leader and statesman who overthrew the Goryeo dynasty and became the founding king of the Joseon dynasty, ruling as King Taejo.
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E.
Son Kitei (Son Kee-chung)
Son Kitei (Son Kee-chung) was a Korean marathon runner who won the gold medal while competing for Japan at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and later became a symbol of Korean resistance under Japanese colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confucian scholar
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Joseon dynasty scholar-official ⓘ Korean philosopher ⓘ Neo-Confucian scholar ⓘ political theorist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1536-12-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| childProdigy | true ⓘ |
| contributedTo | systematization of Korean Neo-Confucianism ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1584-02-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Han River area near Seoul, Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Joseon dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Yi Won-su NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hangulName | 이이 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorialHall | Yulgok Memorial Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredOnCurrency | South Korean 5,000 won banknote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Korean educational policy
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Korean political thought ⓘ |
| influenceRegion | Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Neo-Confucian philosophy
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educational reform proposals ⓘ military preparedness proposals ⓘ statecraft theory ⓘ |
| language |
Classical Chinese
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Korean ⓘ |
| laterAffiliation | devout Neo-Confucian ⓘ |
| majorWork |
Dongho mundap
NERFINISHED
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Gyeokmong yogyeol NERFINISHED ⓘ Memorials to the Throne on Statecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ Seonghak jibyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedAt | Yulgok Shrine in Gangneung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Shin Saimdang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Yi I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
Chief State Councillor (briefly, acting)
NERFINISHED
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Minister of Defense of Joseon ⓘ Minister of Personnel of Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ Minister of Rites of Joseon ⓘ high-ranking official of the Joseon court ⓘ |
| parent | Shin Saimdang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passedCivilServiceExam | at age 13 ⓘ |
| penName | Yulgok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penNameHangul | 율곡 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcept |
emphasis on moral self-cultivation
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integration of principle (li) and material force (qi) ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus | practical learning and statecraft ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposed | military expansion and preparedness against foreign invasions ⓘ |
| religiousExperience | studied Buddhism in youth ⓘ |
| romanization |
Yi I
NERFINISHED
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Yulgok NERFINISHED ⓘ Yulgok Yi I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolOfThought | Korean Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yi I Description of subject: Yi I was a prominent 16th-century Korean scholar-official and philosopher of the Joseon dynasty, renowned for his influential contributions to Neo-Confucian thought and statecraft.
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