Sima clan
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The Sima clan was a powerful Chinese family that rose to dominance as regents of the Cao Wei state and ultimately founded the Jin dynasty, unifying China in the 3rd century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Sima | 1 |
| Sima clan canonical | 1 |
| Sima clan of Henei | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7877863 — 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: Sima clan Context triple: [Cao Wei, notableRegentFamily, Sima clan]
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A.
Ji clan
The Ji clan was one of the three powerful aristocratic lineages that dominated the politics of the ancient Chinese State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period.
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B.
House of Jiang
The House of Jiang was the ruling clan that established and governed the ancient Chinese state of Qi during the Zhou dynasty period.
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C.
Mengsun clan
The Mengsun clan was one of the prominent aristocratic lineages in the ancient Chinese State of Lu, influential in its political and social affairs.
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D.
Xiong clan
The Xiong clan was the hereditary noble family that provided the kings of the ancient Chinese state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty.
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E.
Sun clan
The Sun clan was the ruling family of the Eastern Wu state during China’s Three Kingdoms period, producing warlords such as Sun Quan who established and led the regime.
- 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: Sima clan Target entity description: The Sima clan was a powerful Chinese family that rose to dominance as regents of the Cao Wei state and ultimately founded the Jin dynasty, unifying China in the 3rd century.
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A.
Ji clan
The Ji clan was one of the three powerful aristocratic lineages that dominated the politics of the ancient Chinese State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period.
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B.
House of Jiang
The House of Jiang was the ruling clan that established and governed the ancient Chinese state of Qi during the Zhou dynasty period.
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C.
Mengsun clan
The Mengsun clan was one of the prominent aristocratic lineages in the ancient Chinese State of Lu, influential in its political and social affairs.
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D.
Xiong clan
The Xiong clan was the hereditary noble family that provided the kings of the ancient Chinese state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty.
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E.
Sun clan
The Sun clan was the ruling family of the Eastern Wu state during China’s Three Kingdoms period, producing warlords such as Sun Quan who established and led the regime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese clan
ⓘ
noble family ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Eastern Jin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| dynasticHouseName | House of Sima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| familyNameInChinese | 司馬 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Jin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedDynastyInYear | 266 ⓘ |
| founderOfDynasty | Sima Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Emperor of Jin
ⓘ
King of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Three Kingdoms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ late Eastern Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRegion |
Henei Commandery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Henan ⓘ |
| involvedInEvent |
Conquest of Eastern Wu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaoping Tombs coup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
court intrigue
ⓘ
ending the Three Kingdoms period ⓘ military leadership ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Sima Shi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sima Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Zhao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedAs | local gentry family in Henei Commandery ⓘ |
| overthrew | Cao Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
imperial house of Jin dynasty
ⓘ
regent family of Cao Wei ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| predecessorState |
Cao Wei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Wu NERFINISHED ⓘ Shu Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Chinese folk religion
ⓘ
Confucianism ⓘ |
| romanization | Sima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roseToProminenceIn | Three Kingdoms period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seizedPowerThrough | court coups ⓘ |
| seizedPowerThrough | regency control ⓘ |
| servedAs | regents of Cao Wei ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
military service
ⓘ
officialdom ⓘ |
| unificationCentury | 3rd century ⓘ |
| unified | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unifiedChinaInYear | 280 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sima clan Description of subject: The Sima clan was a powerful Chinese family that rose to dominance as regents of the Cao Wei state and ultimately founded the Jin dynasty, unifying China in the 3rd century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
House of Sima