Ma He
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Ma He was the birth name of the famed Ming dynasty admiral and explorer Zheng He, who led China’s great maritime expeditions in the early 15th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ma He canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8021031 — 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: Ma He Context triple: [Zheng He, birthName, Ma He]
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A.
He Zun
He Zun is an ancient Western Zhou bronze ritual vessel renowned for bearing one of the earliest known inscriptions of the name “China” (Zhongguo).
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B.
Han Lue
Han Lue is a laid-back, skilled street racer and heist crew member in the Fast & Furious franchise, known for his calm demeanor, drifting talent, and constant snacking.
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C.
Min Bei
Min Bei is a major northern branch of the Min group of Sinitic (Chinese) languages, spoken primarily in parts of Fujian province in southeastern China.
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D.
Haad Yuan
Haad Yuan is a small, secluded beach on Thailand’s Ko Pha Ngan island, known for its tranquil atmosphere, clear waters, and relaxed, off-the-beaten-path vibe.
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E.
Li Hai
Li Hai is a Chinese human rights activist known for his pro-democracy efforts and imprisonment in China, for which he received international recognition.
- 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: Ma He Target entity description: Ma He was the birth name of the famed Ming dynasty admiral and explorer Zheng He, who led China’s great maritime expeditions in the early 15th century.
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A.
He Zun
He Zun is an ancient Western Zhou bronze ritual vessel renowned for bearing one of the earliest known inscriptions of the name “China” (Zhongguo).
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B.
Han Lue
Han Lue is a laid-back, skilled street racer and heist crew member in the Fast & Furious franchise, known for his calm demeanor, drifting talent, and constant snacking.
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C.
Min Bei
Min Bei is a major northern branch of the Min group of Sinitic (Chinese) languages, spoken primarily in parts of Fujian province in southeastern China.
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D.
Haad Yuan
Haad Yuan is a small, secluded beach on Thailand’s Ko Pha Ngan island, known for its tranquil atmosphere, clear waters, and relaxed, off-the-beaten-path vibe.
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E.
Li Hai
Li Hai is a Chinese human rights activist known for his pro-democracy efforts and imprisonment in China, for which he received international recognition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese person
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cheng Ho
NERFINISHED
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Zheng He NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nanjing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treasure fleet ⓘ Yongle Emperor’s foreign policy ⓘ |
| birthNameOf | Zheng He NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Yunnan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Ming forces in Yunnan ⓘ |
| castrated | true ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ming dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courtTitle | Zheng He NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Chinese maritime history ⓘ |
| dynasty | Ming dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Hui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 1405–1433 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| ledExpedition | Treasure voyages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ming imperial court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing Chinese presence in Southeast Asia and East Africa
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leading Ming dynasty maritime expeditions ⓘ voyages to the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| occupation |
admiral
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court eunuch ⓘ diplomat ⓘ explorer ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Hongxi Emperor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xuande Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Yongle Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 15th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ma He Description of subject: Ma He was the birth name of the famed Ming dynasty admiral and explorer Zheng He, who led China’s great maritime expeditions in the early 15th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.