King Zhaoxiang of Qin
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King Zhaoxiang of Qin was a powerful Warring States-era monarch whose long reign significantly expanded Qin’s territory and laid crucial groundwork for the eventual unification of China.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King Zhaoxiang of Qin canonical | 7 |
| King Zhao of Qin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7984340 — 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: King Zhaoxiang of Qin Context triple: [Battle of Changping, associatedWithRuler, King Zhaoxiang of Qin]
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King Huiwen of Zhao
King Huiwen of Zhao was a prominent Warring States-era monarch known for strengthening the Zhao state through military reforms and territorial expansion in ancient China.
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B.
King Wuling of Zhao
King Wuling of Zhao was a reformist ruler of the State of Zhao during China’s Warring States period, best known for introducing military and cultural reforms such as the adoption of nomadic-style cavalry warfare.
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C.
Qin Bangxian
Qin Bangxian, better known by his alias Bo Gu, was a prominent early leader and theoretician of the Chinese Communist Party who played a key role in its revolutionary activities during the 1930s.
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D.
King Wei of Qi
King Wei of Qi was a prominent Warring States-era monarch of the ancient Chinese state of Qi, known for strengthening his kingdom’s power and fostering political and military reforms.
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E.
Shang Yang
Shang Yang was an influential Chinese statesman and philosopher of the Warring States period whose reforms in the state of Qin laid the foundations for Legalist political theory and the eventual unification of China.
- 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: King Zhaoxiang of Qin Target entity description: King Zhaoxiang of Qin was a powerful Warring States-era monarch whose long reign significantly expanded Qin’s territory and laid crucial groundwork for the eventual unification of China.
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A.
King Huiwen of Zhao
King Huiwen of Zhao was a prominent Warring States-era monarch known for strengthening the Zhao state through military reforms and territorial expansion in ancient China.
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B.
King Wuling of Zhao
King Wuling of Zhao was a reformist ruler of the State of Zhao during China’s Warring States period, best known for introducing military and cultural reforms such as the adoption of nomadic-style cavalry warfare.
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C.
Qin Bangxian
Qin Bangxian, better known by his alias Bo Gu, was a prominent early leader and theoretician of the Chinese Communist Party who played a key role in its revolutionary activities during the 1930s.
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D.
King Wei of Qi
King Wei of Qi was a prominent Warring States-era monarch of the ancient Chinese state of Qi, known for strengthening his kingdom’s power and fostering political and military reforms.
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E.
Shang Yang
Shang Yang was an influential Chinese statesman and philosopher of the Warring States period whose reforms in the state of Qin laid the foundations for Legalist political theory and the eventual unification of China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Qin
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Warring States-period ruler ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| advisor | Fan Ju NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 325 BC ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Qin territory near Xianyang (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| capital | Xianyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanName | Ying NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | State of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 251 BC ⓘ |
| dynasty | Qin dynasty (pre-imperial) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expandedTerritoryAgainst |
State of Chu
NERFINISHED
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State of Han NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Qi NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Zhao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | King Huiwen of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| general |
Bai Qi
NERFINISHED
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Wang Jian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandson |
King Ying Zheng
NERFINISHED
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King Zhuangxiang of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImpact | laid groundwork for Qin unification of China ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mother | Queen Dowager Xuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | King Zhaoxiang of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Changping
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Yique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDescendant | Qin Shi Huang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parent |
King Huiwen of Qin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Dowager Xuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personalName | Ying Ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
centralization of power
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military reforms ⓘ territorial expansion ⓘ |
| predecessor | King Huiwen of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignDuration | 55 years ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 251 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | 306 BC ⓘ |
| relative |
King Xiaowen of Qin
NERFINISHED
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King Zhuangxiang of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRuled | Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | King Xiaowen of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| templeName | Zhaoxiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedStrategy | vertical and horizontal alliances diplomacy ⓘ |
| victoryOver |
State of Han
NERFINISHED
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State of Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Zhao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King Zhaoxiang of Qin Description of subject: King Zhaoxiang of Qin was a powerful Warring States-era monarch whose long reign significantly expanded Qin’s territory and laid crucial groundwork for the eventual unification of China.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King Zhao of Qin
subject surface form:
State of Qin