Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公)
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Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公) was a prominent Spring and Autumn period ruler of the State of Jin, renowned for his exile-and-return story and for transforming Jin into one of the era’s most powerful hegemonic states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8147945 — 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: Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公) Context triple: [State of Jin, notableRuler, Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公)]
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Duke Huan of Qi
Duke Huan of Qi was a powerful early Spring and Autumn period hegemon of ancient China, renowned for strengthening the State of Qi and asserting leadership over other Zhou vassal states.
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King Zhuang of Chu
King Zhuang of Chu was a prominent Spring and Autumn period monarch renowned for transforming Chu into one of the most powerful states in ancient China.
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King Wen of Zhou
King Wen of Zhou was an early Zhou ruler revered as a sage-king whose leadership and reforms laid the groundwork for the Zhou dynasty’s overthrow of the Shang and the establishment of a new political order in ancient China.
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D.
Wen Gong
Wen Gong is the posthumous honorific title bestowed on the influential Neo-Confucian philosopher Zhu Xi, reflecting his esteemed status in Chinese intellectual history.
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E.
Duke of Zhou
The Duke of Zhou was an influential early Zhou dynasty statesman and regent renowned for consolidating royal power, codifying rituals, and shaping the foundations of Chinese political philosophy.
- 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: Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公) Target entity description: Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公) was a prominent Spring and Autumn period ruler of the State of Jin, renowned for his exile-and-return story and for transforming Jin into one of the era’s most powerful hegemonic states.
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A.
Duke Huan of Qi
Duke Huan of Qi was a powerful early Spring and Autumn period hegemon of ancient China, renowned for strengthening the State of Qi and asserting leadership over other Zhou vassal states.
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B.
King Zhuang of Chu
King Zhuang of Chu was a prominent Spring and Autumn period monarch renowned for transforming Chu into one of the most powerful states in ancient China.
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C.
King Wen of Zhou
King Wen of Zhou was an early Zhou ruler revered as a sage-king whose leadership and reforms laid the groundwork for the Zhou dynasty’s overthrow of the Shang and the establishment of a new political order in ancient China.
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D.
Wen Gong
Wen Gong is the posthumous honorific title bestowed on the influential Neo-Confucian philosopher Zhu Xi, reflecting his esteemed status in Chinese intellectual history.
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E.
Duke of Zhou
The Duke of Zhou was an influential early Zhou dynasty statesman and regent renowned for consolidating royal power, codifying rituals, and shaping the foundations of Chinese political philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese noble
ⓘ
Spring and Autumn period ruler ⓘ head of state ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| advisor |
Hu Yan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jie Zhitui NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhao Shuai (Zhao Cui) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ally | King Xiang of Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRitual | Cold Food Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | legends about loyalty and exile ⓘ |
| birthPlace | State of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Duke Xiang of Jin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shensheng’s half-brothers (collective) ⓘ |
| chineseName | 晉文公 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | State of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Spring and Autumn period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exileCountriesVisited |
State of Cao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Chu NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Di NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Qi NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Song NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Zheng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exileDuration | 19 years ⓘ |
| father | Duke Xian of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Chong’er
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
重耳 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hegemonOf | Zhou feudal states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 7th century BC ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Chengpu
NERFINISHED
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long exile before accession ⓘ return from exile to claim the throne ⓘ transforming Jin into a major hegemonic power ⓘ |
| language | Old Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Records of the Grand Historian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zuo Zhuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Hu Ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Chengpu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumousName | Wen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Duke Huai of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 628 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | 636 BC ⓘ |
| rival | King Cheng of Chu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rivalState | State of Chu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Huai Ying
NERFINISHED
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Qi Jiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRuled | State of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Duke Xiang of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Qin during his restoration ⓘ |
| templeName | none ⓘ |
| title | Duke of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victoryOver | State of Chu at Chengpu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公) Description of subject: Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公) was a prominent Spring and Autumn period ruler of the State of Jin, renowned for his exile-and-return story and for transforming Jin into one of the era’s most powerful hegemonic states.
Referenced by (1)
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