Emperor Ping of Han
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Emperor Ping of Han was a child ruler of the Western Han dynasty whose short reign marked the final phase before the dynasty’s collapse and the usurpation by Wang Mang.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emperor Ping of Han canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7824623 — 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: Emperor Ping of Han Context triple: [Former Han, lastEmperor, Emperor Ping of Han]
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A.
Emperor Ming of Han
Emperor Ming of Han was a 1st-century Eastern Han dynasty ruler known for consolidating his father Emperor Guangwu’s restoration of the Han, promoting Confucian governance, and traditionally being credited with introducing Buddhism to China.
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B.
Emperor Huan of Han
Emperor Huan of Han was a mid-Eastern Han dynasty ruler whose reign was marked by increasing eunuch dominance at court, political corruption, and the weakening of imperial authority.
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C.
Emperor Zhang of Han
Emperor Zhang of Han was a 1st-century CE Chinese emperor whose relatively stable and prosperous reign is often regarded as part of the Eastern Han dynasty’s golden age.
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D.
Emperor Zhang
Emperor Zhang is the posthumous temple name of the Xuande Emperor, a Ming dynasty ruler known for consolidating imperial power and overseeing a period of relative stability and cultural flourishing in early 15th-century China.
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E.
Emperor Ling of Han
Emperor Ling of Han was a late Eastern Han dynasty ruler whose ineffective governance and court corruption significantly contributed to the empire’s decline and the turmoil preceding the Three Kingdoms period.
- 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: Emperor Ping of Han Target entity description: Emperor Ping of Han was a child ruler of the Western Han dynasty whose short reign marked the final phase before the dynasty’s collapse and the usurpation by Wang Mang.
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A.
Emperor Ming of Han
Emperor Ming of Han was a 1st-century Eastern Han dynasty ruler known for consolidating his father Emperor Guangwu’s restoration of the Han, promoting Confucian governance, and traditionally being credited with introducing Buddhism to China.
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B.
Emperor Huan of Han
Emperor Huan of Han was a mid-Eastern Han dynasty ruler whose reign was marked by increasing eunuch dominance at court, political corruption, and the weakening of imperial authority.
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C.
Emperor Zhang of Han
Emperor Zhang of Han was a 1st-century CE Chinese emperor whose relatively stable and prosperous reign is often regarded as part of the Eastern Han dynasty’s golden age.
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D.
Emperor Zhang
Emperor Zhang is the posthumous temple name of the Xuande Emperor, a Ming dynasty ruler known for consolidating imperial power and overseeing a period of relative stability and cultural flourishing in early 15th-century China.
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E.
Emperor Ling of Han
Emperor Ling of Han was a late Eastern Han dynasty ruler whose ineffective governance and court corruption significantly contributed to the empire’s decline and the turmoil preceding the Three Kingdoms period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
child ruler
ⓘ
emperor of China ⓘ |
| ageAtAscension | 9 ⓘ |
| allegedKiller | Wang Mang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ascensionToThroneDate | AD 1 ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
decline of Western Han central authority
ⓘ
rise of Wang Mang ⓘ |
| birthDate | 9 BC ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chang'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Pingling Mausoleum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Chang'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | poisoning ⓘ |
| country | Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | AD 6 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Chang'an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Western Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Western Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraNameUsed | Yuan-shi (元始) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Liu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Emperor Ai of Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Kan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | Emperor Cheng of Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
1st century AD
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1st century BC ⓘ |
| house | House of Liu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Old Chinese ⓘ |
| mother | Consort Fu (concubine of Emperor Ai) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a child emperor dominated by regent Wang Mang
ⓘ
his reign immediately preceding Wang Mang’s usurpation ⓘ reigning during the final phase of the Western Han dynasty ⓘ |
| paternalClan | Liu clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personalName | Liu Kan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | power effectively controlled by Wang Mang ⓘ |
| posthumousName | Emperor Ping NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumousReputation | weak child ruler under regent control ⓘ |
| predecessor | Emperor Ai of Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Book of Han
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zizhi Tongjian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regent | Wang Mang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | AD 6 ⓘ |
| reignName |
Yuan-shi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yuan-shi (元始) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignStart | AD 1 ⓘ |
| religion | Chinese folk religion ⓘ |
| succeededByRegime | Xin dynasty under Wang Mang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Ruzi Ying NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| templeName | Pingdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleBeforeEnthronement | Prince of Zhongshan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emperor Ping of Han Description of subject: Emperor Ping of Han was a child ruler of the Western Han dynasty whose short reign marked the final phase before the dynasty’s collapse and the usurpation by Wang Mang.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.