Gojong
E734112
Gojong was the 26th king of the Joseon dynasty and the first emperor of the Korean Empire, ruling during a period of intense foreign intervention and modernization in Korea in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gojong canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8277840 — 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: Gojong Context triple: [Gojong of Korea, fullName, Gojong]
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A.
Chinju
Chinju (often spelled Jinju) is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, known for its historic fortress, Namgang Yudeung (Lantern) Festival, and rich cultural heritage.
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B.
Yangju
Yangju is a city in northwestern South Korea known for its mix of suburban residential areas, light industry, and proximity to Seoul.
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C.
Jeongjeon
Jeongjeon is the principal ceremonial hall of Seoul’s Jongmyo Shrine, where ancestral tablets of Joseon Dynasty kings and queens are enshrined and Confucian rites are performed.
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D.
Seochon
Seochon is a historic neighborhood in central Seoul known for its traditional hanok houses, narrow alleyways, and vibrant mix of old Korean culture and modern cafes and galleries.
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E.
Wiryeseong
Wiryeseong was the first capital city of the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje, located in the Han River basin near present-day Seoul.
- 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: Gojong Target entity description: Gojong was the 26th king of the Joseon dynasty and the first emperor of the Korean Empire, ruling during a period of intense foreign intervention and modernization in Korea in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Chinju
Chinju (often spelled Jinju) is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, known for its historic fortress, Namgang Yudeung (Lantern) Festival, and rich cultural heritage.
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B.
Yangju
Yangju is a city in northwestern South Korea known for its mix of suburban residential areas, light industry, and proximity to Seoul.
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C.
Jeongjeon
Jeongjeon is the principal ceremonial hall of Seoul’s Jongmyo Shrine, where ancestral tablets of Joseon Dynasty kings and queens are enshrined and Confucian rites are performed.
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D.
Seochon
Seochon is a historic neighborhood in central Seoul known for its traditional hanok houses, narrow alleyways, and vibrant mix of old Korean culture and modern cafes and galleries.
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E.
Wiryeseong
Wiryeseong was the first capital city of the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje, located in the Han River basin near present-day Seoul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Emperor of Korea
ⓘ
King of Joseon ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| abdicatedInFavorOf | Sunjong of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| abdicationYear | 1907 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1852-09-08 ⓘ |
| birthName | Yi Myeong-bok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Han Yang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Guri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gyeonggi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Hongneung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Crown Prince Yi Cheok
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Princess Deokhye NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunjong of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coronationDateAsEmperor | 1897 ⓘ |
| countryRuled |
Joseon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korean Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1919-01-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Deoksugung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Seoul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Joseon dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emperorReignEnd | 1907 ⓘ |
| emperorReignStart | 1897 ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Heungseon Daewongun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Myeong-bok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Korean modernization efforts
ⓘ
diplomatic relations with Western powers ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Korean ⓘ |
| mother | Yeoheung Min clan lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gojong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Eulmi Incident
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gabo Reform period NERFINISHED ⓘ Hague Secret Emissary Affair NERFINISHED ⓘ Russo-Japanese War period NERFINISHED ⓘ proclamation of the Korean Empire in 1897 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
1st emperor of the Korean Empire
ⓘ
26th king of Joseon ⓘ |
| posthumousName | Emperor Gwangmu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Cheoljong of Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1907 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1863 ⓘ |
| religion | Korean Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Deoksugung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gyeongbokgung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Empress Myeongseong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Empress Sunjeonghyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
foreign intervention by Japan
ⓘ
foreign intervention by Qing China ⓘ foreign intervention by Russia ⓘ |
| successor | Sunjong of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Gwangmu Emperor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Gojong of Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: Gojong Description of subject: Gojong was the 26th king of the Joseon dynasty and the first emperor of the Korean Empire, ruling during a period of intense foreign intervention and modernization in Korea in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.