Book of Jin
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The Book of Jin is an official Chinese historical text compiled in the early Tang dynasty that chronicles the history of the Jin dynasty (266–420 CE).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book of Jin canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8530181 — 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: Book of Jin Context triple: [Deng Ai, historicalSource, Book of Jin]
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Book of Wu
The Book of Wu is the section of the ancient Chinese historical text *Records of the Three Kingdoms* that chronicles the history and rulers of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.
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B.
Book of Shu
The Book of Shu is the section of the historical chronicle *Records of the Three Kingdoms* that details the history, figures, and events of the Shu Han state during China’s Three Kingdoms period.
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C.
Records of the Three Kingdoms
Records of the Three Kingdoms is a foundational 3rd-century Chinese historical text by Chen Shou that chronicles the late Eastern Han dynasty and the rise of the Wei, Shu, and Wu states.
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D.
Chronicles of Huayang
Chronicles of Huayang is an ancient Chinese regional history text that records the geography, culture, and historical events of the Sichuan and surrounding areas, including the Shu region associated with Shu Han.
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E.
Hou Hanshu
Hou Hanshu is an official history of the Eastern Han dynasty of China, compiled in the 5th century and renowned for its detailed accounts of politics, society, and foreign relations.
- 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: Book of Jin Target entity description: The Book of Jin is an official Chinese historical text compiled in the early Tang dynasty that chronicles the history of the Jin dynasty (266–420 CE).
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A.
Book of Wu
The Book of Wu is the section of the ancient Chinese historical text *Records of the Three Kingdoms* that chronicles the history and rulers of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.
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B.
Book of Shu
The Book of Shu is the section of the historical chronicle *Records of the Three Kingdoms* that details the history, figures, and events of the Shu Han state during China’s Three Kingdoms period.
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C.
Records of the Three Kingdoms
Records of the Three Kingdoms is a foundational 3rd-century Chinese historical text by Chen Shou that chronicles the late Eastern Han dynasty and the rise of the Wei, Shu, and Wu states.
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D.
Chronicles of Huayang
Chronicles of Huayang is an ancient Chinese regional history text that records the geography, culture, and historical events of the Sichuan and surrounding areas, including the Shu region associated with Shu Han.
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E.
Hou Hanshu
Hou Hanshu is an official history of the Eastern Han dynasty of China, compiled in the 5th century and renowned for its detailed accounts of politics, society, and foreign relations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese historical text
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Twenty-Four Histories ⓘ official history ⓘ |
| associatedRuler | Emperor Gaozong of Tang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 晉書 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronicles | history of the Jin dynasty ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Emperor Taizong of Tang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledInCentury |
7th century
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8th century ⓘ |
| compiledInDynasty | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledInEra | early Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| compiler |
Cui Ruan
NERFINISHED
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Du Ruhui NERFINISHED ⓘ Fang Xuanling NERFINISHED ⓘ Kong Yingda NERFINISHED ⓘ Li Baiyao NERFINISHED ⓘ Li Yiji NERFINISHED ⓘ Yao Silian NERFINISHED ⓘ others under imperial commission ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| coversPeriodEnd | 420 ⓘ |
| coversPeriodStart | 266 ⓘ |
| documents |
Eastern Jin
NERFINISHED
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Sixteen Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ early 5th century northern regimes ⓘ |
| genre | dynastic history ⓘ |
| hasSection |
annals
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biographies ⓘ tables ⓘ treatises ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Three Kingdoms to Southern and Northern Dynasties transition ⓘ |
| historicalPerspective | Confucian moral evaluation of rulers and officials ⓘ |
| includesBiographyOf |
Huan Wen
NERFINISHED
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Sima Rui NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wang Xizhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Zu Ti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Jin dynasty studies ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 130 ⓘ |
| partOf | Twenty-Four Histories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorWork | Records of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Siku Quanshu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionContext | Confucian historiography ⓘ |
| subject | Jin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorWork | Book of Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalClassification | standard history ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | later Chinese historians ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Book of Jin Description of subject: The Book of Jin is an official Chinese historical text compiled in the early Tang dynasty that chronicles the history of the Jin dynasty (266–420 CE).
Referenced by (3)
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