Di Xin of Shang
E819408
Di Xin of Shang was the last king of the Shang dynasty in ancient China, known for his tyrannical rule and defeat at the hands of the Zhou in the Battle of Muye.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Di Xin of Shang canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9668011 — 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: Di Xin of Shang Context triple: [Battle of Muye, commander, Di Xin of Shang]
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Jie of Xia
Jie of Xia was the last, notoriously tyrannical ruler of China’s Xia dynasty, whose misrule led to his overthrow and the rise of the Shang dynasty.
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B.
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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C.
Jiang Ziya
Jiang Ziya is a legendary Chinese strategist and statesman of the late Shang and early Zhou dynasties, famed for helping King Wen and King Wu overthrow the Shang and establish the Zhou dynasty.
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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.
Marquis Yi of Zeng
Marquis Yi of Zeng was a 5th-century BCE ruler of the Zeng state in ancient China, best known today for his lavishly furnished tomb containing the famous bianzhong bronze chime bells.
- 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: Di Xin of Shang Target entity description: Di Xin of Shang was the last king of the Shang dynasty in ancient China, known for his tyrannical rule and defeat at the hands of the Zhou in the Battle of Muye.
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A.
Jie of Xia
Jie of Xia was the last, notoriously tyrannical ruler of China’s Xia dynasty, whose misrule led to his overthrow and the rise of the Shang dynasty.
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B.
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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C.
Jiang Ziya
Jiang Ziya is a legendary Chinese strategist and statesman of the late Shang and early Zhou dynasties, famed for helping King Wen and King Wu overthrow the Shang and establish the Zhou dynasty.
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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.
Marquis Yi of Zeng
Marquis Yi of Zeng was a 5th-century BCE ruler of the Zeng state in ancient China, best known today for his lavishly furnished tomb containing the famous bianzhong bronze chime bells.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shang dynasty king
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human ⓘ king ⓘ |
| allegedTrait |
cruelty
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despotism ⓘ extravagance ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Book of Documents
NERFINISHED
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Fengshen Yanyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign |
Chaoge
NERFINISHED
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Yin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDownfall |
Battle of Muye
NERFINISHED
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rebellion led by Zhou ⓘ |
| conflict | Battle of Muye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Shang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Chinese ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Chaoge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
King Wu of Zhou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Shang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Shang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | Battle of Muye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Di Yi of Shang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Central Plains of ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 2nd millennium BC ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the last king of the Shang dynasty
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defeat at the Battle of Muye ⓘ fall of the Shang dynasty ⓘ tyrannical rule ⓘ |
| language | Old Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastRulerOf | Shang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of tyrannical rule in Chinese tradition ⓘ |
| name |
Di Xin
NERFINISHED
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King Zhou of Shang NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhou Xin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overthrownBy |
King Wu of Zhou
NERFINISHED
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Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
debauched ruler in Chinese literature
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tyrant in traditional Chinese historiography ⓘ |
| positionHeld | King of Shang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | King Di Yi of Shang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignTitle | King Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Chinese folk religion ⓘ |
| spouse | Daji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | King Wu of Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Son of Heaven ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Di Xin of Shang Description of subject: Di Xin of Shang was the last king of the Shang dynasty in ancient China, known for his tyrannical rule and defeat at the hands of the Zhou in the Battle of Muye.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.