Yan clan of the State of Chu
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The Yan clan of the State of Chu was an aristocratic lineage in the ancient Chinese state of Chu, known for its political influence and role within the ruling nobility during the Zhou dynasty period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yan clan of the State of Chu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9712141 — 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: Yan clan of the State of Chu Context triple: [Yan (surname), hasNotableLineage, Yan clan of the State of Chu]
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Yan clan of the State of Lu
The Yan clan of the State of Lu was an influential aristocratic lineage in ancient China associated with the Yan surname and the political and cultural life of the Lu polity.
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B.
Yan clan of the State of Qi
The Yan clan of the State of Qi was an influential aristocratic family in ancient China, known for its political power and prominence within the Qi state during the Zhou dynasty period.
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Ji clan
The Ji clan was one of the three powerful aristocratic lineages that dominated the politics of the ancient Chinese State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period.
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D.
Ji clan
The Ji clan was the aristocratic lineage that held hereditary power as the ruling family of the ancient Chinese State of Yan during the Zhou dynasty period.
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E.
Ronghang clan
The Ronghang clan is a lineage group within the Karbi community of Northeast India, recognized as one of its traditional clans.
- 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: Yan clan of the State of Chu Target entity description: The Yan clan of the State of Chu was an aristocratic lineage in the ancient Chinese state of Chu, known for its political influence and role within the ruling nobility during the Zhou dynasty period.
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A.
Yan clan of the State of Lu
The Yan clan of the State of Lu was an influential aristocratic lineage in ancient China associated with the Yan surname and the political and cultural life of the Lu polity.
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B.
Yan clan of the State of Qi
The Yan clan of the State of Qi was an influential aristocratic family in ancient China, known for its political power and prominence within the Qi state during the Zhou dynasty period.
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C.
Ji clan
The Ji clan was one of the three powerful aristocratic lineages that dominated the politics of the ancient Chinese State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period.
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D.
Ji clan
The Ji clan was the aristocratic lineage that held hereditary power as the ruling family of the ancient Chinese State of Yan during the Zhou dynasty period.
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E.
Ronghang clan
The Ronghang clan is a lineage group within the Karbi community of Northeast India, recognized as one of its traditional clans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocratic lineage
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lineage of the State of Chu ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chu aristocratic families
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Chu royal court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilization | ancient China ⓘ |
| country | State of Chu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Chu culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Chu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceRole |
advisory role to Chu rulers
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participation in Chu government ⓘ |
| historicalContext | feudal system of the Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| language | Old Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | State of Chu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
aristocracy of Chu
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nobility of Chu ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | high ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
aristocratic elite of Chu
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ruling nobility of Chu ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | feudal monarchy of Chu ⓘ |
| powerBase | landed aristocracy ⓘ |
| region |
middle Yangtze River valley
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southern Zhou cultural sphere ⓘ |
| socialClass | hereditary nobility ⓘ |
| status | hereditary ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Spring and Autumn period
NERFINISHED
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Warring States period ⓘ Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfNobility | clan-based lineage ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yan clan of the State of Chu Description of subject: The Yan clan of the State of Chu was an aristocratic lineage in the ancient Chinese state of Chu, known for its political influence and role within the ruling nobility during the Zhou dynasty period.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yan (surname)