Ye Wanyong
E1040206
Ye Wanyong was a Korean politician and collaborator best known for facilitating Japan’s colonization of Korea, including by signing key treaties that eroded Korean sovereignty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ye Wanyong canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12898356 — 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: Ye Wanyong Context triple: [Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907, signedBy, Ye Wanyong]
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A.
Wang Ye
Wang Ye is a collective title for powerful Taoist guardian deities, often venerated as royal lords who protect communities from misfortune and disease in Chinese folk religion.
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B.
Wei Wei Yong
Wei Wei Yong is a supporting gymnast character in the 2006 sports comedy-drama film "Stick It," known for her energetic personality and comedic moments on the team.
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C.
Wu Yuan
Wu Yuan, better known as Wu Zixu, was a famed statesman and military strategist of the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China, renowned for his role in the rise of the State of Wu.
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D.
Zhu Yawen
Zhu Yawen is a Chinese actor known for his roles in film and television dramas, particularly in military and historical series.
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E.
Zhu Youyuan
Zhu Youyuan was a Ming dynasty prince whose posthumous elevation to emperor came only after his son, the Jiajing Emperor, ascended the throne and fought to honor him as an imperial ancestor.
- 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: Ye Wanyong Target entity description: Ye Wanyong was a Korean politician and collaborator best known for facilitating Japan’s colonization of Korea, including by signing key treaties that eroded Korean sovereignty.
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A.
Wang Ye
Wang Ye is a collective title for powerful Taoist guardian deities, often venerated as royal lords who protect communities from misfortune and disease in Chinese folk religion.
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B.
Wei Wei Yong
Wei Wei Yong is a supporting gymnast character in the 2006 sports comedy-drama film "Stick It," known for her energetic personality and comedic moments on the team.
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C.
Wu Yuan
Wu Yuan, better known as Wu Zixu, was a famed statesman and military strategist of the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China, renowned for his role in the rise of the State of Wu.
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D.
Zhu Yawen
Zhu Yawen is a Chinese actor known for his roles in film and television dramas, particularly in military and historical series.
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E.
Zhu Youyuan
Zhu Youyuan was a Ming dynasty prince whose posthumous elevation to emperor came only after his son, the Jiajing Emperor, ascended the throne and fought to honor him as an imperial ancestor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collaborator
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person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| activity |
advocated protectorate status of Korea under Japan
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supported Japanese political control over Korea ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese Resident-General in Korea
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linked to:
Resident-General of Korea
Korean Empire cabinet ⓘ
linked to:
State Council of the Korean Empire
|
| causeOfNotability | role in legal processes that enabled Japanese rule over Korea ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
|
| consequenceOfActions |
formal annexation of Korea by Japan in 1910
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loss of Korean sovereignty ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Korea ⓘ |
| education | studied in Japan ⓘ |
| era |
Korean Empire period
ⓘ
linked to:
Korean Empire
late Joseon period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Korean ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
symbol of pro-Japanese collaboration in Korea
ⓘ
traitor in Korean historiography ⓘ |
| ideology | modernization under Japanese guidance ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Japanese imperial policy toward Korea ⓘ |
| language | Korean ⓘ |
| legacy |
name removed from many public places in Korea
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subject of strong public condemnation in South Korea ⓘ |
| legalStatusInKorea | posthumously condemned as a traitor ⓘ |
| name |
Lee Wan-yong
ⓘ
linked to:
Yi Wan-yong
Ye Wanyong ⓘ Yi Wan-yong ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration with Imperial Japan
ⓘ
facilitating Japan’s colonization of Korea ⓘ signing treaties that eroded Korean sovereignty ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Korean independence activists ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Japanese ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Minister of Education of Korea
ⓘ
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Korea ⓘ Prime Minister of Korea ⓘ |
| religion | Protestant Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
key signatory of the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910
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key signatory of the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 ⓘ |
| signed |
Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ye Wanyong Description of subject: Ye Wanyong was a Korean politician and collaborator best known for facilitating Japan’s colonization of Korea, including by signing key treaties that eroded Korean sovereignty.
Referenced by (2)
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