Western Qin
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Western Qin was a short-lived Xianbei-led dynasty and state during China’s Sixteen Kingdoms period in the early 5th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Western Qin canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17630817 — 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: Western Qin Context triple: [Xianbei language, associatedWithState, Western Qin]
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A.
Southern Liang (Xianbei state)
Southern Liang (Xianbei state) was a short-lived Sixteen Kingdoms-era polity in northwestern China founded and ruled by the Xianbei people.
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B.
Later Yan
Later Yan was a Xianbei-led state during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of northern China, known for its rule over parts of Hebei and Liaoning in the late 4th and early 5th centuries.
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C.
Western Xia
Western Xia was a Tangut-ruled dynasty in northwestern China (1038–1227), known for its unique script and culture and for its frequent conflicts with the Song, Liao, and later the Mongol Empire.
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D.
Sixteen Kingdoms
The Sixteen Kingdoms was a turbulent period in Chinese history (4th–5th centuries) marked by political fragmentation and short-lived states ruled largely by non-Han peoples in northern China.
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E.
Cheng Han
Cheng Han was a short-lived Chinese state of the Sixteen Kingdoms period, founded by the Di ethnic group in Sichuan after the decline of the Western Jin dynasty.
- 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: Western Qin Target entity description: Western Qin was a short-lived Xianbei-led dynasty and state during China’s Sixteen Kingdoms period in the early 5th century.
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A.
Southern Liang (Xianbei state)
Southern Liang (Xianbei state) was a short-lived Sixteen Kingdoms-era polity in northwestern China founded and ruled by the Xianbei people.
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B.
Later Yan
Later Yan was a Xianbei-led state during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of northern China, known for its rule over parts of Hebei and Liaoning in the late 4th and early 5th centuries.
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C.
Western Xia
Western Xia was a Tangut-ruled dynasty in northwestern China (1038–1227), known for its unique script and culture and for its frequent conflicts with the Song, Liao, and later the Mongol Empire.
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D.
Sixteen Kingdoms
The Sixteen Kingdoms was a turbulent period in Chinese history (4th–5th centuries) marked by political fragmentation and short-lived states ruled largely by non-Han peoples in northern China.
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E.
Cheng Han
Cheng Han was a short-lived Chinese state of the Sixteen Kingdoms period, founded by the Di ethnic group in Sichuan after the decline of the Western Jin dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.