Hòu Yān
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Hòu Yān refers to the Later Yan, a Xianbei-led dynastic state that existed during China’s Sixteen Kingdoms period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hòu Yān canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18014714 — 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: Hòu Yān Context triple: [Later Yan, transcription, Hòu Yān]
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A.
Guanghe
Guanghe was an era name used during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han dynasty in ancient China.
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B.
Luòyáng
Luòyáng is an ancient Chinese city in Henan Province that served as the capital for multiple dynasties and is renowned as one of the cradles of Chinese civilization.
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C.
Hòu Zhōu
Hòu Zhōu was the Chinese dynasty known in English as the Later Zhou, one of the Five Dynasties that ruled northern China in the 10th century.
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D.
Haojing
Haojing was the primary western capital city of the early Zhou dynasty in ancient China, located near present-day Xi’an.
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E.
Yuzhou
Yuzhou is an old Chinese name historically used for the city now widely known as Chongqing.
- 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: Hòu Yān Target entity description: Hòu Yān refers to the Later Yan, a Xianbei-led dynastic state that existed during China’s Sixteen Kingdoms period.
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A.
Guanghe
Guanghe was an era name used during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Eastern Han dynasty in ancient China.
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B.
Luòyáng
Luòyáng is an ancient Chinese city in Henan Province that served as the capital for multiple dynasties and is renowned as one of the cradles of Chinese civilization.
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C.
Hòu Zhōu
Hòu Zhōu was the Chinese dynasty known in English as the Later Zhou, one of the Five Dynasties that ruled northern China in the 10th century.
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D.
Haojing
Haojing was the primary western capital city of the early Zhou dynasty in ancient China, located near present-day Xi’an.
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E.
Yuzhou
Yuzhou is an old Chinese name historically used for the city now widely known as Chongqing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.