Western Yan
E1302201
UNEXPLORED
Western Yan was a short-lived Xianbei-led state during China’s Sixteen Kingdoms period, known for its brief rule in the late 4th century following the fragmentation of Former Yan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Western Yan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18014683 — 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 Yan Context triple: [Later Yan, successor, Western Yan]
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A.
Northern Yan
Northern Yan was a short-lived state during China's Sixteen Kingdoms period, established in the early 5th century and characterized by strong Xianbei tribal and cultural influence.
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B.
Northern Han
Northern Han was a small Chinese dynasty that ruled parts of northern China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period before being conquered by the Song.
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C.
Mengu-Timur
Mengu-Timur was a 13th-century khan of the Golden Horde, a division of the Mongol Empire that ruled over parts of Eastern Europe and the Eurasian steppe.
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D.
Northern Wu
Northern Wu is a major branch of the Wu group of Chinese dialects spoken primarily in the Yangtze River Delta region, including varieties such as Shanghainese.
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E.
Southern Zhuang
Southern Zhuang is a major branch of the Zhuang language spoken primarily in southern Guangxi, China, characterized by its Tai linguistic roots and distinct phonological and lexical features from Northern Zhuang.
- 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 Yan Target entity description: Western Yan was a short-lived Xianbei-led state during China’s Sixteen Kingdoms period, known for its brief rule in the late 4th century following the fragmentation of Former Yan.
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A.
Northern Yan
Northern Yan was a short-lived state during China's Sixteen Kingdoms period, established in the early 5th century and characterized by strong Xianbei tribal and cultural influence.
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B.
Northern Han
Northern Han was a small Chinese dynasty that ruled parts of northern China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period before being conquered by the Song.
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C.
Mengu-Timur
Mengu-Timur was a 13th-century khan of the Golden Horde, a division of the Mongol Empire that ruled over parts of Eastern Europe and the Eurasian steppe.
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D.
Northern Wu
Northern Wu is a major branch of the Wu group of Chinese dialects spoken primarily in the Yangtze River Delta region, including varieties such as Shanghainese.
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E.
Southern Zhuang
Southern Zhuang is a major branch of the Zhuang language spoken primarily in southern Guangxi, China, characterized by its Tai linguistic roots and distinct phonological and lexical features from Northern Zhuang.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.