Western Liang
E1318610
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Western Liang was a small, short-lived Chinese dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period, known for its limited territory and status as a vassal state to more powerful northern regimes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Western Liang canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18181898 — 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 Liang Context triple: [Western Wei, conflictsWith, Western Liang]
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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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B.
Eastern Wei
Eastern Wei was a short-lived Chinese dynasty (534–550 CE) that ruled northern China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period before being replaced by the Northern Qi.
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Western Wei
Western Wei was a short-lived Chinese dynasty (535–557 CE) that ruled the western part of the former Northern Wei territory during the Northern and Southern dynasties period.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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 Liang Target entity description: Western Liang was a small, short-lived Chinese dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period, known for its limited territory and status as a vassal state to more powerful northern regimes.
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A.
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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B.
Eastern Wei
Eastern Wei was a short-lived Chinese dynasty (534–550 CE) that ruled northern China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period before being replaced by the Northern Qi.
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C.
Western Wei
Western Wei was a short-lived Chinese dynasty (535–557 CE) that ruled the western part of the former Northern Wei territory during the Northern and Southern dynasties period.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.