Yeonsangun of Joseon
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Yeonsangun of Joseon was an infamous late 15th-century Korean king known for his tyrannical rule, cultural repression, and the literati purges that destabilized the Joseon dynasty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yeonsangun of Joseon canonical | 2 |
| King Yeonsangun of Joseon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19276971 — 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: Yeonsangun of Joseon Context triple: [Kings of Joseon, notableMonarch, Yeonsangun of Joseon]
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Gwanghaegun of Joseon
Gwanghaegun of Joseon was a deposed and later posthumously demoted king of Korea’s Joseon dynasty, known for his pragmatic diplomacy between Ming China and the rising Manchu power as well as for extensive reconstruction efforts after the Japanese invasions.
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B.
Jeongjong of Joseon
Jeongjong of Joseon was the second king of Korea’s Joseon dynasty, known for his brief and politically turbulent reign before abdicating in favor of his brother, King Taejong.
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King Seonjo of Joseon
King Seonjo of Joseon was the 14th monarch of Korea’s Joseon dynasty, known for his troubled reign during the Japanese invasions of the late 16th century and the resulting political and social upheaval.
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D.
King Injo of Joseon
King Injo of Joseon was a 17th-century Korean monarch known for seizing the throne in a coup, facing devastating Manchu invasions, and presiding over a turbulent period of political factionalism in the Joseon dynasty.
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E.
Yi Seong-gye
Yi Seong-gye was a Korean military leader and statesman who overthrew the Goryeo dynasty and became the founding king of the Joseon dynasty, ruling as King Taejo.
- 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: Yeonsangun of Joseon Target entity description: Yeonsangun of Joseon was an infamous late 15th-century Korean king known for his tyrannical rule, cultural repression, and the literati purges that destabilized the Joseon dynasty.
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A.
Gwanghaegun of Joseon
Gwanghaegun of Joseon was a deposed and later posthumously demoted king of Korea’s Joseon dynasty, known for his pragmatic diplomacy between Ming China and the rising Manchu power as well as for extensive reconstruction efforts after the Japanese invasions.
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B.
Jeongjong of Joseon
Jeongjong of Joseon was the second king of Korea’s Joseon dynasty, known for his brief and politically turbulent reign before abdicating in favor of his brother, King Taejong.
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C.
King Seonjo of Joseon
King Seonjo of Joseon was the 14th monarch of Korea’s Joseon dynasty, known for his troubled reign during the Japanese invasions of the late 16th century and the resulting political and social upheaval.
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D.
King Injo of Joseon
King Injo of Joseon was a 17th-century Korean monarch known for seizing the throne in a coup, facing devastating Manchu invasions, and presiding over a turbulent period of political factionalism in the Joseon dynasty.
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E.
Yi Seong-gye
Yi Seong-gye was a Korean military leader and statesman who overthrew the Goryeo dynasty and became the founding king of the Joseon dynasty, ruling as King Taejo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
kings of Joseon
subject linked to:
King Seongjong
linked to: Yeonsangun of Joseon