Shen Dao
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Shen Dao was an influential Warring States–period Chinese philosopher known for developing key ideas in the Legalist (Fajia) tradition, especially the concepts of impersonal power and positional authority in governance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shen Dao canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20567142 — 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: Shen Dao Context triple: [Fajia, associatedWith, Shen Dao]
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A.
Shen Dao
Shen Dao is the ceremonial spirit road leading to the Ming Tombs near Beijing, lined with stone statues and monuments that honor deceased emperors.
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B.
Fu Sheng
Fu Sheng was a short-lived and notoriously cruel emperor of the Former Qin state during China’s Sixteen Kingdoms period.
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C.
Yuan Keding
Yuan Keding was the eldest son of Chinese warlord and short-lived emperor Yuan Shikai, known mainly for his role within his father's regime during the early Republic of China.
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D.
Tao Zhu Gong
Tao Zhu Gong, also known as Fan Li, was an ancient Chinese strategist and statesman who later became a legendary merchant and is often revered as a patron saint of business and commerce.
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E.
Du Yuan
Du Yuan is a literary editor known for working on the acclaimed Chinese novel "Red Sorghum."
- 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: Shen Dao Target entity description: Shen Dao was an influential Warring States–period Chinese philosopher known for developing key ideas in the Legalist (Fajia) tradition, especially the concepts of impersonal power and positional authority in governance.
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A.
Shen Dao
Shen Dao is the ceremonial spirit road leading to the Ming Tombs near Beijing, lined with stone statues and monuments that honor deceased emperors.
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B.
Fu Sheng
Fu Sheng was a short-lived and notoriously cruel emperor of the Former Qin state during China’s Sixteen Kingdoms period.
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C.
Yuan Keding
Yuan Keding was the eldest son of Chinese warlord and short-lived emperor Yuan Shikai, known mainly for his role within his father's regime during the early Republic of China.
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D.
Tao Zhu Gong
Tao Zhu Gong, also known as Fan Li, was an ancient Chinese strategist and statesman who later became a legendary merchant and is often revered as a patron saint of business and commerce.
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E.
Du Yuan
Du Yuan is a literary editor known for working on the acclaimed Chinese novel "Red Sorghum."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.