Zou clan
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The Zou clan was an ancient Chinese noble lineage that held hereditary power as the ruling family of the small vassal State of Zou during the Zhou dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zou clan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21171222 — 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: Zou clan Context triple: [State of Zou, rulingClan, Zou clan]
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A.
Ji clan
The Ji clan was one of the three powerful aristocratic lineages that dominated the politics of the ancient Chinese State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period.
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B.
Ji clan
The Ji clan was the ruling royal family of the ancient Chinese State of Wu during the Spring and Autumn period.
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C.
Ji clan
The Ji clan was the aristocratic lineage that held hereditary power as the ruling family of the ancient Chinese State of Yan during the Zhou dynasty period.
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D.
Xiong clan
The Xiong clan was the hereditary noble family that provided the kings of the ancient Chinese state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty.
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E.
Zhao clan
The Zhao clan was one of the powerful aristocratic lineages of ancient China that emerged as an independent state during the breakup of the Jin polity in the Warring States period.
- 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: Zou clan Target entity description: The Zou clan was an ancient Chinese noble lineage that held hereditary power as the ruling family of the small vassal State of Zou during the Zhou dynasty.
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A.
Ji clan
The Ji clan was one of the three powerful aristocratic lineages that dominated the politics of the ancient Chinese State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period.
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B.
Ji clan
The Ji clan was the ruling royal family of the ancient Chinese State of Wu during the Spring and Autumn period.
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C.
Ji clan
The Ji clan was the aristocratic lineage that held hereditary power as the ruling family of the ancient Chinese State of Yan during the Zhou dynasty period.
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D.
Xiong clan
The Xiong clan was the hereditary noble family that provided the kings of the ancient Chinese state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty.
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E.
Zhao clan
The Zhao clan was one of the powerful aristocratic lineages of ancient China that emerged as an independent state during the breakup of the Jin polity in the Warring States period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
state of Zou