Yang Pass
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Yang Pass is an ancient strategic mountain pass in China that served as a key gateway and checkpoint on the Silk Road between the Chinese heartland and Central Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yang Pass canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21138208 — 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: Yang Pass Context triple: [Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor, hasComponent, Yang Pass]
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A.
Yumen Pass
Yumen Pass is an ancient gateway on the Silk Road in Gansu, China, historically serving as a strategic military and trade outpost on the empire’s western frontier.
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B.
Pingxingguan Pass
Pingxingguan Pass is a strategically important mountain pass in Shanxi Province, China, historically noted as the site of a major early victory by Chinese forces against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
Juyongguan
Juyongguan is a famous mountain pass northwest of Beijing that hosts one of the most visited and historically significant sections of the Great Wall of China.
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D.
Gubeikou Pass
Gubeikou Pass is a historically significant mountain pass in northern China, known for its strategic location along the Great Wall and its role in defending the approaches to Beijing.
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E.
Lengkou Pass
Lengkou Pass is a strategically important mountain pass in northern China that formed part of the Great Wall’s defensive system and was the site of significant military engagements.
- 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: Yang Pass Target entity description: Yang Pass is an ancient strategic mountain pass in China that served as a key gateway and checkpoint on the Silk Road between the Chinese heartland and Central Asia.
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A.
Yumen Pass
Yumen Pass is an ancient gateway on the Silk Road in Gansu, China, historically serving as a strategic military and trade outpost on the empire’s western frontier.
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B.
Pingxingguan Pass
Pingxingguan Pass is a strategically important mountain pass in Shanxi Province, China, historically noted as the site of a major early victory by Chinese forces against Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
Juyongguan
Juyongguan is a famous mountain pass northwest of Beijing that hosts one of the most visited and historically significant sections of the Great Wall of China.
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D.
Gubeikou Pass
Gubeikou Pass is a historically significant mountain pass in northern China, known for its strategic location along the Great Wall and its role in defending the approaches to Beijing.
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E.
Lengkou Pass
Lengkou Pass is a strategically important mountain pass in northern China that formed part of the Great Wall’s defensive system and was the site of significant military engagements.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.