Rebellion of the Seven States
E181212
The Rebellion of the Seven States was a major 2nd-century BCE uprising by powerful regional princes against the central authority of China’s Han dynasty, which led to the strengthening of imperial control and the curbing of feudal power.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rebellion of the Seven States canonical | 11 |
| suppression of the Rebellion of the Seven States | 2 |
| Rebellion of the Seven States (planning and tensions) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1603578 — 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: Rebellion of the Seven States Context triple: [Han dynasty, significantEvent, Rebellion of the Seven States]
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A.
Shinpūren Rebellion
The Shinpūren Rebellion was an 1876 uprising in Kumamoto, Japan, led by radical samurai opposed to Westernization and the Meiji government's reforms.
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B.
Hagi Rebellion
The Hagi Rebellion was a short-lived 1876 samurai uprising in Japan’s Chōshū domain, reflecting discontent with the Meiji government’s modernization policies and foreshadowing larger revolts like the Satsuma Rebellion.
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C.
Hōgen Rebellion
The Hōgen Rebellion was a brief but pivotal 1156 civil war in Japan that marked the beginning of samurai dominance and the decline of imperial court authority.
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D.
Satsuma Rebellion
The Satsuma Rebellion was an 1877 uprising of disaffected samurai against Japan’s rapidly modernizing Meiji government, marking the last major armed resistance to its centralizing reforms.
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E.
Boshin War
The Boshin War was a Japanese civil conflict (1868–1869) between forces loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate and those supporting the restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Meiji, which led to the end of the shogunate and the modernization of Japan.
- 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: Rebellion of the Seven States Target entity description: The Rebellion of the Seven States was a major 2nd-century BCE uprising by powerful regional princes against the central authority of China’s Han dynasty, which led to the strengthening of imperial control and the curbing of feudal power.
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A.
Shinpūren Rebellion
The Shinpūren Rebellion was an 1876 uprising in Kumamoto, Japan, led by radical samurai opposed to Westernization and the Meiji government's reforms.
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B.
Hagi Rebellion
The Hagi Rebellion was a short-lived 1876 samurai uprising in Japan’s Chōshū domain, reflecting discontent with the Meiji government’s modernization policies and foreshadowing larger revolts like the Satsuma Rebellion.
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C.
Hōgen Rebellion
The Hōgen Rebellion was a brief but pivotal 1156 civil war in Japan that marked the beginning of samurai dominance and the decline of imperial court authority.
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D.
Satsuma Rebellion
The Satsuma Rebellion was an 1877 uprising of disaffected samurai against Japan’s rapidly modernizing Meiji government, marking the last major armed resistance to its centralizing reforms.
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E.
Boshin War
The Boshin War was a Japanese civil conflict (1868–1869) between forces loyal to the Tokugawa shogunate and those supporting the restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Meiji, which led to the end of the shogunate and the modernization of Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil war
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rebellion ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| combatant |
imperial Han forces
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rebellious regional kings ⓘ |
| country | Han dynasty ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Book of Han
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Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ |
| endTime | 154 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | further centralization of the Han state ⓘ |
| genre | historical event ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Revolt of the Seven Kingdoms
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Seven States Rebellion ⓘ |
| hasCause |
curtailment of the privileges of regional kings
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reforms of Emperor Jing of Han ⓘ resistance to centralization of power by the Han court ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidation of centralized bureaucracy
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curbing of feudal power ⓘ reduction of autonomy of regional kingdoms ⓘ strengthening of imperial control ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Rebellion of the Seven States ⓘ |
| location |
China
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Han Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Han dynasty
|
| opponent |
Emperor Jing of Han
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Han central government ⓘ Han dynasty ⓘ |
| participant |
Kingdom of Chu
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linked to:
State of Chu
Kingdom of Jiaodong ⓘ Kingdom of Jiaoxi ⓘ Kingdom of Jinan ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Jiaoxi
Kingdom of Wu ⓘ
linked to:
State of Wu
Kingdom of Zhao ⓘ Kingdom of Zichuan ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Jiaoxi
regional princes of the Han dynasty ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Western Han dynasty ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| result |
defeat of the rebel kingdoms
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survival of the Han dynasty ⓘ territorial reorganization of the kingdoms ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Chao Cuo
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Emperor Jing of Han ⓘ Liu Pi, King of Wu ⓘ Zhou Yafu ⓘ |
| startTime | 154 BCE ⓘ |
| temporalLocation |
Western Han period
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linked to:
Han dynasty
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Input
Subject: Rebellion of the Seven States Description of subject: The Rebellion of the Seven States was a major 2nd-century BCE uprising by powerful regional princes against the central authority of China’s Han dynasty, which led to the strengthening of imperial control and the curbing of feudal power.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rebellion of the Seven States
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linked to: Rebellion of the Seven States
subject linked to:
Jingdi