State of Han
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The State of Han was a minor Warring States–period kingdom in ancient China, situated in central China and often overshadowed and pressured by more powerful neighbors such as Qin and Chu.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State of Han canonical | 38 |
| state of Han | 2 |
| House of Han | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1625121 — 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: State of Han Context triple: [State of Chu, majorRival, State of Han]
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A.
Shu Han
Shu Han was one of the Three Kingdoms of China, a state founded by Liu Bei in the early 3rd century that claimed to continue the legacy of the Han dynasty.
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B.
Eastern Wu
Eastern Wu was a powerful kingdom during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known for its strong naval forces and control of the lower Yangtze River region.
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C.
State of Chu
The State of Chu was a powerful and culturally influential ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, known for its distinctive art, rituals, and major role in the Warring States period.
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D.
State of Qi
The State of Qi was a powerful ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, noted for its economic strength, political reforms, and cultural influence among the Warring States.
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E.
Shunga Empire
The Shunga Empire was an ancient Indian dynasty that succeeded the Maurya Empire and ruled much of northern and central India in the 2nd–1st centuries BCE.
- 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: State of Han Target entity description: The State of Han was a minor Warring States–period kingdom in ancient China, situated in central China and often overshadowed and pressured by more powerful neighbors such as Qin and Chu.
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A.
Shu Han
Shu Han was one of the Three Kingdoms of China, a state founded by Liu Bei in the early 3rd century that claimed to continue the legacy of the Han dynasty.
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B.
Eastern Wu
Eastern Wu was a powerful kingdom during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known for its strong naval forces and control of the lower Yangtze River region.
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C.
State of Chu
The State of Chu was a powerful and culturally influential ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, known for its distinctive art, rituals, and major role in the Warring States period.
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D.
State of Qi
The State of Qi was a powerful ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, noted for its economic strength, political reforms, and cultural influence among the Warring States.
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E.
Shunga Empire
The Shunga Empire was an ancient Indian dynasty that succeeded the Maurya Empire and ruled much of northern and central India in the 2nd–1st centuries BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Warring States period state
ⓘ
ancient Chinese state ⓘ vassal state of Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| annexationYear | 230 BCE ⓘ |
| annexedBy |
Qin (state)
ⓘ
linked to:
state of Qin
|
| capital |
Xinzheng
ⓘ
linked to:
Xuchang
|
| conqueredBy |
Qin (state)
ⓘ
linked to:
state of Qin
|
| currency |
knife money
ⓘ
spade money ⓘ |
| endTime | 230 BCE ⓘ |
| era | Eastern Zhou ⓘ |
| firstRulerTitle | Marquess of Han ⓘ |
| founder | Marquess Jing of Han ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Records of the Grand Historian
ⓘ
Zhan Guo Ce ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being militarily weak compared to Qin and Chu
ⓘ
strategic location between major Warring States ⓘ |
| language | Old Chinese ⓘ |
| lastRuler | King An of Han ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Yellow River basin
ⓘ
central China ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
wars with Chu
ⓘ
wars with Qin ⓘ wars with Wei ⓘ |
| nativeName | 韓 ⓘ |
| neighbor |
Chu (state)
ⓘ
linked to:
State of Chu
Qin (state) ⓘ
linked to:
state of Qin
Wei (state) ⓘ
linked to:
state of Wei
Zhao (state) ⓘ
linked to:
Zhao
|
| notableFigure | Han Fei ⓘ |
| notableReformer | Shen Buhai ⓘ |
| partOf | Warring States period ⓘ |
| philosophicalContribution | development of Legalist thought through Han Fei ⓘ |
| pinyinName | Hán ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Jin (state)
ⓘ
linked to:
State of Jin
|
| presentLocation |
Hebei Province
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebei
Henan Province ⓘ Shanxi Province ⓘ |
| pressureFrom |
Chu (state)
ⓘ
linked to:
State of Chu
Qin (state) ⓘ
linked to:
state of Qin
Wei (state) ⓘ
linked to:
state of Wei
|
| religion |
Chinese folk religion
ⓘ
ancestor worship ⓘ |
| rulingHouse |
House of Han
ⓘ
linked to:
State of Han
|
| startTime | 403 BCE ⓘ |
| status | minor power among the Warring States ⓘ |
| usedScript | Chinese characters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: State of Han Description of subject: The State of Han was a minor Warring States–period kingdom in ancient China, situated in central China and often overshadowed and pressured by more powerful neighbors such as Qin and Chu.
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: State of Han
subject linked to:
state of Zhao
subject linked to:
state of Zhao
linked to: State of Han
subject linked to:
state of Wei
linked to: State of Han
subject linked to:
state of Qin
subject linked to:
state of Zheng