Yan Zhenqing
E208898
Yan Zhenqing was a renowned Tang dynasty statesman, general, and one of China’s most celebrated calligraphers, famed for his vigorous and upright regular script.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yan Zhenqing canonical | 16 |
| 顏真卿 | 2 |
| Yan Zhenqing school of calligraphy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1860752 — 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: Yan Zhenqing Context triple: [Tang dynasty, notablePerson, Yan Zhenqing]
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A.
Qi Xin
Qi Xin is a Chinese revolutionary and former Party official best known as the mother of China’s paramount leader Xi Jinping.
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B.
Shan Zuchang
Shan Zuchang is a Chinese businessman best known for serving as chairman of English football club West Bromwich Albion.
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C.
Yu Chengwan
Yu Chengwan was a Chinese military commander best known for leading Nationalist forces during the World War II-era Battle of Changde against the Imperial Japanese Army.
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D.
Song Shilun
Song Shilun was a prominent Chinese general of the People’s Volunteer Army during the Korean War, noted for leading Chinese forces in major campaigns against United Nations troops.
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E.
Sun Xiu
Sun Xiu was an emperor of Eastern Wu during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known for his short and relatively uneventful reign following the rule of his brother Sun Liang.
- 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: Yan Zhenqing Target entity description: Yan Zhenqing was a renowned Tang dynasty statesman, general, and one of China’s most celebrated calligraphers, famed for his vigorous and upright regular script.
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A.
Qi Xin
Qi Xin is a Chinese revolutionary and former Party official best known as the mother of China’s paramount leader Xi Jinping.
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B.
Shan Zuchang
Shan Zuchang is a Chinese businessman best known for serving as chairman of English football club West Bromwich Albion.
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C.
Yu Chengwan
Yu Chengwan was a Chinese military commander best known for leading Nationalist forces during the World War II-era Battle of Changde against the Imperial Japanese Army.
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D.
Song Shilun
Song Shilun was a prominent Chinese general of the People’s Volunteer Army during the Korean War, noted for leading Chinese forces in major campaigns against United Nations troops.
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E.
Sun Xiu
Sun Xiu was an emperor of Eastern Wu during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known for his short and relatively uneventful reign following the rule of his brother Sun Liang.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tang dynasty person
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calligrapher ⓘ general ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthYear | 709 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
model of upright character in Chinese culture
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one of the most celebrated calligraphers in Chinese history ⓘ |
| deathYear | 785 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| era |
High Tang
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mid-Tang ⓘ |
| executedBy | Yan Wu’s regime under rebel Zhu Ci ⓘ |
| familyName | Yan ⓘ |
| givenName | Zhenqing ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | one of the four great masters of regular script ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ming dynasty calligraphy
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Qing dynasty calligraphy ⓘ Song dynasty calligraphy ⓘ Yuan dynasty calligraphy ⓘ modern Chinese calligraphy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chu Suiliang
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Ouyang Xun ⓘ |
| knownFor |
loyalty to the Tang dynasty
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moral integrity ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| movement | Yan style regular script ⓘ |
| name | Yan Zhenqing ⓘ |
| nativeName |
顏真卿
ⓘ
linked to:
Yan Zhenqing
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| notableFor |
regular script calligraphy
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vigorous and upright calligraphic style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Draft of a Requiem to My Nephew
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Duobao Pagoda Stele ⓘ Maguan Stele ⓘ
linked to:
Duobao Pagoda Stele
Mazu Temple Stele ⓘ Yan Qinli Stele ⓘ
linked to:
Duobao Pagoda Stele
|
| occupation |
calligrapher
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general ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| participatedIn | suppression of the An Lushan Rebellion ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
governor of Luzhou
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governor of Pingyuan ⓘ minister in the Tang central government ⓘ |
| religion | Confucianism ⓘ |
| style |
clerical script
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regular script ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Liu Gongquan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yan Zhenqing Description of subject: Yan Zhenqing was a renowned Tang dynasty statesman, general, and one of China’s most celebrated calligraphers, famed for his vigorous and upright regular script.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yan Zhenqing
linked to: Yan Zhenqing
linked to: Yan Zhenqing