zu-yong-diao system
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The zu-yong-diao system was an early Tang dynasty fiscal and corvée framework that combined land-based household taxes, labor service, and in-kind payments to support the imperial state.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| zu-yong-diao system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1860763 — 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: zu-yong-diao system Context triple: [Tang dynasty, taxSystem, zu-yong-diao system]
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Sistema
Sistema is a consumer food storage and kitchenware brand known for its reusable plastic containers and lunch solutions.
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YQT
YQT is the IATA airport code for Thunder Bay International Airport, a regional air transport hub in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
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ZUE
ZUE is the railway station code for Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Switzerland’s largest and busiest train station and a major European rail hub.
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YSB
YSB is the IATA airport code for Greater Sudbury Airport in Ontario, Canada.
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Control Yuan
The Control Yuan is one of the five branches of government in the Republic of China (Taiwan), responsible for oversight, auditing, and impeachment of public officials.
- 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: zu-yong-diao system Target entity description: The zu-yong-diao system was an early Tang dynasty fiscal and corvée framework that combined land-based household taxes, labor service, and in-kind payments to support the imperial state.
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A.
Sistema
Sistema is a consumer food storage and kitchenware brand known for its reusable plastic containers and lunch solutions.
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B.
YQT
YQT is the IATA airport code for Thunder Bay International Airport, a regional air transport hub in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
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C.
ZUE
ZUE is the railway station code for Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Switzerland’s largest and busiest train station and a major European rail hub.
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D.
YSB
YSB is the IATA airport code for Greater Sudbury Airport in Ontario, Canada.
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E.
Control Yuan
The Control Yuan is one of the five branches of government in the Republic of China (Taiwan), responsible for oversight, auditing, and impeachment of public officials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tang dynasty institution
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corvée labor system ⓘ fiscal system ⓘ taxation system ⓘ |
| appliesTo | households ⓘ |
| basedOn | equal-field system ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
central government
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linked to:
Federal government
local governments ⓘ |
| collectionUnit |
counties
ⓘ
prefectures ⓘ |
| component |
diao in-kind tax
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yong labor service ⓘ zu tax ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| declineBegan | mid-Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| goal |
ensure regular state revenue
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stabilize rural society ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation of Tang fiscal structure
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model for later East Asian tax systems ⓘ |
| implementedUnder |
Emperor Gaozong of Tang
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Emperor Taizong of Tang ⓘ |
| laborRequirement | annual corvée service ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Tang legal code
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linked to:
Tang Code
|
| linkedTo |
household registration system
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military conscription system ⓘ |
| paymentForm |
grain
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in-kind payments ⓘ labor service ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | early Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| purpose |
fund military expenditures
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support central bureaucracy ⓘ support imperial state finances ⓘ |
| replacedBy | two-tax system ⓘ |
| socialGroupTaxed |
peasant households
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registered adult males ⓘ |
| taxBase |
household registration
ⓘ
landholding ⓘ |
| taxType |
cloth tax
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grain tax ⓘ labor service obligation ⓘ |
| usedIn | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| weakenedBy | An Lushan Rebellion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: zu-yong-diao system Description of subject: The zu-yong-diao system was an early Tang dynasty fiscal and corvée framework that combined land-based household taxes, labor service, and in-kind payments to support the imperial state.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.