Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
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Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was a prominent 8th-century Chinese ruler whose long reign marked the Tang dynasty’s peak of cultural flourishing before its decline following the An Lushan Rebellion.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1860712 — 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: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Context triple: [Tang dynasty, notableRuler, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang]
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Emperor Gaozong of Tang
Emperor Gaozong of Tang was a 7th-century Chinese emperor who oversaw the Tang dynasty at its territorial height and is known for his close political partnership with Empress Wu Zetian.
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Emperor Taizong of Tang
Emperor Taizong of Tang was the second emperor of China’s Tang dynasty, renowned for consolidating imperial power, expanding the empire, and presiding over a golden age of cultural and political flourishing.
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Emperor Gaozu of Tang
Emperor Gaozu of Tang was the founder and first emperor of China’s Tang dynasty, who established one of the country’s most prosperous and influential imperial eras in the early 7th century.
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Taichang Emperor
The Taichang Emperor was a short-reigning Ming dynasty emperor of China whose sudden death in 1620 contributed to political instability and factional conflict at the late Ming court.
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Emperor Taizong of Song
Emperor Taizong of Song was the second emperor of China’s Song dynasty, known for consolidating imperial power, expanding the empire’s territory, and strengthening its civil bureaucracy.
- 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: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Target entity description: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was a prominent 8th-century Chinese ruler whose long reign marked the Tang dynasty’s peak of cultural flourishing before its decline following the An Lushan Rebellion.
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Emperor Gaozong of Tang
Emperor Gaozong of Tang was a 7th-century Chinese emperor who oversaw the Tang dynasty at its territorial height and is known for his close political partnership with Empress Wu Zetian.
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Emperor Taizong of Tang
Emperor Taizong of Tang was the second emperor of China’s Tang dynasty, renowned for consolidating imperial power, expanding the empire, and presiding over a golden age of cultural and political flourishing.
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Emperor Gaozu of Tang
Emperor Gaozu of Tang was the founder and first emperor of China’s Tang dynasty, who established one of the country’s most prosperous and influential imperial eras in the early 7th century.
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D.
Taichang Emperor
The Taichang Emperor was a short-reigning Ming dynasty emperor of China whose sudden death in 1620 contributed to political instability and factional conflict at the late Ming court.
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Emperor Taizong of Song
Emperor Taizong of Song was the second emperor of China’s Song dynasty, known for consolidating imperial power, expanding the empire’s territory, and strengthening its civil bureaucracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tang dynasty emperor
ⓘ
emperor of China ⓘ human ⓘ |
| abdicated | 0756 ⓘ |
| ascendedToThrone | 0712 ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | An Lushan Rebellion ⓘ |
| birthDate | 0685-09-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Chang’an
ⓘ
linked to:
Chang'an
|
| capitalDuringReign |
Chang’an
ⓘ
linked to:
Chang'an
|
| child |
Emperor Suzong of Tang
ⓘ
Li Heng ⓘ Li Ying ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| courtFeatured |
poet Du Fu
ⓘ
linked to:
Du Fu
poet Li Bai ⓘ
linked to:
Li Bai
|
| deathDate | 0762-05-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Chang’an
ⓘ
linked to:
Chang'an
|
| dynasty | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| eraCharacterization | golden age of Tang culture ⓘ |
| eraName |
Kaiyuan
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaiyuan era
Tianbao ⓘ |
| father | Emperor Ruizong of Tang ⓘ |
| fledDuring | An Lushan Rebellion ⓘ |
| fledTo |
Sichuan
ⓘ
linked to:
Sichuan Province
|
| grandfather | Emperor Gaozong of Tang ⓘ |
| grandmother |
Empress Wu Zetian
ⓘ
linked to:
Wu Zetian
|
| implemented |
Kaiyuan reforms
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaiyuan era
|
| knownFor |
administrative and fiscal reforms in early reign
ⓘ
involvement in the An Lushan Rebellion period ⓘ patronage of arts and literature ⓘ presiding over the peak of Tang cultural flourishing ⓘ |
| laterReignCharacterization | marked by political corruption and military dependence ⓘ |
| lover | Yang Guifei ⓘ |
| mother | Empress Dowager Dou ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Buddhist monasteries
ⓘ
Daoist institutions ⓘ |
| personalName |
Li Longji
ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
|
| posthumousName |
Emperor Ming of Tang
ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
|
| predecessor | Emperor Ruizong of Tang ⓘ |
| promoted |
civil service examinations
ⓘ
poetry and music at court ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 0756 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 0712 ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ |
| spouse |
Consort Wu
ⓘ
Empress Wang ⓘ Yang Guifei ⓘ |
| successor | Emperor Suzong of Tang ⓘ |
| templeName | Xuanzong ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Description of subject: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was a prominent 8th-century Chinese ruler whose long reign marked the Tang dynasty’s peak of cultural flourishing before its decline following the An Lushan Rebellion.
Referenced by (65)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Kaiyuan Temple
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Wu Tao-tzu
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linked to: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang