Jin (Korean state)
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Jin was an ancient Korean confederate state that emerged in southern Korea during the early Iron Age, playing a key role in the development of later Korean polities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jin (Korean state) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5036376 — 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: Jin (Korean state) Context triple: [Gojoseon, successor, Jin (Korean state)]
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A.
Gojoseon
Gojoseon was an ancient Korean kingdom traditionally regarded as the first Korean state and the foundation of early Korean civilization.
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B.
Goguryeo
Goguryeo was an ancient Korean kingdom that emerged in the first century BCE and became one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, known for its military strength and expansive territory across northern Korea and parts of Manchuria.
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C.
Baekje
Baekje was an ancient Korean kingdom, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, known for its maritime trade, cultural sophistication, and significant influence on early Japanese culture.
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D.
Joseon
Joseon was a Korean dynastic kingdom that ruled the Korean Peninsula from the late 14th to the late 19th century, known for consolidating Confucian state ideology and fostering significant cultural and technological developments.
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E.
Goryeo
Goryeo was a medieval Korean dynasty (918–1392) that unified much of the Korean Peninsula and gave Korea its modern name.
- 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: Jin (Korean state) Target entity description: Jin was an ancient Korean confederate state that emerged in southern Korea during the early Iron Age, playing a key role in the development of later Korean polities.
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A.
Gojoseon
Gojoseon was an ancient Korean kingdom traditionally regarded as the first Korean state and the foundation of early Korean civilization.
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B.
Goguryeo
Goguryeo was an ancient Korean kingdom that emerged in the first century BCE and became one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, known for its military strength and expansive territory across northern Korea and parts of Manchuria.
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C.
Baekje
Baekje was an ancient Korean kingdom, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, known for its maritime trade, cultural sophistication, and significant influence on early Japanese culture.
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D.
Joseon
Joseon was a Korean dynastic kingdom that ruled the Korean Peninsula from the late 14th to the late 19th century, known for consolidating Confucian state ideology and fostering significant cultural and technological developments.
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E.
Goryeo
Goryeo was a medieval Korean dynasty (918–1392) that unified much of the Korean Peninsula and gave Korea its modern name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age polity
ⓘ
ancient Korean state ⓘ confederate state ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCultureLinkedTo | early Iron Age southern Korean culture ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
pre-Samhan period
ⓘ
pre-Three Kingdoms period ⓘ |
| culture | Korean ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
rice cultivation ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | early Iron Age ⓘ |
| existedUntilCentury | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baekje
ⓘ
Gaya confederacy ⓘ
linked to:
Jinhan confederacy
Silla ⓘ formation of early Korean kingdoms ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Koreanic (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Korean Peninsula
ⓘ
southern Korea ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | South Korea ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Chinese historical records
ⓘ
Sanguo Zhi ⓘ
linked to:
Records of the Three Kingdoms
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| playedRoleIn | development of later Korean polities ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | loose confederation of chiefdoms ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Byeonhan
ⓘ
Jinhan ⓘ Mahan ⓘ Samhan ⓘ |
| regionCharacterizedBy |
dolmen culture
ⓘ
walled-town settlements ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Han River basin (hypothesized)
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southwestern Korean Peninsula (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| religionAndRituals | shamanistic practices ⓘ |
| significance |
early political integration in southern Korea
ⓘ
transition from Bronze Age to Iron Age in Korea ⓘ |
| statusInHistoriography |
poorly documented
ⓘ
semi-legendary ⓘ |
| successorPolities |
Samhan confederacies
ⓘ
linked to:
Jinhan confederacy
|
| tradedWith |
Chinese states
ⓘ
Yayoi Japan ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernment | tribal confederation ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
bronze artifacts
ⓘ
iron tools ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jin (Korean state) Description of subject: Jin was an ancient Korean confederate state that emerged in southern Korea during the early Iron Age, playing a key role in the development of later Korean polities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.