Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
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The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is the vast underground tomb complex of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, renowned for its monumental scale and elaborate funerary structures.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6177413 — 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: Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Context triple: [Terracotta Army, partOf, Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor]
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A.
Zhao Mausoleum
Zhao Mausoleum is the imperial tomb complex in Beijing where the Ming dynasty Longqing Emperor is interred.
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B.
Xianling Mausoleum
Xianling Mausoleum is the imperial tomb complex in China where the Ming dynasty Hongxi Emperor is interred.
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C.
Qingling Mausoleum
Qingling Mausoleum is the tomb complex of the Ming dynasty Tianqi Emperor, located near Beijing and noted as one of the imperial mausoleums of the Ming emperors.
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D.
Mawangdui Han Tombs
Mawangdui Han Tombs is an archaeological site near Changsha in Hunan, China, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved Western Han dynasty tombs, artifacts, and the mummified body of Lady Dai.
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E.
Dingdongling Mausoleum
Dingdongling Mausoleum is the Qing dynasty imperial tomb complex that serves as the final resting place of Empress Dowager Cixi.
- 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: Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Target entity description: The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is the vast underground tomb complex of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, renowned for its monumental scale and elaborate funerary structures.
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A.
Zhao Mausoleum
Zhao Mausoleum is the imperial tomb complex in Beijing where the Ming dynasty Longqing Emperor is interred.
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B.
Xianling Mausoleum
Xianling Mausoleum is the imperial tomb complex in China where the Ming dynasty Hongxi Emperor is interred.
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C.
Qingling Mausoleum
Qingling Mausoleum is the tomb complex of the Ming dynasty Tianqi Emperor, located near Beijing and noted as one of the imperial mausoleums of the Ming emperors.
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D.
Mawangdui Han Tombs
Mawangdui Han Tombs is an archaeological site near Changsha in Hunan, China, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved Western Han dynasty tombs, artifacts, and the mummified body of Lady Dai.
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E.
Dingdongling Mausoleum
Dingdongling Mausoleum is the Qing dynasty imperial tomb complex that serves as the final resting place of Empress Dowager Cixi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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mausoleum ⓘ |
| area | about 56 square kilometers ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Qin dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith | underground palace ⓘ |
| builtFor | Qin Shi Huang ⓘ |
| burialChamberStatus | unexcavated ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | c. 208 BCE ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | late 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| constructionStart | c. 246 BCE ⓘ |
| contains |
Terracotta Army
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administrative buildings ⓘ armory pits ⓘ bronze chariots and horses ⓘ bronze weapons ⓘ funerary pits ⓘ inner city walls ⓘ mass burial pits ⓘ outer city walls ⓘ palace foundations ⓘ sacrificial pits ⓘ stables ⓘ terracotta cavalry figures ⓘ terracotta chariots ⓘ terracotta horses ⓘ terracotta infantry figures ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coordinates | 34.3846°N 109.2732°E ⓘ |
| coreMoundHeight | about 51 meters ⓘ |
| coreMoundShape | pyramidal earthen mound ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | local farmers ⓘ |
| discoveryOfTerracottaArmy | 1974 ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDuration | about 38 years ⓘ |
| estimatedLaborForce | hundreds of thousands of workers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lintong District
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Northwest China ⓘ Shaanxi Province ⓘ Xi'an ⓘ |
| management |
Chinese government
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linked to:
People's Republic of China government
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| nearbyCity | Xi'an ⓘ |
| openToPublic | partially ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | imperial burial complex ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the largest imperial mausoleums in the world
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tomb complex of the first emperor of a unified China ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCriteria | Cultural (i, iii, iv, vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteID | 441 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1987 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Description of subject: The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is the vast underground tomb complex of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, renowned for its monumental scale and elaborate funerary structures.
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Xianyang, China
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