Weiyuan Fort
E579843
Weiyuan Fort is a historic coastal defense fortification in Humen, China, best known for its role in guarding the Pearl River estuary during the Opium Wars.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Weiyuan Fort canonical | 3 |
| Shajiao Fort | 2 |
| Dazhisha Fort | 1 |
| Left Fort of Chiwan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6263159 — 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: Weiyuan Fort Context triple: [Humen, hasStructure, Weiyuan Fort]
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A.
Hulishan Fortress
Hulishan Fortress is a historic coastal defense fort in Xiamen, China, known for its well-preserved Qing dynasty military architecture and massive coastal artillery.
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B.
Wanping Fortress
Wanping Fortress is a historic Ming-era walled stronghold in Beijing best known today as the site of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and as a memorial location for the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
Yumen Pass
Yumen Pass is an ancient gateway on the Silk Road in Gansu, China, historically serving as a strategic military and trade outpost on the empire’s western frontier.
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D.
Lengkou Pass
Lengkou Pass is a strategically important mountain pass in northern China that formed part of the Great Wall’s defensive system and was the site of significant military engagements.
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E.
Gungnae Fortress
Gungnae Fortress was the fortified mountain city that served as an early political and military center of the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo.
- 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: Weiyuan Fort Target entity description: Weiyuan Fort is a historic coastal defense fortification in Humen, China, best known for its role in guarding the Pearl River estuary during the Opium Wars.
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A.
Hulishan Fortress
Hulishan Fortress is a historic coastal defense fort in Xiamen, China, known for its well-preserved Qing dynasty military architecture and massive coastal artillery.
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B.
Wanping Fortress
Wanping Fortress is a historic Ming-era walled stronghold in Beijing best known today as the site of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and as a memorial location for the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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C.
Yumen Pass
Yumen Pass is an ancient gateway on the Silk Road in Gansu, China, historically serving as a strategic military and trade outpost on the empire’s western frontier.
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D.
Lengkou Pass
Lengkou Pass is a strategically important mountain pass in northern China that formed part of the Great Wall’s defensive system and was the site of significant military engagements.
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E.
Gungnae Fortress
Gungnae Fortress was the fortified mountain city that served as an early political and military center of the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal fortification
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal fortifications
ⓘ
Forts in China ⓘ Military history of Guangdong ⓘ Opium Wars historic sites ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Opium War
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Chinese War
Second Opium War ⓘ
linked to:
Second Anglo-Chinese War
|
| country | China ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defense
ⓘ
river defense ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barracks
ⓘ
bastions ⓘ gun emplacements ⓘ walls ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
cultural relic protection unit of Guangdong Province
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Dongguan ⓘ Guangdong Province ⓘ Humen ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Humen Strait
ⓘ
linked to:
Lingdingyang channel
|
| locatedOn | Pearl River estuary ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Humen Naval Battle Museum
ⓘ
Opium War Museum ⓘ
linked to:
Humen Opium War Museum
|
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Humen Fortress defenses
ⓘ
linked to:
Humen Forts
|
| significance | important role in Opium Wars ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
historical sightseeing
ⓘ
military history education ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defending access to Guangzhou
ⓘ
guarding the Pearl River estuary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Weiyuan Fort Description of subject: Weiyuan Fort is a historic coastal defense fortification in Humen, China, best known for its role in guarding the Pearl River estuary during the Opium Wars.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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