Duke Mu of Qin

E843915

ancient Chinese ruler ruler

Duke Mu of Qin was a prominent early ruler of the Qin state during China’s Spring and Autumn period, known for his military expansion and for laying foundations that later enabled Qin’s rise to imperial power.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Duke Mu of Qin canonical	3
Duke Mu of Jin	1
Duke of Qin	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9889889 — 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: Duke Mu of Qin
Context triple: [State of Qin, notableRuler, Duke Mu of Qin]

A. Duke Xiao of Qin
Duke Xiao of Qin was a 4th-century BCE ruler of the Qin state who initiated major political and military reforms that laid the groundwork for Qin’s rise to power and eventual unification of China.
B. King Zhuangxiang of Qin
King Zhuangxiang of Qin was a short-reigning monarch of the Qin state during the late Warring States period and the father of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China.
C. King Zhaoxiang of Qin
King Zhaoxiang of Qin was a powerful Warring States-era monarch whose long reign significantly expanded Qin’s territory and laid crucial groundwork for the eventual unification of China.
D. King Zhao of Yan
King Zhao of Yan was a Warring States period ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Yan, known for his efforts to strengthen the state and for employing the famous general Yue Yi in campaigns against Qi.
E. King Xiang of Wei
King Xiang of Wei was a Warring States–period monarch of the Chinese state of Wei, known for ruling during a time of intense interstate rivalry and political upheaval in ancient China.
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: Duke Mu of Qin
Target entity description: Duke Mu of Qin was a prominent early ruler of the Qin state during China’s Spring and Autumn period, known for his military expansion and for laying foundations that later enabled Qin’s rise to imperial power.

A. Duke Xiao of Qin
Duke Xiao of Qin was a 4th-century BCE ruler of the Qin state who initiated major political and military reforms that laid the groundwork for Qin’s rise to power and eventual unification of China.
B. King Zhuangxiang of Qin
King Zhuangxiang of Qin was a short-reigning monarch of the Qin state during the late Warring States period and the father of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China.
C. King Zhaoxiang of Qin
King Zhaoxiang of Qin was a powerful Warring States-era monarch whose long reign significantly expanded Qin’s territory and laid crucial groundwork for the eventual unification of China.
D. King Zhao of Yan
King Zhao of Yan was a Warring States period ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Yan, known for his efforts to strengthen the state and for employing the famous general Yue Yi in campaigns against Qi.
E. King Xiang of Wei
King Xiang of Wei was a Warring States–period monarch of the Chinese state of Wei, known for ruling during a time of intense interstate rivalry and political upheaval in ancient China.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Chinese ruler ⓘ ruler ⓘ
advisor	Bai Li Xi ⓘ Gong Sun Zhi ⓘ Jian Shu ⓘ Qi Zi ⓘ You Yu ⓘ
birthPlace	Qin ⓘ linked to: state of Qin
campaignsAgainst	Rong tribes ⓘ Western Rong ⓘ
clanName	Ying ⓘ
country	State of Qin ⓘ
culture	Zhou Chinese ⓘ
deathPlace	Qin ⓘ linked to: state of Qin
dynasty	Zhou dynasty ⓘ
era	Spring and Autumn period ⓘ
expandedTerritory	upper Wei River valley ⓘ western regions beyond the traditional Zhou heartland ⓘ
father	Duke De of Qin ⓘ linked to: Gong (Duke) of Qin
historicalSource	Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ Shiji ⓘ Zuo Zhuan ⓘ
house	House of Ying ⓘ
implementedReformsIn	administration ⓘ military organization ⓘ territorial management ⓘ
knownFor	laying foundations for Qin’s later imperial rise ⓘ military expansion of Qin ⓘ strengthening the State of Qin ⓘ territorial expansion westward ⓘ
legacy	elevated Qin from peripheral state to major power ⓘ set stage for Qin’s later unification of China ⓘ
mother	Qiang Ji ⓘ
personalName	Ying Renhao ⓘ
policy	incorporation of non-Zhou peoples into Qin ⓘ use of talented advisors regardless of origin ⓘ
positionHeld	Duke of Qin ⓘ linked to: Duke Mu of Qin
posthumousName	Mu ⓘ
predecessor	Duke De of Qin ⓘ
recognizedAs	one of the Five Hegemons (traditional list) ⓘ
reignEnd	621 BC ⓘ
reignStart	659 BC ⓘ
religion	Chinese folk religion ⓘ
spouse	Mu Ji of Jin ⓘ
stateRuled	Qin ⓘ linked to: state of Qin
successor	Duke Kang of Qin ⓘ
title	Hegemon candidate among Zhou states ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

State of Qin → notableRuler → Duke Mu of Qin ⓘ

subject linked to: state of Qin

Jin (state) → notableRuler → Duke Mu of Jin ⓘ

subject linked to: Jin State

linked to: Duke Mu of Qin

State of Qin → notableRuler → Duke Mu of Qin ⓘ

House of Ying → notableMember → Duke Mu of Qin ⓘ

Duke Mu of Qin → positionHeld → Duke of Qin ⓘ