Bou Meng
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Bou Meng is a Cambodian artist and one of the few known survivors of the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 prison, later turned into the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bou Meng canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10474121 — 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: Bou Meng Context triple: [Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, notableSurvivor, Bou Meng]
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A.
Li Yue
Li Yue was a Tang dynasty imperial prince, known primarily as a son of Emperor Xianzong of Tang.
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B.
Mao Dongdong
Mao Dongdong is a member of the Mao Zedong family, known as the child of Mao Xinyu, the Chinese leader’s grandson.
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C.
Li Shumeng
Li Shumeng was the original name of Jiang Qing, the influential Chinese Communist political figure and wife of Mao Zedong who played a key role during the Cultural Revolution.
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D.
Meng Jun
Meng Jun is a Chinese businesswoman best known as the former wife of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei and the mother of the company’s CFO, Meng Wanzhou.
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E.
Xie Lian
Xie Lian was the wife of Chinese Communist military leader and Marshal Liu Bocheng.
- 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: Bou Meng Target entity description: Bou Meng is a Cambodian artist and one of the few known survivors of the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 prison, later turned into the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.
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A.
Li Yue
Li Yue was a Tang dynasty imperial prince, known primarily as a son of Emperor Xianzong of Tang.
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B.
Mao Dongdong
Mao Dongdong is a member of the Mao Zedong family, known as the child of Mao Xinyu, the Chinese leader’s grandson.
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C.
Li Shumeng
Li Shumeng was the original name of Jiang Qing, the influential Chinese Communist political figure and wife of Mao Zedong who played a key role during the Cultural Revolution.
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D.
Meng Jun
Meng Jun is a Chinese businesswoman best known as the former wife of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei and the mother of the company’s CFO, Meng Wanzhou.
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E.
Xie Lian
Xie Lian was the wife of Chinese Communist military leader and Marshal Liu Bocheng.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cambodian genocide survivor
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human ⓘ |
| activeIn | Cambodia ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
human rights in Cambodia
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memory of genocide victims ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
books on Khmer Rouge survivors
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documentaries about Tuol Sleng ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
S-21 Documentation Center
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linked to:
Tuol Sleng prison
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum ⓘ |
| causeOfSurvival | artistic skills used by Khmer Rouge ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cambodia ⓘ |
| created | portraits of Pol Pot and other Khmer Rouge leaders under duress ⓘ |
| detainedBy | Khmer Rouge ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Khmer ⓘ |
| familyName | Meng ⓘ |
| genre | realist painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Bou ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
creating memorial art for genocide victims
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public speaking about his experiences at S-21 ⓘ |
| hasExperience |
forced labor under Khmer Rouge
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loss of family members during Cambodian genocide ⓘ |
| hasRole |
S-21 prison survivor
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witness of Khmer Rouge crimes ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | wife killed at S-21 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
educating the public about Khmer Rouge atrocities
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guiding visitors at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Khmer ⓘ |
| movement | Cambodian contemporary art ⓘ |
| name | Bou Meng ⓘ |
| notableFor | surviving the Khmer Rouge S-21 prison ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Autobiographical accounts of his time at S-21
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Painting portraits of victims of S-21 ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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painter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cambodia ⓘ |
| placeOfImprisonment |
S-21 prison
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linked to:
Tuol Sleng prison
Tuol Sleng ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence | Phnom Penh ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum exhibits ⓘ |
| survivedEvent |
Cambodian genocide
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Khmer Rouge regime ⓘ
linked to:
Khmer Rouge
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| testifiedAt |
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
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Khmer Rouge Tribunal ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| victimOf | torture at S-21 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bou Meng Description of subject: Bou Meng is a Cambodian artist and one of the few known survivors of the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 prison, later turned into the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.