Kong Yingda
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Kong Yingda was a prominent early Tang dynasty Confucian scholar and exegete best known for leading the compilation of authoritative commentaries on the Confucian classics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kong Yingda canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10869012 — 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: Kong Yingda Context triple: [Book of Documents, hasReceivedCommentaryBy, Kong Yingda]
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A.
Zhu Yousong
Zhu Yousong was a Ming dynasty imperial prince who briefly reigned as the Hongguang Emperor, one of the Southern Ming claimants to the Chinese throne after the fall of Beijing to the Qing.
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B.
Yuan Keding
Yuan Keding was the eldest son of Chinese warlord and short-lived emperor Yuan Shikai, known mainly for his role within his father's regime during the early Republic of China.
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C.
Zhang Wenshou
Zhang Wenshou was the wife of Cao Kun, a prominent Chinese warlord and president of the Beiyang government in the early Republic of China.
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D.
He Zhizhang
He Zhizhang was a prominent Tang dynasty poet and official known for his refined literary style and contributions to classical Chinese poetry.
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E.
Liang Juhao
Liang Juhao was a military commander known for leading forces in the Battle of Toungoo during the conflicts between Chinese and Burmese forces in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Kong Yingda Target entity description: Kong Yingda was a prominent early Tang dynasty Confucian scholar and exegete best known for leading the compilation of authoritative commentaries on the Confucian classics.
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A.
Zhu Yousong
Zhu Yousong was a Ming dynasty imperial prince who briefly reigned as the Hongguang Emperor, one of the Southern Ming claimants to the Chinese throne after the fall of Beijing to the Qing.
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B.
Yuan Keding
Yuan Keding was the eldest son of Chinese warlord and short-lived emperor Yuan Shikai, known mainly for his role within his father's regime during the early Republic of China.
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C.
Zhang Wenshou
Zhang Wenshou was the wife of Cao Kun, a prominent Chinese warlord and president of the Beiyang government in the early Republic of China.
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D.
He Zhizhang
He Zhizhang was a prominent Tang dynasty poet and official known for his refined literary style and contributions to classical Chinese poetry.
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E.
Liang Juhao
Liang Juhao was a military commander known for leading forces in the Battle of Toungoo during the conflicts between Chinese and Burmese forces in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confucian scholar
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Tang dynasty scholar ⓘ exegete ⓘ |
| activity | editing and systematizing earlier Confucian commentaries ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Five Classics ⓘ |
| birthYear | 574 ⓘ |
| chineseName | 孔穎達 ⓘ |
| courtesyName | Zhongda ⓘ |
| deathYear | 648 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| employer | Tang imperial court ⓘ |
| era | early Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| field |
Confucianism
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classical Chinese philology ⓘ exegetics ⓘ |
| influenced |
imperial examination curriculum in the Tang dynasty
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orthodox interpretation of the Confucian classics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chief editor of the Wujing Zhengyi
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leading compilation of authoritative commentaries on the Confucian classics ⓘ |
| legacy |
helped establish the Tang state orthodoxy in classical learning
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his commentarial system remained influential for centuries in East Asia ⓘ |
| name | Kong Yingda ⓘ |
| nationality | Chinese ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Wujing Zhengyi
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correct meanings of the Five Classics ⓘ
linked to:
Five Classics
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| occupation |
commentator on Confucian classics
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scholar ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Confucianism ⓘ |
| position |
classics expert at the Tang court
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court scholar ⓘ |
| religion | Confucianism ⓘ |
| role | leader of a team compiling standard commentaries on the Confucian classics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kong Yingda Description of subject: Kong Yingda was a prominent early Tang dynasty Confucian scholar and exegete best known for leading the compilation of authoritative commentaries on the Confucian classics.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.