Wang Ye
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Wang Ye is a collective title for powerful Taoist guardian deities, often venerated as royal lords who protect communities from misfortune and disease in Chinese folk religion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wang Ye canonical | 2 |
| Fan Wang Ye | 1 |
| Li Wang Ye | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11868071 — 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: Wang Ye Context triple: [Nankunshen Daitian Temple, dedicatedTo, Wang Ye]
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A.
Wang He
Wang He was a military commander of the State of Qin during the Warring States period of ancient China, known for his role in the campaigns surrounding the Battle of Changping.
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B.
Wu Yuan
Wu Yuan, better known as Wu Zixu, was a famed statesman and military strategist of the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China, renowned for his role in the rise of the State of Wu.
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C.
Wang Jian
Wang Jian was a prominent Qin dynasty general whose military campaigns were crucial in the unification of China under Qin rule.
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D.
Zhu Yawen
Zhu Yawen is a Chinese actor known for his roles in film and television dramas, particularly in military and historical series.
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E.
Wu Yi
Wu Yi is a Chinese politician who served as Vice Premier of the State Council and was widely known for her leadership in economic policy and public health crises such as the SARS outbreak.
- 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: Wang Ye Target entity description: Wang Ye is a collective title for powerful Taoist guardian deities, often venerated as royal lords who protect communities from misfortune and disease in Chinese folk religion.
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A.
Wang He
Wang He was a military commander of the State of Qin during the Warring States period of ancient China, known for his role in the campaigns surrounding the Battle of Changping.
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B.
Wu Yuan
Wu Yuan, better known as Wu Zixu, was a famed statesman and military strategist of the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China, renowned for his role in the rise of the State of Wu.
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C.
Wang Jian
Wang Jian was a prominent Qin dynasty general whose military campaigns were crucial in the unification of China under Qin rule.
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D.
Zhu Yawen
Zhu Yawen is a Chinese actor known for his roles in film and television dramas, particularly in military and historical series.
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E.
Wu Yi
Wu Yi is a Chinese politician who served as Vice Premier of the State Council and was widely known for her leadership in economic policy and public health crises such as the SARS outbreak.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese folk religion deity
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Taoist deity ⓘ collective title ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
community protection
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epidemic control ⓘ exorcism of evil spirits ⓘ plague expulsion ⓘ protection from disease ⓘ protection from misfortune ⓘ |
| cultType |
local cult
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popular cult ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Hokkien diaspora
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linked to:
Hokkien people
Min Nan culture ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Min culture
southern Chinese coastal regions ⓘ |
| function |
inspect moral conduct of communities
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punish evil ⓘ reward virtue ⓘ |
| groupComposition |
each lord has distinct name
ⓘ
multiple lords ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
authority over demons
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imperial hat ⓘ martial appearance ⓘ official robes ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
patrol of the community
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plague boat sending-off ceremony ⓘ procession ⓘ spirit mediumship ⓘ temple festival ⓘ |
| hasRole |
guardian deity
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protective deity ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
prince-lord
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royal lord ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
deified historical officials
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deified local heroes ⓘ heavenly inspectors ⓘ |
| religion |
Chinese folk religion
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Taoism ⓘ |
| script |
王爺
ⓘ
linked to:
土地公
|
| translatedAs |
Lords of the Kingship
ⓘ
Royal Lords ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Han Chinese communities
ⓘ
overseas Chinese communities ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
China
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
|
| worshipPlace |
Mazu temple side altar
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Wang Ye temple ⓘ local community temple ⓘ |
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: Wang Ye Description of subject: Wang Ye is a collective title for powerful Taoist guardian deities, often venerated as royal lords who protect communities from misfortune and disease in Chinese folk religion.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wang Ye
linked to: Wang Ye