Ming frontier zone
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The Ming frontier zone was a strategically vital border region of the Ming dynasty, marked by fortified defenses, military colonies, and frequent conflicts with neighboring nomadic powers.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liaodong frontier | 1 |
| Ming frontier defense system | 1 |
| Ming frontier zone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15601262 — 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: Ming frontier zone Context triple: [Ningxia rebellion, historicalRegion, Ming frontier zone]
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A.
Zhao–Qin frontier
The Zhao–Qin frontier was the contested border region between the Warring States of Zhao and Qin in ancient China, serving as a key strategic zone and frequent battleground during their protracted conflicts.
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B.
Jianzhou
Jianzhou was a historical region in northeastern China that served as the homeland of the Jurchen leader Nurhaci and a cradle of the later Manchu state.
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C.
Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border region
The Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border region was a key revolutionary base area and stronghold of the Chinese Communist Party during the Chinese Civil War.
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D.
Anxi Protectorate
The Anxi Protectorate was a Tang dynasty frontier administrative and military region in Central Asia established to control the Western Regions and protect the Silk Road.
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E.
Pei Commandery
Pei Commandery was an administrative division in ancient China, located in what is now northern Jiangsu and southern Shandong, historically notable as the home region of several prominent Han and Three Kingdoms figures.
- 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: Ming frontier zone Target entity description: The Ming frontier zone was a strategically vital border region of the Ming dynasty, marked by fortified defenses, military colonies, and frequent conflicts with neighboring nomadic powers.
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A.
Zhao–Qin frontier
The Zhao–Qin frontier was the contested border region between the Warring States of Zhao and Qin in ancient China, serving as a key strategic zone and frequent battleground during their protracted conflicts.
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B.
Jianzhou
Jianzhou was a historical region in northeastern China that served as the homeland of the Jurchen leader Nurhaci and a cradle of the later Manchu state.
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C.
Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border region
The Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border region was a key revolutionary base area and stronghold of the Chinese Communist Party during the Chinese Civil War.
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D.
Anxi Protectorate
The Anxi Protectorate was a Tang dynasty frontier administrative and military region in Central Asia established to control the Western Regions and protect the Silk Road.
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E.
Pei Commandery
Pei Commandery was an administrative division in ancient China, located in what is now northern Jiangsu and southern Shandong, historically notable as the home region of several prominent Han and Three Kingdoms figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ming frontier zone
linked to: Ming frontier zone