Wanli era
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The Wanli era was a long and pivotal period of the Ming dynasty under the Wanli Emperor, marked by early prosperity followed by political stagnation and decline.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wanli era canonical | 2 |
| late Ming dynasty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16776598 — 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: Wanli era Context triple: [Empress Dowager Xiaoding, reignEraAssociatedWith, Wanli era]
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A.
Hongzhi era
The Hongzhi era was a period of the Ming dynasty under the reign of the Hongzhi Emperor (1488–1505), noted for relatively honest governance and efforts at administrative reform.
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B.
Jiajing era
The Jiajing era was a period of the Ming dynasty (1522–1566) marked by the long and often tumultuous reign of the Jiajing Emperor, characterized by court factionalism, religious devotion to Daoism, and growing internal corruption.
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C.
Chenghua era
The Chenghua era was a period of the Ming dynasty under the rule of the Chenghua Emperor, noted for relative political stability, cultural flourishing, and refined court arts, especially in porcelain.
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D.
Jingtai era
The Jingtai era was a mid-15th-century reign period of the Ming dynasty marked by political instability and power struggles following the capture of the Zhengtong Emperor by Mongol forces.
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E.
Xuande era
The Xuande era was a period of the early Ming dynasty in China marked by relative political stability, competent governance, and flourishing arts under the rule of the Xuande Emperor.
- 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: Wanli era Target entity description: The Wanli era was a long and pivotal period of the Ming dynasty under the Wanli Emperor, marked by early prosperity followed by political stagnation and decline.
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A.
Hongzhi era
The Hongzhi era was a period of the Ming dynasty under the reign of the Hongzhi Emperor (1488–1505), noted for relatively honest governance and efforts at administrative reform.
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B.
Jiajing era
The Jiajing era was a period of the Ming dynasty (1522–1566) marked by the long and often tumultuous reign of the Jiajing Emperor, characterized by court factionalism, religious devotion to Daoism, and growing internal corruption.
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C.
Chenghua era
The Chenghua era was a period of the Ming dynasty under the rule of the Chenghua Emperor, noted for relative political stability, cultural flourishing, and refined court arts, especially in porcelain.
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D.
Jingtai era
The Jingtai era was a mid-15th-century reign period of the Ming dynasty marked by political instability and power struggles following the capture of the Zhengtong Emperor by Mongol forces.
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E.
Xuande era
The Xuande era was a period of the early Ming dynasty in China marked by relative political stability, competent governance, and flourishing arts under the rule of the Xuande Emperor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wanli era