Wei Yan
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Wei Yan was a military general of the Shu Han state during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known for his bravery and controversial reputation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wei Yan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21101032 — 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: Wei Yan Context triple: [Wei, hasNotableBearer, Wei Yan]
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A.
Wei Cheng
Wei Cheng is a Triad crime boss in the Grand Theft Auto V universe who becomes a major antagonist to Trevor Phillips and his associates.
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B.
Luo Ji
Luo Ji is a central protagonist in Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, known as a reclusive astronomer and sociologist whose unique insights into cosmic sociology make him pivotal in humanity’s struggle against the Trisolarans.
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C.
Huangfu Song
Huangfu Song was a prominent late Eastern Han dynasty general renowned for his decisive campaigns against major rebellions, helping to stabilize imperial authority during a period of widespread unrest.
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D.
Yang Xiong
Yang Xiong was a prominent Chinese scholar and philosopher of the Western Han dynasty, known for his influential works on Confucian thought and literature.
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E.
Yang Zhong
Yang Zhong was a prominent Northern Zhou general and nobleman whose lineage produced Emperor Wen of Sui, founder of the Sui dynasty.
- 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: Wei Yan Target entity description: Wei Yan was a military general of the Shu Han state during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known for his bravery and controversial reputation.
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A.
Wei Cheng
Wei Cheng is a Triad crime boss in the Grand Theft Auto V universe who becomes a major antagonist to Trevor Phillips and his associates.
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B.
Luo Ji
Luo Ji is a central protagonist in Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, known as a reclusive astronomer and sociologist whose unique insights into cosmic sociology make him pivotal in humanity’s struggle against the Trisolarans.
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C.
Huangfu Song
Huangfu Song was a prominent late Eastern Han dynasty general renowned for his decisive campaigns against major rebellions, helping to stabilize imperial authority during a period of widespread unrest.
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D.
Yang Xiong
Yang Xiong was a prominent Chinese scholar and philosopher of the Western Han dynasty, known for his influential works on Confucian thought and literature.
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E.
Yang Zhong
Yang Zhong was a prominent Northern Zhou general and nobleman whose lineage produced Emperor Wen of Sui, founder of the Sui dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.