Da Qin
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Da Qin is the name used in ancient Chinese historical texts, particularly the Hou Hanshu, to refer to the Roman Empire as a powerful and distant western civilization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Da Qin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21137272 — 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: Da Qin Context triple: [Hou Hanshu, RomanEmpireNameUsed, Da Qin]
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A.
Cheng Han
Cheng Han was a short-lived Chinese state of the Sixteen Kingdoms period, founded by the Di ethnic group in Sichuan after the decline of the Western Jin dynasty.
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B.
Wei dynasty
The Wei dynasty was a powerful Chinese imperial state during the Three Kingdoms period, ruling northern China and serving as a major successor to the Han dynasty.
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C.
Sixteen Kingdoms
The Sixteen Kingdoms was a turbulent period in Chinese history (4th–5th centuries) marked by political fragmentation and short-lived states ruled largely by non-Han peoples in northern China.
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D.
Later Qin
Later Qin was a short-lived Di-led dynasty of the Sixteen Kingdoms period in northern China, ruling parts of the region in the late 4th and early 5th centuries.
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E.
Later Yan
Later Yan was a Xianbei-led state during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of northern China, known for its rule over parts of Hebei and Liaoning in the late 4th and early 5th centuries.
- 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: Da Qin Target entity description: Da Qin is the name used in ancient Chinese historical texts, particularly the Hou Hanshu, to refer to the Roman Empire as a powerful and distant western civilization.
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A.
Cheng Han
Cheng Han was a short-lived Chinese state of the Sixteen Kingdoms period, founded by the Di ethnic group in Sichuan after the decline of the Western Jin dynasty.
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B.
Wei dynasty
The Wei dynasty was a powerful Chinese imperial state during the Three Kingdoms period, ruling northern China and serving as a major successor to the Han dynasty.
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C.
Sixteen Kingdoms
The Sixteen Kingdoms was a turbulent period in Chinese history (4th–5th centuries) marked by political fragmentation and short-lived states ruled largely by non-Han peoples in northern China.
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D.
Later Qin
Later Qin was a short-lived Di-led dynasty of the Sixteen Kingdoms period in northern China, ruling parts of the region in the late 4th and early 5th centuries.
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E.
Later Yan
Later Yan was a Xianbei-led state during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of northern China, known for its rule over parts of Hebei and Liaoning in the late 4th and early 5th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.