Zhang Liao
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Zhang Liao was a renowned military general of the late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period, best known for his brilliant defensive victory at the Battle of Hefei while serving the warlord Cao Cao and the state of Wei.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zhang Liao canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22540812 — 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: Zhang Liao Context triple: [Kingdom of Wei (Three Kingdoms, regional capital), notableGeneral, Zhang Liao]
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A.
Gan Ning
Gan Ning was a famed Chinese military general and former pirate of the late Eastern Han dynasty who became one of the most daring and celebrated officers serving the warlord Sun Quan.
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B.
Deng Ai
Deng Ai was a prominent Shu-Han–born general of the state of Wei during China’s Three Kingdoms era, best known for his bold campaign that led to the conquest of Shu.
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C.
Sima Zhao
Sima Zhao was a powerful late Three Kingdoms-era statesman and general of the Cao Wei state whose dominance paved the way for his son Sima Yan to found the Jin dynasty.
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D.
Jiang Wei
Jiang Wei was a prominent Shu Han general and strategist during China’s Three Kingdoms era, known for continuing Zhuge Liang’s northern campaigns against the state of Wei.
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E.
Sima Yi
Sima Yi was a prominent Chinese military strategist and statesman who played a pivotal role in the rise of the Cao Wei state during the late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period.
- 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: Zhang Liao Target entity description: Zhang Liao was a renowned military general of the late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period, best known for his brilliant defensive victory at the Battle of Hefei while serving the warlord Cao Cao and the state of Wei.
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A.
Gan Ning
Gan Ning was a famed Chinese military general and former pirate of the late Eastern Han dynasty who became one of the most daring and celebrated officers serving the warlord Sun Quan.
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B.
Deng Ai
Deng Ai was a prominent Shu-Han–born general of the state of Wei during China’s Three Kingdoms era, best known for his bold campaign that led to the conquest of Shu.
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C.
Sima Zhao
Sima Zhao was a powerful late Three Kingdoms-era statesman and general of the Cao Wei state whose dominance paved the way for his son Sima Yan to found the Jin dynasty.
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D.
Jiang Wei
Jiang Wei was a prominent Shu Han general and strategist during China’s Three Kingdoms era, known for continuing Zhuge Liang’s northern campaigns against the state of Wei.
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E.
Sima Yi
Sima Yi was a prominent Chinese military strategist and statesman who played a pivotal role in the rise of the Cao Wei state during the late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.