Mawangdui Han Tombs
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Mawangdui Han Tombs is an archaeological site near Changsha in Hunan, China, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved Western Han dynasty tombs, artifacts, and the mummified body of Lady Dai.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mawangdui Han Tombs canonical | 1 |
| Mawangdui manuscripts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1498636 — 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: Mawangdui Han Tombs Context triple: [Changsha, hasAttraction, Mawangdui Han Tombs]
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Fuling Tomb
Fuling Tomb is an imperial mausoleum complex near Shenyang that serves as the burial site of Nurhaci, the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty, and is part of the UNESCO-listed Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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B.
Terracotta Army
The Terracotta Army is a vast collection of life-sized clay soldiers and horses buried with China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, to guard him in the afterlife.
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C.
Ming Tombs
The Ming Tombs are a collection of imperial mausoleums built by the emperors of China’s Ming dynasty, renowned for their grand ceremonial architecture and scenic setting north of Beijing.
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D.
Cemetery of Confucius
The Cemetery of Confucius is an extensive burial site in Qufu where Confucius and many of his descendants are interred, forming part of a major Confucian cultural heritage complex.
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E.
Imperial tombs
Imperial tombs are monumental burial sites constructed for Japan’s emperors and imperial family members, often featuring large keyhole-shaped mounds and restricted access due to their cultural and historical significance.
- 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: Mawangdui Han Tombs Target entity description: Mawangdui Han Tombs is an archaeological site near Changsha in Hunan, China, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved Western Han dynasty tombs, artifacts, and the mummified body of Lady Dai.
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A.
Fuling Tomb
Fuling Tomb is an imperial mausoleum complex near Shenyang that serves as the burial site of Nurhaci, the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty, and is part of the UNESCO-listed Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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B.
Terracotta Army
The Terracotta Army is a vast collection of life-sized clay soldiers and horses buried with China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, to guard him in the afterlife.
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C.
Ming Tombs
The Ming Tombs are a collection of imperial mausoleums built by the emperors of China’s Ming dynasty, renowned for their grand ceremonial architecture and scenic setting north of Beijing.
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D.
Cemetery of Confucius
The Cemetery of Confucius is an extensive burial site in Qufu where Confucius and many of his descendants are interred, forming part of a major Confucian cultural heritage complex.
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E.
Imperial tombs
Imperial tombs are monumental burial sites constructed for Japan’s emperors and imperial family members, often featuring large keyhole-shaped mounds and restricted access due to their cultural and historical significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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tomb complex ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Li Cang
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Xin Zhui ⓘ son of Li Cang ⓘ |
| bodyPreservation |
blood vessels of Lady Dai visible
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internal organs of Lady Dai preserved ⓘ soft tissues of Lady Dai remained intact ⓘ |
| burialOf |
Lady Dai
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Marquis of Dai ⓘ heir of Marquis of Dai ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culture | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| currentLocationOfMajorFinds | Hunan Provincial Museum ⓘ |
| dateOfBurials | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| discoveredDuring | construction of an air-raid shelter ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1971 ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Chinese archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationPeriod |
1972
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1973 ⓘ |
| famousFor |
astronomical texts
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exceptional preservation of organic materials ⓘ lacquerware ⓘ maps ⓘ medical texts ⓘ mummified body of Lady Dai ⓘ silk manuscripts ⓘ silk paintings ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Tomb 1
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Tomb 2 ⓘ Tomb 3 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Changsha
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China ⓘ Hunan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Hunan
|
| locatedInTimePeriod |
Han dynasty
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surface form:
Western Han dynasty
|
| near |
Lei River
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surface form:
Liuyang River
Xingsha ⓘ |
| notableArtifact |
Daoist and Yin-Yang manuscripts
ⓘ
Chu silk manuscripts ⓘ
surface form:
Mawangdui silk texts
T-shaped silk funerary banner ⓘ astronomical and calendrical texts ⓘ earliest known map of the Changsha region ⓘ medical prescriptions and exercises ⓘ |
| preservationType | waterlogged anaerobic conditions ⓘ |
| significance |
important for history of Chinese cartography
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important for history of Chinese medicine ⓘ important for study of early Daoist and cosmological thought ⓘ key source for study of Western Han elite life ⓘ |
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Subject: Mawangdui Han Tombs Description of subject: Mawangdui Han Tombs is an archaeological site near Changsha in Hunan, China, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved Western Han dynasty tombs, artifacts, and the mummified body of Lady Dai.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mawangdui manuscripts