Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a classic 14th-century Chinese historical novel that dramatizes the power struggles, warfare, and political intrigue among rival states at the end of the Han dynasty.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1626150 — 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: Romance of the Three Kingdoms Context triple: [Three Kingdoms period, romanticizedIn, Romance of the Three Kingdoms]
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Ban Shu Legend
Ban Shu Legend is a Chinese historical romance television drama series centered on the life and adventures of a spirited young woman in the Han dynasty.
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Records of the Grand Historian
Records of the Grand Historian is an influential ancient Chinese historical text by Sima Qian that systematically chronicles Chinese history from legendary times through the early Han period.
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Red Cliffs
Red Cliffs is a rural town in Victoria, Australia, known for its irrigated agriculture—particularly grape and citrus production—and its location near the Murray River in the Sunraysia region.
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Guoyu
Guoyu is the official standardized form of the Chinese language used in mainland China and other Chinese-speaking regions.
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Five Treasures of the Great Snow
Five Treasures of the Great Snow is a traditional name referring to Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain revered in local mythology for its five prominent peaks.
- 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: Romance of the Three Kingdoms Target entity description: Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a classic 14th-century Chinese historical novel that dramatizes the power struggles, warfare, and political intrigue among rival states at the end of the Han dynasty.
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A.
Ban Shu Legend
Ban Shu Legend is a Chinese historical romance television drama series centered on the life and adventures of a spirited young woman in the Han dynasty.
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B.
Records of the Grand Historian
Records of the Grand Historian is an influential ancient Chinese historical text by Sima Qian that systematically chronicles Chinese history from legendary times through the early Han period.
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C.
Red Cliffs
Red Cliffs is a rural town in Victoria, Australia, known for its irrigated agriculture—particularly grape and citrus production—and its location near the Murray River in the Sunraysia region.
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D.
Guoyu
Guoyu is the official standardized form of the Chinese language used in mainland China and other Chinese-speaking regions.
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E.
Five Treasures of the Great Snow
Five Treasures of the Great Snow is a traditional name referring to Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain revered in local mythology for its five prominent peaks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese historical novel
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classic literature ⓘ military fiction ⓘ wuxia-adjacent work ⓘ |
| author | Luo Guanzhong ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Records of the Three Kingdoms
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folk tales ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ |
| centralConflict | power struggle among Wei, Shu, and Wu ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 14th century ⓘ |
| depictsEvent |
Battle of Guandu
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Battle of Red Cliffs ⓘ Fall of the Han dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Yellow Turban Rebellion
Yellow Turban Rebellion ⓘ |
| featuresHistoricalFigure |
Cao Cao
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Dong Zhuo ⓘ Guan Yu ⓘ Liu Bei ⓘ Lu Bu ⓘ Sima Yi ⓘ Sun Quan ⓘ Zhang Fei ⓘ Zhuge Liang ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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political drama ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese opera
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East Asian popular culture ⓘ comic adaptations ⓘ television dramas ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| languageInfluence | Chinese idioms ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Ming dynasty literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | foundational work of Chinese narrative fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | omniscient third-person ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | mix of history and legend ⓘ |
| notableAdaptation |
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (video game series)
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manhua and manga adaptations ⓘ television series adaptations ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
loyalty
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political intrigue ⓘ rise and fall of states ⓘ strategy ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 120 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Three Kingdoms period
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late Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ |
| structure | chaptered novel ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | 184–280 CE ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Romance of the Three Kingdoms Description of subject: Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a classic 14th-century Chinese historical novel that dramatizes the power struggles, warfare, and political intrigue among rival states at the end of the Han dynasty.
Referenced by (138)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Huiling Mausoleum, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
linked to: Romance of the Three Kingdoms