state of Zhao

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Warring States period polity ancient Chinese state

The state of Zhao was a major Chinese feudal kingdom during the Warring States period, known for its powerful cavalry, military reforms, and role in the political fragmentation preceding the Qin unification.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
State of Zhao	21
state of Zhao canonical	2
State of Zhao (neighbor)	1
Zhao (state)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1647457 — 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: state of Zhao
Context triple: [Warring States period, hasPart, state of Zhao]

A. State of Qi
The State of Qi was a powerful ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, noted for its economic strength, political reforms, and cultural influence among the Warring States.
B. state of Qin
The state of Qin was an ancient Chinese kingdom in the western region of China that rose to power during the Warring States period and ultimately unified China, laying the foundation for the Qin dynasty.
C. State of Chu
The State of Chu was a powerful and culturally influential ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, known for its distinctive art, rituals, and major role in the Warring States period.
D. Hebei–Chahar political and military affairs
Hebei–Chahar political and military affairs refers to the regional governing and military administrative structure that oversaw political control and defense coordination in the Hebei and Chahar areas of northern China during the Republican era.
E. Zhenjin
Zhenjin was the designated heir and favored son of Kublai Khan, known for his Confucian education and role in the early Yuan dynasty’s administration before his premature death.
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: state of Zhao
Target entity description: The state of Zhao was a major Chinese feudal kingdom during the Warring States period, known for its powerful cavalry, military reforms, and role in the political fragmentation preceding the Qin unification.

A. State of Qi
The State of Qi was a powerful ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, noted for its economic strength, political reforms, and cultural influence among the Warring States.
B. state of Qin
The state of Qin was an ancient Chinese kingdom in the western region of China that rose to power during the Warring States period and ultimately unified China, laying the foundation for the Qin dynasty.
C. State of Chu
The State of Chu was a powerful and culturally influential ancient Chinese kingdom during the Zhou dynasty, known for its distinctive art, rituals, and major role in the Warring States period.
D. Hebei–Chahar political and military affairs
Hebei–Chahar political and military affairs refers to the regional governing and military administrative structure that oversaw political control and defense coordination in the Hebei and Chahar areas of northern China during the Republican era.
E. Zhenjin
Zhenjin was the designated heir and favored son of Kublai Khan, known for his Confucian education and role in the early Yuan dynasty’s administration before his premature death.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Warring States period polity ⓘ ancient Chinese state ⓘ
ally	State of Han ⓘ state of Wei ⓘ surface form: State of Wei
borderedBy	State of Han ⓘ State of Qin ⓘ state of Wei ⓘ surface form: State of Wei state of Yan ⓘ surface form: State of Yan nomadic tribes to the north ⓘ
capital	Handan ⓘ
causeOfEnd	conquest by Qin ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
conventionalLongName	state of Zhao self-link ⓘ surface form: State of Zhao
currency	Chinese knife money ⓘ round coins ⓘ
enemy	State of Qin ⓘ state of Wei ⓘ surface form: State of Wei state of Yan ⓘ surface form: State of Yan
era	Warring States period ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Zhou Chinese ⓘ
fellTo	state of Qin ⓘ surface form: Qin (state)
formedFrom	partition of Jin ⓘ
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Eastern Zhou ⓘ surface form: Eastern Zhou dynasty
knownFor	battles against Xiongnu and northern nomads ⓘ conflicts with Qin ⓘ military reforms ⓘ powerful cavalry ⓘ role in political fragmentation before Qin unification ⓘ
language	Old Chinese ⓘ
locatedIn	Chinese Central Plains region ⓘ North China ⓘ
majorBattle	Battle of Changping ⓘ Battle of Changping ⓘ surface form: Battle of Handan
militaryInnovation	adoption of cavalry ⓘ policy of “wearing Hu clothing and shooting from horseback” ⓘ
nativeName	趙 ⓘ
notableRuler	King Daoxiang of Zhao ⓘ King Huiwen of Zhao ⓘ King Wuling of Zhao ⓘ King Xiaocheng of Zhao ⓘ King Youmiu of Zhao ⓘ
partOf	Warring States period ⓘ surface form: Seven Warring States
predecessor	State of Jin ⓘ surface form: Jin (state)
presentLocation	modern Hebei ⓘ modern Inner Mongolia ⓘ modern Shanxi ⓘ
reform	King Wuling of Zhao’s military reforms ⓘ
rulingHouse	House of Zhao ⓘ
successor	Qin dynasty ⓘ surface form: Qin dynasty’s unified empire
timeEnd	228 BCE ⓘ
timeStart	5th century BCE ⓘ

How these facts were elicited