Su Shi
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Su Shi was a renowned Song dynasty Chinese poet, essayist, calligrapher, and statesman celebrated as one of the greatest literary figures in Chinese history.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1645271 — 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: Su Shi Context triple: [Song dynasty, notablePerson, Su Shi]
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A.
Yu Chengwan
Yu Chengwan was a Chinese military commander best known for leading Nationalist forces during the World War II-era Battle of Changde against the Imperial Japanese Army.
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B.
He Zizhen
He Zizhen was a Chinese revolutionary and early Communist Party member best known as one of Mao Zedong’s wives and a participant in the Long March.
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C.
Shan Zuchang
Shan Zuchang is a Chinese businessman best known for serving as chairman of English football club West Bromwich Albion.
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D.
Qu Yuan
Qu Yuan was an ancient Chinese poet and statesman of the Warring States period, renowned for his patriotic verse and associated with the origins of the Dragon Boat Festival.
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E.
Song Shilun
Song Shilun was a prominent Chinese general of the People’s Volunteer Army during the Korean War, noted for leading Chinese forces in major campaigns against United Nations troops.
- 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: Su Shi Target entity description: Su Shi was a renowned Song dynasty Chinese poet, essayist, calligrapher, and statesman celebrated as one of the greatest literary figures in Chinese history.
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A.
Yu Chengwan
Yu Chengwan was a Chinese military commander best known for leading Nationalist forces during the World War II-era Battle of Changde against the Imperial Japanese Army.
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B.
He Zizhen
He Zizhen was a Chinese revolutionary and early Communist Party member best known as one of Mao Zedong’s wives and a participant in the Long March.
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C.
Shan Zuchang
Shan Zuchang is a Chinese businessman best known for serving as chairman of English football club West Bromwich Albion.
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D.
Qu Yuan
Qu Yuan was an ancient Chinese poet and statesman of the Warring States period, renowned for his patriotic verse and associated with the origins of the Dragon Boat Festival.
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E.
Song Shilun
Song Shilun was a prominent Chinese general of the People’s Volunteer Army during the Korean War, noted for leading Chinese forces in major campaigns against United Nations troops.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese poet
ⓘ
Song dynasty person ⓘ calligrapher ⓘ essayist ⓘ human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Su Shi
ⓘ
surface form:
Su Dongpo
|
| artName | Dongpo Jushi ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1037 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Song dynasty ⓘ |
| courtesyName | Zizhan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1101 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Song dynasty ⓘ |
| era |
Song dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Song dynasty
|
| familyName | Su ⓘ |
| father |
Su Zhe
ⓘ
surface form:
Su Xun
|
| fieldOfWork |
calligraphy
ⓘ
literature ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| genre |
ci poetry
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ prose ⓘ |
| givenName | Shi ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lu You
ⓘ
Xin Qiji ⓘ later Chinese literati ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| memberOf | Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song ⓘ |
| movement | Song poetry ⓘ |
| name | Su Shi self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
calligraphy
ⓘ
ci poetry innovation ⓘ prose essays ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ding Feng Bo · Mo Ting Chuan Lin Da Ye Sheng
ⓘ
Former Ode on the Red Cliffs ⓘ Jiang Cheng Zi · Mi Zhou Chu Lie ⓘ Former Ode on the Red Cliffs ⓘ
surface form:
Latter Ode on the Red Cliffs
Nian Nu Jiao · Chibi Huai Gu ⓘ Shui Diao Ge Tou · Ming Yue Ji Shi You ⓘ |
| occupation |
calligrapher
ⓘ
essayist ⓘ painter ⓘ philosopher ⓘ poet ⓘ statesman ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Meishan
ⓘ
Sichuan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Sichuan
|
| placeOfDeath | Changzhou ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
governor of Hangzhou
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governor of Huizhou ⓘ governor of Huzhou ⓘ governor of Xuzhou ⓘ official in Huangzhou ⓘ official of the Song dynasty ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
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Daoism ⓘ |
| sibling | Su Zhe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Su Shi Description of subject: Su Shi was a renowned Song dynasty Chinese poet, essayist, calligrapher, and statesman celebrated as one of the greatest literary figures in Chinese history.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Su Dongpo