Ouyang Xiu
E189454
Ouyang Xiu was an influential Song dynasty statesman, historian, and literary figure renowned for his prose, poetry, and role in shaping classical Chinese literature and scholarship.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ouyang Xiu canonical | 2 |
| Yongshu (永叔) | 1 |
| 歐陽修 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1645274 — 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: Ouyang Xiu Context triple: [Song dynasty, notablePerson, Ouyang Xiu]
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A.
Su Shi
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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B.
Sima Guang
Sima Guang was an influential Song dynasty historian and statesman best known for compiling the monumental historical chronicle "Zizhi Tongjian."
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C.
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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D.
Li Si
Li Si was a powerful Chinese statesman and legalist philosopher who served as chancellor under Qin Shi Huang and played a key role in the unification and centralization of China.
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E.
Shen Kuo
Shen Kuo was an 11th-century Chinese polymath—scientist, statesman, engineer, and writer—renowned for his pioneering work in astronomy, mathematics, geology, and technology during the Song dynasty.
- 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: Ouyang Xiu Target entity description: Ouyang Xiu was an influential Song dynasty statesman, historian, and literary figure renowned for his prose, poetry, and role in shaping classical Chinese literature and scholarship.
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A.
Su Shi
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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B.
Sima Guang
Sima Guang was an influential Song dynasty historian and statesman best known for compiling the monumental historical chronicle "Zizhi Tongjian."
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C.
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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D.
Li Si
Li Si was a powerful Chinese statesman and legalist philosopher who served as chancellor under Qin Shi Huang and played a key role in the unification and centralization of China.
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E.
Shen Kuo
Shen Kuo was an 11th-century Chinese polymath—scientist, statesman, engineer, and writer—renowned for his pioneering work in astronomy, mathematics, geology, and technology during the Song dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese essayist
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Chinese historian ⓘ Chinese poet ⓘ Confucian scholar ⓘ Song dynasty official ⓘ human ⓘ |
| artName |
Zuiweng
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Zuiweng (醉翁) ⓘ |
| authored |
Collected Works of Ouyang Wenzhong Gong
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Guitian Lu (Gui tian lu, 歸田錄) ⓘ Xin Tang Shu (新唐書) ⓘ
surface form:
New Book of Tang
New History of the Five Dynasties ⓘ Records of the Pavilion of the Old Drunkard ⓘ Xin Tang Shu (新唐書) ⓘ Xin Wudai Shi (新五代史) ⓘ Zuiweng Ting Ji (醉翁亭記) ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1007-08-01 ⓘ |
| ChineseName |
Ouyang Xiu
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
歐陽修
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| contributedTo | compilation of official histories ⓘ |
| courtesyName |
Yongshu
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Ouyang Xiu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Yongshu (永叔)
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| deathDate | 1072-09-22 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Song dynasty ⓘ |
| era |
Song dynasty
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surface form:
Northern Song
|
| heldOffice |
Hanlin Academician
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Vice Grand Councilor of the Song dynasty ⓘ prefect of Chuzhou ⓘ prefect of Yangzhou ⓘ prefect of Yingzhou ⓘ |
| influenced |
Su Shi
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Wang Anshi ⓘ Zeng Gong ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ci poetry
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historical writing ⓘ influence on Song literature ⓘ revival of classical prose style ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| movement | Ancient Prose Movement ⓘ |
| nationality | Song dynasty ⓘ |
| occupation |
calligrapher
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essayist ⓘ historian ⓘ poet ⓘ scholar-official ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| posthumousName |
Wenzhong
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Wenzhong Gong (文忠公) ⓘ |
| religion | Confucianism ⓘ |
| style | prose in the guwen (ancient-style) tradition ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Zeng Gong ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ouyang Xiu Description of subject: Ouyang Xiu was an influential Song dynasty statesman, historian, and literary figure renowned for his prose, poetry, and role in shaping classical Chinese literature and scholarship.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
歐陽修
this entity surface form:
Yongshu (永叔)