state of Yan

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Warring States period power ancient Chinese state

The state of Yan was an ancient Chinese kingdom located in the northeastern region of China, which played a significant role as one of the major powers during the Warring States period.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
State of Yan	5
state of Yan canonical	3
State of Yan (neighbor)	1
Yan (Zhou vassal state)	1
Yan (state)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1647455 — 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 Yan
Context triple: [Warring States period, hasPart, state of Yan]

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 Yue
The State of Yue was an ancient Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and early Warring States periods, known for its maritime strength and legendary rivalry with the State of Wu.
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. 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.
E. state of Zhao
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.
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 Yan
Target entity description: The state of Yan was an ancient Chinese kingdom located in the northeastern region of China, which played a significant role as one of the major powers during the Warring States period.

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 Yue
The State of Yue was an ancient Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and early Warring States periods, known for its maritime strength and legendary rivalry with the State of Wu.
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. 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.
E. state of Zhao
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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Warring States period power ⓘ ancient Chinese state ⓘ
borderedBy	Xianbei ⓘ surface form: Donghu tribes Gojoseon to the northeast ⓘ State of Qi ⓘ state of Zhao ⓘ surface form: State of Zhao
capital	Ji ⓘ Xiadu ⓘ
conqueredBy	State of Qin ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
culturalSphere	Sinosphere ⓘ
dateOfConquest	222 BCE ⓘ
economy	based on agriculture, animal husbandry, and trade ⓘ
era	Spring and Autumn period ⓘ Warring States period ⓘ
foundingDynasty	Ji clan ⓘ surface form: Ji clan of Zhou royal lineage
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ
historicalStatus	one of the Seven Warring States ⓘ
knownFor	frontier state facing nomadic peoples to the north ⓘ maritime and overland trade contacts with Korean peninsula ⓘ strong cavalry and frontier defenses ⓘ
language	Old Chinese ⓘ
legalSystem	influenced by Legalist thought in late Warring States period ⓘ
locatedIn	Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region ⓘ surface form: Beijing region Hebei ⓘ surface form: Hebei region Liaoning ⓘ surface form: Liaoning region northeastern China ⓘ southern Manchuria ⓘ
majorRival	State of Qi ⓘ State of Qin ⓘ state of Zhao ⓘ surface form: State of Zhao
militaryFeature	frontier fortifications and walls in the north ⓘ
notableEvent	assassination attempt on King Zheng of Qin by Jing Ke ⓘ participation in the Battle of Changping era conflicts ⓘ
notableFigure	General Qin Kai ⓘ Jing Ke ⓘ King Zhao of Yan ⓘ Prince Dan of Yan ⓘ
partOf	Zhou dynasty world ⓘ
predecessor	state of Yan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Yan (Zhou vassal state)
religion	Chinese folk religion ⓘ ancestor worship ⓘ
rulingHouse	Ji clan ⓘ
strategicRole	buffer state between Central Plains states and northern nomads ⓘ
successor	Qin dynasty ⓘ
territorialExpansion	expansion into Liaodong region ⓘ
writingSystem	Chinese characters ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Warring States period → hasPart → state of Yan ⓘ

Gojoseon → neighbor → state of Yan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yan (state)

State of Qi → region → state of Yan ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Yan (neighbor)

Spring and Autumn period → hasPart → state of Yan ⓘ

state of Zhao → enemy → state of Yan ⓘ

subject surface form: State of Zhao