Emperor Xianzong of Tang
E229152
Emperor Xianzong of Tang was a ninth-century Chinese emperor known for briefly revitalizing central imperial authority and curbing regional warlords during the late Tang dynasty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emperor Xianzong of Tang canonical | 3 |
| Wenzong | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1860716 — 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: Emperor Xianzong of Tang Context triple: [Tang dynasty, notableRuler, Emperor Xianzong of Tang]
-
A.
Emperor Dezong of Tang
Emperor Dezong of Tang was a late 8th-century Chinese emperor whose troubled reign was marked by fiscal reforms, warlord autonomy, and repeated rebellions that weakened the Tang dynasty’s central authority.
-
B.
Emperor Daizong of Tang
Emperor Daizong of Tang was a Chinese sovereign who ruled the Tang dynasty in the late 8th century, overseeing efforts to restore imperial authority following the turmoil of the An Lushan Rebellion.
-
C.
Emperor Suzong of Tang
Emperor Suzong of Tang was a mid-8th-century Chinese emperor best known for helping to suppress the An Lushan Rebellion and attempting to restore the stability and authority of the Tang dynasty.
-
D.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was a prominent 8th-century Chinese ruler whose long reign marked the Tang dynasty’s peak of cultural flourishing before its decline following the An Lushan Rebellion.
-
E.
Emperor Gaozong of Tang
Emperor Gaozong of Tang was a 7th-century Chinese emperor who oversaw the Tang dynasty at its territorial height and is known for his close political partnership with Empress Wu Zetian.
- 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: Emperor Xianzong of Tang Target entity description: Emperor Xianzong of Tang was a ninth-century Chinese emperor known for briefly revitalizing central imperial authority and curbing regional warlords during the late Tang dynasty.
-
A.
Emperor Dezong of Tang
Emperor Dezong of Tang was a late 8th-century Chinese emperor whose troubled reign was marked by fiscal reforms, warlord autonomy, and repeated rebellions that weakened the Tang dynasty’s central authority.
-
B.
Emperor Daizong of Tang
Emperor Daizong of Tang was a Chinese sovereign who ruled the Tang dynasty in the late 8th century, overseeing efforts to restore imperial authority following the turmoil of the An Lushan Rebellion.
-
C.
Emperor Suzong of Tang
Emperor Suzong of Tang was a mid-8th-century Chinese emperor best known for helping to suppress the An Lushan Rebellion and attempting to restore the stability and authority of the Tang dynasty.
-
D.
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was a prominent 8th-century Chinese ruler whose long reign marked the Tang dynasty’s peak of cultural flourishing before its decline following the An Lushan Rebellion.
-
E.
Emperor Gaozong of Tang
Emperor Gaozong of Tang was a 7th-century Chinese emperor who oversaw the Tang dynasty at its territorial height and is known for his close political partnership with Empress Wu Zetian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tang dynasty emperor
ⓘ
emperor of China ⓘ |
| associatedWith | eunuch dominance in late Tang politics ⓘ |
| birthDate | 778 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chang'an ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Jingling Mausoleum ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suspected poisoning by eunuchs ⓘ |
| child |
Emperor Muzong of Tang
ⓘ
Li Hun ⓘ Li Ji ⓘ Li Jiong ⓘ Li Kuan ⓘ Li Yi ⓘ Li Yue ⓘ Li Yun ⓘ Princess Shou'an ⓘ Princess Tongchang ⓘ |
| country | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| deathDate | 820 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Chang'an ⓘ |
| dynasticTitle | Emperor Xianzong of Tang self-link ⓘ |
| era |
Yuanhe era
ⓘ
surface form:
Yongzhen era
Yuanhe era ⓘ |
| eraName |
Yongzhen
ⓘ
Yuanhe ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| father | Emperor Shunzong of Tang ⓘ |
| house |
Tang imperial family
ⓘ
surface form:
Li family of Tang
|
| knownFor |
curbing the power of jiedushi (military governors)
ⓘ
military campaigns against regional warlords ⓘ revitalizing central imperial authority during the late Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mother | Consort Wang ⓘ |
| notableCampaign |
campaign against the warlord Li Shidao of Pinglu Circuit
ⓘ
campaign against the warlord Liu Pi of Zhaoyi Circuit ⓘ campaign against the warlord Wu Yuanji of Zhangyi Circuit ⓘ |
| period |
Late Tang warlord era
ⓘ
surface form:
late Tang dynasty
|
| personalName | Li Chun ⓘ |
| policy | strengthening central control over regional military governors ⓘ |
| predecessor | Emperor Shunzong of Tang ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 820 ⓘ |
| reignName | Yuanhe ⓘ |
| reignStart | 805 ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ |
| spouse | Empress He ⓘ |
| successor | Emperor Muzong of Tang ⓘ |
| templeName | Xianzong ⓘ |
| usedTitleBeforeAccession |
Crown Prince of Tang
ⓘ
Prince of Guangling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Emperor Xianzong of Tang Description of subject: Emperor Xianzong of Tang was a ninth-century Chinese emperor known for briefly revitalizing central imperial authority and curbing regional warlords during the late Tang dynasty.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wenzong