Spring and Autumn Annals
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The Spring and Autumn Annals is an ancient Chinese chronicle of the State of Lu that became a foundational Confucian classic, studied for its terse historical records and moral-political interpretations.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spring and Autumn Annals canonical | 6 |
| Chunqiu (Spring and Autumn Annals) | 1 |
| Spring and Autumn Annals of the state of Lu | 1 |
| Zuo Zhuan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2312186 — 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: Spring and Autumn Annals Context triple: [Confucius, workAttributed, Spring and Autumn Annals]
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A.
Book of Documents
The Book of Documents is one of the oldest and most revered Chinese classics, comprising a collection of historical speeches and governmental records that deeply shaped Confucian political and moral thought.
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B.
Guoyu
Guoyu is the official standardized form of the Chinese language used in mainland China and other Chinese-speaking regions.
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C.
Book of Han
The Book of Han is an official Chinese historical text that chronicles the history, politics, and culture of the Western Han dynasty.
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D.
Records of the Grand Historian
Records of the Grand Historian is an influential ancient Chinese historical text by Sima Qian that systematically chronicles Chinese history from legendary times through the early Han period.
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E.
Zizhi Tongjian
Zizhi Tongjian is an 11th-century Chinese chronological historical text compiled under Sima Guang that provides a comprehensive narrative of Chinese history from the Warring States period to the Five Dynasties.
- 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: Spring and Autumn Annals Target entity description: The Spring and Autumn Annals is an ancient Chinese chronicle of the State of Lu that became a foundational Confucian classic, studied for its terse historical records and moral-political interpretations.
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A.
Book of Documents
The Book of Documents is one of the oldest and most revered Chinese classics, comprising a collection of historical speeches and governmental records that deeply shaped Confucian political and moral thought.
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B.
Guoyu
Guoyu is the official standardized form of the Chinese language used in mainland China and other Chinese-speaking regions.
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C.
Book of Han
The Book of Han is an official Chinese historical text that chronicles the history, politics, and culture of the Western Han dynasty.
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D.
Records of the Grand Historian
Records of the Grand Historian is an influential ancient Chinese historical text by Sima Qian that systematically chronicles Chinese history from legendary times through the early Han period.
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E.
Zizhi Tongjian
Zizhi Tongjian is an 11th-century Chinese chronological historical text compiled under Sima Guang that provides a comprehensive narrative of Chinese history from the Warring States period to the Five Dynasties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese classic text
ⓘ
Confucian classic ⓘ historical chronicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Chunqiu ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | subtle wording as praise and blame ⓘ |
| associatedState | State of Lu ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
State of Lu’s official records
ⓘ
moral judgment of history ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | core text in the Confucian canon ⓘ |
| commentaryTradition |
Gongyang Commentary
ⓘ
Guliang Commentary ⓘ Zuo Zhuan ⓘ
surface form:
Zuo Commentary
|
| compiledFrom | Lu court chronicles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient China ⓘ |
| earliestEntryYear | 722 BC ⓘ |
| focus |
diplomatic events
ⓘ
military events ⓘ natural disasters ⓘ political events ⓘ ritual events ⓘ |
| genre |
annals
ⓘ
chronicle ⓘ |
| hasCommentary |
Gongyang Commentary
ⓘ
surface form:
Chunqiu Gongyangzhuan
Chunqiu Guliangzhuan ⓘ Zuo Zhuan ⓘ
surface form:
Chunqiu Zuozhuan
|
| historicalPeriod | Spring and Autumn period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese historiography
ⓘ
Confucian political thought ⓘ Japanese Confucianism ⓘ Korean Confucianism ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| latestEntryYear | 481 BC ⓘ |
| length | about 16,000 characters ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Spring and Autumn period
ⓘ
surface form:
春秋
|
| partOf | Five Classics ⓘ |
| periodCovered | 722 BC–481 BC ⓘ |
| philosophicalInterpretation |
Han dynasty Confucian synthesis
ⓘ
surface form:
New Text Confucianism
Old Text Confucianism ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
legitimacy of political authority
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moral evaluation of rulers and states ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | East Asia ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Confucianism ⓘ |
| structure | chronological entries ⓘ |
| studiedBy | Confucian scholars ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Chinese imperial examination system
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surface form:
Imperial examination system
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| timeOfCompilation | late Spring and Autumn period ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Confucius ⓘ |
| usedFor | education of scholar-officials ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
laconic
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terse ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Spring and Autumn Annals Description of subject: The Spring and Autumn Annals is an ancient Chinese chronicle of the State of Lu that became a foundational Confucian classic, studied for its terse historical records and moral-political interpretations.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zuo Zhuan
this entity surface form:
Spring and Autumn Annals of the state of Lu
this entity surface form:
Chunqiu (Spring and Autumn Annals)