Trial of the Gang of Four
E401870
The Trial of the Gang of Four was a high-profile 1980–1981 Chinese court proceeding in which top Cultural Revolution leaders, including Jiang Qing, were prosecuted and publicly condemned after Mao Zedong’s death.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trial of the Gang of Four canonical | 2 |
| Gang of Four trial | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3947370 — 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: Trial of the Gang of Four Context triple: [Gang of Four, trialName, Trial of the Gang of Four]
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A.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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B.
Trial of the Seventeen
Trial of the Seventeen is a fantasy novel in the Spellmonger series by Terry Mancour, continuing the epic tale of mage Minalan and his allies as they confront escalating magical and political threats.
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C.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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D.
Murder in the Supreme Court
Murder in the Supreme Court is a political mystery novel by Margaret Truman that follows a murder investigation set within the inner workings of the United States Supreme Court.
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E.
Tokyo Trial
The Tokyo Trial was the post–World War II international military tribunal that prosecuted Japanese leaders for war crimes and crimes against peace in the Asia-Pacific region.
- 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: Trial of the Gang of Four Target entity description: The Trial of the Gang of Four was a high-profile 1980–1981 Chinese court proceeding in which top Cultural Revolution leaders, including Jiang Qing, were prosecuted and publicly condemned after Mao Zedong’s death.
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A.
Trial of the Twenty-One
The Trial of the Twenty-One was a 1938 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks and party leaders were accused of treason and executed, marking one of the most infamous episodes of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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B.
Trial of the Seventeen
Trial of the Seventeen is a fantasy novel in the Spellmonger series by Terry Mancour, continuing the epic tale of mage Minalan and his allies as they confront escalating magical and political threats.
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C.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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D.
Murder in the Supreme Court
Murder in the Supreme Court is a political mystery novel by Margaret Truman that follows a murder investigation set within the inner workings of the United States Supreme Court.
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E.
Tokyo Trial
The Tokyo Trial was the post–World War II international military tribunal that prosecuted Japanese leaders for war crimes and crimes against peace in the Asia-Pacific region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal trial
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political trial ⓘ show trial ⓘ |
| aim |
to condemn excesses of the Cultural Revolution
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to delegitimize radical Maoist faction ⓘ to legitimize new leadership ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Trial of the Gang of Four
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surface form:
Gang of Four trial
trial of Jiang Qing and others ⓘ |
| charges |
counterrevolutionary crimes
ⓘ
persecution of officials and citizens ⓘ subversion of state power ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| endTime | 1981 ⓘ |
| follows |
Cultural Revolution
ⓘ
death of Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| hasDefendant |
Jiang Qing
ⓘ
Wang Hongwen ⓘ Yao Wenyuan ⓘ Zhang Chunqiao ⓘ |
| hasDefendantCollective |
Gang of Four
ⓘ
Lin Biao clique ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Reform and Opening era ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| laterCommutationOfJiangQingSentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| laterCommutationOfZhangChunqiaoSentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of the People's Republic of China
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Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China ⓘ |
| location | Beijing ⓘ |
| mediaFormat | edited trial transcripts published in China ⓘ |
| outcome |
conviction of Jiang Qing
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conviction of Wang Hongwen ⓘ conviction of Yao Wenyuan ⓘ conviction of Zhang Chunqiao ⓘ |
| partOf |
Deng Xiaoping's consolidation of power
ⓘ
post-Mao political transition ⓘ |
| presidingBody |
Supreme People's Court of China
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surface form:
Special Court of the Supreme People's Court of China
|
| prosecutingBody | Supreme People's Procuratorate of China ⓘ |
| publicity |
broadcast on radio
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reported in Chinese press ⓘ televised ⓘ |
| sentenceOfJiangQing | death sentence with two-year reprieve ⓘ |
| sentenceOfWangHongwen | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| sentenceOfYaoWenyuan | 20 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| sentenceOfZhangChunqiao | death sentence with two-year reprieve ⓘ |
| significance |
marked official end of the Cultural Revolution
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symbolized repudiation of Maoist radicalism ⓘ |
| startTime | 1980 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trial of the Gang of Four Description of subject: The Trial of the Gang of Four was a high-profile 1980–1981 Chinese court proceeding in which top Cultural Revolution leaders, including Jiang Qing, were prosecuted and publicly condemned after Mao Zedong’s death.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Gang of Four trial