Three Principles of the People
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The Three Principles of the People is Sun Yat-sen’s foundational political philosophy for modern China, advocating nationalism, democracy, and people’s livelihood as the basis for a republican state.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T314461 — 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: Three Principles of the People Context triple: [National Revolutionary Army, ideology, Three Principles of the People]
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Provisional State Council
The Provisional State Council was the temporary legislative body that served as Israel’s first parliament during the early months following its declaration of independence in 1948.
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Kuomintang
The Kuomintang is a major Chinese political party, historically known for leading the Republic of China, opposing the Chinese Communist Party in the Chinese Civil War, and later governing Taiwan for decades.
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Meiji Constitution
The Meiji Constitution was Japan’s first modern constitution, establishing a constitutional monarchy under the Meiji Emperor and shaping the country’s political system from 1890 until the end of World War II.
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Republic of China
The Republic of China is a state founded in 1912 that governed mainland China until 1949 and has since administered Taiwan and surrounding islands from its capital in Taipei.
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Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese revolutionary leader and political thinker widely regarded as the founding father of modern China and a key figure in the overthrow of the Qing 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: Three Principles of the People Target entity description: The Three Principles of the People is Sun Yat-sen’s foundational political philosophy for modern China, advocating nationalism, democracy, and people’s livelihood as the basis for a republican state.
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A.
Provisional State Council
The Provisional State Council was the temporary legislative body that served as Israel’s first parliament during the early months following its declaration of independence in 1948.
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B.
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang is a major Chinese political party, historically known for leading the Republic of China, opposing the Chinese Communist Party in the Chinese Civil War, and later governing Taiwan for decades.
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C.
Meiji Constitution
The Meiji Constitution was Japan’s first modern constitution, establishing a constitutional monarchy under the Meiji Emperor and shaping the country’s political system from 1890 until the end of World War II.
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D.
Republic of China
The Republic of China is a state founded in 1912 that governed mainland China until 1949 and has since administered Taiwan and surrounding islands from its capital in Taipei.
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Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese revolutionary leader and political thinker widely regarded as the founding father of modern China and a key figure in the overthrow of the Qing dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foundational doctrine
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guiding principle ⓘ ideology ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
achieve national independence
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establish a modern republican state ⓘ improve people’s economic welfare ⓘ overthrow imperial rule in China ⓘ secure popular sovereignty ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Three Principles of the People
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surface form:
Sanmin Zhuyi
Three People’s Principles ⓘ Three Principles of the People ⓘ
surface form:
Three Principles of the People’s
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| appliesToJurisdiction | Republic of China ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese republican movement
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1911 Wuchang Uprising ⓘ
surface form:
Xinhai Revolution
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| codifiedIn | political programs of the Kuomintang ⓘ |
| coreTenet |
balanced distribution of land and wealth
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national self-determination ⓘ sovereignty belongs to the people ⓘ the people are the foundation of the state ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| creator | Sun Yat-sen ⓘ |
| describedIn | Sun Yat-sen’s lectures on the Three Principles of the People ⓘ |
| formulatedBy | Sun Yat-sen ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Taiwanese political system
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modern Chinese political thought ⓘ |
| hasMotto | nationalism, democracy, people’s livelihood ⓘ |
| hasPart |
"One man, one vote"
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surface form:
Principle of Democracy
Principle of Nationalism ⓘ Three Principles of the People self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Principle of People’s Livelihood
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| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kuomintang
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surface form:
Kuomintang ideology
Constitution of the Republic of China ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of China Constitution
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| influencedBy |
American constitutionalism
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Western liberalism ⓘ nationalism ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
democracy
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nationalism ⓘ people’s livelihood ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| placeOfDevelopment |
Guangzhou
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Shanghai ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | Chinese revolutionary ideology ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese constitutionalism
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Chinese nationalism ⓘ Chinese republicanism ⓘ |
| taughtAt | political schools of the Kuomintang ⓘ |
| usedAs | party doctrine of the Kuomintang ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Three Principles of the People Description of subject: The Three Principles of the People is Sun Yat-sen’s foundational political philosophy for modern China, advocating nationalism, democracy, and people’s livelihood as the basis for a republican state.
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Three Principles of the People
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Three Principles of the People
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this entity surface form:
Principle of People’s Livelihood
this entity surface form:
Sanmin Zhuyi
this entity surface form:
Three Principles of the People’s
this entity surface form:
三民主義
this entity surface form:
Three Principles of the People (political doctrine)
this entity surface form:
Sanmin Zhuyi ge
this entity surface form:
Three Principles of the People speech
Chinese Nationalist side in the Second Sino-Japanese War
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ideology
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Three Principles of the People
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this entity surface form:
Sun Yat-sen’s Three Principles of the People
subject surface form:
National Revolutionary Army
this entity surface form:
Sanmin Zhuyi
this entity surface form:
The Meaning of Sun Yat-senism