Yumen Pass
E417532
Yumen Pass is an ancient gateway on the Silk Road in Gansu, China, historically serving as a strategic military and trade outpost on the empire’s western frontier.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yangguan Pass | 2 |
| Yumen Pass canonical | 2 |
| Yumen Guan | 1 |
| 玉门关 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4133153 — 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: Yumen Pass Context triple: [Dunhuang, nearbyAttraction, Yumen Pass]
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A.
Gubeikou Pass
Gubeikou Pass is a historically significant mountain pass in northern China, known for its strategic location along the Great Wall and its role in defending the approaches to Beijing.
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B.
Lengkou Pass
Lengkou Pass is a strategically important mountain pass in northern China that formed part of the Great Wall’s defensive system and was the site of significant military engagements.
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C.
Juyongguan
Juyongguan is a famous mountain pass northwest of Beijing that hosts one of the most visited and historically significant sections of the Great Wall of China.
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D.
Hexi Corridor
The Hexi Corridor is a historically vital stretch of the Silk Road in northwestern China, serving as a strategic gateway between central China and Central Asia.
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E.
Shuangshi Jie
Shuangshi Jie is the Chinese name for Double Ten Day, the national day of the Republic of China (Taiwan) commemorating the Wuchang Uprising of October 10, 1911.
- 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: Yumen Pass Target entity description: Yumen Pass is an ancient gateway on the Silk Road in Gansu, China, historically serving as a strategic military and trade outpost on the empire’s western frontier.
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A.
Gubeikou Pass
Gubeikou Pass is a historically significant mountain pass in northern China, known for its strategic location along the Great Wall and its role in defending the approaches to Beijing.
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B.
Lengkou Pass
Lengkou Pass is a strategically important mountain pass in northern China that formed part of the Great Wall’s defensive system and was the site of significant military engagements.
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C.
Juyongguan
Juyongguan is a famous mountain pass northwest of Beijing that hosts one of the most visited and historically significant sections of the Great Wall of China.
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D.
Hexi Corridor
The Hexi Corridor is a historically vital stretch of the Silk Road in northwestern China, serving as a strategic gateway between central China and Central Asia.
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E.
Shuangshi Jie
Shuangshi Jie is the Chinese name for Double Ten Day, the national day of the Republic of China (Taiwan) commemorating the Wuchang Uprising of October 10, 1911.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Silk Road site
ⓘ
historical site ⓘ mountain pass ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Dunhuang
ⓘ
surface form:
Dunhuang City authorities
|
| alternativeName | Jade Gate Pass ⓘ |
| builtDuring |
Han dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Han dynasty
|
| builtFor |
controlling Silk Road traffic
ⓘ
protecting the Hexi Corridor ⓘ |
| ChineseName |
Yumen Pass
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
玉门关
|
| connectedTo |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Tarim Basin ⓘ oases of the Western Regions ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximately 40.3°N 93.0°E ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| etymology | name means "Jade Gate Pass" in Chinese ⓘ |
| function |
gateway between Central China and Central Asia
ⓘ
outpost on the empire’s western frontier ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteType |
earthen ramparts
ⓘ
fortified gate ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Han dynasty
ⓘ
Han dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Western Han dynasty
|
| locatedIn |
Dunhuang
ⓘ
surface form:
Dunhuang area
Gansu Province ⓘ
surface form:
Gansu
Gobi Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Gobi Desert region
Hexi Corridor ⓘ Northwest China ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern China
|
| locatedNear |
Dunhuang City
ⓘ
surface form:
Dunhuang
Great Wall region ⓘ
surface form:
Great Wall frontier sections
|
| locatedOn | western frontier of ancient China ⓘ |
| material |
rammed earth
ⓘ
tamped earth ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | classical Chinese poetry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | jade ⓘ |
| partOf |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor
frontier defense system of the Han dynasty ⓘ |
| romanization |
Yumen Pass
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Yumen Guan
|
| significance |
key node on the ancient Silk Road
ⓘ
symbolic western gate of China in classical literature ⓘ |
| status | ruins ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
border control
ⓘ
communication between China and Central Asia ⓘ military defense ⓘ trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yumen Pass Description of subject: Yumen Pass is an ancient gateway on the Silk Road in Gansu, China, historically serving as a strategic military and trade outpost on the empire’s western frontier.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yangguan Pass
this entity surface form:
Yangguan Pass
this entity surface form:
玉门关
this entity surface form:
Yumen Guan