Kaihuang
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Kaihuang was the inaugural era name of Emperor Wen of the Sui dynasty, marking a period of political consolidation and major reforms in early imperial China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kaihuang canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4628416 — 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: Kaihuang Context triple: [Sui dynasty, eraName, Kaihuang]
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Sui dynasty
The Sui dynasty was a short-lived but pivotal Chinese imperial dynasty (581–618 CE) that reunified China after centuries of division and laid the foundations for the subsequent Tang dynasty through major administrative and infrastructural reforms.
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B.
Emperor Shaotian
Emperor Shaotian is the posthumous temple name given to the Yongli Emperor, the last sovereign of the Southern Ming dynasty who resisted the Qing conquest in 17th-century China.
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C.
Emperor Su
Emperor Su is the posthumous temple name of the Longqing Emperor, a Ming dynasty ruler known for easing some of his predecessor’s harsh policies and briefly revitalizing the Chinese empire in the 16th century.
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D.
Emperor Guangwu of Han
Emperor Guangwu of Han was the founding ruler of the Eastern Han dynasty, known for reunifying China after the collapse of the Western Han and restoring stable imperial rule.
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E.
Huiguo
Huiguo was a prominent Chinese Buddhist monk of the Tang dynasty and a key master of Esoteric Buddhism who played a crucial role in transmitting these teachings to the Japanese monk Kūkai (Kobo Daishi).
- 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: Kaihuang Target entity description: Kaihuang was the inaugural era name of Emperor Wen of the Sui dynasty, marking a period of political consolidation and major reforms in early imperial China.
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A.
Sui dynasty
The Sui dynasty was a short-lived but pivotal Chinese imperial dynasty (581–618 CE) that reunified China after centuries of division and laid the foundations for the subsequent Tang dynasty through major administrative and infrastructural reforms.
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B.
Emperor Shaotian
Emperor Shaotian is the posthumous temple name given to the Yongli Emperor, the last sovereign of the Southern Ming dynasty who resisted the Qing conquest in 17th-century China.
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C.
Emperor Su
Emperor Su is the posthumous temple name of the Longqing Emperor, a Ming dynasty ruler known for easing some of his predecessor’s harsh policies and briefly revitalizing the Chinese empire in the 16th century.
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D.
Emperor Guangwu of Han
Emperor Guangwu of Han was the founding ruler of the Eastern Han dynasty, known for reunifying China after the collapse of the Western Han and restoring stable imperial rule.
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E.
Huiguo
Huiguo was a prominent Chinese Buddhist monk of the Tang dynasty and a key master of Esoteric Buddhism who played a crucial role in transmitting these teachings to the Japanese monk Kūkai (Kobo Daishi).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese era name
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historical period ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
codification of the Kaihuang Code
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fiscal reforms ⓘ land equalization policies ⓘ legal code reforms ⓘ major administrative reforms ⓘ political consolidation of China under Sui ⓘ reduction of corvée labor burdens ⓘ standardization of local administration ⓘ |
| capitalDuringEra |
Chang’an
NERFINISHED
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Daxing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 開皇 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChineseNameSimplified | 开皇 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| dynasty | Sui dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 600 ⓘ |
| eraNumber | first era of the Sui dynasty ⓘ |
| follows | Northern Zhou era names ⓘ |
| governmentType | imperial monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation period for Sui-Tang institutional systems
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model for later Tang legal and administrative codes ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCode | Kaihuang Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning | Opening of prosperity ⓘ |
| notableFor |
centralization of imperial authority
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promotion of Confucian governance ideals ⓘ reconstruction of infrastructure ⓘ relative internal stability ⓘ |
| precedes | Renshou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorState |
Chen dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Northern Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| reignOf | Emperor Wen of Sui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Buddhism in China
NERFINISHED
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Daoism in China ⓘ state Confucianism ⓘ |
| rulingHouse | House of Yang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startYear | 581 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century ⓘ |
| transliterationPinyin | Kāihuáng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Emperor Wen of Sui
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yang Jian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kaihuang Description of subject: Kaihuang was the inaugural era name of Emperor Wen of the Sui dynasty, marking a period of political consolidation and major reforms in early imperial China.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.