Jinhan confederacy
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The Jinhan confederacy was an ancient league of small Korean chiefdoms in southeastern Korea that preceded and was eventually absorbed by the kingdom of Silla.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gaya confederacy | 3 |
| Jinhan confederacy canonical | 2 |
| Samhan confederacies | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5036433 — 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: Jinhan confederacy Context triple: [Silla, predecessor, Jinhan confederacy]
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A.
State of Jin
The State of Jin was a powerful feudal state of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China, prominent during the Spring and Autumn period for its military strength and complex aristocratic politics.
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B.
State of Wu
The State of Wu was an ancient Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn period, known for its powerful military, naval strength, and rivalry with the State of Yue.
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C.
Kwararafa confederacy
The Kwararafa confederacy was a powerful precolonial multi-ethnic state in the central Nigerian Middle Belt, historically dominated by the Jukun people and known for its military campaigns against major West African kingdoms.
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D.
Eastern Wu
Eastern Wu was a powerful kingdom during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known for its strong naval forces and control of the lower Yangtze River region.
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E.
State of Han
The State of Han was a minor Warring States–period kingdom in ancient China, situated in central China and often overshadowed and pressured by more powerful neighbors such as Qin and Chu.
- 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: Jinhan confederacy Target entity description: The Jinhan confederacy was an ancient league of small Korean chiefdoms in southeastern Korea that preceded and was eventually absorbed by the kingdom of Silla.
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A.
State of Jin
The State of Jin was a powerful feudal state of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China, prominent during the Spring and Autumn period for its military strength and complex aristocratic politics.
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B.
State of Wu
The State of Wu was an ancient Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn period, known for its powerful military, naval strength, and rivalry with the State of Yue.
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C.
Kwararafa confederacy
The Kwararafa confederacy was a powerful precolonial multi-ethnic state in the central Nigerian Middle Belt, historically dominated by the Jukun people and known for its military campaigns against major West African kingdoms.
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D.
Eastern Wu
Eastern Wu was a powerful kingdom during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known for its strong naval forces and control of the lower Yangtze River region.
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E.
State of Han
The State of Han was a minor Warring States–period kingdom in ancient China, situated in central China and often overshadowed and pressured by more powerful neighbors such as Qin and Chu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Korean confederacy
ⓘ
chiefdom confederation ⓘ |
| absorbedBy | Silla ⓘ |
| capital | unknown ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Korea
ⓘ
linked to:
Korean kingdoms
Former confederations ⓘ Samhan states ⓘ |
| country | Korea ⓘ |
| culture | early Korean culture ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | political consolidation of Silla ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
iron production ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Han people of ancient Korea
ⓘ
linked to:
Koreans
|
| followedBy | Silla ⓘ |
| governmentType | chiefdom confederation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
local chiefdoms
ⓘ
multiple small polities ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
pre-state society
ⓘ
predecessor of Silla kingdom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the Samhan states
ⓘ
iron-working ⓘ |
| language | likely early form of Silla language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Korean Peninsula
ⓘ
southeastern Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Chinese historical records
ⓘ
Hou Hanshu ⓘ Sanguozhi ⓘ
linked to:
Records of the Three Kingdoms
|
| neighbor |
Byeonhan
ⓘ
Mahan ⓘ |
| partOf |
Proto–Three Kingdoms of Korea
ⓘ
Samhan ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | loose league of small chiefdoms ⓘ |
| precededBy | Bronze Age cultures of southeastern Korea ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Gyeongsang region of South Korea
ⓘ
linked to:
Yeongnam region
southeastern South Korea ⓘ |
| religion |
indigenous Korean beliefs
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| successorState | Silla ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Proto–Three Kingdoms period
ⓘ
linked to:
Three Kingdoms period
early centuries CE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Jinhan confederacy Description of subject: The Jinhan confederacy was an ancient league of small Korean chiefdoms in southeastern Korea that preceded and was eventually absorbed by the kingdom of Silla.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jinhan confederacy
linked to: Jinhan confederacy
linked to: Jinhan confederacy