Eight Trigrams Uprising
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The Eight Trigrams Uprising was a millenarian, anti-Qing peasant rebellion in 1813 led by members of a secret religious society inspired by the Eight Trigrams cosmological system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eight Trigrams Uprising canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6350160 — 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: Eight Trigrams Uprising Context triple: [Daoguang Emperor, notableRebellion, Eight Trigrams Uprising]
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A.
Rebellion of the Three Guards
The Rebellion of the Three Guards was an early Zhou dynasty uprising by former Shang-affiliated regional lords resisting Zhou authority, which threatened the new dynasty’s stability before being suppressed.
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B.
Liang Province Rebellion
The Liang Province Rebellion was a major late 2nd-century uprising in northwestern China that severely weakened the Han dynasty and contributed to its eventual collapse.
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C.
Red Turban Rebellions
The Red Turban Rebellions were a series of 14th-century uprisings in China that helped topple the Yuan dynasty and paved the way for the founding of the Ming dynasty.
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D.
Jingnan Rebellion
The Jingnan Rebellion was a civil war in early Ming China in which Zhu Di seized the throne and became the Yongle Emperor, reshaping the dynasty’s political and military landscape.
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E.
Yellow Turban Rebellion
The Yellow Turban Rebellion was a massive peasant uprising in late 2nd-century China that severely weakened the Han dynasty and helped set the stage for the Three Kingdoms period.
- 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: Eight Trigrams Uprising Target entity description: The Eight Trigrams Uprising was a millenarian, anti-Qing peasant rebellion in 1813 led by members of a secret religious society inspired by the Eight Trigrams cosmological system.
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A.
Rebellion of the Three Guards
The Rebellion of the Three Guards was an early Zhou dynasty uprising by former Shang-affiliated regional lords resisting Zhou authority, which threatened the new dynasty’s stability before being suppressed.
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B.
Liang Province Rebellion
The Liang Province Rebellion was a major late 2nd-century uprising in northwestern China that severely weakened the Han dynasty and contributed to its eventual collapse.
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C.
Red Turban Rebellions
The Red Turban Rebellions were a series of 14th-century uprisings in China that helped topple the Yuan dynasty and paved the way for the founding of the Ming dynasty.
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D.
Jingnan Rebellion
The Jingnan Rebellion was a civil war in early Ming China in which Zhu Di seized the throne and became the Yongle Emperor, reshaping the dynasty’s political and military landscape.
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E.
Yellow Turban Rebellion
The Yellow Turban Rebellion was a massive peasant uprising in late 2nd-century China that severely weakened the Han dynasty and helped set the stage for the Three Kingdoms period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-Qing rebellion
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millenarian movement ⓘ peasant rebellion ⓘ |
| aftermath | execution of rebel leaders ⓘ |
| aim |
establishment of a new millenarian order
ⓘ
overthrow of the Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| conflict | attempted coup against the Qing court ⓘ |
| country | Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | secret-society uprising ⓘ |
| genre | religious rebellion ⓘ |
| governmentResponse |
increased surveillance of secret societies
ⓘ
military suppression ⓘ |
| hasCause |
anti-Qing sentiment
ⓘ
millenarian religious beliefs ⓘ social discontent among peasants ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
clandestine organization
ⓘ
messianic expectations ⓘ use of religious prophecy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
uprisings in Henan
ⓘ
uprisings in Shandong ⓘ uprisings in Zhili ⓘ |
| hasType | rural-based insurgency ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Eight Trigrams cosmological system ⓘ |
| languageOfParticipants | Chinese ⓘ |
| leader |
Feng Keshan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Li Wencheng NERFINISHED ⓘ Lin Qing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | example of religiously inspired anti-dynastic revolt in China ⓘ |
| location | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Qing government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qing imperial forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Chinese peasants
ⓘ
members of the Eight Trigrams sect ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Chinese secret societies
ⓘ
history of peasant rebellions in China ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
White Lotus Rebellion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
millenarian movements in late imperial China ⓘ |
| religion | folk Buddhist-messianic sect ⓘ |
| result |
Qing victory
ⓘ
suppression of the rebellion ⓘ |
| significantEvent | attack on the Forbidden City in 1813 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1813 ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedSymbol | Eight Trigrams (Bagua) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eight Trigrams Uprising Description of subject: The Eight Trigrams Uprising was a millenarian, anti-Qing peasant rebellion in 1813 led by members of a secret religious society inspired by the Eight Trigrams cosmological system.
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