Won Gyun
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Won Gyun was a Joseon Dynasty naval commander best known for his controversial leadership and defeat during the Japanese invasions of Korea in the late 16th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Won Gyun canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6864446 — 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: Won Gyun Context triple: [Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), commander, Won Gyun]
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A.
Hwang Jun-ho
Hwang Jun-ho is a determined police officer in the South Korean series "Squid Game" who infiltrates the deadly competition to uncover the truth behind its operations and find his missing brother.
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B.
An Jung-geun
An Jung-geun was a Korean independence activist and nationalist who assassinated Japanese statesman Itō Hirobumi in 1909 in protest of Japan’s colonial rule over Korea.
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C.
Jang Young-hwan
Jang Young-hwan is a South Korean film producer best known for his work on the Academy Award–winning film "Parasite."
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D.
Lee Byung-chul
Lee Byung-chul was a South Korean entrepreneur and industrialist best known as the founder of the Samsung business empire, which grew into one of the world’s largest conglomerates.
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E.
Han Jin-won
Han Jin-won is a South Korean screenwriter best known for co-writing the Academy Award–winning film "Parasite."
- 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: Won Gyun Target entity description: Won Gyun was a Joseon Dynasty naval commander best known for his controversial leadership and defeat during the Japanese invasions of Korea in the late 16th century.
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A.
Hwang Jun-ho
Hwang Jun-ho is a determined police officer in the South Korean series "Squid Game" who infiltrates the deadly competition to uncover the truth behind its operations and find his missing brother.
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B.
An Jung-geun
An Jung-geun was a Korean independence activist and nationalist who assassinated Japanese statesman Itō Hirobumi in 1909 in protest of Japan’s colonial rule over Korea.
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C.
Jang Young-hwan
Jang Young-hwan is a South Korean film producer best known for his work on the Academy Award–winning film "Parasite."
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D.
Lee Byung-chul
Lee Byung-chul was a South Korean entrepreneur and industrialist best known as the founder of the Samsung business empire, which grew into one of the world’s largest conglomerates.
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E.
Han Jin-won
Han Jin-won is a South Korean screenwriter best known for co-writing the Academy Award–winning film "Parasite."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Joseon Dynasty military officer
ⓘ
naval commander ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Joseon court politics during the Imjin War ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Chilcheollyang ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1540 ⓘ |
| century | 16th century ⓘ |
| conflict |
Imjin War
ⓘ
Japanese invasions of Korea ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
|
| contemporaryOf |
King Seonjo
ⓘ
linked to:
King Seonjo of Joseon
Yi Sun-sin ⓘ |
| country | Joseon ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
poor naval leadership
ⓘ
strategic misjudgments leading to naval defeat ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Joseon ⓘ |
| deathEvent | Battle of Chilcheollyang ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1597 ⓘ |
| era |
Joseon Dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Joseon
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hangulName | 원균 ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Japanese invasions of Korea under Toyotomi Hideyoshi
ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
|
| historicalReputation | controversial figure in Korean historiography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial leadership during the Imjin War
ⓘ
defeat at the Battle of Chilcheollyang ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Korean ⓘ |
| militaryAllegiance |
Kingdom of Joseon
ⓘ
linked to:
Joseon
|
| militaryBranch |
Joseon Navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Joseon navy
|
| militaryService |
Joseon armed forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Joseon government forces
|
| militaryTheater | naval warfare in the Yellow Sea and southern Korean waters ⓘ |
| name | Won Gyun ⓘ |
| nationality | Korean ⓘ |
| notableEvent | loss of most of the Joseon fleet at Chilcheollyang in 1597 ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ |
| position | commander of the Joseon navy of the Three Provinces ⓘ |
| predecessor | Yi Sun-sin ⓘ |
| rank | naval commander ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Korean peninsula
ⓘ
linked to:
Korean Peninsula
|
| revisedRomanization | Won Gyun ⓘ |
| role | naval commander during the early phase of the Imjin War ⓘ |
| servedUnder | King Seonjo of Joseon ⓘ |
| successor | Yi Sun-sin ⓘ |
| timeOfDeath | 1597 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Won Gyun Description of subject: Won Gyun was a Joseon Dynasty naval commander best known for his controversial leadership and defeat during the Japanese invasions of Korea in the late 16th century.
Referenced by (6)
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