Marquis of Dai
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The Marquis of Dai was a noble title of the early Western Han dynasty in China, best known today from the exceptionally well-preserved elite burials uncovered at the Mawangdui tomb complex.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marquise of Dai | 2 |
| Marquis of Dai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7384995 — 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: Marquis of Dai Context triple: [Mawangdui Han Tombs, burialOf, Marquis of Dai]
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A.
Marquis of Moya
The Marquis of Moya is a hereditary Spanish noble title historically associated with influential aristocratic families such as the Fernández Pacheco lineage.
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B.
Marquis
Marquis is a hereditary noble rank in various European and Asian aristocratic systems, traditionally positioned between a count/earl and a duke and often associated with governance of border territories.
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C.
Baron Shingay
Baron Shingay is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England historically associated with the Russell family, notably held by Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford.
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D.
Lord Shang
Lord Shang was an influential Chinese statesman and legalist reformer of the Warring States period, best known for transforming the state of Qin into a highly centralized and powerful military state.
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E.
Baiju Noyan
Baiju Noyan was a prominent 13th-century Mongol general who led major campaigns in the Middle East and Anatolia during the expansion of the Mongol Empire.
- 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: Marquis of Dai Target entity description: The Marquis of Dai was a noble title of the early Western Han dynasty in China, best known today from the exceptionally well-preserved elite burials uncovered at the Mawangdui tomb complex.
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A.
Marquis of Moya
The Marquis of Moya is a hereditary Spanish noble title historically associated with influential aristocratic families such as the Fernández Pacheco lineage.
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B.
Marquis
Marquis is a hereditary noble rank in various European and Asian aristocratic systems, traditionally positioned between a count/earl and a duke and often associated with governance of border territories.
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C.
Baron Shingay
Baron Shingay is a hereditary title in the Peerage of England historically associated with the Russell family, notably held by Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford.
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D.
Lord Shang
Lord Shang was an influential Chinese statesman and legalist reformer of the Warring States period, best known for transforming the state of Qin into a highly centralized and powerful military state.
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E.
Baiju Noyan
Baiju Noyan was a prominent 13th-century Mongol general who led major campaigns in the Middle East and Anatolia during the expansion of the Mongol Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | noble title ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance |
provides evidence on Western Han elite lifestyle
ⓘ
provides evidence on Western Han manuscripts and maps ⓘ provides evidence on Western Han medical knowledge ⓘ provides evidence on Western Han textiles and lacquerware ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Han dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Li Cang
ⓘ
Xin Zhui ⓘ son of Li Cang and Xin Zhui ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Changsha state administration
ⓘ
linked to:
Changsha municipal authorities
Mawangdui tomb complex ⓘ
linked to:
Mawangdui Han Tombs
early imperial Chinese funerary practices ⓘ |
| burial |
Tomb 1 at Mawangdui
ⓘ
linked to:
Mawangdui Han Tombs
Tomb 2 at Mawangdui ⓘ
linked to:
Mawangdui Han Tombs
Tomb 3 at Mawangdui ⓘ
linked to:
Mawangdui Han Tombs
|
| burialDateApproximate | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| burialSite |
Mawangdui
ⓘ
linked to:
Mawangdui Han Tombs
|
| ChineseName |
Dai Hou
ⓘ
軑侯 ⓘ |
| country |
Western Han dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Han dynasty
|
| culturalContext | early imperial China ⓘ |
| discoveredAt |
Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan
ⓘ
linked to:
Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan, China
|
| discoveryDate | 1970s ⓘ |
| governingSystem | enfeoffment system of the Han dynasty ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceType |
astronomical texts
ⓘ
funerary artifacts ⓘ lacquerware ⓘ medical texts ⓘ silk manuscripts ⓘ tombs ⓘ wooden figurines ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological discoveries at Mawangdui
ⓘ
exceptionally well-preserved elite burials ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Changsha Kingdom
ⓘ
present-day Changsha, Hunan, China ⓘ |
| nobleClass | regional aristocracy ⓘ |
| rank | marquis ⓘ |
| relatedSite | Hunan Provincial Museum ⓘ |
| relatedTitle | Marquis ⓘ |
| spouseOfTitleHolder | Xin Zhui ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early Western Han dynasty
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linked to:
Han dynasty
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| titleHolder |
Li Cang
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Xin Zhui ⓘ son of Li Cang and Xin Zhui ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marquis of Dai Description of subject: The Marquis of Dai was a noble title of the early Western Han dynasty in China, best known today from the exceptionally well-preserved elite burials uncovered at the Mawangdui tomb complex.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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