Sun Yixian
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Sun Yixian, better known as Sun Yat-sen, was a Chinese revolutionary leader and founding father of the Republic of China who played a key role in overthrowing the Qing dynasty.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sun Yat-sen | 56 |
| Sun Yat-sen (Sun Zhongshan) | 1 |
| Sun Yixian canonical | 1 |
| Sun Zhongshan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7588442 — 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: Sun Yixian Context triple: [Sun I-hsien, alternateName, Sun Yixian]
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Ye Ting
Ye Ting was a prominent Chinese military leader and revolutionary who played key roles in early Nationalist and Communist movements, including commanding forces in the Northern Expedition and the Nanchang Uprising.
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Lin Juemin
Lin Juemin was a Chinese revolutionary and early martyr of the 1911 Revolution, best known for his poignant farewell letter to his wife before sacrificing his life in the anti-Qing uprising.
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Chen Xizeng
Chen Xizeng was a Chinese military officer and notable graduate of the Yunnan Military Academy who participated in early 20th-century military and political affairs in China.
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D.
Peng Pai
Peng Pai was an influential early 20th-century Chinese communist leader and pioneer of the peasant movement in China.
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Cai E
Cai E was a prominent early 20th-century Chinese revolutionary and military leader best known for opposing Yuan Shikai’s attempt to restore the monarchy.
- 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: Sun Yixian Target entity description: Sun Yixian, better known as Sun Yat-sen, was a Chinese revolutionary leader and founding father of the Republic of China who played a key role in overthrowing the Qing dynasty.
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A.
Ye Ting
Ye Ting was a prominent Chinese military leader and revolutionary who played key roles in early Nationalist and Communist movements, including commanding forces in the Northern Expedition and the Nanchang Uprising.
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B.
Lin Juemin
Lin Juemin was a Chinese revolutionary and early martyr of the 1911 Revolution, best known for his poignant farewell letter to his wife before sacrificing his life in the anti-Qing uprising.
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C.
Chen Xizeng
Chen Xizeng was a Chinese military officer and notable graduate of the Yunnan Military Academy who participated in early 20th-century military and political affairs in China.
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D.
Peng Pai
Peng Pai was an influential early 20th-century Chinese communist leader and pioneer of the peasant movement in China.
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E.
Cai E
Cai E was a prominent early 20th-century Chinese revolutionary and military leader best known for opposing Yuan Shikai’s attempt to restore the monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founding father
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human ⓘ physician ⓘ politician ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sun Yat-sen
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Sun Zhongshan ⓘ
linked to:
Sun Yat-sen
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| birthDate | 1866-11-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cuiheng Village, Xiangshan, Guangdong
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linked to:
Cuiheng Village
Xiangshan County, Guangdong, Qing dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Xiangshan County, Guangdong, Qing Empire
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| citizenship |
Qing dynasty
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Republic of China ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing
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linked to:
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
Sun Yat-sen University ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1925-03-12 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, Republic of China ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Central School, Hong Kong
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linked to:
Queen's College, Hong Kong
Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese ⓘ |
| familyName | Sun ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
medicine
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revolutionary politics ⓘ |
| founded |
Chinese Revolutionary Alliance
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linked to:
Tongmenghui
Kuomintang ⓘ Tongmenghui ⓘ |
| givenName | Wen ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Father of the Nation
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Guofu ⓘ |
| ideology | Three Principles of the People ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chiang Kai-shek
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Chinese Communist Party ⓘ Chinese Nationalist Party ⓘ
linked to:
Kuomintang
|
| influencedBy | Western republicanism ⓘ |
| language |
Cantonese
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English ⓘ Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| movement |
Chinese nationalist movement
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anti-Qing revolutionary movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding the Republic of China
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leading the Xinhai Revolution ⓘ overthrowing the Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| occupation |
physician
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politician ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Kuomintang ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China
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Provisional President of the Republic of China ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouse |
Lu Muzhen
ⓘ
Soong Ching-ling ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1912-03-10 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1912-01-01 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sun Yixian Description of subject: Sun Yixian, better known as Sun Yat-sen, was a Chinese revolutionary leader and founding father of the Republic of China who played a key role in overthrowing the Qing dynasty.
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