Baling (Emperor Wen’s mausoleum)
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Baling (Emperor Wen’s mausoleum) is the tomb complex of Emperor Wen of the Western Han dynasty, noted for its relatively modest, earth-mounded design that reflected the emperor’s frugality and influenced later imperial burial practices.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baling (Emperor Wen’s mausoleum) canonical | 2 |
| Emperor Wen’s posthumous mausoleum name “Ba” | 1 |
| 霸陵 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7877815 — 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: Baling (Emperor Wen’s mausoleum) Context triple: [Emperor Wen of Han, burialPlace, Baling (Emperor Wen’s mausoleum)]
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A.
Changling Mausoleum
Changling Mausoleum is the grand imperial tomb complex of Emperor Gaozu, the founder of China’s Han dynasty, located near modern Xi’an in Shaanxi Province.
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B.
Zhao Mausoleum
Zhao Mausoleum is the imperial tomb complex in Beijing where the Ming dynasty Longqing Emperor is interred.
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C.
Qingling Mausoleum
Qingling Mausoleum is the tomb complex of the Ming dynasty Tianqi Emperor, located near Beijing and noted as one of the imperial mausoleums of the Ming emperors.
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D.
Kangling Mausoleum
Kangling Mausoleum is the imperial tomb complex in China where the Ming dynasty Zhengde Emperor was interred.
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E.
Dingdongling Mausoleum
Dingdongling Mausoleum is the Qing dynasty imperial tomb complex that serves as the final resting place of Empress Dowager Cixi.
- 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: Baling (Emperor Wen’s mausoleum) Target entity description: Baling (Emperor Wen’s mausoleum) is the tomb complex of Emperor Wen of the Western Han dynasty, noted for its relatively modest, earth-mounded design that reflected the emperor’s frugality and influenced later imperial burial practices.
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A.
Changling Mausoleum
Changling Mausoleum is the grand imperial tomb complex of Emperor Gaozu, the founder of China’s Han dynasty, located near modern Xi’an in Shaanxi Province.
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B.
Zhao Mausoleum
Zhao Mausoleum is the imperial tomb complex in Beijing where the Ming dynasty Longqing Emperor is interred.
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C.
Qingling Mausoleum
Qingling Mausoleum is the tomb complex of the Ming dynasty Tianqi Emperor, located near Beijing and noted as one of the imperial mausoleums of the Ming emperors.
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D.
Kangling Mausoleum
Kangling Mausoleum is the imperial tomb complex in China where the Ming dynasty Zhengde Emperor was interred.
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E.
Dingdongling Mausoleum
Dingdongling Mausoleum is the Qing dynasty imperial tomb complex that serves as the final resting place of Empress Dowager Cixi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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imperial mausoleum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Han dynasty funerary architecture
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earthen mound tomb ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Emperor Wen’s policy of frugality
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Emperor Wen’s posthumous image as a benevolent ruler ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
Emperor Wen of Han
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Empress Dowager Bo ⓘ |
| ChineseName |
霸陵
ⓘ
linked to:
Baling (Emperor Wen’s mausoleum)
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| completionDate | 157 BC ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 157 BC ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 180 BC ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | early Western Han ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Emperor Wen of Han ⓘ |
| designCharacteristic |
absence of large artificial burial pyramid
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earth-mounded design ⓘ integration with natural hillside ⓘ reflects imperial frugality ⓘ relatively modest scale ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Western Han dynasty
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linked to:
Western Han period
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| era | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Chinese archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationStatus | partially excavated ⓘ |
| function |
imperial burial site
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ritual and ancestral worship site ⓘ |
| hasPart |
associated noble tombs
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main burial mound ⓘ outer burial pits ⓘ ritual buildings ⓘ sacrificial precinct ⓘ satellite tombs ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China ⓘ |
| influenced |
design of subsequent Han imperial mausoleums
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later Eastern Han imperial burial practices ⓘ later Western Han imperial burial practices ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guanzhong Plain
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linked to:
Shaanxi Guanzhong Plain
Shaanxi Province ⓘ Weicheng District ⓘ Xianyang ⓘ Xi’an ⓘ
linked to:
Xi'an
northwest China ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest China
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| namedAfter |
Emperor Wen’s posthumous mausoleum name “Ba”
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linked to:
Baling (Emperor Wen’s mausoleum)
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| near |
Baqiao area of Xi’an
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Wei River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Han dynasty mausoleum system
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Western Han imperial mausoleums ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baling (Emperor Wen’s mausoleum) Description of subject: Baling (Emperor Wen’s mausoleum) is the tomb complex of Emperor Wen of the Western Han dynasty, noted for its relatively modest, earth-mounded design that reflected the emperor’s frugality and influenced later imperial burial practices.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Baling (Emperor Wen’s mausoleum)
linked to: Baling (Emperor Wen’s mausoleum)