Zhan Guo Ce
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Zhan Guo Ce is an ancient Chinese historical and political text from the Warring States period, known for its collection of diplomatic strategies, persuasive speeches, and statecraft anecdotes.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zhan Guo Ce canonical | 5 |
| Zhanguo Ce (Strategies of the Warring States) | 3 |
| Strategies of the Warring States | 1 |
| Zhou and Warring States period chronicles | 1 |
| Zhàn Guó Cè | 1 |
| 《战国策》 | 1 |
| 戰國策 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7984489 — 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: Zhan Guo Ce Context triple: [Qin conquest of rival states, describedIn, Zhan Guo Ce]
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A.
Zizhi Tongjian
Zizhi Tongjian is an 11th-century Chinese chronological historical text compiled under Sima Guang that provides a comprehensive narrative of Chinese history from the Warring States period to the Five Dynasties.
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B.
Spring and Autumn Annals
The Spring and Autumn Annals is an ancient Chinese chronicle of the State of Lu that became a foundational Confucian classic, studied for its terse historical records and moral-political interpretations.
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C.
Guoyu
Guoyu is the official standardized form of the Chinese language used in mainland China and other Chinese-speaking regions.
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D.
Book of Lord Shang
The Book of Lord Shang is an influential ancient Chinese political treatise that systematizes Legalist doctrines of strict laws, centralized power, and state control to strengthen the ruler’s authority.
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E.
Chronicles of Huayang
Chronicles of Huayang is an ancient Chinese regional history text that records the geography, culture, and historical events of the Sichuan and surrounding areas, including the Shu region associated with Shu Han.
- 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: Zhan Guo Ce Target entity description: Zhan Guo Ce is an ancient Chinese historical and political text from the Warring States period, known for its collection of diplomatic strategies, persuasive speeches, and statecraft anecdotes.
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A.
Zizhi Tongjian
Zizhi Tongjian is an 11th-century Chinese chronological historical text compiled under Sima Guang that provides a comprehensive narrative of Chinese history from the Warring States period to the Five Dynasties.
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B.
Spring and Autumn Annals
The Spring and Autumn Annals is an ancient Chinese chronicle of the State of Lu that became a foundational Confucian classic, studied for its terse historical records and moral-political interpretations.
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C.
Guoyu
Guoyu is the official standardized form of the Chinese language used in mainland China and other Chinese-speaking regions.
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D.
Book of Lord Shang
The Book of Lord Shang is an influential ancient Chinese political treatise that systematizes Legalist doctrines of strict laws, centralized power, and state control to strengthen the ruler’s authority.
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E.
Chronicles of Huayang
Chronicles of Huayang is an ancient Chinese regional history text that records the geography, culture, and historical events of the Sichuan and surrounding areas, including the Shu region associated with Shu Han.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Warring States period text
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ancient Chinese text ⓘ historical text ⓘ political text ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod |
3rd century BCE
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5th century BCE ⓘ |
| contains |
anecdotes
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diplomatic strategies ⓘ persuasive speeches ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| describes |
alliances and conflicts among Warring States
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interstate relations in ancient China ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
diplomatic missions
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persuasion of rulers ⓘ strategic counsel ⓘ |
| genre |
historical narrative
ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName |
Strategies of the Warring States
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linked to:
Zhan Guo Ce
|
| hasStructure | chapters organized by state ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
counsel to rulers
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manipulation of power balances ⓘ strategic use of speech ⓘ |
| hasTitleInChinese |
戰國策
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linked to:
Zhan Guo Ce
|
| hasTitleInPinyin |
Zhàn Guó Cè
ⓘ
linked to:
Zhan Guo Ce
|
| influenced |
Chinese historiography
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Chinese political thought ⓘ later diplomatic literature ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Warring States period
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diplomacy ⓘ political strategy ⓘ statecraft ⓘ |
| mentionsState |
Chu
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Han ⓘ Qi ⓘ Qin ⓘ
linked to:
state of Qin
Wei ⓘ Yan ⓘ Zhao ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Shiji
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linked to:
Records of the Grand Historian
Zhanguo Yan ⓘ
linked to:
Zhanguo Ce
|
| timeOfCompilation |
Warring States period
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early Han dynasty ⓘ |
| usedIn |
study of Chinese rhetoric
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study of Warring States diplomacy ⓘ study of pre-Qin political thought ⓘ |
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Subject: Zhan Guo Ce Description of subject: Zhan Guo Ce is an ancient Chinese historical and political text from the Warring States period, known for its collection of diplomatic strategies, persuasive speeches, and statecraft anecdotes.
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