Ma Chao
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Ma Chao was a famed military general and warlord of the late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period, renowned for his bravery and role as one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ma Chao canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7824735 — 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: Ma Chao Context triple: [Shu Han, notableGeneral, Ma Chao]
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A.
Deng Ai
Deng Ai was a prominent Shu-Han–born general of the state of Wei during China’s Three Kingdoms era, best known for his bold campaign that led to the conquest of Shu.
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B.
Sun Liang
Sun Liang was a young emperor of Eastern Wu during China’s Three Kingdoms period, whose short and turbulent reign was dominated by powerful regents.
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C.
Gan Ning
Gan Ning was a famed Chinese military general and former pirate of the late Eastern Han dynasty who became one of the most daring and celebrated officers serving the warlord Sun Quan.
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D.
Ma Biao
Ma Biao was a prominent Chinese Muslim general of the National Revolutionary Army who played key roles in several major campaigns during the Republican era.
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E.
Dong Zhuo
Dong Zhuo was a powerful and infamous warlord of the late Eastern Han dynasty who seized control of the imperial court in Luoyang, whose brutal rule sparked widespread rebellion and helped set the stage for the Three Kingdoms period.
- 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: Ma Chao Target entity description: Ma Chao was a famed military general and warlord of the late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period, renowned for his bravery and role as one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu.
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A.
Deng Ai
Deng Ai was a prominent Shu-Han–born general of the state of Wei during China’s Three Kingdoms era, best known for his bold campaign that led to the conquest of Shu.
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B.
Sun Liang
Sun Liang was a young emperor of Eastern Wu during China’s Three Kingdoms period, whose short and turbulent reign was dominated by powerful regents.
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C.
Gan Ning
Gan Ning was a famed Chinese military general and former pirate of the late Eastern Han dynasty who became one of the most daring and celebrated officers serving the warlord Sun Quan.
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D.
Ma Biao
Ma Biao was a prominent Chinese Muslim general of the National Revolutionary Army who played key roles in several major campaigns during the Republican era.
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E.
Dong Zhuo
Dong Zhuo was a powerful and infamous warlord of the late Eastern Han dynasty who seized control of the imperial court in Luoyang, whose brutal rule sparked widespread rebellion and helped set the stage for the Three Kingdoms period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shu Han general
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historical figure ⓘ military general ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| affiliation | Shu Han ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Liu Bei of Shu
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linked to:
Liu Bei
Ma Teng's warlord faction ⓘ Zhang Lu of Hanzhong ⓘ coalition against Cao Cao ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Records of the Three Kingdoms
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Fufeng Commandery
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Maoling County ⓘ present-day Xingping, Shaanxi, China ⓘ |
| clan | Ma clan of Fufeng ⓘ |
| conflict |
Three Kingdoms civil wars
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linked to:
Shu Han–Cao Wei conflicts
wars of the late Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ |
| courtesyName | Mengqi ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction |
character in video games based on the Three Kingdoms
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heroic cavalry general in Chinese opera ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Chengdu
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Yi Province ⓘ present-day Chengdu, Sichuan, China ⓘ |
| enemy | Cao Cao ⓘ |
| era |
Three Kingdoms period
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late Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Han dynasty
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| father | Ma Teng ⓘ |
| fiveTigerPeers |
Guan Yu
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Huang Zhong ⓘ Zhang Fei ⓘ Zhao Yun ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 2nd–3rd century China ⓘ |
| joinedShu | after defecting from Zhang Lu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu
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bravery ⓘ cavalry warfare ⓘ |
| name | Ma Chao ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Tong Pass
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campaigns in Liang Province ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | one of the Five Tiger Generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| posthumousName | Wei ⓘ |
| posthumousTitle | Marquis Wei of Mei ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Guanzhong region
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Liang Province ⓘ |
| roleInShu | senior general under Liu Bei ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Liu Bei ⓘ |
| sibling | Ma Dai ⓘ |
| title | General Who Pacifies the West ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ma Chao Description of subject: Ma Chao was a famed military general and warlord of the late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period, renowned for his bravery and role as one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.