Huo Qubing
E703549
Huo Qubing was a celebrated young general of the Western Han dynasty renowned for his decisive cavalry campaigns that dealt major blows to the Xiongnu confederation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huo Qubing canonical | 8 |
| 霍去病 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7824828 — 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: Huo Qubing Context triple: [Han–Xiongnu War, notableCommander, Huo Qubing]
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A.
Wei Qing
Wei Qing was a prominent Western Han dynasty general renowned for his decisive victories against the Xiongnu nomads and for helping secure Chinese control over the northern frontier.
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B.
Zhou Yafu
Zhou Yafu was a prominent Western Han dynasty general best known for decisively suppressing powerful regional princes and strengthening imperial central authority.
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C.
Laoshang Chanyu
Laoshang Chanyu was a powerful leader of the Xiongnu Empire in the 2nd century BCE, known for his military confrontations with China’s Han dynasty during the Han–Xiongnu conflicts.
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D.
Qin Bangxian
Qin Bangxian, better known by his alias Bo Gu, was a prominent early leader and theoretician of the Chinese Communist Party who played a key role in its revolutionary activities during the 1930s.
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E.
Zhang Zhao
Zhang Zhao was a prominent statesman and strategist of the Eastern Wu kingdom during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known for his influential role in governance and military affairs.
- 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: Huo Qubing Target entity description: Huo Qubing was a celebrated young general of the Western Han dynasty renowned for his decisive cavalry campaigns that dealt major blows to the Xiongnu confederation.
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A.
Wei Qing
Wei Qing was a prominent Western Han dynasty general renowned for his decisive victories against the Xiongnu nomads and for helping secure Chinese control over the northern frontier.
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B.
Zhou Yafu
Zhou Yafu was a prominent Western Han dynasty general best known for decisively suppressing powerful regional princes and strengthening imperial central authority.
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C.
Laoshang Chanyu
Laoshang Chanyu was a powerful leader of the Xiongnu Empire in the 2nd century BCE, known for his military confrontations with China’s Han dynasty during the Han–Xiongnu conflicts.
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D.
Qin Bangxian
Qin Bangxian, better known by his alias Bo Gu, was a prominent early leader and theoretician of the Chinese Communist Party who played a key role in its revolutionary activities during the 1930s.
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E.
Zhang Zhao
Zhang Zhao was a prominent statesman and strategist of the Eastern Wu kingdom during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known for his influential role in governance and military affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western Han person
ⓘ
general ⓘ historical figure ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | early twenties ⓘ |
| allegiance | Han dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Han–Xiongnu War ⓘ |
| aunt | Empress Wei Zifu ⓘ |
| birthYear | 140 BC ⓘ |
| burialMonument | Huo Qubing tomb mound ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Maoling necropolis area ⓘ |
| campaign |
Hexi Corridor campaigns
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Hexi Corridor
Mobei campaign ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| chineseName |
霍去病
ⓘ
linked to:
Huo Qubing
|
| chineseTitle | 冠军侯 ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
stone sculptures near his tomb
ⓘ
stories in Sima Qian’s Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| deathYear | 117 BC ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Western Han
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Han period
|
| employer | Han imperial court ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cavalry campaigns against the Xiongnu
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decisive victories on the northern frontier ⓘ rapid deep-penetration raids ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | cavalry ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| mother | Wei Shaoer ⓘ |
| name | Huo Qubing ⓘ |
| nobleRank | marquis ⓘ |
| opponent | Xiongnu ⓘ |
| policyImpact |
secured the Hexi Corridor for the Han
ⓘ
weakened Xiongnu power in the north ⓘ |
| relative | Huo Guang ⓘ |
| reputation |
brilliant young general
ⓘ
hero of the Han–Xiongnu wars ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Emperor Wu of Han ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Book of Han
ⓘ
Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar |
Hexi Corridor
ⓘ
Ordos region ⓘ
linked to:
Ordos Plateau
northern frontier of the Han dynasty ⓘ |
| title |
Champion Marquis
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linked to:
Marquis
|
| uncleByMarriage | Emperor Wu of Han ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Huo Qubing Description of subject: Huo Qubing was a celebrated young general of the Western Han dynasty renowned for his decisive cavalry campaigns that dealt major blows to the Xiongnu confederation.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Huo Qubing