Zuo Zhuan
E704512
Zuo Zhuan is an ancient Chinese narrative history traditionally associated with the Spring and Autumn Annals, renowned for its detailed accounts of political events, diplomacy, and warfare in the Eastern Zhou period.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zuo Zhuan canonical | 36 |
| Zuo Commentary | 4 |
| Zuozhuan | 3 |
| Chunqiu Zuozhuan | 2 |
| 左傳 | 2 |
| Commentary of Zuo | 1 |
| Xiang Zhuan | 1 |
| Zuo Zhuan (according to some scholars) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7946629 — 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: Zuo Zhuan Context triple: [Xiong clan, historicalSource, Zuo Zhuan]
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A.
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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B.
Guoyu
Guoyu is the official standardized form of the Chinese language used in mainland China and other Chinese-speaking regions.
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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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D.
Book of Documents
The Book of Documents is one of the oldest and most revered Chinese classics, comprising a collection of historical speeches and governmental records that deeply shaped Confucian political and moral thought.
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E.
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.
- 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: Zuo Zhuan Target entity description: Zuo Zhuan is an ancient Chinese narrative history traditionally associated with the Spring and Autumn Annals, renowned for its detailed accounts of political events, diplomacy, and warfare in the Eastern Zhou period.
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A.
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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B.
Zhan Guo Ce
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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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.
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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E.
Book of Documents
The Book of Documents is one of the oldest and most revered Chinese classics, comprising a collection of historical speeches and governmental records that deeply shaped Confucian political and moral thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confucian classic
ⓘ
ancient Chinese historical text ⓘ commentary ⓘ narrative history ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Commentary of Zuo
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linked to:
Zuo Zhuan
Zuo Commentary ⓘ
linked to:
Zuo Zhuan
|
| associatedWith |
Chunqiu
ⓘ
Spring and Autumn Annals ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Zuo Qiuming ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
Confucian canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Confucian classics
|
| contains |
accounts of diplomatic missions
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accounts of major battles ⓘ moral evaluations of historical figures ⓘ speeches of rulers and ministers ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
classic model of narrative history in China
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key source for early Chinese history ⓘ |
| dateOfCompilation | likely 4th–3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| endYearCovered | 468 BCE ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
diplomacy
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interstate relations ⓘ moral judgments of historical events ⓘ political events ⓘ ritual and propriety ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| genre |
historiography
ⓘ
political narrative ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryOn |
Spring and Autumn Annals of Lu
ⓘ
linked to:
Spring and Autumn Annals
|
| influenced |
Chinese historiography
ⓘ
Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ later Confucian scholarship ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
dialogue-rich historical narrative
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prose narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | Thirteen Classics ⓘ |
| periodCovered |
Eastern Zhou dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Zhou
Spring and Autumn period ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | Confucian ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
state of Lu
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linked to:
State of Lu
states of the Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | authorship and date of composition are debated by modern scholars ⓘ |
| startYearCovered | 722 BCE ⓘ |
| structure |
annalistic by year
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organized as commentary on entries of the Spring and Autumn Annals ⓘ |
| studiedIn | imperial civil service examinations ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Zuo Qiuming ⓘ |
| traditionalTitle |
左傳
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linked to:
Zuo Zhuan
|
| transmission | transmitted as a classic in imperial China ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | Sima Qian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zuo Zhuan Description of subject: Zuo Zhuan is an ancient Chinese narrative history traditionally associated with the Spring and Autumn Annals, renowned for its detailed accounts of political events, diplomacy, and warfare in the Eastern Zhou period.
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ancient State of Chen
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state of Zheng
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Duke Wen of Jin (晉文公)
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Duke Xian of Jin (晉獻公)
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Duke Dao of Jin (晉悼公)
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Xia
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