state of Zheng

E708709

Zhou dynasty vassal state ancient Chinese state

The state of Zheng was a prominent Chinese vassal state during the early Zhou dynasty, especially influential in the political dynamics of the Spring and Autumn period.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
State of Zheng	2
state of Zheng canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7946708 — 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: state of Zheng
Context triple: [Spring and Autumn period, hasPart, state of Zheng]

A. state of Wei
The state of Wei was a major Chinese polity during the Warring States period, known for its early military strength, legalist reforms, and rivalry with other powerful states like Qin, Zhao, and Han.
B. ancient State of Chen
The ancient State of Chen was a small Zhou dynasty vassal state in what is now Henan Province, known for its role in early Chinese history and as the ancestral homeland of the Chen surname.
C. Zhou state
The Zhou state was an ancient Chinese polity that rose to prominence in the 11th century BCE, founding the Zhou dynasty and establishing a long-lasting feudal order in early Chinese history.
D. state of Yan
The state of Yan was an ancient Chinese kingdom located in the northeastern region of China, which played a significant role as one of the major powers during the Warring States period.
E. state of Zhao
The state of Zhao was a major Chinese feudal kingdom during the Warring States period, known for its powerful cavalry, military reforms, and role in the political fragmentation preceding the Qin unification.
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: state of Zheng
Target entity description: The state of Zheng was a prominent Chinese vassal state during the early Zhou dynasty, especially influential in the political dynamics of the Spring and Autumn period.

A. state of Wei
The state of Wei was a major Chinese polity during the Warring States period, known for its early military strength, legalist reforms, and rivalry with other powerful states like Qin, Zhao, and Han.
B. ancient State of Chen
The ancient State of Chen was a small Zhou dynasty vassal state in what is now Henan Province, known for its role in early Chinese history and as the ancestral homeland of the Chen surname.
C. Zhou state
The Zhou state was an ancient Chinese polity that rose to prominence in the 11th century BCE, founding the Zhou dynasty and establishing a long-lasting feudal order in early Chinese history.
D. state of Yan
The state of Yan was an ancient Chinese kingdom located in the northeastern region of China, which played a significant role as one of the major powers during the Warring States period.
E. state of Zhao
The state of Zhao was a major Chinese feudal kingdom during the Warring States period, known for its powerful cavalry, military reforms, and role in the political fragmentation preceding the Qin unification.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Zhou dynasty vassal state ⓘ ancient Chinese state ⓘ
capital	Xinzheng NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
culturalSphere	Sinosphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
dissolvedIn	Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime	375 BCE ⓘ
era	Spring and Autumn period NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ early Warring States period ⓘ
foundedBy	Duke Huan of Zheng NERFINISHED ⓘ
founderLineage	Ji clan of Zhou royal house NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundingRuler	Duke Huan of Zheng NERFINISHED ⓘ Zheng Wugong NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentType	hereditary monarchy ⓘ
historicalTextMention	Guoyu NERFINISHED ⓘ Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ Zuo Zhuan NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	diplomatic skill in Spring and Autumn politics ⓘ frequent involvement in interstate alliances and conflicts ⓘ strategic location near Zhou royal domain ⓘ
language	Old Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Plains of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Henan region NERFINISHED ⓘ
modernLocation	around modern Xinzheng, Henan ⓘ
namedAfter	Zheng (鄭) NERFINISHED ⓘ
neighboringState	State of Chu NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Song NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ
notablePeriod	Spring and Autumn period NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRuler	Duke Mu of Zheng NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Xi of Zheng NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Zhuang of Zheng NERFINISHED ⓘ
overlord	Eastern Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Zhou dynasty feudal system ⓘ
politicalStatus	vassal state of Zhou dynasty ⓘ
predecessor	Zhou royal domain territories ⓘ
religion	Chinese ancestral worship ⓘ Zhou state cult ⓘ
rulingClan	Ji clan NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	11th century BCE ⓘ early Western Zhou period ⓘ
strategicRole	buffer state around Zhou royal capital ⓘ
successor	State of Han NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ
territoryType	fief granted by Zhou king ⓘ
writingSystem	Chinese characters ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spring and Autumn period → hasPart → state of Zheng ⓘ

State of Jin → rival → state of Zheng ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Zheng

ancient State of Chen → neighboringState → state of Zheng ⓘ

subject surface form: State of Chen