Chen Shou
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Chen Shou was a third-century Chinese historian best known for compiling the foundational historical text "Records of the Three Kingdoms," which chronicles the late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chen Shou canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7947674 — 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: Chen Shou Context triple: [Records of the Three Kingdoms, author, Chen Shou]
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A.
Ban Gu
Ban Gu was a prominent 1st-century Chinese historian and scholar of the Eastern Han dynasty, best known for authoring one of China’s most important official dynastic histories.
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B.
Luo Guanzhong
Luo Guanzhong was a 14th-century Chinese writer traditionally credited as the author of the classic historical novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."
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C.
Sima Qian
Sima Qian was an eminent Chinese historian of the Former Han dynasty, best known for authoring the foundational historical text "Records of the Grand Historian" (Shiji).
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D.
Hou Hanshu
Hou Hanshu is an official history of the Eastern Han dynasty of China, compiled in the 5th century and renowned for its detailed accounts of politics, society, and foreign relations.
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E.
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.
- 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: Chen Shou Target entity description: Chen Shou was a third-century Chinese historian best known for compiling the foundational historical text "Records of the Three Kingdoms," which chronicles the late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period.
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A.
Ban Gu
Ban Gu was a prominent 1st-century Chinese historian and scholar of the Eastern Han dynasty, best known for authoring one of China’s most important official dynastic histories.
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B.
Luo Guanzhong
Luo Guanzhong was a 14th-century Chinese writer traditionally credited as the author of the classic historical novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."
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C.
Sima Qian
Sima Qian was an eminent Chinese historian of the Former Han dynasty, best known for authoring the foundational historical text "Records of the Grand Historian" (Shiji).
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D.
Hou Hanshu
Hou Hanshu is an official history of the Eastern Han dynasty of China, compiled in the 5th century and renowned for its detailed accounts of politics, society, and foreign relations.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese historian
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biographer ⓘ historian ⓘ historical text ⓘ |
| author | Chen Shou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Records of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 233 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | China ⓘ |
| courtesyName | Zhangning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 297 ⓘ |
| dynastyServed |
Shu Han
NERFINISHED
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Western Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Jin dynasty
NERFINISHED
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state of Shu Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Three Kingdoms period
NERFINISHED
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Western Jin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Chinese history
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical history
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official history ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy | Pei Songzhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Pei Songzhi
NERFINISHED
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | compiling Records of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| name | Chen Shou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 陳壽 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | establishing the standard narrative of the Three Kingdoms era ⓘ |
| notableWork | Records of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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official ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 三國志 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Ba Commandery
NERFINISHED
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present-day Sichuan, China ⓘ |
| region | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanization | Chén Shòu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceFor | later Chinese historiography of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| style | concise prose ⓘ |
| subject |
Three Kingdoms period
NERFINISHED
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late Eastern Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century ⓘ |
| usedSourcesFrom |
documents from Cao Wei
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documents from Eastern Wu ⓘ state archives of Shu Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Cao Wei
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Wu NERFINISHED ⓘ Shu Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chen Shou Description of subject: Chen Shou was a third-century Chinese historian best known for compiling the foundational historical text "Records of the Three Kingdoms," which chronicles the late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.