Yi Myeong-bok
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Yi Myeong-bok was the birth name of Gojong, the 26th king of Joseon and first emperor of the Korean Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yi Myeong-bok canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8277841 — 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: Yi Myeong-bok Context triple: [Gojong of Korea, birthName, Yi Myeong-bok]
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A.
Kim Yong-rae
Kim Yong-rae is a South Korean politician who served as the mayor of Seoul during the period when the city hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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B.
Chang Sŏng-t’aek
Chang Sŏng-t’aek was a powerful North Korean politician and uncle by marriage to Kim Jong-un who was once considered the country’s second-most influential figure before his dramatic purge and execution in 2013.
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C.
Kang Pan-sok
Kang Pan-sok was a Korean woman best known as the mother of North Korea’s founding leader Kim Il Sung and is venerated in North Korean state mythology.
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D.
Suh Yun-bok
Suh Yun-bok was a South Korean long-distance runner best known for winning the 1947 Boston Marathon and later serving as a symbolic sports figure in Korea.
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E.
Jang Kum-song
Jang Kum-song was the daughter of senior North Korean official Kim Kyong-hui and thus a member of North Korea’s ruling Kim family.
- 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: Yi Myeong-bok Target entity description: Yi Myeong-bok was the birth name of Gojong, the 26th king of Joseon and first emperor of the Korean Empire.
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A.
Kim Yong-rae
Kim Yong-rae is a South Korean politician who served as the mayor of Seoul during the period when the city hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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B.
Chang Sŏng-t’aek
Chang Sŏng-t’aek was a powerful North Korean politician and uncle by marriage to Kim Jong-un who was once considered the country’s second-most influential figure before his dramatic purge and execution in 2013.
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C.
Kang Pan-sok
Kang Pan-sok was a Korean woman best known as the mother of North Korea’s founding leader Kim Il Sung and is venerated in North Korean state mythology.
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D.
Suh Yun-bok
Suh Yun-bok was a South Korean long-distance runner best known for winning the 1947 Boston Marathon and later serving as a symbolic sports figure in Korea.
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E.
Jang Kum-song
Jang Kum-song was the daughter of senior North Korean official Kim Kyong-hui and thus a member of North Korea’s ruling Kim family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Emperor of Korea
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King of Joseon ⓘ human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Emperor Gojong
NERFINISHED
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Gojong of Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ Gojong of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Hanseong (Seoul) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Crown Prince Yi Cheok
NERFINISHED
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Sunjong of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Joseon
NERFINISHED
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Korean Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Korean Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Joseon dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Korean Empire period
ⓘ
late Joseon period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Korean ⓘ |
| father | Heungseon Daewongun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Yi Myeong-bok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| house | House of Yi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchOf |
Joseon
NERFINISHED
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Korean Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Yeoheung Min clan lady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Korean ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Korea–Japan Treaty of 1905 signed during his reign
NERFINISHED
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assassination of Empress Myeongseong in 1895 during his reign ⓘ forced abdication in favor of Sunjong ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempting to resist foreign influence in Korea
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proclaiming the Korean Empire in 1897 ⓘ reigning during late Joseon modernization efforts ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
26th king of Joseon
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first emperor of the Korean Empire ⓘ |
| posthumousName | Emperor Gwangmu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Cheoljong of Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalName | Gojong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Korean Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalHouse | Jeonju Yi clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalTitle |
Emperor of Korea
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King of Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Empress Myeongseong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Sunjong of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yi Myeong-bok Description of subject: Yi Myeong-bok was the birth name of Gojong, the 26th king of Joseon and first emperor of the Korean Empire.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.