Prince Dan of Yan
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Prince Dan of Yan was a royal prince of the ancient Chinese state of Yan, best known for orchestrating the failed assassination attempt on the Qin king by the assassin Jing Ke during the Warring States period.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crown Prince Dan of Yan | 2 |
| Prince Dan of Yan canonical | 2 |
| Crown Prince Dan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8342947 — 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: Prince Dan of Yan Context triple: [State of Yan, notableFigure, Prince Dan of Yan]
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A.
Prince of Jin
Prince of Jin was the princely title held by Zhao Guangyi before he ascended the throne as Emperor Taizong of the Song dynasty.
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B.
Crown Prince Qi
Crown Prince Qi was the eldest son and original heir of Emperor Jing of Han, whose deposition in favor of Liu Che (the future Emperor Wu) became a pivotal moment in Western Han succession politics.
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C.
King Daoxiang of Zhao
King Daoxiang of Zhao was a late Warring States period monarch of the Chinese state of Zhao, known for his efforts to maintain the kingdom’s strength amid rising pressure from the Qin state.
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D.
Prince of Gui
Prince of Gui was the noble title held by Zhu Youlang before he became the Yongli Emperor, the last sovereign of the Southern Ming dynasty in 17th-century China.
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E.
King Youmiu of Zhao
King Youmiu of Zhao was a monarch of the Warring States–period Chinese state of Zhao, remembered as one of its later rulers during the decline of the state.
- 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: Prince Dan of Yan Target entity description: Prince Dan of Yan was a royal prince of the ancient Chinese state of Yan, best known for orchestrating the failed assassination attempt on the Qin king by the assassin Jing Ke during the Warring States period.
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A.
Prince of Jin
Prince of Jin was the princely title held by Zhao Guangyi before he ascended the throne as Emperor Taizong of the Song dynasty.
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B.
Crown Prince Qi
Crown Prince Qi was the eldest son and original heir of Emperor Jing of Han, whose deposition in favor of Liu Che (the future Emperor Wu) became a pivotal moment in Western Han succession politics.
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C.
King Daoxiang of Zhao
King Daoxiang of Zhao was a late Warring States period monarch of the Chinese state of Zhao, known for his efforts to maintain the kingdom’s strength amid rising pressure from the Qin state.
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D.
Prince of Gui
Prince of Gui was the noble title held by Zhu Youlang before he became the Yongli Emperor, the last sovereign of the Southern Ming dynasty in 17th-century China.
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E.
King Youmiu of Zhao
King Youmiu of Zhao was a monarch of the Warring States–period Chinese state of Zhao, remembered as one of its later rulers during the decline of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese prince
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ royal person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jing Ke
ⓘ
King Zheng of Qin ⓘ
linked to:
King Zhuangxiang of Qin
State of Qin ⓘ State of Yan ⓘ
linked to:
state of Yan
|
| co-conspirator |
Qin Wuyang
ⓘ
Tian Guang ⓘ |
| conflict |
Qin–Yan conflict
ⓘ
linked to:
Qin–Chu War
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
State of Yan
ⓘ
linked to:
state of Yan
|
| culture | Ancient Chinese ⓘ |
| deathCause | executed after Qin retaliation (traditional account) ⓘ |
| deathPlace | territory of Yan (traditional account) ⓘ |
| enemy |
King Zheng of Qin
ⓘ
linked to:
King Zhuangxiang of Qin
State of Qin ⓘ |
| era | late Warring States period ⓘ |
| father | King Xi of Yan ⓘ |
| floruit | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAssassin | Jing Ke ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | patriotic but imprudent prince (traditional view) ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Records of the Grand Historian
ⓘ
Shiji, Biographies of Assassins ⓘ |
| knownFor |
employing the assassin Jing Ke
ⓘ
failed assassination attempt at the Qin court ⓘ plotting the assassination of King Zheng of Qin ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| legacy | example of resistance to Qin unification in Chinese historiography ⓘ |
| motive |
to protect the State of Yan from conquest
ⓘ
to stop Qin expansion ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Prince of Yan ⓘ |
| notableEvent | assassination attempt on King Zheng of Qin ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
State of Qin
ⓘ
State of Yan ⓘ
linked to:
state of Yan
|
| politicalStatus | member of Yan royal family ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Chinese historical dramas about Jing Ke
ⓘ
literature on famous assassins in Chinese history ⓘ |
| positionHeld | prince of Yan ⓘ |
| relative | King Xi of Yan ⓘ |
| residence | capital of Yan ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | mastermind of the Jing Ke assassination plot ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Yan ⓘ |
| strategicAction | sought to assassinate Qin ruler instead of open war ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Warring States period ⓘ |
| usedAsPretext | hostility of Qin toward Yan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prince Dan of Yan Description of subject: Prince Dan of Yan was a royal prince of the ancient Chinese state of Yan, best known for orchestrating the failed assassination attempt on the Qin king by the assassin Jing Ke during the Warring States period.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.