Gongsun Zan
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Gongsun Zan was a warlord and military commander during the late Eastern Han dynasty, known for his cavalry forces and early role in the power struggles that preceded the Three Kingdoms period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gongsun Zan canonical | 5 |
| Gongsun Zan (initially, as ally-turned-rival) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7947620 — 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: Gongsun Zan Context triple: [Liu Bei, servedUnder, Gongsun Zan]
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A.
Ma Chao
Ma Chao was a famed military general and warlord of the late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period, renowned for his bravery and role as one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu.
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B.
Cao Zhang
Cao Zhang was a military general and prince of the state of Cao Wei during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known as a son of warlord Cao Cao and a brother of the first Wei emperor, Cao Pi.
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C.
Sun Jian
Sun Jian was a prominent late Eastern Han dynasty warlord and military general, famed as the father of Sun Ce and Sun Quan, who laid the foundations for the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.
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D.
Zhuge Jin
Zhuge Jin was a prominent statesman and military general of the Eastern Wu kingdom during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known also as the elder brother of the famed strategist Zhuge Liang.
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E.
Zhang Bao
Zhang Bao was a key military and religious figure of the late Eastern Han dynasty, best known as one of the principal commanders of the Yellow Turban Rebellion alongside his brothers Zhang Jue and Zhang Liang.
- 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: Gongsun Zan Target entity description: Gongsun Zan was a warlord and military commander during the late Eastern Han dynasty, known for his cavalry forces and early role in the power struggles that preceded the Three Kingdoms period.
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A.
Ma Chao
Ma Chao was a famed military general and warlord of the late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period, renowned for his bravery and role as one of the Five Tiger Generals of Shu.
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B.
Cao Zhang
Cao Zhang was a military general and prince of the state of Cao Wei during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known as a son of warlord Cao Cao and a brother of the first Wei emperor, Cao Pi.
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C.
Sun Jian
Sun Jian was a prominent late Eastern Han dynasty warlord and military general, famed as the father of Sun Ce and Sun Quan, who laid the foundations for the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.
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D.
Zhuge Jin
Zhuge Jin was a prominent statesman and military general of the Eastern Wu kingdom during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known also as the elder brother of the famed strategist Zhuge Liang.
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E.
Zhang Bao
Zhang Bao was a key military and religious figure of the late Eastern Han dynasty, best known as one of the principal commanders of the Yellow Turban Rebellion alongside his brothers Zhang Jue and Zhang Liang.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Han dynasty person
ⓘ
military commander ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| allyOf | Liu Bei ⓘ |
| associatedWith | You Province frontier politics ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
Ji County
ⓘ
Yi County ⓘ |
| built |
Hejian fortress
ⓘ
Yijing fortress ⓘ
linked to:
Hejian fortress
|
| conflictType | northern warlord rivalries ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Cao Cao
ⓘ
Liu Bei ⓘ Yuan Shao ⓘ |
| controlledRegion |
You Province
ⓘ
northern China ⓘ
linked to:
North China
|
| courtesyName | Bogui ⓘ |
| deathCause | suicide ⓘ |
| deathContext | defeat at Yijing ⓘ |
| diedInConflictWith | Yuan Shao ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Yuan Shao ⓘ |
| era | late Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | frontier region with Xiongnu and Wuhuan tribes ⓘ |
| familyRelation | father of Gongsun Xu ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Dong Zhuo
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Wuhuan ⓘ Xiongnu ⓘ Yellow Turban rebels ⓘ
linked to:
Yellow Turban Rebellion
|
| governed | You Province as Inspector or Governor ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hou Hanshu
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) ⓘ
linked to:
Records of the Three Kingdoms
|
| knownFor |
White Horse Volunteers
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commanding elite cavalry forces ⓘ early role in power struggles preceding the Three Kingdoms period ⓘ |
| legacy | early northern power in pre–Three Kingdoms struggles ⓘ |
| loyaltyClaim | nominally loyal to the Han emperor ⓘ |
| militaryTactic | heavy use of cavalry charges ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | white horse cavalry ⓘ |
| name | Gongsun Zan ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
ⓘ
provincial warlord ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
coalition against Dong Zhuo
ⓘ
linked to:
Coalition against Dong Zhuo
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| patronOf | Liu Bei ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-independent regional warlord ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | impetuous but brave commander ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Romance of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Han central government ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 3rd century CE
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end of 2nd century CE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gongsun Zan Description of subject: Gongsun Zan was a warlord and military commander during the late Eastern Han dynasty, known for his cavalry forces and early role in the power struggles that preceded the Three Kingdoms period.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.