Zhao Kuo
E738145
Zhao Kuo was a Warring States–period general of the State of Zhao, best known for his disastrous leadership at the Battle of Changping against Qin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zhao Kuo canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7984314 — 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: Zhao Kuo Context triple: [Battle of Changping, commander, Zhao Kuo]
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A.
Zhang Zhao
Zhang Zhao was a prominent statesman and strategist of the Eastern Wu kingdom during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known for his influential role in governance and military affairs.
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B.
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.
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C.
Zhu Houzhao
Zhu Houzhao, better known as the Zhengde Emperor, was a Ming dynasty ruler of China noted for his eccentric behavior, neglect of state affairs, and indulgent personal lifestyle.
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D.
Gao Zhan
Gao Zhan, better known as Emperor Wucheng of Northern Qi, was a 6th-century Chinese ruler noted for his initially capable governance that later declined into decadence and contributed to his dynasty’s downfall.
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E.
Zhao Sheng
Zhao Sheng was a Chinese revolutionary associated with the Tongmenghui, the anti-Qing organization that helped pave the way for the 1911 Xinhai Revolution and the founding of the Republic of China.
- 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: Zhao Kuo Target entity description: Zhao Kuo was a Warring States–period general of the State of Zhao, best known for his disastrous leadership at the Battle of Changping against Qin.
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A.
Zhang Zhao
Zhang Zhao was a prominent statesman and strategist of the Eastern Wu kingdom during China’s Three Kingdoms period, known for his influential role in governance and military affairs.
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B.
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.
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C.
Zhu Houzhao
Zhu Houzhao, better known as the Zhengde Emperor, was a Ming dynasty ruler of China noted for his eccentric behavior, neglect of state affairs, and indulgent personal lifestyle.
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D.
Gao Zhan
Gao Zhan, better known as Emperor Wucheng of Northern Qi, was a 6th-century Chinese ruler noted for his initially capable governance that later declined into decadence and contributed to his dynasty’s downfall.
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E.
Zhao Sheng
Zhao Sheng was a Chinese revolutionary associated with the Tongmenghui, the anti-Qing organization that helped pave the way for the 1911 Xinhai Revolution and the founding of the Republic of China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Warring States period person
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ military general ⓘ |
| allegiance |
State of Zhao
ⓘ
linked to:
state of Zhao
|
| approximateCentury | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | State of Zhao royal and noble families ⓘ |
| commanded |
Zhao army at the Battle of Changping
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Changping
|
| conflict |
Battle of Changping
ⓘ
Qin–Zhao War ⓘ
linked to:
Qin–Zhao struggle over Shangdang
|
| consequenceOfActions | severe weakening of the State of Zhao ⓘ |
| country |
State of Zhao
ⓘ
linked to:
state of Zhao
|
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Changping
ⓘ
linked to:
Changping District
|
| era | pre-imperial China ⓘ |
| familyName | Zhao ⓘ |
| father | Zhao She ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Kuo ⓘ |
| historicalSource | Shiji ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Changping
ⓘ
defeat at the Battle of Changping ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| legacy | cautionary example of overconfidence in military history of China ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| name | Zhao Kuo ⓘ |
| notableEvent | replaced Lian Po as commander at Changping ⓘ |
| occupation | general ⓘ |
| opponent | State of Qin ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | Bai Qi ⓘ |
| reputation | inexperienced field commander ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | decisive Qin victory at Changping ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Warring States period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Zhao Kuo Description of subject: Zhao Kuo was a Warring States–period general of the State of Zhao, best known for his disastrous leadership at the Battle of Changping against Qin.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.