King Mun of Balhae
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King Mun of Balhae was a prominent 8th-century ruler who expanded and consolidated the Balhae kingdom, strengthening its political power and cultural development in Northeast Asia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King of Balhae | 2 |
| Balhae monarch | 1 |
| King Mu of Balhae | 1 |
| King Mun of Balhae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8850664 — 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: King Mun of Balhae Context triple: [Balhae, notableRuler, King Mun of Balhae]
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A.
King Mu of Baekje
King Mu of Baekje was a 7th-century monarch of the Korean kingdom of Baekje, known for strengthening the state’s political power and promoting Buddhism, including the construction of the famous Mireuksa temple.
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B.
King Seong of Baekje
King Seong of Baekje was a 6th-century Korean monarch known for strengthening Baekje’s political power, promoting Buddhism, and expanding cultural and diplomatic ties with neighboring states, including Japan.
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C.
King Jinheung
King Jinheung was a powerful 6th-century monarch of the Korean kingdom of Silla who greatly expanded its territory and laid foundations for the later unification of the Korean Peninsula.
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D.
Onjo of Baekje
Onjo of Baekje was the legendary founding king of the Korean kingdom of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
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E.
King Gwanggaeto the Great
King Gwanggaeto the Great was a renowned 5th-century Korean monarch who vastly expanded the territory and power of the Goguryeo kingdom, making it one of the dominant states in East Asia.
- 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: King Mun of Balhae Target entity description: King Mun of Balhae was a prominent 8th-century ruler who expanded and consolidated the Balhae kingdom, strengthening its political power and cultural development in Northeast Asia.
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A.
King Mu of Baekje
King Mu of Baekje was a 7th-century monarch of the Korean kingdom of Baekje, known for strengthening the state’s political power and promoting Buddhism, including the construction of the famous Mireuksa temple.
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B.
King Seong of Baekje
King Seong of Baekje was a 6th-century Korean monarch known for strengthening Baekje’s political power, promoting Buddhism, and expanding cultural and diplomatic ties with neighboring states, including Japan.
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C.
King Jinheung
King Jinheung was a powerful 6th-century monarch of the Korean kingdom of Silla who greatly expanded its territory and laid foundations for the later unification of the Korean Peninsula.
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D.
Onjo of Baekje
Onjo of Baekje was the legendary founding king of the Korean kingdom of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
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E.
King Gwanggaeto the Great
King Gwanggaeto the Great was a renowned 5th-century Korean monarch who vastly expanded the territory and power of the Goguryeo kingdom, making it one of the dominant states in East Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Balhae monarch
ⓘ
monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Balhae cultural flourishing ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Balhae ⓘ |
| capitalEstablishedAt | Sanggyeong ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 8th century ⓘ |
| country | Balhae ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Balhae ⓘ |
| developed | Balhae bureaucracy ⓘ |
| diplomaticRelationsWith |
Japan
ⓘ
Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| encouraged | trade with neighboring states ⓘ |
| era | Balhae–Tang relations ⓘ |
| eraNameUsedInHistoriography | Mun-wang period ⓘ |
| expandedTerritoryIn |
Manchuria
ⓘ
northern Korean Peninsula ⓘ |
| father |
King Mu of Balhae
ⓘ
linked to:
King Mu of Baekje
|
| house | Dae clan ⓘ |
| implemented | administrative reforms ⓘ |
| knownFor | long and stable reign ⓘ |
| movedCapitalTo | Sanggyeong ⓘ |
| nativeName | 문왕 ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | Korean ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consolidation of Balhae political power
ⓘ
expansion of Balhae territory ⓘ promotion of cultural development in Balhae ⓘ strengthening Balhae’s position in Northeast Asia ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Korea
ⓘ
history of Manchuria ⓘ |
| personalName | Dae Heummu ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Balhae
ⓘ
linked to:
King Mun of Balhae
|
| predecessor |
King Mu of Balhae
ⓘ
linked to:
King Mu of Baekje
|
| promoted |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Confucian-style governance ⓘ |
| regionRuled | Northeast Asia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 793 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 737 ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| sentEmissariesTo |
Japan
ⓘ
Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| strengthened |
Balhae economy
ⓘ
centralized monarchy ⓘ |
| successor |
King Seong of Balhae
ⓘ
linked to:
King Seon of Balhae
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| title | King Mun ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: King Mun of Balhae Description of subject: King Mun of Balhae was a prominent 8th-century ruler who expanded and consolidated the Balhae kingdom, strengthening its political power and cultural development in Northeast Asia.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: King Mun of Balhae
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linked to: King Mun of Balhae