Book of Chen
E765027
The Book of Chen is an official Chinese historical text that records the history of the Chen dynasty as part of the standard dynastic histories.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book of Chen canonical | 4 |
| Book of Song | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8850586 — 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: Book of Chen Context triple: [Emperor Taizong of Tang, commissionedWork, Book of Chen]
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Book of Shu
The Book of Shu is the section of the historical chronicle *Records of the Three Kingdoms* that details the history, figures, and events of the Shu Han state during China’s Three Kingdoms period.
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Book of Wu
The Book of Wu is the section of the ancient Chinese historical text *Records of the Three Kingdoms* that chronicles the history and rulers of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.
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Book of Liang
The Book of Liang is an official Chinese historical text that chronicles the history, politics, and culture of the Liang dynasty as part of the standard dynastic histories.
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Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
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E.
Book of Jin
The Book of Jin is an official Chinese historical text compiled in the early Tang dynasty that chronicles the history of the Jin dynasty (266–420 CE).
- 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: Book of Chen Target entity description: The Book of Chen is an official Chinese historical text that records the history of the Chen dynasty as part of the standard dynastic histories.
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A.
Book of Shu
The Book of Shu is the section of the historical chronicle *Records of the Three Kingdoms* that details the history, figures, and events of the Shu Han state during China’s Three Kingdoms period.
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B.
Book of Wu
The Book of Wu is the section of the ancient Chinese historical text *Records of the Three Kingdoms* that chronicles the history and rulers of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period.
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C.
Book of Liang
The Book of Liang is an official Chinese historical text that chronicles the history, politics, and culture of the Liang dynasty as part of the standard dynastic histories.
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D.
Book of the Eight Tones
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
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E.
Book of Jin
The Book of Jin is an official Chinese historical text compiled in the early Tang dynasty that chronicles the history of the Jin dynasty (266–420 CE).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese historical text
ⓘ
official history ⓘ standard Chinese dynastic history ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmperor | Emperor Taizong of Tang ⓘ |
| category |
7th-century history book
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Chinese classic text ⓘ Tang dynasty literature ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 陳書 ⓘ |
| citationStyle | used as primary source for Chen dynasty studies ⓘ |
| compiledInDynasty | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| compiler |
Yao Cha
ⓘ
Yao Silian ⓘ |
| completionDate | 7th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | part of the core canon of traditional Chinese historiography ⓘ |
| dynastyCovered | Chen dynasty ⓘ |
| genre | dynastic history ⓘ |
| hasSection |
biographical volumes
ⓘ
imperial annals ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodContext |
Southern and Northern Dynasties
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern and Southern dynasties period
|
| historicalScope | southern Chinese state of Chen ⓘ |
| includedIn | official Chinese dynastic histories ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier dynastic histories ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | historiography ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript ⓘ |
| partOf | Twenty-Four Histories ⓘ |
| periodCovered | 557–589 ⓘ |
| predecessorWork | Book of Liang ⓘ |
| preliminaryCompiler | Yao Cha ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Siku Quanshu ⓘ |
| primaryCompiler | Yao Silian ⓘ |
| recordsHistoryOf | Chen dynasty ⓘ |
| script | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| structure |
annals
ⓘ
biographies ⓘ treatises ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
biographies of Chen dynasty figures
ⓘ
institutions of the Chen dynasty ⓘ political history of the Chen dynasty ⓘ |
| successorWork | Book of Sui ⓘ |
| transliteration | Chén Shū ⓘ |
| usesCalendarSystem | traditional Chinese calendar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Book of Chen Description of subject: The Book of Chen is an official Chinese historical text that records the history of the Chen dynasty as part of the standard dynastic histories.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Book of Chen