Lü Meng
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Lü Meng was a prominent military general and strategist of the Eastern Wu state during China’s Three Kingdoms period, renowned for his pivotal role in the campaign that led to the downfall of Guan Yu.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lü Meng canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8158179 — 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: Lü Meng Context triple: [Guan Yu, capturedBy, Lü Meng]
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A.
Huang Gai
Huang Gai was a renowned military general of the late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period, best known for his pivotal role in the Battle of Red Cliffs serving the warlord Sun Quan.
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B.
Zhou Yu
Zhou Yu was a prominent military general and strategist of the late Eastern Han dynasty, best known for co-commanding the allied forces of Sun Quan at the decisive Battle of Red Cliffs during the Three Kingdoms era.
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C.
Gan Ning
Gan Ning was a famed Chinese military general and former pirate of the late Eastern Han dynasty who became one of the most daring and celebrated officers serving the warlord Sun Quan.
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D.
Sima Zhao
Sima Zhao was a powerful late Three Kingdoms-era statesman and general of the Cao Wei state whose dominance paved the way for his son Sima Yan to found the Jin dynasty.
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E.
Deng Ai
Deng Ai was a prominent Shu-Han–born general of the state of Wei during China’s Three Kingdoms era, best known for his bold campaign that led to the conquest of Shu.
- 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: Lü Meng Target entity description: Lü Meng was a prominent military general and strategist of the Eastern Wu state during China’s Three Kingdoms period, renowned for his pivotal role in the campaign that led to the downfall of Guan Yu.
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A.
Huang Gai
Huang Gai was a renowned military general of the late Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms period, best known for his pivotal role in the Battle of Red Cliffs serving the warlord Sun Quan.
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B.
Zhou Yu
Zhou Yu was a prominent military general and strategist of the late Eastern Han dynasty, best known for co-commanding the allied forces of Sun Quan at the decisive Battle of Red Cliffs during the Three Kingdoms era.
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C.
Gan Ning
Gan Ning was a famed Chinese military general and former pirate of the late Eastern Han dynasty who became one of the most daring and celebrated officers serving the warlord Sun Quan.
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D.
Sima Zhao
Sima Zhao was a powerful late Three Kingdoms-era statesman and general of the Cao Wei state whose dominance paved the way for his son Sima Yan to found the Jin dynasty.
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E.
Deng Ai
Deng Ai was a prominent Shu-Han–born general of the state of Wei during China’s Three Kingdoms era, best known for his bold campaign that led to the conquest of Shu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Wu general
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Three Kingdoms period person ⓘ military general ⓘ strategist ⓘ |
| advisorTo | Sun Quan ⓘ |
| allegiance | Eastern Wu ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Eastern Wu court at Jianye ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Fuyang, Anhui
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linked to:
Fuyang
Runan Commandery ⓘ |
| captured |
Guan Yu
ⓘ
Jing Province ⓘ |
| courtesyName | Ziming ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese ⓘ |
| deathCause | illness ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Jianye ⓘ |
| encouragedBy | Sun Quan ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Guan Yu ⓘ |
| era | Three Kingdoms period ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Records of the Three Kingdoms
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| implemented |
military discipline reforms
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strategic redeployment of troops in Jing Province campaign ⓘ |
| knownFor |
feigned illness stratagem against Guan Yu
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transition from uneducated warrior to learned strategist ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Sun Quan ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| name | Lü Meng ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campaign against Guan Yu
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capture of Jing Province from Liu Bei ⓘ military reforms in Eastern Wu ⓘ |
| occupation |
general
ⓘ
military strategist ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle for Jing Province
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Eastern Wu–Shu Han conflicts ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | scholar-general in Romance of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| reputation |
brave
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intelligent ⓘ resourceful ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Jing Province administration
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linked to:
Jing Province
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| servedUnder |
Sun Ce
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Sun Quan ⓘ |
| state | Eastern Wu ⓘ |
| studied |
Confucian classics
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military strategy texts ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early Three Kingdoms period
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late Eastern Han dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Jian’an era of Emperor Xian of Han
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lü Meng Description of subject: Lü Meng was a prominent military general and strategist of the Eastern Wu state during China’s Three Kingdoms period, renowned for his pivotal role in the campaign that led to the downfall of Guan Yu.
Referenced by (5)
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