Li Yan
E844351
Li Yan, better known by his temple name Emperor Wuzong of Tang, was a ninth-century Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty noted for his vigorous but short-lived reign and his persecution of Buddhism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Li Yan canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10141384 — 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: Li Yan Context triple: [Emperor Wuzong of Tang, personalName, Li Yan]
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A.
Liu Ye
Liu Ye is a Chinese actor known for his versatile performances in both commercial blockbusters and critically acclaimed films.
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B.
He Yan
He Yan was a prominent third-century Chinese philosopher and scholar-official of the Wei dynasty, best known as a leading figure of Xuanxue (Neo-Daoism) and for his influential commentarial work on the Confucian classics.
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C.
Di Xin
Di Xin was the last ruler of China's Shang dynasty, historically portrayed as a tyrannical and decadent king whose misrule led to the dynasty's downfall.
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D.
Zhu Yawen
Zhu Yawen is a Chinese actor known for his roles in film and television dramas, particularly in military and historical series.
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E.
Liu Shu
Liu Shu was a Chinese scholar who contributed as an editor to the compilation of the historical chronicle Zizhi Tongjian.
- 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: Li Yan Target entity description: Li Yan, better known by his temple name Emperor Wuzong of Tang, was a ninth-century Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty noted for his vigorous but short-lived reign and his persecution of Buddhism.
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A.
Liu Ye
Liu Ye is a Chinese actor known for his versatile performances in both commercial blockbusters and critically acclaimed films.
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B.
He Yan
He Yan was a prominent third-century Chinese philosopher and scholar-official of the Wei dynasty, best known as a leading figure of Xuanxue (Neo-Daoism) and for his influential commentarial work on the Confucian classics.
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C.
Di Xin
Di Xin was the last ruler of China's Shang dynasty, historically portrayed as a tyrannical and decadent king whose misrule led to the dynasty's downfall.
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D.
Zhu Yawen
Zhu Yawen is a Chinese actor known for his roles in film and television dramas, particularly in military and historical series.
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E.
Liu Shu
Liu Shu was a Chinese scholar who contributed as an editor to the compilation of the historical chronicle Zizhi Tongjian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Emperor of China ⓘ |
| birthDate | 814 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Tang dynasty China
ⓘ
linked to:
Tang dynasty
|
| burialPlace |
Zhao Mausoleum (Tang)
ⓘ
linked to:
Zhao Mausoleum
|
| capitalDuringReign | Chang'an ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| century | 9th century ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| deathDate | 846 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Chang'an ⓘ |
| dynasty | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| era |
late Tang dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Tang warlord era
|
| eraName | Huichang ⓘ |
| familyName | Li ⓘ |
| father | Emperor Muzong of Tang ⓘ |
| givenName | Yan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Medieval China ⓘ |
| house | House of Li ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempts to restore imperial authority
ⓘ
religious persecution ⓘ vigorous but short-lived reign ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mother | Consort Yang (mother of Emperor Wuzong) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Huichang Suppression of Buddhism
ⓘ
persecution of Buddhism ⓘ |
| persecutedReligion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| personalName | Li Yan ⓘ |
| policy |
confiscation of Buddhist temple property
ⓘ
fiscal reforms to strengthen imperial finances ⓘ promotion of Taoism over Buddhism ⓘ suppression of Buddhist monasteries ⓘ |
| posthumousName |
Emperor Zhaozongjing
ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Zhaozong of Tang
|
| predecessor | Emperor Wenzong of Tang ⓘ |
| regnalNumber | 15th emperor of the Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 846 ⓘ |
| reignName | Huichang ⓘ |
| reignStart | 840 ⓘ |
| reignTitle | Emperor of the Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| relative |
Emperor Jingzong of Tang (brother)
ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Muzong of Tang
Emperor Wenzong of Tang (brother) ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Wenzong of Tang
|
| religion | Taoism ⓘ |
| royalHouse |
Li family of Tang
ⓘ
linked to:
Li clan of Tang
|
| successor |
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (Tang Xuanzong, Li Chen)
ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
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| successorAsCrownHeir | Li Chen ⓘ |
| supportedReligion | Taoism ⓘ |
| templeName |
Emperor Wuzong of Tang
ⓘ
Tang Wuzong ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor Wuzong of Tang
|
| title |
Emperor of Tang
ⓘ
linked to:
Emperor of the Great Tang
Son of Heaven ⓘ |
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: Li Yan Description of subject: Li Yan, better known by his temple name Emperor Wuzong of Tang, was a ninth-century Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty noted for his vigorous but short-lived reign and his persecution of Buddhism.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.