<human>: Does "After the extinction of the reigning Ludowingian line of counts and landgraves in 1247 and the War of the Thuringian Succession (1247–1264), the western half became independent under the name of "Hesse", never to become a part of Thuringia again." correctly answer the question of When did the western half of the state become Hesse?
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- yes
- no
<bot>: yes