Admiral Mineichi Koga
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Admiral Mineichi Koga was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy officer who succeeded Isoroku Yamamoto as Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Admiral Mineichi Koga canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13049307 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Admiral Mineichi Koga Context triple: [Japanese battleship Musashi, flagOfficer, Admiral Mineichi Koga]
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A.
Vice Admiral Takeo Takagi
Vice Admiral Takeo Takagi was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer best known for commanding carrier and surface forces in key early Pacific War battles, including the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway.
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B.
Admiral Soemu Toyoda
Admiral Soemu Toyoda was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during the later stages of World War II, overseeing major naval operations in the Pacific.
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Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa
Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer and fleet commander during World War II, noted for leading Japanese carrier forces in major Pacific battles.
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D.
Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura
Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer and fleet commander during World War II, noted for leading a force that was destroyed in the Battle of Surigao Strait.
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E.
Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō
Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer and fleet commander in World War II, noted for leading major surface forces in the Solomon Islands campaign and other key Pacific naval operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Admiral Mineichi Koga Target entity description: Admiral Mineichi Koga was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy officer who succeeded Isoroku Yamamoto as Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
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A.
Vice Admiral Takeo Takagi
Vice Admiral Takeo Takagi was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer best known for commanding carrier and surface forces in key early Pacific War battles, including the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway.
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B.
Admiral Soemu Toyoda
Admiral Soemu Toyoda was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during the later stages of World War II, overseeing major naval operations in the Pacific.
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C.
Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa
Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer and fleet commander during World War II, noted for leading Japanese carrier forces in major Pacific battles.
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D.
Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura
Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer and fleet commander during World War II, noted for leading a force that was destroyed in the Battle of Surigao Strait.
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E.
Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō
Vice Admiral Nobutake Kondō was an Imperial Japanese Navy officer and fleet commander in World War II, noted for leading major surface forces in the Solomon Islands campaign and other key Pacific naval operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
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human ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| associatedWithEvent | reorganization of the Combined Fleet after 1943 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the Golden Kite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of the Rising Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1885-09-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Arita, Saga Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arita, Saga Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
air crash at sea
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aviation accident ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| deathDate | 1944-03-31 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Cebu, Philippines ⓘ |
| education | Imperial Japanese Naval Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
command of the Combined Fleet after the death of Isoroku Yamamoto
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leadership of Japanese naval forces during the middle phase of the Pacific War ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| militaryOccupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| militaryRankAtPromotion | full admiral ⓘ |
| modeOfDeath | died when his aircraft disappeared in a storm ⓘ |
| name | Mineichi Koga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 古賀峯一 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommand |
2nd Fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China Area Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Combined Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval Aviation units of the IJN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief of the IJN Combined Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Isoroku Yamamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Admiral ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| replaced | Isoroku Yamamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Imperial Japanese Navy officer corps ⓘ |
| serviceYears | 1906–1944 ⓘ |
| strategicFocus | defensive naval strategy after Midway ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Soemu Toyoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwest Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Admiral Mineichi Koga Description of subject: Admiral Mineichi Koga was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy officer who succeeded Isoroku Yamamoto as Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
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