Kagoshima Castle
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Kagoshima Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Kagoshima, Kyushu, that served as the political and military center of the powerful Shimazu clan.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kagoshima Castle canonical | 3 |
| Kagoshima Castle site | 1 |
| 薩摩国鹿児島城下 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13721568 — 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: Kagoshima Castle Context triple: [Kagoshima Domain, castle, Kagoshima Castle]
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A.
Karatsu Castle
Karatsu Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop fortress in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, known for its scenic seaside views and Edo-period architecture.
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B.
Takamatsu Castle
Takamatsu Castle is a historic Japanese seaside fortress in Kagawa Prefecture, noted for its rare seawater moats and Edo-period architecture.
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C.
Koriyama Castle
Koriyama Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Nara Prefecture known for its Edo-period fortifications and scenic cherry blossoms.
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D.
Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto Castle is one of Japan’s most famous and historically significant feudal castles, renowned for its imposing defensive design and role in major samurai-era conflicts.
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E.
Okazaki Castle
Okazaki Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Aichi Prefecture, best known as the birthplace of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and a key stronghold in the Sengoku and early Edo periods.
- 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: Kagoshima Castle Target entity description: Kagoshima Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Kagoshima, Kyushu, that served as the political and military center of the powerful Shimazu clan.
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A.
Karatsu Castle
Karatsu Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop fortress in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, known for its scenic seaside views and Edo-period architecture.
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B.
Takamatsu Castle
Takamatsu Castle is a historic Japanese seaside fortress in Kagawa Prefecture, noted for its rare seawater moats and Edo-period architecture.
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C.
Koriyama Castle
Koriyama Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Nara Prefecture known for its Edo-period fortifications and scenic cherry blossoms.
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D.
Kumamoto Castle
Kumamoto Castle is one of Japan’s most famous and historically significant feudal castles, renowned for its imposing defensive design and role in major samurai-era conflicts.
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E.
Okazaki Castle
Okazaki Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Aichi Prefecture, best known as the birthplace of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and a key stronghold in the Sengoku and early Edo periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.