Hōshō (Japanese era name)
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Hōshō was a short-lived Japanese era (nengō) of the late Heian period, used to mark years during the reign of Emperor Toba in the 12th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hōshō (Japanese era name) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15159895 — 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: Hōshō (Japanese era name) Context triple: [Hōshō, namedAfter, Hōshō (Japanese era name)]
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A.
Hōei era
The Hōei era was a Japanese historical period in the early 18th century, notable for major natural disasters including the great Hōei earthquake and the subsequent eruption of Mount Fuji.
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B.
Ryakuō era
The Ryakuō era was a Japanese historical period name (nengō) used by the Northern Court during the Nanboku-chō period in the 14th century.
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C.
Bunkyū
Bunkyū was a Japanese era name of the late Edo period, spanning the early 1860s during the reign of Emperor Kōmei and marked by growing internal unrest and foreign pressure on Japan.
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D.
Reiwa
Reiwa is the current era of Japan’s official calendar, which began in 2019 with the accession of Emperor Naruhito.
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E.
Tenpyō-shōhō
Tenpyō-shōhō was a mid-8th-century Japanese era noted for its association with Emperor Shōmu and the continued promotion of Buddhism and state-sponsored temple construction.
- 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: Hōshō (Japanese era name) Target entity description: Hōshō was a short-lived Japanese era (nengō) of the late Heian period, used to mark years during the reign of Emperor Toba in the 12th century.
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A.
Hōei era
The Hōei era was a Japanese historical period in the early 18th century, notable for major natural disasters including the great Hōei earthquake and the subsequent eruption of Mount Fuji.
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B.
Ryakuō era
The Ryakuō era was a Japanese historical period name (nengō) used by the Northern Court during the Nanboku-chō period in the 14th century.
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C.
Bunkyū
Bunkyū was a Japanese era name of the late Edo period, spanning the early 1860s during the reign of Emperor Kōmei and marked by growing internal unrest and foreign pressure on Japan.
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D.
Reiwa
Reiwa is the current era of Japan’s official calendar, which began in 2019 with the accession of Emperor Naruhito.
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E.
Tenpyō-shōhō
Tenpyō-shōhō was a mid-8th-century Japanese era noted for its association with Emperor Shōmu and the continued promotion of Buddhism and state-sponsored temple construction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.