Nobutake Kondō
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Nobutake Kondō was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy admiral who played major command roles in key Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign and other operations alongside the main carrier forces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nobutake Kondō canonical | 6 |
| Nobutake Kondo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13944 — 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: Nobutake Kondō Context triple: [Battle of Midway, commanderJapan, Nobutake Kondō]
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A.
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Tomoyuki Yamashita was a prominent Imperial Japanese Army general during World War II, best known for his rapid conquest of Malaya and Singapore and later defense of the Philippines.
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B.
Harukichi Hyakutake
Harukichi Hyakutake was a Japanese lieutenant general who led the Seventeenth Army in the Solomon Islands campaign during World War II, including the battles around Guadalcanal.
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C.
Hirakata
Hirakata is a city in Japan located between Osaka and Kyoto, known for its residential suburbs, historical sites, and the popular Hirakata Park amusement park.
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D.
Mitsuo Fuchida
Mitsuo Fuchida was a Japanese naval aviator and commander who led the aerial attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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E.
Isoroku Yamamoto
Isoroku Yamamoto was the Japanese admiral who masterminded the attack on Pearl Harbor and led the Imperial Japanese Navy during the early years of World War II in the Pacific.
- 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: Nobutake Kondō Target entity description: Nobutake Kondō was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy admiral who played major command roles in key Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign and other operations alongside the main carrier forces.
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A.
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Tomoyuki Yamashita was a prominent Imperial Japanese Army general during World War II, best known for his rapid conquest of Malaya and Singapore and later defense of the Philippines.
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B.
Harukichi Hyakutake
Harukichi Hyakutake was a Japanese lieutenant general who led the Seventeenth Army in the Solomon Islands campaign during World War II, including the battles around Guadalcanal.
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C.
Hirakata
Hirakata is a city in Japan located between Osaka and Kyoto, known for its residential suburbs, historical sites, and the popular Hirakata Park amusement park.
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D.
Mitsuo Fuchida
Mitsuo Fuchida was a Japanese naval aviator and commander who led the aerial attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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E.
Isoroku Yamamoto
Isoroku Yamamoto was the Japanese admiral who masterminded the attack on Pearl Harbor and led the Imperial Japanese Navy during the early years of World War II in the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
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Japanese military officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| commandSpecialization | large surface combatant formations ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Guadalcanal
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surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
Pacific War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Imperial Japanese Naval Academy ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRole |
fleet commander
ⓘ
task force commander ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key Japanese naval leader in mid-war Pacific campaigns ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| militaryAllegiance | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Admiral ⓘ |
| name | Nobutake Kondō self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | 近藤 信竹 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
operations conducted in coordination with Japanese carrier forces
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senior command in major Pacific War operations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
command of surface forces supporting main carrier task forces
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command roles in the Guadalcanal campaign ⓘ |
| notedFor | high-level operational command rather than tactical ship command ⓘ |
| occupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
naval battles around Guadalcanal
ⓘ
night surface engagements in the Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of the IJN Second Fleet
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commander of the IJN Southern Expeditionary Fleet ⓘ deputy commander of the Combined Fleet ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Imperial Japanese Navy officer corps (exact number not specified) ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Axis powers ⓘ |
| strategicFocus | surface fleet operations in support of carrier forces ⓘ |
| strategicPartnerForces | Japanese carrier strike forces ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Solomon Islands ⓘ South West Pacific Area ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest Pacific
|
| typeOfAdmiral | senior admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy hierarchy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nobutake Kondō Description of subject: Nobutake Kondō was a senior Imperial Japanese Navy admiral who played major command roles in key Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign and other operations alongside the main carrier forces.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nobutake Kondo
subject surface form:
Nobutake Kondō