東郷 平八郎
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東郷 平八郎 was a famed Japanese admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, best known for leading Japan to victory over Russia in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16516297 — 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: 東郷 平八郎 Context triple: [Tōgō Heihachirō, nativeName, 東郷 平八郎]
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Ōkuma Shigenobu
Ōkuma Shigenobu was a prominent Japanese statesman of the Meiji era who served twice as prime minister and played a key role in Japan’s modernization and constitutional government.
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Shigenori Tōgō
Shigenori Tōgō was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as foreign minister during World War II and was later convicted as a Class A war criminal.
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Saigō Tanomo
Saigō Tanomo was a senior Aizu domain retainer and military leader during Japan’s late Edo period, known for his role in the Boshin War and the defense of Aizu.
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Saigō Takamori
Saigō Takamori was a prominent 19th-century Japanese samurai and statesman often called the "last true samurai," known for his key role in the Meiji Restoration and his later rebellion against the new government.
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Kido Takayoshi
Kido Takayoshi was a key Japanese statesman and one of the principal architects of the Meiji Restoration who helped modernize Japan’s political and social systems in the late 19th century.
- 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: 東郷 平八郎 Target entity description: 東郷 平八郎 was a famed Japanese admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, best known for leading Japan to victory over Russia in the Battle of Tsushima during the Russo-Japanese War.
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A.
Ōkuma Shigenobu
Ōkuma Shigenobu was a prominent Japanese statesman of the Meiji era who served twice as prime minister and played a key role in Japan’s modernization and constitutional government.
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B.
Shigenori Tōgō
Shigenori Tōgō was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as foreign minister during World War II and was later convicted as a Class A war criminal.
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C.
Saigō Tanomo
Saigō Tanomo was a senior Aizu domain retainer and military leader during Japan’s late Edo period, known for his role in the Boshin War and the defense of Aizu.
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D.
Saigō Takamori
Saigō Takamori was a prominent 19th-century Japanese samurai and statesman often called the "last true samurai," known for his key role in the Meiji Restoration and his later rebellion against the new government.
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E.
Kido Takayoshi
Kido Takayoshi was a key Japanese statesman and one of the principal architects of the Meiji Restoration who helped modernize Japan’s political and social systems in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō
linked to: 東郷 平八郎