Tengu
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Tengu are legendary Japanese yōkai, often depicted as bird-like or long-nosed mountain spirits associated with martial prowess, esoteric knowledge, and the protection (or testing) of ascetics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tengu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19899240 — 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: Tengu Context triple: [Mount Takao, hasDeityAssociation, Tengu]
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A.
Yokai
Yokai is the masked supervillain identity adopted by Professor Robert Callaghan in Marvel's Big Hero 6 comics, known for using swarms of microbots as his primary weapon.
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B.
Tuda-Mengu
Tuda-Mengu was a 13th-century Mongol ruler who briefly led the Golden Horde during a period of internal strife and shifting alliances within the Mongol Empire.
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C.
Yakouren
Yakouren is a small town in northern Algeria’s Kabylie region, known for its forested mountain landscapes and Berber (Amazigh) cultural heritage.
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D.
Jiryaku
Jiryaku was a Japanese era name (nengō) of the late Heian period, used during the reign of Emperor Go-Sanjō.
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E.
Daikini
Daikini are the human-sized people in the fantasy world of the film "Willow," contrasted with the smaller Nelwyn race.
- 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: Tengu Target entity description: Tengu are legendary Japanese yōkai, often depicted as bird-like or long-nosed mountain spirits associated with martial prowess, esoteric knowledge, and the protection (or testing) of ascetics.
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A.
Yokai
Yokai is the masked supervillain identity adopted by Professor Robert Callaghan in Marvel's Big Hero 6 comics, known for using swarms of microbots as his primary weapon.
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B.
Tuda-Mengu
Tuda-Mengu was a 13th-century Mongol ruler who briefly led the Golden Horde during a period of internal strife and shifting alliances within the Mongol Empire.
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C.
Yakouren
Yakouren is a small town in northern Algeria’s Kabylie region, known for its forested mountain landscapes and Berber (Amazigh) cultural heritage.
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D.
Jiryaku
Jiryaku was a Japanese era name (nengō) of the late Heian period, used during the reign of Emperor Go-Sanjō.
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E.
Daikini
Daikini are the human-sized people in the fantasy world of the film "Willow," contrasted with the smaller Nelwyn race.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.