Yamashiro Province
E1517358
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Yamashiro Province was a historical province of Japan located in the area of present-day southern Kyoto Prefecture, encompassing the ancient imperial capital of Kyoto.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yamashiro Province canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11392316 — 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: Yamashiro Province Context triple: [Prince Fushimi Kuniie, historicalRegion, Yamashiro Province]
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A.
Yamato Province
Yamato Province was an ancient region in Japan that served as the political and cultural heartland of early Japanese civilization and the imperial court.
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B.
Etchū Province
Etchū Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now Toyama Prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan.
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C.
Shinano Province
Shinano Province was an old administrative region of Japan, roughly corresponding to modern Nagano Prefecture, known for its mountainous terrain and historical significance.
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D.
Kōzuke Province
Kōzuke Province was a historical region of Japan, located in what is now Gunma Prefecture, that served as an important political and military base for several powerful samurai clans.
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E.
Sagami Province
Sagami Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now central Kanagawa Prefecture, known for its coastal position facing Sagami Bay and its proximity to Edo (modern Tokyo).
- 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: Yamashiro Province Target entity description: Yamashiro Province was a historical province of Japan located in the area of present-day southern Kyoto Prefecture, encompassing the ancient imperial capital of Kyoto.
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A.
Yamato Province
Yamato Province was an ancient region in Japan that served as the political and cultural heartland of early Japanese civilization and the imperial court.
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B.
Etchū Province
Etchū Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now Toyama Prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan.
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C.
Shinano Province
Shinano Province was an old administrative region of Japan, roughly corresponding to modern Nagano Prefecture, known for its mountainous terrain and historical significance.
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D.
Kōzuke Province
Kōzuke Province was a historical region of Japan, located in what is now Gunma Prefecture, that served as an important political and military base for several powerful samurai clans.
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E.
Sagami Province
Sagami Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now central Kanagawa Prefecture, known for its coastal position facing Sagami Bay and its proximity to Edo (modern Tokyo).
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.