Kōwa
E1520741
UNEXPLORED
Kōwa was a Japanese era name (nengō) used during the late 11th century in the reign of Emperor Horikawa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kōwa canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18416646 — 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: Kōwa Context triple: [Emperor Horikawa, eraName, Kōwa]
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A.
Kōwa
Kōwa was a Japanese era of the late Heian period, associated with the reign of Emperor Shirakawa.
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B.
Kōtaishi
Kōtaishi is the formal Japanese title used to designate the heir apparent to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
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C.
Kōgō
Kōgō is the Japanese term used to refer to the empress consort of Japan.
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D.
Kōyō
Kōyō is a Japanese given name, notably borne by the writer Kōyō Ozaki.
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E.
Kouya
Kouya is a language of the Central Tano branch of the Niger-Congo family, spoken by a community in West Africa.
- 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: Kōwa Target entity description: Kōwa was a Japanese era name (nengō) used during the late 11th century in the reign of Emperor Horikawa.
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A.
Kōwa
Kōwa was a Japanese era of the late Heian period, associated with the reign of Emperor Shirakawa.
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B.
Kōtaishi
Kōtaishi is the formal Japanese title used to designate the heir apparent to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
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C.
Kōgō
Kōgō is the Japanese term used to refer to the empress consort of Japan.
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D.
Kōyō
Kōyō is a Japanese given name, notably borne by the writer Kōyō Ozaki.
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E.
Kouya
Kouya is a language of the Central Tano branch of the Niger-Congo family, spoken by a community in West Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.