Hiroshima Domain
E1562870
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Hiroshima Domain was a prominent feudal han in western Honshu during Japan’s Edo period, governed by the powerful Asano clan from its castle town of Hiroshima.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hiroshima Domain canonical | 7 |
| Hiroshima Domain in Aki Province | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22382490 — 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: Hiroshima Domain Context triple: [Asano clan, heldDomain, Hiroshima Domain]
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A.
Kaga Domain
Kaga Domain was a powerful and wealthy feudal domain of Japan’s Edo period, ruled by the Maeda clan and centered in present-day Ishikawa and Toyama Prefectures.
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B.
Morioka Domain
Morioka Domain was a feudal han of northern Japan’s Edo period, ruled by the Nanbu clan from its castle town of Morioka in present-day Iwate Prefecture.
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C.
Yonezawa Domain
Yonezawa Domain was a feudal han in Japan’s Edo period, centered in modern Yamagata Prefecture and historically governed by the prominent Uesugi clan.
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D.
Nagaoka Domain
Nagaoka Domain was a feudal han of the Edo period in Japan, ruled by daimyō and centered in what is now Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture.
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E.
Akō Domain
Akō Domain was a feudal han in Edo-period Japan, best known as the home domain of the Forty-seven Rōnin whose famous vendetta became a legendary tale of loyalty and revenge.
- 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: Hiroshima Domain Target entity description: Hiroshima Domain was a prominent feudal han in western Honshu during Japan’s Edo period, governed by the powerful Asano clan from its castle town of Hiroshima.
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A.
Kaga Domain
Kaga Domain was a powerful and wealthy feudal domain of Japan’s Edo period, ruled by the Maeda clan and centered in present-day Ishikawa and Toyama Prefectures.
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B.
Morioka Domain
Morioka Domain was a feudal han of northern Japan’s Edo period, ruled by the Nanbu clan from its castle town of Morioka in present-day Iwate Prefecture.
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C.
Yonezawa Domain
Yonezawa Domain was a feudal han in Japan’s Edo period, centered in modern Yamagata Prefecture and historically governed by the prominent Uesugi clan.
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D.
Nagaoka Domain
Nagaoka Domain was a feudal han of the Edo period in Japan, ruled by daimyō and centered in what is now Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture.
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E.
Akō Domain
Akō Domain was a feudal han in Edo-period Japan, best known as the home domain of the Forty-seven Rōnin whose famous vendetta became a legendary tale of loyalty and revenge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.