Kaigun-shō
E186791
Kaigun-shō was the government ministry responsible for administering and overseeing the Imperial Japanese Navy before and during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaigun-shō canonical | 2 |
| Kaigun Daijin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1654113 — 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: Kaigun-shō Context triple: [Navy Ministry of Japan, officialName, Kaigun-shō]
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A.
Naval Battle of Hakodate
The Naval Battle of Hakodate was a decisive 1869 clash during the Boshin War in which the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate’s fleet were defeated by Imperial Japanese forces, marking the end of Japan’s feudal era.
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B.
Battle of Tsushima
The Battle of Tsushima was a decisive 1905 naval clash of the Russo-Japanese War in which Japan’s fleet annihilated Russia’s Baltic Fleet, marking the first major victory of an Asian power over a European one in modern times.
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C.
Battle of the Yellow Sea
The Battle of the Yellow Sea was a major naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, in which Japanese and Russian fleets clashed in an attempt to break the siege of Port Arthur.
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D.
Battle of Surigao Strait
The Battle of Surigao Strait was a World War II naval engagement in October 1944, notable as one of the last battleship-versus-battleship actions in history and a key Allied victory during the larger Leyte Gulf campaign.
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E.
Battle of Port Arthur
The Battle of Port Arthur was the opening naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, marked by a surprise Japanese attack on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur in 1904.
- 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: Kaigun-shō Target entity description: Kaigun-shō was the government ministry responsible for administering and overseeing the Imperial Japanese Navy before and during World War II.
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A.
Naval Battle of Hakodate
The Naval Battle of Hakodate was a decisive 1869 clash during the Boshin War in which the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate’s fleet were defeated by Imperial Japanese forces, marking the end of Japan’s feudal era.
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B.
Battle of Tsushima
The Battle of Tsushima was a decisive 1905 naval clash of the Russo-Japanese War in which Japan’s fleet annihilated Russia’s Baltic Fleet, marking the first major victory of an Asian power over a European one in modern times.
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C.
Battle of the Yellow Sea
The Battle of the Yellow Sea was a major naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, in which Japanese and Russian fleets clashed in an attempt to break the siege of Port Arthur.
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D.
Battle of Surigao Strait
The Battle of Surigao Strait was a World War II naval engagement in October 1944, notable as one of the last battleship-versus-battleship actions in history and a key Allied victory during the larger Leyte Gulf campaign.
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E.
Battle of Port Arthur
The Battle of Port Arthur was the opening naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, marked by a surprise Japanese attack on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur in 1904.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former government agency
ⓘ
government ministry ⓘ naval ministry ⓘ |
| abolishedBy |
Allied military governments
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied occupation authorities
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| activeDuring |
Meiji era
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji period
Showa era ⓘ
surface form:
Shōwa period
Taisho era ⓘ
surface form:
Taishō period
World War II ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Japanese naval expansion before World War II
ⓘ
implementation of Japanese maritime warfare policy ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| dissolvedAfter | Japan’s defeat in World War II ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the Empire of Japan ⓘ |
| hadRole |
coordinating naval operations with the Army Ministry
ⓘ
managing naval academies ⓘ managing naval bases ⓘ managing naval shipyards ⓘ planning naval strategy ⓘ |
| headedBy | Navy Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Navy Ministry of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
海軍省
|
| operatedBy |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese government
|
| oversaw | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | central government of the Empire of Japan ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (for operational naval functions)
Japan Ministry of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Defense Agency
|
| responsibleFor |
administration of the Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
naval armaments planning ⓘ naval budgeting ⓘ naval logistics ⓘ naval personnel management ⓘ naval policy of the Empire of Japan ⓘ naval procurement ⓘ naval research and development ⓘ naval shipbuilding programs ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff Office
Rikugun-shō ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Cabinet of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabinet of Japan (pre-1947)
|
| translatedName | Ministry of the Navy ⓘ |
| transliteration | Kaigun-shō self-link ⓘ |
| usedScript | kanji ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kaigun-shō Description of subject: Kaigun-shō was the government ministry responsible for administering and overseeing the Imperial Japanese Navy before and during World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kaigun Daijin