Aritomo Gotō
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Aritomo Gotō was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II, known for commanding cruiser forces in the Solomon Islands campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aritomo Gotō canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1153454 — 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: Aritomo Gotō Context triple: [Battle of Cape Esperance, commander, Aritomo Gotō]
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A.
Seishirō Itagaki
Seishirō Itagaki was a Japanese Imperial Army general and political leader who played a major role in Japan’s military expansion before and during World War II and was later convicted as a war criminal.
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B.
Terauchi Masatake
Terauchi Masatake was a Japanese military officer and statesman who served as the first Governor-General of Korea and later as Prime Minister of Japan during the early 20th century.
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C.
Hara Takashi
Hara Takashi was a Japanese politician who became the first commoner to serve as Prime Minister of Japan during the early Taishō period.
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D.
Ōkubo Toshimichi
Ōkubo Toshimichi was a leading Meiji-era Japanese statesman and key architect of the modernization and centralization of Japan after the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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E.
Takakichi Aso
Takakichi Aso was a Japanese businessman and politician who led the Aso mining and cement conglomerate and served in the House of Representatives.
- 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: Aritomo Gotō Target entity description: Aritomo Gotō was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II, known for commanding cruiser forces in the Solomon Islands campaign.
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A.
Seishirō Itagaki
Seishirō Itagaki was a Japanese Imperial Army general and political leader who played a major role in Japan’s military expansion before and during World War II and was later convicted as a war criminal.
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B.
Terauchi Masatake
Terauchi Masatake was a Japanese military officer and statesman who served as the first Governor-General of Korea and later as Prime Minister of Japan during the early 20th century.
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C.
Hara Takashi
Hara Takashi was a Japanese politician who became the first commoner to serve as Prime Minister of Japan during the early Taishō period.
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D.
Ōkubo Toshimichi
Ōkubo Toshimichi was a leading Meiji-era Japanese statesman and key architect of the modernization and centralization of Japan after the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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E.
Takakichi Aso
Takakichi Aso was a Japanese businessman and politician who led the Aso mining and cement conglomerate and served in the House of Representatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| commanded |
Japanese naval forces at the Battle of Cape Esperance
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cruiser force in the Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
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Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era Japan
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| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRole | fleet commander ⓘ |
| militarySpecialty | surface warfare ⓘ |
| name | Aritomo Gotō self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 五藤 孜郎 ⓘ |
| notableFor | commanding cruiser forces in the Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ |
| notableTheater |
Guadalcanal
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surface form:
Guadalcanal area
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| occupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | naval battles around Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| rank |
Rear Admiral
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Vice Admiral ⓘ |
| service |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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surface form:
Imperial Japanese Navy officer corps
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| serviceIn |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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surface form:
Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II
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| side |
Japanese forces in the Pacific
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surface form:
Japan in World War II
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| theaterOfOperations |
Solomon Islands
ⓘ
South Pacific ⓘ |
| typeOfAdmiral | operational fleet commander ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aritomo Gotō Description of subject: Aritomo Gotō was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II, known for commanding cruiser forces in the Solomon Islands campaign.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.