Takano no Niigasa
E394944
Takano no Niigasa was an 8th-century Japanese noblewoman of Baekje (Korean) descent who became a consort of Emperor Kōnin and is historically notable as the grandmother of Emperor Kanmu, under whom the Heian period began.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Takano no Niigasa canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3844989 — 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: Takano no Niigasa Context triple: [Emperor Kanmu, mother, Takano no Niigasa]
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A.
Yasuji
Yasuji is a Japanese given name commonly used for males and borne by various notable figures in Japan.
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B.
Yoshida
Yoshida is a common Japanese surname borne by numerous notable figures in politics, arts, sports, and entertainment.
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C.
Katsushika
Katsushika is a special ward in eastern Tokyo, Japan, known as a largely residential and traditional shitamachi area along the Edo River.
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D.
Shirokane
Shirokane is an upscale residential district in Minato, Tokyo, known for its quiet, leafy streets, luxury apartments, and proximity to central business and shopping areas.
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E.
Fujiyoshida
Fujiyoshida is a Japanese city in Yamanashi Prefecture, best known as a gateway to Mount Fuji and a popular base for climbers and tourists visiting the iconic volcano.
- 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: Takano no Niigasa Target entity description: Takano no Niigasa was an 8th-century Japanese noblewoman of Baekje (Korean) descent who became a consort of Emperor Kōnin and is historically notable as the grandmother of Emperor Kanmu, under whom the Heian period began.
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A.
Yasuji
Yasuji is a Japanese given name commonly used for males and borne by various notable figures in Japan.
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B.
Yoshida
Yoshida is a common Japanese surname borne by numerous notable figures in politics, arts, sports, and entertainment.
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C.
Katsushika
Katsushika is a special ward in eastern Tokyo, Japan, known as a largely residential and traditional shitamachi area along the Edo River.
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D.
Shirokane
Shirokane is an upscale residential district in Minato, Tokyo, known for its quiet, leafy streets, luxury apartments, and proximity to central business and shopping areas.
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E.
Fujiyoshida
Fujiyoshida is a Japanese city in Yamanashi Prefecture, best known as a gateway to Mount Fuji and a popular base for climbers and tourists visiting the iconic volcano.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese noblewoman
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historical figure ⓘ imperial consort ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod |
Nara period
ⓘ
early Heian period ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 8th century ⓘ |
| consortOf | Emperor Kōnin ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culture |
Baekje
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Japanese ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Baekje
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Korean ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| grandmotherOf | Emperor Kanmu ⓘ |
| historicalRole | link between Baekje immigrants and Japanese imperial line ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| motherOf | Emperor Kanmu ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Takano clan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Baekje (Korean) descent in the Japanese imperial family
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being grandmother of Emperor Kanmu ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Yamato
ⓘ
surface form:
Yamato (Japan)
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| relative |
Emperor Kanmu
ⓘ
Emperor Kōnin ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence |
Heijō Palace
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surface form:
Heijō-kyō
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| spouse | Emperor Kōnin ⓘ |
| title |
imperial consort
ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Takano no Niigasa Description of subject: Takano no Niigasa was an 8th-century Japanese noblewoman of Baekje (Korean) descent who became a consort of Emperor Kōnin and is historically notable as the grandmother of Emperor Kanmu, under whom the Heian period began.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.