Nogi Maresuke
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Nogi Maresuke was a prominent Japanese general of the Meiji era, renowned for his leadership in the Russo-Japanese War and his embodiment of traditional samurai values.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nogi Maresuke canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3116519 — 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: Nogi Maresuke Context triple: [Battle of Mukden, commander, Nogi Maresuke]
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A.
Katō Tomosaburō
Katō Tomosaburō was a prominent early 20th-century Japanese naval officer and statesman who rose to become a leading admiral and later served as Prime Minister of Japan.
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B.
Kuribayashi Taro
Kuribayashi Taro is the son of Japanese General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, the famed commander of Japanese forces during the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima.
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C.
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi was a Japanese statesman of the early Meiji era who took part in Japan’s modernization efforts, including its landmark diplomatic and study tour abroad.
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D.
Kuroda Kiyotaka
Kuroda Kiyotaka was a Meiji-era Japanese statesman and former samurai who served as the second Prime Minister of Japan and played a key role in the early development of Hokkaido.
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E.
Takahira Kogorō
Takahira Kogorō was a prominent Japanese diplomat of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who played key roles in negotiating major international agreements, including those ending the Russo-Japanese War.
- 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: Nogi Maresuke Target entity description: Nogi Maresuke was a prominent Japanese general of the Meiji era, renowned for his leadership in the Russo-Japanese War and his embodiment of traditional samurai values.
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A.
Katō Tomosaburō
Katō Tomosaburō was a prominent early 20th-century Japanese naval officer and statesman who rose to become a leading admiral and later served as Prime Minister of Japan.
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B.
Kuribayashi Taro
Kuribayashi Taro is the son of Japanese General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, the famed commander of Japanese forces during the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima.
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C.
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi
Yamaguchi Naoyoshi was a Japanese statesman of the early Meiji era who took part in Japan’s modernization efforts, including its landmark diplomatic and study tour abroad.
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D.
Kuroda Kiyotaka
Kuroda Kiyotaka was a Meiji-era Japanese statesman and former samurai who served as the second Prime Minister of Japan and played a key role in the early development of Hokkaido.
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E.
Takahira Kogorō
Takahira Kogorō was a prominent Japanese diplomat of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who played key roles in negotiating major international agreements, including those ending the Russo-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese general
ⓘ
Meiji-period person ⓘ human ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| awardReceived |
Order of the Golden Kite
ⓘ
Order of the Paulownia Flowers ⓘ Order of the Rising Sun ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1849-12-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Chōshū Domain
ⓘ
Edo ⓘ
surface form:
Edo, Japan
|
| burialPlace | Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | seppuku ⓘ |
| child |
Nogi Katsunori
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nogi Yasunori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Nogi-zaka (place name in Tokyo) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1912-09-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Chōshū domain military school ⓘ |
| era |
Meiji era
ⓘ
Taisho era ⓘ
surface form:
Taishō era
|
| familyName | Nogi ⓘ |
| givenName | Maresuke ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Nogi Shrine, Shimonoseki
ⓘ
Nogi Shrine ⓘ
surface form:
Nogi Shrine, Tokyo
|
| honorificTitle | Count ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hagakure
ⓘ
surface form:
bushidō
|
| knownFor |
embodiment of traditional samurai values
ⓘ
leadership in the Russo-Japanese War ⓘ ritual suicide (junshi) following Emperor Meiji's death ⓘ stoic acceptance of casualties at Port Arthur ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| memberOf | kazoku (Japanese peerage) ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| militaryConflict |
First Sino-Japanese War
ⓘ
Russo-Japanese War ⓘ Satsuma Rebellion ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| name | Nogi Maresuke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 乃木希典 ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | hakushaku (Count) ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Liaoyang
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Battle of Mukden ⓘ Battle of Nanshan ⓘ Siege of Port Arthur ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of Japanese Third Army in Russo-Japanese War ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Tokyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo, Japan
|
| portrayedAs |
model of Meiji-era militarist virtue
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symbol of loyalty to the emperor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the Japanese Third Army
ⓘ
Governor-General of Taiwan ⓘ Head of the Gakushūin (Peers School) ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| spouse | Nogi Shizuko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nogi Maresuke Description of subject: Nogi Maresuke was a prominent Japanese general of the Meiji era, renowned for his leadership in the Russo-Japanese War and his embodiment of traditional samurai values.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gensui