Mineichi Koga
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Mineichi Koga was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who succeeded Isoroku Yamamoto as commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mineichi Koga canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T310113 — 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: Mineichi Koga Context triple: [Combined Fleet, notableCommander, Mineichi Koga]
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A.
Minoru Ōta
Minoru Ōta was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the defense of the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II and became known for his final message praising the Okinawan people.
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B.
Rikichi Tsukada
Rikichi Tsukada was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led Japanese forces during World War II, including in the later stages of the Pacific War.
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C.
Gotō Shinpei
Gotō Shinpei was a prominent Japanese statesman and colonial administrator known for modernizing Taiwan’s infrastructure and governance during early Japanese rule and later serving in top government posts in Japan.
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D.
Shōji Nishimura
Shōji Nishimura was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II, noted for his role and death in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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E.
Masayuki Kakefu
Masayuki Kakefu is a former Japanese professional baseball slugger and third baseman best known for his starring role with the Hanshin Tigers in the 1970s and 1980s.
- 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: Mineichi Koga Target entity description: Mineichi Koga was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who succeeded Isoroku Yamamoto as commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
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A.
Minoru Ōta
Minoru Ōta was an Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral who led the defense of the Oroku Peninsula during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II and became known for his final message praising the Okinawan people.
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B.
Rikichi Tsukada
Rikichi Tsukada was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led Japanese forces during World War II, including in the later stages of the Pacific War.
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C.
Gotō Shinpei
Gotō Shinpei was a prominent Japanese statesman and colonial administrator known for modernizing Taiwan’s infrastructure and governance during early Japanese rule and later serving in top government posts in Japan.
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D.
Shōji Nishimura
Shōji Nishimura was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II, noted for his role and death in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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E.
Masayuki Kakefu
Masayuki Kakefu is a former Japanese professional baseball slugger and third baseman best known for his starring role with the Hanshin Tigers in the 1970s and 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
ⓘ
military commander ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| birthDate | 1885-09-25 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | aviation accident ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1944-03-31 ⓘ |
| deathManner | accidental death ⓘ |
| education | Imperial Japanese Naval Academy ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| fieldOfWork | naval warfare ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Admiral ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Combined Fleet ⓘ |
| name | Mineichi Koga self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 古賀峯一 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | assumed command of the Combined Fleet after Yamamoto’s death in 1943 ⓘ |
| notableFor | command of the Imperial Japanese Navy Combined Fleet after the death of Isoroku Yamamoto ⓘ |
| notableRole | strategic leadership of Japanese naval operations in the later stages of World War II ⓘ |
| occupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese Navy leadership
|
| placeOfDeath |
Philippine Sea
ⓘ
near Cebu, Philippines ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet ⓘ |
| precededBy | Isoroku Yamamoto ⓘ |
| serviceYears | early 20th century–1944 ⓘ |
| succeeded | Isoroku Yamamoto as commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mineichi Koga Description of subject: Mineichi Koga was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who succeeded Isoroku Yamamoto as commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.