Higashikuni Kuniaki
E571068
Higashikuni Kuniaki was a Japanese imperial prince and army general who briefly served as Prime Minister of Japan at the end of World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Higashikuni Kuniaki canonical | 2 |
| Higashikuni Fusahito | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5724199 — 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: Higashikuni Kuniaki Context triple: [Higashikuni, hasNotableMember, Higashikuni Kuniaki]
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A.
Higashikuni Masahiko
Higashikuni Masahiko was a Japanese imperial prince and member of the Higashikuni-no-miya house, a collateral branch of the Imperial Family of Japan.
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B.
Higashikuni Toshihiko
Higashikuni Toshihiko was a Japanese imperial prince and member of the Higashikuni-no-miya house, a collateral branch of the Imperial Family of Japan.
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C.
Higashikuni Kunihiko
Higashikuni Kunihiko was a Japanese imperial prince and member of the Higashikuni-no-miya house, a collateral branch of the Imperial Family of Japan.
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D.
Higashikuni Yorihiko
Higashikuni Yorihiko was a Japanese imperial prince and member of the Higashikuni-no-miya collateral branch of the Imperial Family, known for his aristocratic lineage and ties to the main imperial line.
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E.
Higashikuni Nobuhiko
Higashikuni Nobuhiko was a Japanese prince and member of the imperial Higashikuni-no-miya house, known for his aristocratic lineage within Japan’s extended imperial family.
- 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: Higashikuni Kuniaki Target entity description: Higashikuni Kuniaki was a Japanese imperial prince and army general who briefly served as Prime Minister of Japan at the end of World War II.
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A.
Higashikuni Masahiko
Higashikuni Masahiko was a Japanese imperial prince and member of the Higashikuni-no-miya house, a collateral branch of the Imperial Family of Japan.
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B.
Higashikuni Toshihiko
Higashikuni Toshihiko was a Japanese imperial prince and member of the Higashikuni-no-miya house, a collateral branch of the Imperial Family of Japan.
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C.
Higashikuni Kunihiko
Higashikuni Kunihiko was a Japanese imperial prince and member of the Higashikuni-no-miya house, a collateral branch of the Imperial Family of Japan.
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D.
Higashikuni Yorihiko
Higashikuni Yorihiko was a Japanese imperial prince and member of the Higashikuni-no-miya collateral branch of the Imperial Family, known for his aristocratic lineage and ties to the main imperial line.
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E.
Higashikuni Nobuhiko
Higashikuni Nobuhiko was a Japanese prince and member of the imperial Higashikuni-no-miya house, known for his aristocratic lineage within Japan’s extended imperial family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese imperial prince
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| appointedBy | Emperor Hirohito ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1887-12-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo
|
| branchOfRoyalFamily | Kuni-no-miya ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1990-01-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo
|
| education |
Army War College (Japan)
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army Academy ⓘ |
| era |
Shōwa period
ⓘ
linked to:
Showa era
|
| father | Prince Kuni Asahiko ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II and early Allied occupation of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Allied occupation of Japan
|
| house |
House of Higashikuni
ⓘ
linked to:
Higashikuni-no-miya
|
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf | Imperial House of Japan ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| mother |
Lady Tsuneko
ⓘ
linked to:
Lady Tsuneko Sugiura
|
| name | Higashikuni Kuniaki ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 東久邇宮稔彦王 ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Prince ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the only member of the Japanese imperial family to serve as Prime Minister of Japan
ⓘ
serving as Prime Minister of Japan at the end of World War II ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1945-10-09 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1945-08-17 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Imperial Japanese Army general
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ Prince of the Blood ⓘ |
| predecessor | Suzuki Kantarō ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| resignationReason | political pressure from Allied occupation authorities ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Emperor Hirohito ⓘ |
| spouse | Princess Toshiko ⓘ |
| successor |
Shidehara Kijūrō
ⓘ
linked to:
Kijūrō Shidehara
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Higashikuni Kuniaki Description of subject: Higashikuni Kuniaki was a Japanese imperial prince and army general who briefly served as Prime Minister of Japan at the end of World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Higashikuni Kuniaki