Tōshō Daigongen
E605734
Tōshō Daigongen is the deified title of Tokugawa Ieyasu, venerated as a protective Shinto deity and founder of the Tokugawa shogunate.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tosho Daigongen | 2 |
| Tōshō Daigongen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6536726 — 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: Tōshō Daigongen Context triple: [Tokugawa Ieyasu, posthumousName, Tōshō Daigongen]
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A.
Tōshō
Tōshō is the commonly used Japanese abbreviation for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, one of the world’s largest and most influential stock markets.
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B.
Meiji Jingū
Meiji Jingū is a major Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken, renowned for its tranquil forested grounds amid the city.
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C.
Yakushi Nyorai
Yakushi Nyorai is the Medicine Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism, revered as a healing deity who alleviates physical and spiritual suffering.
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D.
Kumano Gongen
Kumano Gongen is a syncretic Shinto-Buddhist manifestation of deities venerated at the Kumano shrines, revered as protective and salvific mountain and pilgrimage gods in Japan.
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E.
Kashihara Jingū
Kashihara Jingū is a major Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture traditionally associated with Japan’s legendary first emperor, Jimmu, and revered as a symbolic birthplace of the Japanese imperial line.
- 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: Tōshō Daigongen Target entity description: Tōshō Daigongen is the deified title of Tokugawa Ieyasu, venerated as a protective Shinto deity and founder of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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A.
Tōshō
Tōshō is the commonly used Japanese abbreviation for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, one of the world’s largest and most influential stock markets.
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B.
Meiji Jingū
Meiji Jingū is a major Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken, renowned for its tranquil forested grounds amid the city.
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C.
Yakushi Nyorai
Yakushi Nyorai is the Medicine Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism, revered as a healing deity who alleviates physical and spiritual suffering.
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D.
Kumano Gongen
Kumano Gongen is a syncretic Shinto-Buddhist manifestation of deities venerated at the Kumano shrines, revered as protective and salvific mountain and pilgrimage gods in Japan.
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E.
Kashihara Jingū
Kashihara Jingū is a major Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture traditionally associated with Japan’s legendary first emperor, Jimmu, and revered as a symbolic birthplace of the Japanese imperial line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto deity
ⓘ
deified person ⓘ gongen ⓘ kami ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | Edo period ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Tōshō-gū festivals ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | anniversary of Tokugawa Ieyasu's death ⓘ |
| coreAttribute |
legitimization of Tokugawa rule
ⓘ
protection ⓘ |
| countryOfCult | Japan ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Kunōzan
ⓘ
Nikkō ⓘ
linked to:
Nikko
|
| function |
protector of the Tokugawa house
ⓘ
protector of the state ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeRomanization |
Tosho Daigongen
ⓘ
linked to:
Tōshō Daigongen
|
| hasShrineType |
Tōshō-gū
ⓘ
linked to:
Tōshō Daijingū
|
| historicalBasis | Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| honorificTitleOf | Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| iconography |
depicted as an elderly statesman
ⓘ
depicted in samurai attire ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
deification of rulers in Japan
ⓘ
political use of religion in Edo period ⓘ |
| linkedTo | state Shinto precedents ⓘ |
| posthumousTitleGrantedBy |
Emperor Go-Mizunoo
ⓘ
Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| posthumousTitleGrantedTo | Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| posthumousTitleGrantYear | 1617 ⓘ |
| refersTo | Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| relatedDeityType | gongen syncretic deity ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| role |
protective deity
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tutelary deity of the Tokugawa clan ⓘ |
| scriptOfName | kanji ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Great Incarnation of the Eastern Illumination ⓘ |
| veneratedAt |
Kunōzan Tōshō-gū
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Nikkō Tōshō-gū ⓘ various Tōshō-gū shrines in Japan ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Tokugawa clan
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general populace in Edo period ⓘ samurai class ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tōshō Daigongen Description of subject: Tōshō Daigongen is the deified title of Tokugawa Ieyasu, venerated as a protective Shinto deity and founder of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Tōshōgū (when styled as Tōshō Daijingū historically)
linked to: Tōshō Daigongen
linked to: Tōshō Daigongen