Sunpu, Suruga Province
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Sunpu in Suruga Province was a prominent castle town and political center in Japan’s Sengoku and early Edo periods, historically notable as the retirement residence and death place of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sunpu, Suruga Province canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6536694 — 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: Sunpu, Suruga Province Context triple: [Tokugawa Ieyasu, placeOfDeath, Sunpu, Suruga Province]
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A.
Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture is a city in Japan known for hosting major military installations, including a key Japan Ground Self-Defense Force base and U.S. Army facilities.
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B.
Koromogawa, Mutsu Province
Koromogawa in Mutsu Province was a historical locality in northeastern Japan, best known as the site where the famed warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune met his death.
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C.
Numata, Gunma
Numata, Gunma is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, known for its mountainous scenery, hot springs, and proximity to natural attractions such as lakes and ski areas.
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D.
Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture
Sakaide, in Kagawa Prefecture on Japan’s Shikoku island, is a coastal city known as a key industrial and transportation hub overlooking the Seto Inland Sea.
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E.
Higashimurayama
Higashimurayama is a suburban city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods, parks, and role as part of the Tama area’s commuter belt.
- 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: Sunpu, Suruga Province Target entity description: Sunpu in Suruga Province was a prominent castle town and political center in Japan’s Sengoku and early Edo periods, historically notable as the retirement residence and death place of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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A.
Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture is a city in Japan known for hosting major military installations, including a key Japan Ground Self-Defense Force base and U.S. Army facilities.
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B.
Koromogawa, Mutsu Province
Koromogawa in Mutsu Province was a historical locality in northeastern Japan, best known as the site where the famed warrior Minamoto no Yoshitsune met his death.
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C.
Numata, Gunma
Numata, Gunma is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, known for its mountainous scenery, hot springs, and proximity to natural attractions such as lakes and ski areas.
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D.
Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture
Sakaide, in Kagawa Prefecture on Japan’s Shikoku island, is a coastal city known as a key industrial and transportation hub overlooking the Seto Inland Sea.
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E.
Higashimurayama
Higashimurayama is a suburban city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods, parks, and role as part of the Tama area’s commuter belt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle town
ⓘ
political center ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tokugawa Ieyasu
ⓘ
Tokugawa clan ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Imagawa clan
ⓘ
Takeda clan ⓘ Tokugawa clan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| function | administrative center of Suruga Province ⓘ |
| governedBy | Sunpu jōdai (castle governor) during Edo period ⓘ |
| hasPart | Sunpu Castle ⓘ |
| hasStructure | castle town grid layout ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
ⓘ
Edo period ⓘ |
| historicalRole | base of power for Tokugawa Ieyasu in central Japan ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important Tokugawa secondary capital ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Suruga Province
NERFINISHED
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Tōkaidō region ⓘ |
| modernLocation |
Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Shizuoka City, Japan
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| notableEvent | death of Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| periodOfProminence |
Sengoku period
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early Edo period ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | modern city of Shizuoka ⓘ |
| regionType | urban settlement ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Sengoku-period warfare in central Japan
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Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ Tōkaidō post-station network ⓘ
linked to:
Gokaidō post station system
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| servedAs |
political center of Tokugawa shogunate
ⓘ
retirement residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| strategicFeature |
located along the Tōkaidō highway
ⓘ
near Suruga Bay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sunpu, Suruga Province Description of subject: Sunpu in Suruga Province was a prominent castle town and political center in Japan’s Sengoku and early Edo periods, historically notable as the retirement residence and death place of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Referenced by (1)
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