Emperor Kinmei
E618903
Emperor Kinmei was a 6th-century Japanese monarch traditionally regarded as one of the earliest reliably documented emperors of Japan, marking the beginning of historically attested imperial rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emperor Kinmei canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6706323 — 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: Emperor Kinmei Context triple: [Tennō, firstHistoricallyAttestedHolder, Emperor Kinmei]
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A.
Emperor Go-Yōzei
Emperor Go-Yōzei was a late 16th- to early 17th-century Japanese monarch whose reign bridged the turbulent Sengoku period and the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, lending it crucial imperial legitimacy.
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B.
Emperor Daigo
Emperor Daigo was a 10th-century Japanese sovereign whose relatively stable and culturally vibrant reign is often regarded as a high point of the Heian-period imperial court.
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C.
Emperor Kōnin
Emperor Kōnin was the 49th emperor of Japan, known for restoring imperial authority after a period of political turmoil and for being the father of Emperor Kanmu, under whom the capital moved to Heian-kyō.
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D.
Emperor Go-Ichijō
Emperor Go-Ichijō was a Heian-period Japanese emperor whose reign was heavily influenced by the powerful Fujiwara regency, particularly Fujiwara no Michinaga.
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E.
Emperor Go-Toba
Emperor Go-Toba was a late 12th- to early 13th-century Japanese emperor known for his cultural patronage, especially of poetry, and for leading the failed Jōkyū War against the Kamakura shogunate.
- 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: Emperor Kinmei Target entity description: Emperor Kinmei was a 6th-century Japanese monarch traditionally regarded as one of the earliest reliably documented emperors of Japan, marking the beginning of historically attested imperial rule.
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A.
Emperor Go-Yōzei
Emperor Go-Yōzei was a late 16th- to early 17th-century Japanese monarch whose reign bridged the turbulent Sengoku period and the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, lending it crucial imperial legitimacy.
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B.
Emperor Daigo
Emperor Daigo was a 10th-century Japanese sovereign whose relatively stable and culturally vibrant reign is often regarded as a high point of the Heian-period imperial court.
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C.
Emperor Kōnin
Emperor Kōnin was the 49th emperor of Japan, known for restoring imperial authority after a period of political turmoil and for being the father of Emperor Kanmu, under whom the capital moved to Heian-kyō.
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D.
Emperor Go-Ichijō
Emperor Go-Ichijō was a Heian-period Japanese emperor whose reign was heavily influenced by the powerful Fujiwara regency, particularly Fujiwara no Michinaga.
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E.
Emperor Go-Toba
Emperor Go-Toba was a late 12th- to early 13th-century Japanese emperor known for his cultural patronage, especially of poetry, and for leading the failed Jōkyū War against the Kamakura shogunate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Emperor of Japan
ⓘ
human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedClan |
Mononobe clan
NERFINISHED
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Nakatomi clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Soga clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 509 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Hinokuma no Ōuchi no misasagi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Shikishima no Kanazashi Palace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yamato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Emperor Bidatsu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emperor Sushun NERFINISHED ⓘ Emperor Yomei NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Iwahime NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Kasuga no Yamada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | pre-Asuka period ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Yamato Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 571-04-15 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 571 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Yamato dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraName | Kinmei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Emperor Keitai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | first historically verifiable Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| house | Imperial House of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| mother | Princess Tashiraka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 欽明天皇 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | early introduction of Buddhism to Japan ⓘ |
| notableFor | beginning of historically attested imperial rule in Japan ⓘ |
| orderInOffice | 29th Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Emperor Senka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Emperor Senka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 571 ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | 6th century ⓘ |
| reignStart | 539 ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism (introduction period)
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| spouse |
Empress Ishi-hime
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soga no Kitashihime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Emperor Bidatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Emperor Bidatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Tennō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emperor Kinmei Description of subject: Emperor Kinmei was a 6th-century Japanese monarch traditionally regarded as one of the earliest reliably documented emperors of Japan, marking the beginning of historically attested imperial rule.
Referenced by (1)
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