Kōgō (Empress)
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Kōgō (Empress) is the traditional Japanese title given to the principal consort of the reigning emperor, recognized as the empress in the imperial court hierarchy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kōgō (Empress Consort) | 2 |
| Empress (kōgō) | 1 |
| Kōgō (Empress consort) | 1 |
| Kōgō (Empress) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6820329 — 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: Kōgō (Empress) Context triple: [Haruko, title, Kōgō (Empress)]
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A.
Empress Kōjun
Empress Kōjun was the longtime consort of Emperor Hirohito and the mother of Emperor Akihito, serving as Japan’s empress during much of the Shōwa era.
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B.
Empress Shōshi
Empress Shōshi was a Heian-period Japanese imperial consort and cultural patron whose court became a major center of literature, famously including the author Murasaki Shikibu.
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C.
Empress Genshō
Empress Genshō was an 8th-century Japanese sovereign known for her reign during the early Nara period, overseeing the consolidation of the imperial state and the flourishing of classical Japanese culture.
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D.
Empress Himetataraisuzu-hime
Empress Himetataraisuzu-hime is a legendary Japanese empress consort, revered in Shinto tradition as the wife of Emperor Jimmu and an ancestral figure of the imperial line.
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E.
Empress Shōken
Empress Shōken was the principal consort of Emperor Meiji of Japan and a prominent imperial figure known for her support of social welfare and the Red Cross during the Meiji era.
- 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: Kōgō (Empress) Target entity description: Kōgō (Empress) is the traditional Japanese title given to the principal consort of the reigning emperor, recognized as the empress in the imperial court hierarchy.
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A.
Empress Kōjun
Empress Kōjun was the longtime consort of Emperor Hirohito and the mother of Emperor Akihito, serving as Japan’s empress during much of the Shōwa era.
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B.
Empress Shōshi
Empress Shōshi was a Heian-period Japanese imperial consort and cultural patron whose court became a major center of literature, famously including the author Murasaki Shikibu.
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C.
Empress Genshō
Empress Genshō was an 8th-century Japanese sovereign known for her reign during the early Nara period, overseeing the consolidation of the imperial state and the flourishing of classical Japanese culture.
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D.
Empress Himetataraisuzu-hime
Empress Himetataraisuzu-hime is a legendary Japanese empress consort, revered in Shinto tradition as the wife of Emperor Jimmu and an ancestral figure of the imperial line.
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E.
Empress Shōken
Empress Shōken was the principal consort of Emperor Meiji of Japan and a prominent imperial figure known for her support of social welfare and the Red Cross during the Meiji era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese court title
ⓘ
empress consort ⓘ imperial title ⓘ |
| appliesTo | principal consort of the reigning emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | Chrysanthemum Throne ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese imperial system
ⓘ
Noble titles in Asia ⓘ Titles of national or ethnic leadership ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
participation in religious rites at the imperial court
ⓘ
participation in state ceremonies ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Daijō Tennō
ⓘ
Jokō ⓘ
linked to:
Jōkō
Tennō ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| courtRank | highest-ranking woman in the imperial court ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Kisaki
ⓘ
Kōtaigō ⓘ Kōtaishi hi ⓘ |
| eligibility |
generally reserved for one woman at a time
ⓘ
traditionally held by a woman of high aristocratic or princely lineage ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | female ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasisIn |
Imperial Household Law of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Household Law
|
| historicalContinuity | title used across multiple Japanese historical periods ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| modernExampleHolder | Empress Masako ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | empress in the imperial court hierarchy ⓘ |
| predecessorTitleHolderExample | Empress Michiko ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Imperial Household Agency ⓘ |
| roleIn | Imperial House of Japan ⓘ |
| romanization | Kōgō ⓘ |
| romanizationVariant | Kogo ⓘ |
| socialRole |
patron of charitable and cultural activities
ⓘ
symbolic mother of the nation ⓘ |
| titleHolderIs | wife of the reigning emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| typeOf | royal consort title ⓘ |
| usedDuringPeriod |
Edo period
ⓘ
Heian period ⓘ Heisei period ⓘ
linked to:
Heisei
Kamakura period ⓘ Meiji period ⓘ
linked to:
Meiji era
Muromachi period ⓘ Nara period ⓘ Reiwa period ⓘ
linked to:
Reiwa
Shōwa period ⓘ
linked to:
Showa era
Taishō period ⓘ
linked to:
Taisho era
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| writtenInKanji | 皇后 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kōgō (Empress) Description of subject: Kōgō (Empress) is the traditional Japanese title given to the principal consort of the reigning emperor, recognized as the empress in the imperial court hierarchy.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Kōtaigō (Empress Dowager)
linked to: Kōgō (Empress)
linked to: Kōgō (Empress)
linked to: Kōgō (Empress)
linked to: Kōgō (Empress)