Kusaka Genzui
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Kusaka Genzui was a prominent late-Edo period samurai and political activist from the Chōshū Domain who played a key role in the sonnō jōi (Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians) movement leading up to the Meiji Restoration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kusaka Genzui canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6656624 — 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.
Target entity: Kusaka Genzui Context triple: [Chōshū Domain, notableFigure, Kusaka Genzui]
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Takasugi Shinsaku
Takasugi Shinsaku was a key late-Edo period samurai and political reformer who helped drive the Meiji Restoration by modernizing military forces and leading anti-shogunate activities.
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Ugaki Kazushige
Ugaki Kazushige was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as a prominent imperial administrator during Japan’s pre-World War II expansion.
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Kabayama Sukenori
Kabayama Sukenori was a Japanese naval officer and statesman of the Meiji era who became the first Japanese colonial administrator of Taiwan following its cession from Qing China.
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Itagaki Seishirō
Itagaki Seishirō was a Japanese general and political figure who played a leading role in Japan’s militarist expansion in East Asia before and during World War II, later executed as a convicted war criminal.
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Kobayakawa Hideaki
Kobayakawa Hideaki was a late Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō best known for his pivotal betrayal at the Battle of Sekigahara, which helped secure Tokugawa Ieyasu’s victory and the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kusaka Genzui Target entity description: Kusaka Genzui was a prominent late-Edo period samurai and political activist from the Chōshū Domain who played a key role in the sonnō jōi (Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians) movement leading up to the Meiji Restoration.
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A.
Takasugi Shinsaku
Takasugi Shinsaku was a key late-Edo period samurai and political reformer who helped drive the Meiji Restoration by modernizing military forces and leading anti-shogunate activities.
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B.
Ugaki Kazushige
Ugaki Kazushige was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as a prominent imperial administrator during Japan’s pre-World War II expansion.
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C.
Kabayama Sukenori
Kabayama Sukenori was a Japanese naval officer and statesman of the Meiji era who became the first Japanese colonial administrator of Taiwan following its cession from Qing China.
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D.
Itagaki Seishirō
Itagaki Seishirō was a Japanese general and political figure who played a leading role in Japan’s militarist expansion in East Asia before and during World War II, later executed as a convicted war criminal.
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E.
Kobayakawa Hideaki
Kobayakawa Hideaki was a late Sengoku-period Japanese daimyō best known for his pivotal betrayal at the Battle of Sekigahara, which helped secure Tokugawa Ieyasu’s victory and the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese person
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historical figure ⓘ political activist ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| activity |
anti‑shogunate activism
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political agitation ⓘ |
| allegiance | Chōshū Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chōshū loyalists
NERFINISHED
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Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ imperial loyalist movement ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese samurai class ⓘ |
| domain | Chōshū Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Edo period ⓘ |
| goal |
expulsion of Western powers
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strengthening imperial authority ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Bakumatsu ⓘ |
| historicalRole | contributed to downfall of Tokugawa regime ⓘ |
| ideology | Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| loyalty | Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | sonnō jōi ⓘ |
| name | Kusaka Genzui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 久坂玄瑞 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in events leading to Meiji Restoration
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leadership in sonnō jōi movement ⓘ |
| occupation | samurai retainer ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti‑Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| politicalGoal | restoration of imperial rule ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | pro‑imperial restoration ⓘ |
| region | Chōshū NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
influential Chōshū samurai
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leader in sonnō jōi activism ⓘ |
| significance |
important precursor to the Meiji Restoration
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key figure in the sonnō jōi movement ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Kusaka Genzui Description of subject: Kusaka Genzui was a prominent late-Edo period samurai and political activist from the Chōshū Domain who played a key role in the sonnō jōi (Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians) movement leading up to the Meiji Restoration.
Referenced by (2)
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