Hirota–Laval Pact
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The Hirota–Laval Pact was a 1935 diplomatic agreement between Japan and France concerning their respective interests in East Asia, particularly in China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hirota–Laval Pact canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7790859 — 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: Hirota–Laval Pact Context triple: [Koki Hirota, notableWork, Hirota–Laval Pact]
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A.
Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact
The Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact was a 1941 non-aggression treaty between the Soviet Union and Japan that temporarily ensured peace between the two powers during World War II until it was renounced by the USSR in 1945.
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B.
Tripartite Pact
The Tripartite Pact was a World War II alliance agreement that formally united Germany, Italy, and Japan into the Axis powers against the Allied nations.
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C.
Treaty of Ouchy
The Treaty of Ouchy was the 1912 peace agreement between Italy and the Ottoman Empire that ended the Italo-Turkish War and led to Italian control over Libya and the Dodecanese Islands.
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D.
Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
The Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact was a 1937 treaty between the Republic of China and the Soviet Union that secured Soviet military and material support for China against Japanese aggression during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Four-Power Treaty
The Four-Power Treaty was a 1921 agreement between the United States, Britain, Japan, and France to consult one another in the event of disputes in the Pacific, helping to stabilize power relations and replace the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
- 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: Hirota–Laval Pact Target entity description: The Hirota–Laval Pact was a 1935 diplomatic agreement between Japan and France concerning their respective interests in East Asia, particularly in China.
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A.
Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact
The Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact was a 1941 non-aggression treaty between the Soviet Union and Japan that temporarily ensured peace between the two powers during World War II until it was renounced by the USSR in 1945.
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B.
Tripartite Pact
The Tripartite Pact was a World War II alliance agreement that formally united Germany, Italy, and Japan into the Axis powers against the Allied nations.
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C.
Treaty of Ouchy
The Treaty of Ouchy was the 1912 peace agreement between Italy and the Ottoman Empire that ended the Italo-Turkish War and led to Italian control over Libya and the Dodecanese Islands.
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D.
Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
The Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact was a 1937 treaty between the Republic of China and the Soviet Union that secured Soviet military and material support for China against Japanese aggression during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Four-Power Treaty
The Four-Power Treaty was a 1921 agreement between the United States, Britain, Japan, and France to consult one another in the event of disputes in the Pacific, helping to stabilize power relations and replace the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
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diplomatic agreement ⓘ |
| aimedTo | regulate Japanese and French spheres of influence in East Asia ⓘ |
| concerns |
China
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East Asia ⓘ French Indochina ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
France
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1935-01-22 ⓘ |
| diplomaticStatus | secret agreement ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| language |
French
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| locationOfSigning | Tokyo ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Kōki Hirota
ⓘ
linked to:
Koki Hirota
Pierre Laval ⓘ |
| partOf | pre–World War II diplomacy in East Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
French Indochina
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French foreign policy ⓘ Japanese foreign policy ⓘ Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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| signatoryGovernment |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
French Third Republic ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Kōki Hirota
ⓘ
linked to:
Koki Hirota
Pierre Laval ⓘ |
| topic |
French interests in Indochina
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Japanese expansion in China ⓘ Sino-Japanese relations ⓘ |
| year | 1935 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Hirota–Laval Pact Description of subject: The Hirota–Laval Pact was a 1935 diplomatic agreement between Japan and France concerning their respective interests in East Asia, particularly in China.
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