Edo
E69445
Edo was the historical name of Japan’s capital during the Tokugawa shogunate, a major political and cultural center that later became modern Tokyo.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edo canonical | 56 |
| Edo, Japan | 9 |
| Edo-jō | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T262017 — 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: Edo Context triple: [Tokyo, formerName, Edo]
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A.
Sendai
Sendai is the largest city in Japan’s Tōhoku region, known for its lush greenery, historic sites, and status as a major economic and cultural center in northeastern Honshu.
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B.
Yokohama
Yokohama is Japan’s second-largest city and a major international port located just south of Tokyo.
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C.
Nagoya
Nagoya is a major industrial and commercial city in central Japan, known as a manufacturing hub and the capital of Aichi Prefecture.
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D.
Nara
Nara is an ancient Japanese city renowned for its early role as a national capital, its historic temples, and its culturally significant deer-filled parks.
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E.
Minoh
Minoh is a suburban city in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic Minoh Waterfall, autumn foliage, and residential communities.
- 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: Edo Target entity description: Edo was the historical name of Japan’s capital during the Tokugawa shogunate, a major political and cultural center that later became modern Tokyo.
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A.
Sendai
Sendai is the largest city in Japan’s Tōhoku region, known for its lush greenery, historic sites, and status as a major economic and cultural center in northeastern Honshu.
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B.
Yokohama
Yokohama is Japan’s second-largest city and a major international port located just south of Tokyo.
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C.
Nagoya
Nagoya is a major industrial and commercial city in central Japan, known as a manufacturing hub and the capital of Aichi Prefecture.
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D.
Nara
Nara is an ancient Japanese city renowned for its early role as a national capital, its historic temples, and its culturally significant deer-filled parks.
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E.
Minoh
Minoh is a suburban city in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic Minoh Waterfall, autumn foliage, and residential communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former capital
ⓘ
historical city ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Edo machi-bugyō jurisdiction ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Japan
ⓘ
Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| capitalPeriodEnd | 1868 ⓘ |
| capitalPeriodStart | 1603 ⓘ |
| changeOfStatus | became imperial capital as Tokyo in 1868 ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
Tōkaidō
ⓘ
surface form:
Nakasendō
Tōkaidō ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Edo culture ⓘ |
| demography |
large merchant and artisan class
ⓘ
large samurai population ⓘ |
| developedBy | Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| endOfEdoPeriod | 1868 ⓘ |
| era | Edo period ⓘ |
| foundationYear | 1457 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ōta Dōkan ⓘ |
| governmentType | military government ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Edo Castle
ⓘ
Nihonbashi ⓘ Sumida River ⓘ Yoshiwara pleasure district ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Meiji Restoration ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chōnin (townspeople) culture
ⓘ
kabuki theater ⓘ samurai residential districts ⓘ ukiyo-e woodblock prints ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Kantō region ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tokyo Bay ⓘ |
| modernName | Tokyo ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
center of political power in early modern Japan
ⓘ
extensive castle town around Edo Castle ⓘ major cultural center of Japan ⓘ |
| partOf |
Edo period
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokugawa Japan
|
| populationRank | one of the world’s largest cities in the 18th century ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Kyoto
ⓘ
surface form:
Heian-kyō
|
| renamedAs | Tokyo ⓘ |
| renameYear | 1868 ⓘ |
| seatOf | Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| startOfEdoPeriod | 1603 ⓘ |
| successor | Tokyo ⓘ |
| timeZoneHistorical |
Japan Standard Time
ⓘ
surface form:
Japan Standard Time (retroactively applied)
|
| transportHubOf | Gokaidō (Five Routes) ⓘ |
| urbanType |
castle town
ⓘ
port city ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edo Description of subject: Edo was the historical name of Japan’s capital during the Tokugawa shogunate, a major political and cultural center that later became modern Tokyo.
Referenced by (66)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edo, Japan
this entity surface form:
Edo, Japan
this entity surface form:
Edo, Japan
this entity surface form:
Edo, Japan
this entity surface form:
Edo, Japan
this entity surface form:
Edo, Japan
this entity surface form:
Edo, Japan
this entity surface form:
Edo-jō
subject surface form:
Gokaidō
subject surface form:
Gokaidō
subject surface form:
Gokaidō
subject surface form:
Shinagawa-juku