Mutsu Province
E711921
Mutsu Province was a large and historically significant region in northeastern Honshu, Japan, that played a key role in early Japanese expansion and administration.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mutsu Province canonical | 13 |
| Mutsu Province mon | 1 |
| 奥州 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2421540 — 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: Mutsu Province Context triple: [Japanese battleship Mutsu, namedAfter, Mutsu Province]
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A.
Yamagata Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture is a largely rural prefecture in Japan’s Tōhoku region, known for its mountains, hot springs, and cherry production.
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B.
Taihoku Prefecture
Taihoku Prefecture was an administrative division of Japanese-ruled Taiwan, centered on present-day Taipei and surrounding areas, during the period of Japanese colonial governance.
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C.
Iwate Prefecture
Iwate Prefecture is a largely rural, mountainous prefecture in Japan’s Tōhoku region, known for its rugged coastline, cultural heritage sites, and the city of Morioka as its capital.
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D.
Etchū Province
Etchū Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now Toyama Prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan.
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E.
Tochigi Prefecture
Tochigi Prefecture is a landlocked region in Japan’s Kantō area known for the historic city of Nikkō, natural hot springs, and mountainous scenery.
- 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: Mutsu Province Target entity description: Mutsu Province was a large and historically significant region in northeastern Honshu, Japan, that played a key role in early Japanese expansion and administration.
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A.
Yamagata Prefecture
Yamagata Prefecture is a largely rural prefecture in Japan’s Tōhoku region, known for its mountains, hot springs, and cherry production.
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B.
Taihoku Prefecture
Taihoku Prefecture was an administrative division of Japanese-ruled Taiwan, centered on present-day Taipei and surrounding areas, during the period of Japanese colonial governance.
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C.
Iwate Prefecture
Iwate Prefecture is a largely rural, mountainous prefecture in Japan’s Tōhoku region, known for its rugged coastline, cultural heritage sites, and the city of Morioka as its capital.
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D.
Etchū Province
Etchū Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now Toyama Prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan.
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E.
Tochigi Prefecture
Tochigi Prefecture is a landlocked region in Japan’s Kantō area known for the historic city of Nikkō, natural hot springs, and mountainous scenery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical Japanese province ⓘ |
| abolished |
1870s
ⓘ
Meiji period ⓘ
linked to:
Meiji era
|
| administrativeCenter | Taga Castle ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Michinoku
ⓘ
Ōshū ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abe clan
ⓘ
Date clan ⓘ Emishi ⓘ Fujiwara no Kiyohira ⓘ Kiyohara clan ⓘ Northern Fujiwara clan ⓘ
linked to:
Fujiwara clan
|
| borders |
Dewa Province
ⓘ
Echigo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Hitachi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Iwaki Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Iwashiro Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Rikuchū Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Rikuzen Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Ugo Province ⓘ Uzen Province ⓘ |
| capital |
Aomori
ⓘ
Morioka ⓘ Tagajō ⓘ |
| contains |
Aomori area
ⓘ
linked to:
Aomori Prefecture
Hiraizumi area ⓘ
linked to:
Hiraizumi
Morioka area ⓘ
linked to:
Morioka
Sendai area ⓘ
linked to:
Sendai metropolitan area
Taga Castle ⓘ modern Aomori Prefecture ⓘ modern Iwate Prefecture ⓘ modern Miyagi Prefecture ⓘ
linked to:
Miyagi Prefecture
parts of Akita Prefecture ⓘ parts of Fukushima Prefecture ⓘ parts of Ibaraki Prefecture ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| established | 7th century ⓘ |
| establishedAsProvince | late 7th century ⓘ |
| formerCapital |
Aomori
ⓘ
Morioka ⓘ Tagajō ⓘ |
| governedBy | kokushi (provincial governors) ⓘ |
| hasCoastOn |
Mutsu Bay
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Mutsu Province mon
ⓘ
linked to:
Mutsu Province
|
| historicalRole |
base for imperial administration in the northeast
ⓘ
frontier region in early Japanese expansion ⓘ important region in the consolidation of Yamato rule ⓘ site of conflicts with Emishi peoples ⓘ |
| japaneseName | 陸奥国 ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Tōhoku region ⓘ
linked to:
Tohoku
northeastern Japan ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Emishi pacification campaigns
ⓘ
Gosannen War ⓘ Zenkunen War ⓘ establishment of Taga Castle as provincial headquarters ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ritsuryō provincial system
ⓘ
linked to:
ritsuryō system
|
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Akita Prefecture
ⓘ
Aomori Prefecture ⓘ Fukushima Prefecture ⓘ Ibaraki Prefecture ⓘ Iwate Prefecture ⓘ Miyagi Prefecture ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Asuka period
ⓘ
Edo period ⓘ Heian period ⓘ Kamakura period ⓘ Muromachi period ⓘ Nara period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mutsu Province Description of subject: Mutsu Province was a large and historically significant region in northeastern Honshu, Japan, that played a key role in early Japanese expansion and administration.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Fujiwara no Hidehira in Hiraizumi
linked to: Mutsu Province
linked to: Mutsu Province