Nagasaki trading post
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The Nagasaki trading post was a key early modern foothold of the Portuguese Empire in Japan, serving as a major hub for East–West maritime commerce and cultural exchange in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nagasaki trading post canonical | 2 |
| Nanban trade | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T599758 — 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: Nagasaki trading post Context triple: [Portuguese Empire, territory, Nagasaki trading post]
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A.
Port of Amagasaki
The Port of Amagasaki is a major industrial and commercial seaport in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, serving the Kansai region with cargo handling and maritime logistics facilities.
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B.
Kitano-cho
Kitano-cho is a historic district in Kobe, Japan, known for its preserved Western-style residences built by foreign merchants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Shimamoto
Shimamoto is a town in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, located between Kyoto and Osaka along the Yodo River.
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D.
Port of Kobe
The Port of Kobe is one of Japan’s major international seaports, serving as a key hub for container shipping and maritime trade in the Kansai region.
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E.
Daikanyama
Daikanyama is a trendy, upscale neighborhood in Tokyo known for its stylish boutiques, cafes, and relaxed, residential atmosphere.
- 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: Nagasaki trading post Target entity description: The Nagasaki trading post was a key early modern foothold of the Portuguese Empire in Japan, serving as a major hub for East–West maritime commerce and cultural exchange in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
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A.
Port of Amagasaki
The Port of Amagasaki is a major industrial and commercial seaport in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, serving the Kansai region with cargo handling and maritime logistics facilities.
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B.
Kitano-cho
Kitano-cho is a historic district in Kobe, Japan, known for its preserved Western-style residences built by foreign merchants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Shimamoto
Shimamoto is a town in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, located between Kyoto and Osaka along the Yodo River.
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D.
Port of Kobe
The Port of Kobe is one of Japan’s major international seaports, serving as a key hub for container shipping and maritime trade in the Kansai region.
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E.
Daikanyama
Daikanyama is a trendy, upscale neighborhood in Tokyo known for its stylish boutiques, cafes, and relaxed, residential atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese trading post
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early modern commercial hub ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian missionary movements
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surface form:
Christian missions in Japan
Nagasaki trading post self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nanban trade
Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Chinese coastal ports
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Goa ⓘ Lisbon ⓘ Macau ⓘ Malacca ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
introduction of European technology to Japan
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introduction of Western art and music to Japan ⓘ spread of Christianity in Kyushu ⓘ |
| declineCause |
Tokugawa restrictions on Christianity
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Tokugawa sakoku policies ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
Azuchi–Momoyama period
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early Edo period ⓘ late 16th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
16th century
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early 17th century ⓘ |
| laterReplacedBy | Dejima trading post ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
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Kyushu ⓘ Nagasaki ⓘ |
| mainTradeGoods |
Christian religious items
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firearms ⓘ gunpowder ⓘ porcelain ⓘ silk ⓘ silver ⓘ spices ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Portuguese Empire
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Portuguese merchants ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Sengoku period
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surface form:
Sengoku period Japan
Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s rule ⓘ early Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| portType | maritime trading port ⓘ |
| religiousInfluence | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| significance |
key foothold of the Portuguese Empire in Japan
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major center of cultural exchange between Europe and Japan ⓘ major hub for East–West maritime commerce ⓘ |
| startDate | 1571 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Chinese merchants
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Japanese merchants ⓘ Jesuit missionaries ⓘ daimyō of Ōmura ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nagasaki trading post Description of subject: The Nagasaki trading post was a key early modern foothold of the Portuguese Empire in Japan, serving as a major hub for East–West maritime commerce and cultural exchange in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nanban trade