Fujiwara-kyō site
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Fujiwara-kyō site is an archaeological area in Japan preserving the remains of one of the country’s earliest planned capitals from the late 7th to early 8th century.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fujiwara-kyō | 10 |
| Asuka-Fujiwara archaeological area | 2 |
| Asuka-Fujiwara archaeological sites | 1 |
| Fujiwara-kyō ruins | 1 |
| Fujiwara-kyō site canonical | 1 |
| Heian-kyo archaeological sites | 1 |
| ancient capital site Fujiwara-kyō | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8951310 — 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: Fujiwara-kyō site Context triple: [Nara Basin, contains, Fujiwara-kyō site]
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A.
Shuri-jō Site
Shuri-jō Site is the historic location of the former royal castle and political center of the Ryukyu Kingdom in present-day Naha, Okinawa, Japan.
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B.
Naniwa-no-Miya Palace Site
Naniwa-no-Miya Palace Site is an archaeological park in Osaka preserving the remains of an ancient imperial palace that once served as Japan’s capital in the 7th–8th centuries.
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C.
Nakijin-jō Site
Nakijin-jō Site is the ruin of a major Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in northern Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its stone fortifications and role as a regional power center before the unification of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
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D.
Iki Kokubun-ji ruins
The Iki Kokubun-ji ruins are the archaeological remains of an ancient provincial Buddhist temple on Iki Island in Japan, reflecting the island’s historical role in Japan’s early religious and administrative network.
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E.
Katsuren-jō Site
Katsuren-jō Site is the archaeological remains of a prominent Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its hilltop stone fortifications and role in regional trade and politics during the Ryukyu Kingdom era.
- 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: Fujiwara-kyō site Target entity description: Fujiwara-kyō site is an archaeological area in Japan preserving the remains of one of the country’s earliest planned capitals from the late 7th to early 8th century.
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A.
Shuri-jō Site
Shuri-jō Site is the historic location of the former royal castle and political center of the Ryukyu Kingdom in present-day Naha, Okinawa, Japan.
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B.
Naniwa-no-Miya Palace Site
Naniwa-no-Miya Palace Site is an archaeological park in Osaka preserving the remains of an ancient imperial palace that once served as Japan’s capital in the 7th–8th centuries.
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C.
Nakijin-jō Site
Nakijin-jō Site is the ruin of a major Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in northern Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its stone fortifications and role as a regional power center before the unification of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
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D.
Iki Kokubun-ji ruins
The Iki Kokubun-ji ruins are the archaeological remains of an ancient provincial Buddhist temple on Iki Island in Japan, reflecting the island’s historical role in Japan’s early religious and administrative network.
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E.
Katsuren-jō Site
Katsuren-jō Site is the archaeological remains of a prominent Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its hilltop stone fortifications and role in regional trade and politics during the Ryukyu Kingdom era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
former capital site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationStart | 20th century ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationType | systematic excavation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Emperor Genmei
ⓘ
Emperor Monmu ⓘ Empress Jitō ⓘ |
| capitalFunction | imperial capital ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| endTime |
710
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early 8th century ⓘ |
| era |
early 8th century Japan
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late 7th century Japan ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Heijō-kyō
ⓘ
linked to:
Nara
|
| governedBy | Yamato court ⓘ |
| hasPart |
earthen rampart remains
ⓘ
gates remains ⓘ government office remains ⓘ moat remains ⓘ palace remains ⓘ residential area remains ⓘ street grid remains ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Site of Japan ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricalAdministration | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asuka region
ⓘ
linked to:
Asuka area
Kashihara, Nara Prefecture ⓘ
linked to:
Kashihara
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| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Nara Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
Asuka period
ⓘ
early Nara period ⓘ |
| near | Asuka village ⓘ |
| partOf |
Asuka-Fujiwara archaeological area
ⓘ
linked to:
Fujiwara-kyō site
|
| precededBy |
Asuka-kyō
ⓘ
linked to:
Asuka-mura
|
| preserves |
remains of administrative compounds
ⓘ
remains of palace buildings ⓘ remains of planned street network ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Buddhism in Japan
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linked to:
Japanese Buddhism
Shinto in Japan ⓘ |
| significance |
example of early grid-planned city
ⓘ
important for study of ancient Japanese state formation ⓘ one of Japan’s earliest planned capitals ⓘ |
| startTime |
694
ⓘ
late 7th century ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningStyle | Chinese-style grid plan ⓘ |
| usedFor |
archaeological research
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cultural tourism ⓘ historical education ⓘ |
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Subject: Fujiwara-kyō site Description of subject: Fujiwara-kyō site is an archaeological area in Japan preserving the remains of one of the country’s earliest planned capitals from the late 7th to early 8th century.
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