Saigyō
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Saigyō was a renowned late Heian and early Kamakura period Japanese Buddhist monk and poet celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature, impermanence, and spiritual longing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saigyō canonical | 7 |
| Saigyo Hoshi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T682789 — 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: Saigyō Context triple: [Heian period, significantPerson, Saigyō]
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A.
Nakae Chōmin
Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
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B.
Isogai Rensuke
Isogai Rensuke was an Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded forces in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including at major engagements such as the Battle of Taierzhuang.
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C.
Andō Rikichi
Andō Rikichi was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served in prominent leadership roles in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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D.
Gotō Shinpei
Gotō Shinpei was a prominent Japanese statesman and colonial administrator known for modernizing Taiwan’s infrastructure and governance during early Japanese rule and later serving in top government posts in Japan.
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E.
Ozaki Yukio
Ozaki Yukio was a prominent Japanese liberal politician and statesman, often called the "father of the Japanese Constitution," known for championing democracy and civil rights in the Meiji and Taishō eras.
- 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: Saigyō Target entity description: Saigyō was a renowned late Heian and early Kamakura period Japanese Buddhist monk and poet celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature, impermanence, and spiritual longing.
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A.
Nakae Chōmin
Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
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B.
Isogai Rensuke
Isogai Rensuke was an Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded forces in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including at major engagements such as the Battle of Taierzhuang.
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C.
Andō Rikichi
Andō Rikichi was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served in prominent leadership roles in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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D.
Gotō Shinpei
Gotō Shinpei was a prominent Japanese statesman and colonial administrator known for modernizing Taiwan’s infrastructure and governance during early Japanese rule and later serving in top government posts in Japan.
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E.
Ozaki Yukio
Ozaki Yukio was a prominent Japanese liberal politician and statesman, often called the "father of the Japanese Constitution," known for championing democracy and civil rights in the Meiji and Taishō eras.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist monk
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Heian-period person ⓘ Japanese poet ⓘ Kamakura-period person ⓘ waka poet ⓘ |
| birthName | Satō Norikiyo ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
major figure in Japanese Buddhist poetry
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representative poet of late Heian aesthetics ⓘ |
| floruit |
early Kamakura period
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late Heian period ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
Buddhist poetry
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nature poetry ⓘ waka ⓘ |
| hasCanonization | classical Japanese poet ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese medieval poetry
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Matsuo Bashō ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist thought
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mountain asceticism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
tanka
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waka ⓘ |
| movement |
early Kamakura literature
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late Heian literature ⓘ |
| name | Saigyō ⓘ |
| nativeName | 西行 ⓘ |
| nativeNameLang | ja ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Sankashū
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Shinkokin Wakashū (contributor) ⓘ |
| occupation |
Buddhist monk
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poet ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Kyoto
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Northern Japan ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Shingon Buddhism ⓘ |
| theme |
cherry blossoms
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monastic life ⓘ solitude ⓘ transience of life ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| workFocus |
impermanence
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nature ⓘ spiritual longing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saigyō Description of subject: Saigyō was a renowned late Heian and early Kamakura period Japanese Buddhist monk and poet celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature, impermanence, and spiritual longing.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Saigyō