Akō Domain
E934292
Akō Domain was a feudal han in Edo-period Japan, best known as the home domain of the Forty-seven Rōnin whose famous vendetta became a legendary tale of loyalty and revenge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akō Domain canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11593454 — 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: Akō Domain Context triple: [Sengaku-ji, associatedWith, Akō Domain]
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A.
Kaga Domain
Kaga Domain was a powerful and wealthy feudal domain of Japan’s Edo period, ruled by the Maeda clan and centered in present-day Ishikawa and Toyama Prefectures.
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B.
Shōnai Domain
Shōnai Domain was a powerful feudal han in Japan’s Edo period, located in present-day Yamagata Prefecture and ruled by the Sakai clan, noted for its staunch support of the Tokugawa shogunate during the late 19th century.
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C.
Yonezawa Domain
Yonezawa Domain was a feudal han in Japan’s Edo period, centered in modern Yamagata Prefecture and historically governed by the prominent Uesugi clan.
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D.
Tsuwano Domain
Tsuwano Domain was a small feudal han in western Japan’s Chūgoku region during the Edo period, centered on the castle town of Tsuwano in present-day Shimane Prefecture.
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E.
Nagaoka Domain
Nagaoka Domain was a feudal han of the Edo period in Japan, ruled by daimyō and centered in what is now Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture.
- 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: Akō Domain Target entity description: Akō Domain was a feudal han in Edo-period Japan, best known as the home domain of the Forty-seven Rōnin whose famous vendetta became a legendary tale of loyalty and revenge.
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A.
Kaga Domain
Kaga Domain was a powerful and wealthy feudal domain of Japan’s Edo period, ruled by the Maeda clan and centered in present-day Ishikawa and Toyama Prefectures.
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B.
Shōnai Domain
Shōnai Domain was a powerful feudal han in Japan’s Edo period, located in present-day Yamagata Prefecture and ruled by the Sakai clan, noted for its staunch support of the Tokugawa shogunate during the late 19th century.
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C.
Yonezawa Domain
Yonezawa Domain was a feudal han in Japan’s Edo period, centered in modern Yamagata Prefecture and historically governed by the prominent Uesugi clan.
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D.
Tsuwano Domain
Tsuwano Domain was a small feudal han in western Japan’s Chūgoku region during the Edo period, centered on the castle town of Tsuwano in present-day Shimane Prefecture.
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E.
Nagaoka Domain
Nagaoka Domain was a feudal han of the Edo period in Japan, ruled by daimyō and centered in what is now Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese feudal domain
ⓘ
han ⓘ |
| abolished | 1871 ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Abolition of the han system ⓘ |
| approximateKokudaka | 50,000 koku ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor |
Akō vendetta
ⓘ
Forty-seven Rōnin ⓘ |
| capital |
Akō
ⓘ
Akō Castle ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
subject of bunraku plays
ⓘ
subject of jidaigeki films ⓘ subject of kabuki plays ⓘ symbol of loyalty in Japanese culture ⓘ |
| daimyō |
Asano Nagahide
ⓘ
Asano Naganao ⓘ Asano Naganori ⓘ Asano Nagashige ⓘ Asano Nagatomo ⓘ Mori Naganao ⓘ Nagahashi Naotsune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | early Edo period ⓘ |
| governingSystem | bakuhan system ⓘ |
| governmentType | feudal domain under a daimyō ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
Forty-seven Rōnin vendetta of 1701–1703
ⓘ
linked to:
Forty-seven Rōnin
|
| hasNotableFigure |
Forty-seven Rōnin
ⓘ
Ōishi Kuranosuke ⓘ
linked to:
Ōishi
|
| hasSite |
Akō Castle ruins
ⓘ
linked to:
Akō Castle
graves of the Forty-seven Rōnin ⓘ Ōishi Shrine ⓘ
linked to:
Oishi Shrine
|
| historicalRegion |
San’yōdō
ⓘ
linked to:
San'yōdō
|
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Harima Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Hyōgo Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | Edo period ⓘ |
| overlord | Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tokugawa Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Edo period
|
| politicalStatus | tozama domain ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Chūshingura
ⓘ
linked to:
47 Ronin
|
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| rulingClan |
Asano Naganori
ⓘ
Asano clan ⓘ Mori clan ⓘ Nagahashi clan ⓘ |
| successorEntity |
Akō Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Akō Domain Description of subject: Akō Domain was a feudal han in Edo-period Japan, best known as the home domain of the Forty-seven Rōnin whose famous vendetta became a legendary tale of loyalty and revenge.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.