Marquess Katsura Tarō
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Marquess Katsura Tarō was a prominent Japanese statesman and army general who served multiple terms as Prime Minister during the late Meiji and early Taishō periods.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marquess Katsura Tarō canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11790080 — 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: Marquess Katsura Tarō Context triple: [Prince Saionji Kinmochi, predecessor, Marquess Katsura Tarō]
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Prince Saionji Kinmochi
Prince Saionji Kinmochi was a prominent Japanese statesman and elder (genrō) of the Meiji and Taishō eras, serving twice as prime minister and playing a key role in shaping Japan’s early 20th-century domestic and foreign policy.
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B.
Higashikuni Michihisa
Higashikuni Michihisa is a member of the Japanese Higashikuni-no-miya princely house, a collateral branch of the former Imperial Family.
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C.
Higashikuni Nobumasa
Higashikuni Nobumasa was a Japanese imperial prince and member of the Higashikuni-no-miya house, a collateral branch of the Imperial Family of Japan.
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D.
Higashikuni Naohisa
Higashikuni Naohisa was a Japanese prince of the Higashikuni-no-miya branch of the Imperial Family, known primarily as a member of this collateral imperial house.
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E.
Higashikuni Masahisa
Higashikuni Masahisa was a Japanese imperial prince and member of the Higashikuni-no-miya house, a collateral branch of the Japanese Imperial Family.
- 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: Marquess Katsura Tarō Target entity description: Marquess Katsura Tarō was a prominent Japanese statesman and army general who served multiple terms as Prime Minister during the late Meiji and early Taishō periods.
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A.
Prince Saionji Kinmochi
Prince Saionji Kinmochi was a prominent Japanese statesman and elder (genrō) of the Meiji and Taishō eras, serving twice as prime minister and playing a key role in shaping Japan’s early 20th-century domestic and foreign policy.
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B.
Higashikuni Michihisa
Higashikuni Michihisa is a member of the Japanese Higashikuni-no-miya princely house, a collateral branch of the former Imperial Family.
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C.
Higashikuni Nobumasa
Higashikuni Nobumasa was a Japanese imperial prince and member of the Higashikuni-no-miya house, a collateral branch of the Imperial Family of Japan.
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D.
Higashikuni Naohisa
Higashikuni Naohisa was a Japanese prince of the Higashikuni-no-miya branch of the Imperial Family, known primarily as a member of this collateral imperial house.
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E.
Higashikuni Masahisa
Higashikuni Masahisa was a Japanese imperial prince and member of the Higashikuni-no-miya house, a collateral branch of the Japanese Imperial Family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army general
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Japanese politician ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| awardReceived |
Order of the Chrysanthemum
NERFINISHED
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Order of the Golden Kite NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Rising Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1848-01-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hagi, Chōshū Domain
NERFINISHED
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1913-10-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Empire of Japan
NERFINISHED
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Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Meirinkan domain school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Meiji era
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surface form:
Meiji period
Taishō period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Katsura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Tarō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Marquess ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Chōshū faction
NERFINISHED
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genrō ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
Emperor Meiji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emperor Taishō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableWork | Katsura–Taft Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Boshin War
NERFINISHED
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First Sino-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ Russo-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | oligarchic conservatism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor-General of Taiwan
NERFINISHED
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Member of the House of Peers of Japan ⓘ Minister of War of Japan ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Privy Councillor of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Itō Hirobumi
NERFINISHED
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Saionji Kinmochi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Saionji Kinmochi
NERFINISHED
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Yamamoto Gonnohyōe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termInOfficeEnd |
1906-01-07
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1911-08-30 ⓘ 1913-02-20 ⓘ |
| termInOfficeStart |
1901-06-02
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1908-07-14 ⓘ 1912-12-21 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marquess Katsura Tarō Description of subject: Marquess Katsura Tarō was a prominent Japanese statesman and army general who served multiple terms as Prime Minister during the late Meiji and early Taishō periods.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.