Ōkuma Shigenobu
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Ōkuma Shigenobu was a prominent Japanese statesman of the Meiji era who served twice as prime minister and played a key role in Japan’s modernization and constitutional government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ōkuma Shigenobu canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T911303 — 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.
Target entity: Ōkuma Shigenobu Context triple: [Waseda University, founder, Ōkuma Shigenobu]
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Ōkubo Toshimichi
Ōkubo Toshimichi was a leading Meiji-era Japanese statesman and key architect of the modernization and centralization of Japan after the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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Kido Takayoshi
Kido Takayoshi was a key Japanese statesman and one of the principal architects of the Meiji Restoration who helped modernize Japan’s political and social systems in the late 19th century.
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Ishiwara Kanji
Ishiwara Kanji was a prominent Imperial Japanese Army officer and military strategist best known as a key planner of Japan’s expansion into Manchuria in the early 1930s.
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Matsui Iwane
Matsui Iwane was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army best known for commanding Japanese forces during the invasion of China and being held responsible for the Nanjing Massacre, for which he was later convicted and executed as a war criminal.
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E.
Terauchi Masatake
Terauchi Masatake was a Japanese military officer and statesman who served as the first Governor-General of Korea and later as Prime Minister of Japan during the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ōkuma Shigenobu Target entity description: Ōkuma Shigenobu was a prominent Japanese statesman of the Meiji era who served twice as prime minister and played a key role in Japan’s modernization and constitutional government.
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A.
Ōkubo Toshimichi
Ōkubo Toshimichi was a leading Meiji-era Japanese statesman and key architect of the modernization and centralization of Japan after the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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B.
Kido Takayoshi
Kido Takayoshi was a key Japanese statesman and one of the principal architects of the Meiji Restoration who helped modernize Japan’s political and social systems in the late 19th century.
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C.
Ishiwara Kanji
Ishiwara Kanji was a prominent Imperial Japanese Army officer and military strategist best known as a key planner of Japan’s expansion into Manchuria in the early 1930s.
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D.
Matsui Iwane
Matsui Iwane was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army best known for commanding Japanese forces during the invasion of China and being held responsible for the Nanjing Massacre, for which he was later convicted and executed as a war criminal.
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E.
Terauchi Masatake
Terauchi Masatake was a Japanese military officer and statesman who served as the first Governor-General of Korea and later as Prime Minister of Japan during the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese politician
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Meiji-era politician ⓘ human ⓘ prime minister of Japan ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 83 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the Chrysanthemum
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Order of the Rising Sun ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo
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surface form:
Somei Cemetery
Tokyo ⓘ |
| consequenceOfEvent | lost his right leg in 1889 bombing ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1838-03-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1922-01-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | School of Rangaku in Saga ⓘ |
| era |
Meiji era
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji period
Taisho era ⓘ
surface form:
Taishō period
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| familyName | Ōkuma ⓘ |
| founderOf |
Tokyo Senmon Gakko
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surface form:
Tokyo Senmon Gakkō
Waseda University ⓘ |
| givenName | Shigenobu ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Waseda Campus
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surface form:
Ōkuma Garden at Waseda University
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| influenced |
Japanese higher education
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development of party politics in Japan ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
Emperor Meiji
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Emperor Taishō ⓘ |
| movement |
Freedom and People’s Rights Movement
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constitutional government movement in Japan ⓘ |
| name | Ōkuma Shigenobu self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
contributed to drafting of the Meiji Constitution
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promoted Western-style education in Japan ⓘ promoted modernization of Japan’s fiscal system ⓘ |
| notableEvent | survived a bombing assassination attempt in 1889 ⓘ |
| notableWork | advocacy for a British-style constitutional monarchy in Japan ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hizen Province
NERFINISHED
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Japan ⓘ Saga Domain ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Japan
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Tokyo ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | liberal ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Kenseikai
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Rikken Dōshikai ⓘ Rikken Kaishintō (Constitutional Reform Party) ⓘ
surface form:
Rikken Kaishintō
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| positionHeld |
Chancellor of Waseda University
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Minister of Finance of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Finance Minister of Japan
Foreign Minister of Japan ⓘ Leader of the Kenseikai ⓘ Leader of the Rikken Dōshikai ⓘ Member of the House of Peers ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ Privy Councillor ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity (later life, associated) ⓘ |
| residence | Tokyo ⓘ |
| termEndAsPrimeMinister |
1898-11-08
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1916-10-09 ⓘ |
| termStartAsPrimeMinister |
1898-06-30
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1914-04-16 ⓘ |
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Subject: Ōkuma Shigenobu Description of subject: Ōkuma Shigenobu was a prominent Japanese statesman of the Meiji era who served twice as prime minister and played a key role in Japan’s modernization and constitutional government.
Referenced by (9)
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