Saigō Tanomo
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Saigō Tanomo was a senior Aizu domain retainer and military leader during Japan’s late Edo period, known for his role in the Boshin War and the defense of Aizu.
All labels observed (1)
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| Saigō Tanomo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16107561 — 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: Saigō Tanomo Context triple: [Battle of Aizu, commander, Saigō Tanomo]
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A.
Saigō Takamori
Saigō Takamori was a prominent 19th-century Japanese samurai and statesman often called the "last true samurai," known for his key role in the Meiji Restoration and his later rebellion against the new government.
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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.
Kuroda Kiyotaka
Kuroda Kiyotaka was a Meiji-era Japanese statesman and former samurai who served as the second Prime Minister of Japan and played a key role in the early development of Hokkaido.
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D.
Yasuo Yamagata
Yasuo Yamagata was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who led Japanese forces during World War II, notably in the New Guinea campaign.
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E.
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.
- 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: Saigō Tanomo Target entity description: Saigō Tanomo was a senior Aizu domain retainer and military leader during Japan’s late Edo period, known for his role in the Boshin War and the defense of Aizu.
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A.
Saigō Takamori
Saigō Takamori was a prominent 19th-century Japanese samurai and statesman often called the "last true samurai," known for his key role in the Meiji Restoration and his later rebellion against the new government.
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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.
Kuroda Kiyotaka
Kuroda Kiyotaka was a Meiji-era Japanese statesman and former samurai who served as the second Prime Minister of Japan and played a key role in the early development of Hokkaido.
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D.
Yasuo Yamagata
Yasuo Yamagata was an Imperial Japanese Army officer who led Japanese forces during World War II, notably in the New Guinea campaign.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.