Iwami Province
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UNEXPLORED
Iwami Province was an old administrative region of Japan located in what is now western Shimane Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iwami Province canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10695994 — 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: Iwami Province Context triple: [Fukushima Prefecture, hasHistoricalProvince, Iwami Province]
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A.
Iwashiro Province
Iwashiro Province was a former administrative region of Japan located in what is now western Fukushima Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
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B.
Nagato Province
Nagato Province was a former administrative region of Japan located in what is now western Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
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C.
Oki Province
Oki Province was a remote island province of Japan in the Sea of Japan, historically used as a place of exile for political figures and nobles.
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D.
Kaga Province
Kaga Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now southern Ishikawa Prefecture, known for its wealth, powerful feudal domain, and rich cultural traditions.
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E.
Kii Province
Kii Province was a historical region of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula, corresponding largely to present-day Wakayama Prefecture and parts of Mie 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: Iwami Province Target entity description: Iwami Province was an old administrative region of Japan located in what is now western Shimane Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast.
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A.
Iwashiro Province
Iwashiro Province was a former administrative region of Japan located in what is now western Fukushima Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
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B.
Nagato Province
Nagato Province was a former administrative region of Japan located in what is now western Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
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C.
Oki Province
Oki Province was a remote island province of Japan in the Sea of Japan, historically used as a place of exile for political figures and nobles.
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D.
Kaga Province
Kaga Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now southern Ishikawa Prefecture, known for its wealth, powerful feudal domain, and rich cultural traditions.
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E.
Kii Province
Kii Province was a historical region of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula, corresponding largely to present-day Wakayama Prefecture and parts of Mie Prefecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.