Hijikata Toshizō
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Hijikata Toshizō was a famed late-Edo period samurai and vice-commander of the Shinsengumi, known for his staunch loyalty to the Tokugawa shogunate and his role in Japan’s Boshin War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hijikata Toshizō canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16170807 — 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: Hijikata Toshizō Context triple: [Republic of Ezo, militaryLeader, Hijikata Toshizō]
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A.
Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Governor-General of Taiwan, playing a key role in establishing Japanese colonial administration there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Genjuro Kibagami
Genjuro Kibagami is a recurring anti-hero and rival swordsman in SNK’s Samurai Shodown fighting game series, known for his ruthless demeanor and powerful iaido-based fighting style.
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C.
Katsura Kogorō
Katsura Kogorō, better known as Kido Takayoshi, was a key samurai leader of the Chōshū domain and one of the principal architects of Japan’s Meiji Restoration.
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D.
Araki Sadao
Araki Sadao was a prominent Japanese general and influential political figure of the early Shōwa era, known for his role in promoting militarism and ultranationalism within the Imperial Japanese Army and government.
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E.
Yamanaka Shikanosuke
Yamanaka Shikanosuke was a famed samurai and retainer of the Amago clan during Japan’s Sengoku period, celebrated for his unwavering loyalty and martial prowess.
- 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: Hijikata Toshizō Target entity description: Hijikata Toshizō was a famed late-Edo period samurai and vice-commander of the Shinsengumi, known for his staunch loyalty to the Tokugawa shogunate and his role in Japan’s Boshin War.
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A.
Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Governor-General of Taiwan, playing a key role in establishing Japanese colonial administration there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Genjuro Kibagami
Genjuro Kibagami is a recurring anti-hero and rival swordsman in SNK’s Samurai Shodown fighting game series, known for his ruthless demeanor and powerful iaido-based fighting style.
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C.
Katsura Kogorō
Katsura Kogorō, better known as Kido Takayoshi, was a key samurai leader of the Chōshū domain and one of the principal architects of Japan’s Meiji Restoration.
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D.
Araki Sadao
Araki Sadao was a prominent Japanese general and influential political figure of the early Shōwa era, known for his role in promoting militarism and ultranationalism within the Imperial Japanese Army and government.
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E.
Yamanaka Shikanosuke
Yamanaka Shikanosuke was a famed samurai and retainer of the Amago clan during Japan’s Sengoku period, celebrated for his unwavering loyalty and martial prowess.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.