Edo period
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The Edo period was a long era of relative peace, isolationist foreign policy, and flourishing urban culture in Japan under Tokugawa shogunate rule from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
All labels observed (16)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edo period canonical | 112 |
| late Edo period | 14 |
| Tokugawa Japan | 5 |
| Edo period Japan | 3 |
| Tokugawa period | 3 |
| early modern Japan | 3 |
| early Edo period | 2 |
| Bakumatsu period | 1 |
| Early Modern Japanese | 1 |
| Early modern Japan | 1 |
| Edo culture | 1 |
| Edo period (Japan) | 1 |
| Edo-period Japan | 1 |
| Japan (Edo period) | 1 |
| Tokugawa shogunate | 1 |
| sakoku | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T105815 — 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: Edo period Context triple: [Meiji era, follows, Edo period]
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A.
Meiji era
The Meiji era was a transformative period in Japanese history (1868–1912) marked by rapid modernization, industrialization, and the establishment of Western-style political, educational, and social institutions.
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B.
Heian period
The Heian period was a classical era of Japanese history (794–1185) marked by an imperial court-centered culture, flourishing literature such as The Tale of Genji, and the development of a distinct Japanese aesthetic.
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C.
Taisho era
The Taisho era was a period in Japanese history from 1912 to 1926 marked by political liberalization, cultural modernization, and the growth of urban middle-class society.
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D.
Showa era
The Shōwa era was the period of Emperor Hirohito’s reign in Japan (1926–1989), marked by militarization and World War II, followed by rapid postwar economic growth and modernization.
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E.
Heisei
Heisei is the Japanese era name corresponding to the reign of Emperor Akihito, spanning from 1989 to 2019.
- 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: Edo period Target entity description: The Edo period was a long era of relative peace, isolationist foreign policy, and flourishing urban culture in Japan under Tokugawa shogunate rule from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
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A.
Meiji era
The Meiji era was a transformative period in Japanese history (1868–1912) marked by rapid modernization, industrialization, and the establishment of Western-style political, educational, and social institutions.
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B.
Heian period
The Heian period was a classical era of Japanese history (794–1185) marked by an imperial court-centered culture, flourishing literature such as The Tale of Genji, and the development of a distinct Japanese aesthetic.
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C.
Taisho era
The Taisho era was a period in Japanese history from 1912 to 1926 marked by political liberalization, cultural modernization, and the growth of urban middle-class society.
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D.
Showa era
The Shōwa era was the period of Emperor Hirohito’s reign in Japan (1926–1989), marked by militarization and World War II, followed by rapid postwar economic growth and modernization.
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E.
Heisei
Heisei is the Japanese era name corresponding to the reign of Emperor Akihito, spanning from 1989 to 2019.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese historical era
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ |
| allowedLimitedTradeWith |
China
ⓘ
Korean Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Korea
Netherlands ⓘ Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Ryukyu Kingdom
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Edo period
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokugawa period
|
| capital |
Edo
ⓘ
present-day Tokyo ⓘ |
| characteristic |
isolationist foreign policy
ⓘ
political stability ⓘ relative internal peace ⓘ strict social hierarchy ⓘ urban cultural flourishing ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalDevelopment |
bunraku puppet theatre
ⓘ
haiku poetry ⓘ kabuki theatre ⓘ popular fiction ⓘ ukiyo-e woodblock prints ⓘ |
| economicFeature |
development of castle towns
ⓘ
growth of market economy ⓘ |
| endEvent |
Meiji era
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji Restoration
|
| endYear | 1868 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Meiji era
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji period
|
| foreignPolicy | sakoku ⓘ |
| governmentType |
bakufu
ⓘ
feudal military government ⓘ |
| mainPortOfForeignTrade | Nagasaki ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Katsushika Hokusai
ⓘ
Utagawa Hiroshige ⓘ |
| notableWriter |
Ihara Saikaku
ⓘ
Matsuo Bashō ⓘ |
| policy | alternate attendance system ⓘ |
| policyJapanese | sankin-kōtai ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Sengoku period
ⓘ
surface form:
Azuchi–Momoyama period
|
| religiousPolicy | suppression of Christianity ⓘ |
| restrictedForeignContactWith | Europe ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| socialClass |
artisans
ⓘ
merchants ⓘ peasants ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| socialClassSystem | shi-no-ko-sho ⓘ |
| startEvent | establishment of Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| startYear | 1603 ⓘ |
| urbanCenter |
Edo
ⓘ
Kyoto ⓘ Osaka ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edo period Description of subject: The Edo period was a long era of relative peace, isolationist foreign policy, and flourishing urban culture in Japan under Tokugawa shogunate rule from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
Referenced by (151)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.