Ō no Yasumaro
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Ō no Yasumaro was an early 8th-century Japanese noble and scholar best known for compiling the Kojiki, one of Japan’s oldest extant chronicles of myths, legends, and early history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ō no Yasumaro canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1334973 — 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: Ō no Yasumaro Context triple: [Kojiki, compiler, Ō no Yasumaro]
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Saigyō
Saigyō was a renowned late Heian and early Kamakura period Japanese Buddhist monk and poet celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature, impermanence, and spiritual longing.
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B.
Andō Rikichi
Andō Rikichi was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served in prominent leadership roles in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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C.
Isogai Rensuke
Isogai Rensuke was an Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded forces in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including at major engagements such as the Battle of Taierzhuang.
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D.
Nakae Chōmin
Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
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E.
Gotō Shinpei
Gotō Shinpei was a prominent Japanese statesman and colonial administrator known for modernizing Taiwan’s infrastructure and governance during early Japanese rule and later serving in top government posts in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ō no Yasumaro Target entity description: Ō no Yasumaro was an early 8th-century Japanese noble and scholar best known for compiling the Kojiki, one of Japan’s oldest extant chronicles of myths, legends, and early history.
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A.
Saigyō
Saigyō was a renowned late Heian and early Kamakura period Japanese Buddhist monk and poet celebrated for his deeply reflective waka poetry on nature, impermanence, and spiritual longing.
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B.
Andō Rikichi
Andō Rikichi was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served in prominent leadership roles in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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C.
Isogai Rensuke
Isogai Rensuke was an Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded forces in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including at major engagements such as the Battle of Taierzhuang.
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D.
Nakae Chōmin
Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
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E.
Gotō Shinpei
Gotō Shinpei was a prominent Japanese statesman and colonial administrator known for modernizing Taiwan’s infrastructure and governance during early Japanese rule and later serving in top government posts in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
8th-century Japanese person
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Japanese noble ⓘ court official ⓘ historian ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | Kojiki ⓘ |
| citizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| compiled | Kojiki ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
formation of early Japanese historical tradition
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preservation of Shinto mythology ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culture |
Yamato
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surface form:
Yamato Japan
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| era | Nara period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
historiography
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literature ⓘ mythology ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
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historical narrative ⓘ mythological narrative ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Japanese historical compilations
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study of Japanese mythology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compiling one of Japan’s oldest extant chronicles
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systematizing Japanese myths and legends in written form ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 太安万侶 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Kojiki ⓘ |
| occupation |
compiler of chronicles
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court scribe ⓘ government official ⓘ |
| positionInSociety | member of the Ō clan ⓘ |
| receivedImperialOrderFrom | Empress Genmei ⓘ |
| religion |
Shinto
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surface form:
Shinto (cultural context)
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| roleInKojiki |
editor
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redactor ⓘ scribe ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Empress Genmei ⓘ |
| socialStatus | aristocracy ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly research on early Japanese historiography ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 8th century ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem |
Man'yōgana
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surface form:
Man’yōgana
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| workedAt |
Imperial court of Japan (historically)
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surface form:
imperial court of Japan
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| wroteInScript | Chinese characters ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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