Kirino Toshiaki
E166079
Kirino Toshiaki was a prominent samurai and military leader of the late Edo and early Meiji periods, best known as one of Saigō Takamori’s closest allies and a leading figure in the anti-government Satsuma Rebellion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirino | 1 |
| Kirino Toshiaki canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T837988 — 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: Kirino Toshiaki Context triple: [Satsuma Rebellion, commander, Kirino Toshiaki]
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A.
Ozaki Yukio
Ozaki Yukio was a prominent Japanese liberal politician and statesman, often called the "father of the Japanese Constitution," known for championing democracy and civil rights in the Meiji and Taishō eras.
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B.
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.
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C.
Mineichi Koga
Mineichi Koga was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who succeeded Isoroku Yamamoto as commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
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D.
Yukio Edano
Yukio Edano is a Japanese politician and former Chief Cabinet Secretary who became a prominent opposition leader as the head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
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E.
Ōyama Iwao
Ōyama Iwao was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese field marshal and statesman who played key leadership roles in Japan’s early modern wars and military modernization.
- 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: Kirino Toshiaki Target entity description: Kirino Toshiaki was a prominent samurai and military leader of the late Edo and early Meiji periods, best known as one of Saigō Takamori’s closest allies and a leading figure in the anti-government Satsuma Rebellion.
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A.
Ozaki Yukio
Ozaki Yukio was a prominent Japanese liberal politician and statesman, often called the "father of the Japanese Constitution," known for championing democracy and civil rights in the Meiji and Taishō eras.
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B.
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.
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C.
Mineichi Koga
Mineichi Koga was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy who succeeded Isoroku Yamamoto as commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II.
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D.
Yukio Edano
Yukio Edano is a Japanese politician and former Chief Cabinet Secretary who became a prominent opposition leader as the head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
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E.
Ōyama Iwao
Ōyama Iwao was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese field marshal and statesman who played key leadership roles in Japan’s early modern wars and military modernization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese historical figure
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military leader ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| allyOf | Saigō Takamori ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Saigō Takamori
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Satsuma Rebellion ⓘ Shimazu ⓘ
surface form:
Satsuma clan
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| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| era |
early Meiji period
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late Edo period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName |
Kirino Toshiaki
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kirino
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Toshiaki ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
rebel leader
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samurai ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Kagoshima Domain
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surface form:
Satsuma domain
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| militaryBranch | Satsuma domain forces ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| movement | sonnō jōi movement ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the Satsuma Rebellion
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role in the early Meiji period ⓘ role in the late Edo period ⓘ |
| notableRole |
close ally of Saigō Takamori
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leading figure in the Satsuma Rebellion ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Meiji oligarchy
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surface form:
Meiji government
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| participantIn |
Boshin War
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Satsuma Rebellion ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | anti-Meiji government ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kirino Toshiaki Description of subject: Kirino Toshiaki was a prominent samurai and military leader of the late Edo and early Meiji periods, best known as one of Saigō Takamori’s closest allies and a leading figure in the anti-government Satsuma Rebellion.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kirino