Empress Genmei
E191105
Empress Genmei was an early 8th-century Japanese empress known for commissioning the compilation of foundational texts like the Kojiki and for relocating the capital to Heijō-kyō (Nara).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Empress Genmei canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1334974 — 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: Empress Genmei Context triple: [Kojiki, patron, Empress Genmei]
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A.
Empress Kōjun
Empress Kōjun was the longtime consort of Emperor Hirohito and the mother of Emperor Akihito, serving as Japan’s empress during much of the Shōwa era.
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B.
Empress Teimei
Empress Teimei was the consort of Emperor Taishō of Japan and served as empress during the early 20th century, a period marked by Japan’s modernization and involvement in World War I.
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C.
Empress Shōken
Empress Shōken was the principal consort of Emperor Meiji of Japan and a prominent imperial figure known for her support of social welfare and the Red Cross during the Meiji era.
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D.
Empress Michiko
Empress Michiko is the former Empress consort of Japan, renowned as the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family and for her widespread popularity and humanitarian work.
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E.
Empress Masako
Empress Masako is the current Empress of Japan, a Harvard-educated former diplomat known for her international background and marriage to Emperor Naruhito.
- 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: Empress Genmei Target entity description: Empress Genmei was an early 8th-century Japanese empress known for commissioning the compilation of foundational texts like the Kojiki and for relocating the capital to Heijō-kyō (Nara).
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A.
Empress Kōjun
Empress Kōjun was the longtime consort of Emperor Hirohito and the mother of Emperor Akihito, serving as Japan’s empress during much of the Shōwa era.
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B.
Empress Teimei
Empress Teimei was the consort of Emperor Taishō of Japan and served as empress during the early 20th century, a period marked by Japan’s modernization and involvement in World War I.
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C.
Empress Shōken
Empress Shōken was the principal consort of Emperor Meiji of Japan and a prominent imperial figure known for her support of social welfare and the Red Cross during the Meiji era.
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D.
Empress Michiko
Empress Michiko is the former Empress consort of Japan, renowned as the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family and for her widespread popularity and humanitarian work.
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E.
Empress Masako
Empress Masako is the current Empress of Japan, a Harvard-educated former diplomat known for her international background and marriage to Emperor Naruhito.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Empress of Japan
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Heijō Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Heijō-kyō palace
codification of early Japanese mytho-historical tradition ⓘ |
| capitalMovedTo |
Nara
ⓘ
surface form:
Heijō-kyō
Nara ⓘ |
| child |
Emperor Monmu
ⓘ
Princess Hidaka ⓘ |
| commissioned | Kojiki ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dynasty | Yamato dynasty ⓘ |
| era | Nara period ⓘ |
| eraName | Wadō ⓘ |
| father | Prince Kusakabe ⓘ |
| followedBy | Empress Genshō’s reign ⓘ |
| givenName | Genmei ⓘ |
| government | Imperial Court of Nara period ⓘ |
| hasRole |
patron of literature
ⓘ
state builder in early Nara Japan ⓘ |
| implemented | minting of Wadōkaichin copper coins ⓘ |
| knownFor |
patronage of early Japanese historiography
ⓘ
relocating the capital to Heijō-kyō (Nara) ⓘ rule during the Wadō era ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| mother | Empress Jitō ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Old Japanese ⓘ |
| notableWork | commissioning of the Kojiki ⓘ |
| occupation | sovereign ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Empress of Japan ⓘ |
| posthumousName | Genmei-tennō ⓘ |
| precededBy | Asuka period rulers ⓘ |
| predecessor | Emperor Monmu ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 715 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 707 ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| residence |
Nara
ⓘ
surface form:
Heijō-kyō
|
| royalHouse | Imperial House of Japan ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Prince Kusakabe ⓘ |
| styleName |
Genmei-tennō
ⓘ
surface form:
Genmei Tennō
|
| successor | Empress Genshō ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 8th century ⓘ |
| title | 48th monarch of Japan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Empress Genmei Description of subject: Empress Genmei was an early 8th-century Japanese empress known for commissioning the compilation of foundational texts like the Kojiki and for relocating the capital to Heijō-kyō (Nara).
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.