Emperor Meiji
E23778
Emperor Meiji was the 19th-century Japanese monarch who oversaw the Meiji Restoration and the rapid modernization and westernization of Japan.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emperor Meiji canonical | 65 |
| 明治天皇 | 4 |
| Mutsuhito | 3 |
| Emperor Meiji of Japan | 2 |
| Meiji Emperor | 2 |
| Meiji | 1 |
| Meiji Tennō | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T105818 — 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: Emperor Meiji Context triple: [Meiji era, namedAfter, Emperor Meiji]
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A.
Emperor Taishō
Emperor Taishō was the 123rd emperor of Japan, whose reign from 1912 to 1926 marked a period of continued modernization and growing parliamentary democracy known as "Taishō democracy."
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B.
Emperor Hirohito
Emperor Hirohito was the Shōwa-era emperor of Japan who reigned during World War II and oversaw the country’s militarist expansion, defeat, and subsequent postwar reconstruction.
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C.
Emperor Jimmu
Emperor Jimmu is the legendary first emperor of Japan, traditionally regarded as the mythic founder of the Japanese imperial line.
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D.
Akihito
Akihito is the former Emperor of Japan who abdicated in 2019, ending the Heisei era and becoming the first Japanese monarch to step down in over two centuries.
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E.
Naruhito
Naruhito is the Emperor of Japan and the symbolic head of state of the country.
- 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: Emperor Meiji Target entity description: Emperor Meiji was the 19th-century Japanese monarch who oversaw the Meiji Restoration and the rapid modernization and westernization of Japan.
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A.
Emperor Taishō
Emperor Taishō was the 123rd emperor of Japan, whose reign from 1912 to 1926 marked a period of continued modernization and growing parliamentary democracy known as "Taishō democracy."
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B.
Emperor Hirohito
Emperor Hirohito was the Shōwa-era emperor of Japan who reigned during World War II and oversaw the country’s militarist expansion, defeat, and subsequent postwar reconstruction.
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C.
Emperor Jimmu
Emperor Jimmu is the legendary first emperor of Japan, traditionally regarded as the mythic founder of the Japanese imperial line.
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D.
Akihito
Akihito is the former Emperor of Japan who abdicated in 2019, ending the Heisei era and becoming the first Japanese monarch to step down in over two centuries.
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E.
Naruhito
Naruhito is the Emperor of Japan and the symbolic head of state of the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (92)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Emperor of Japan
ⓘ
human ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Itō Hirobumi
ⓘ
Meiji oligarchy ⓘ Saigō Takamori ⓘ Yamagata Aritomo ⓘ genrō ⓘ Ōkubo Toshimichi ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1852-11-03 ⓘ |
| birthName | Sachinomiya ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Japan
ⓘ
Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Fushimi Momoyama Mausoleum
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Kyoto ⓘ |
| capitalMovedFrom | Kyoto ⓘ |
| capitalMovedTo | Tokyo ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
nephritis
ⓘ
urological disease ⓘ |
| child | Emperor Taishō ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Culture Day ⓘ |
| coronationDate | 1868-10-12 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
subject of Meiji Shrine in Tokyo
ⓘ
symbol of Japan’s modernization ⓘ |
| culturalPolicy |
encouragement of Western dress and customs
ⓘ
state promotion of Shinto ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1912-07-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Japan
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ Tokyo Prefecture ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Yamato polity
ⓘ
surface form:
Yamato dynasty
|
| education |
military studies
ⓘ
traditional Confucian education ⓘ |
| era |
Meiji era
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji period
|
| eraCharacter |
modernization
ⓘ
rapid industrial growth ⓘ westernization of Japan ⓘ |
| eraEnd | 1912 ⓘ |
| eraName |
Meiji era
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji
|
| eraStart | 1868 ⓘ |
| father | Emperor Kōmei ⓘ |
| foreignPolicy |
imperial expansion in East Asia
ⓘ
unequal treaty revision efforts ⓘ |
| givenName |
Emperor Meiji
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mutsuhito
|
| honorificTitle |
Emperor Meiji
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji Tennō
|
| house | House of Yamato ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| memorial |
Meiji Jingū
ⓘ
Meiji Shrine ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| mother | Nakayama Yoshiko ⓘ |
| nativeName | 睦仁 ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Boshin War
ⓘ
Charter Oath of 1868 ⓘ First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ Boshin War ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji Restoration
Russo-Japanese War ⓘ Satsuma Rebellion ⓘ abolition of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ abolition of the han system ⓘ establishment of prefectural system in Japan ⓘ industrialization of Japan ⓘ introduction of compulsory education in Japan ⓘ modernization of the Japanese military ⓘ Meiji Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
promulgation of the Meiji Constitution
relocation of the imperial capital to Tokyo ⓘ |
| politicalSystemDuringReign |
constitutional monarchy
ⓘ
modern centralized state ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| posthumousName |
Emperor Meiji
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji
|
| predecessor | Emperor Kōmei ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1912-07-30 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1867-02-03 ⓘ |
| religion |
Shinto
ⓘ
State Shinto ⓘ |
| residence |
Kyoto Imperial Palace
ⓘ
Tokyo Imperial Palace ⓘ |
| signedDocument |
Charter Oath of 1868
ⓘ
surface form:
Charter Oath
Meiji Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji Constitution of 1889
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| significantReform |
conscription system in Japan
ⓘ
creation of a constitutional monarchy ⓘ land tax reform ⓘ modern banking system in Japan ⓘ modernization of legal system ⓘ |
| spouse |
Empress Shōken
ⓘ
Haruko ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress | His Majesty the Emperor ⓘ |
| successor | Emperor Taishō ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emperor Meiji Description of subject: Emperor Meiji was the 19th-century Japanese monarch who oversaw the Meiji Restoration and the rapid modernization and westernization of Japan.
Referenced by (78)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Emperor Meiji
this entity surface form:
Mutsuhito
this entity surface form:
Meiji Emperor
subject surface form:
Tōgō Heihachirō