Taihō Code
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The Taihō Code was an early 8th-century Japanese legal and administrative code that helped establish a centralized, bureaucratic state modeled on Chinese systems during the Nara period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taihō Code canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2441035 — 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: Taihō Code Context triple: [Nara period, legalCode, Taihō Code]
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A.
Ōkagami
Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that offers a semi-fictionalized chronicle of court politics and aristocratic life surrounding the Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.
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B.
Oreshura
Oreshura is a Japanese romantic comedy light novel and anime series that follows a high school boy roped into a fake relationship with a popular girl to fend off unwanted romantic attention.
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C.
Kaga Hyakumangoku
Kaga Hyakumangoku refers to the historical wealth and prosperity of Japan’s Kaga Domain, famed for its rich culture, powerful feudal lords, and flourishing arts and crafts.
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D.
Hieda no Are
Hieda no Are was a Japanese court reciter traditionally credited with memorizing the oral histories that formed the basis of the early 8th-century chronicle Kojiki.
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E.
Naikaku Sōri Daijin
Naikaku Sōri Daijin is the Japanese term for the Prime Minister of Japan, the head of government and chief executive authority in the country’s political system.
- 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: Taihō Code Target entity description: The Taihō Code was an early 8th-century Japanese legal and administrative code that helped establish a centralized, bureaucratic state modeled on Chinese systems during the Nara period.
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A.
Ōkagami
Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that offers a semi-fictionalized chronicle of court politics and aristocratic life surrounding the Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.
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B.
Oreshura
Oreshura is a Japanese romantic comedy light novel and anime series that follows a high school boy roped into a fake relationship with a popular girl to fend off unwanted romantic attention.
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C.
Kaga Hyakumangoku
Kaga Hyakumangoku refers to the historical wealth and prosperity of Japan’s Kaga Domain, famed for its rich culture, powerful feudal lords, and flourishing arts and crafts.
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D.
Hieda no Are
Hieda no Are was a Japanese court reciter traditionally credited with memorizing the oral histories that formed the basis of the early 8th-century chronicle Kojiki.
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E.
Naikaku Sōri Daijin
Naikaku Sōri Daijin is the Japanese term for the Prime Minister of Japan, the head of government and chief executive authority in the country’s political system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese historical document
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legal code ⓘ ritsuryō code ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
centralize political authority
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regulate aristocracy ⓘ standardize administration ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
commoners
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court nobles ⓘ districts (gun) ⓘ provinces (kuni) ⓘ provincial governors ⓘ villages (sato) ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Yamato polity
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surface form:
Yamato state
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| country | Japan ⓘ |
| defines |
Ministries of the central government
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central government structure ⓘ corvée labor obligations ⓘ duties of government offices ⓘ hierarchy of officials ⓘ land allotment rules ⓘ penalties for crimes ⓘ tax obligations ⓘ |
| era | Nara period ⓘ |
| follows | Asuka Kiyomihara Code ⓘ |
| genre | law code ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ritsu (penal code)
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ryō (administrative code) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
formalized adoption of Chinese-style bureaucracy in Japan
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foundation of classical Japanese state ⓘ |
| inception | 701 ⓘ |
| influenced | Yōrō Code ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Confucian political thought
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Legalist ideas ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| locationOfDrafting |
Heijō Palace
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surface form:
Imperial court at Fujiwara-kyō
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| modeledOn |
Chinese bureaucratic system
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Tang dynasty legal system ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Nara period
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surface form:
Taihō era
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| partOf | ritsuryō system ⓘ |
| regulates |
bureaucratic ranks
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court offices ⓘ criminal law ⓘ land distribution ⓘ military conscription ⓘ provincial administration ⓘ ritual and ceremony ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Yōrō Code ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 8th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taihō Code Description of subject: The Taihō Code was an early 8th-century Japanese legal and administrative code that helped establish a centralized, bureaucratic state modeled on Chinese systems during the Nara period.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.