Kojiki
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Kojiki is Japan’s oldest extant chronicle, compiling Shinto myths, legends, and early historical traditions about the origins of the Japanese islands and deities.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kojiki canonical | 49 |
| Ama-no-Iwato myth | 1 |
| Nihon Shoki | 1 |
| ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T224320 — 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: Kojiki Context triple: [Shinto, hasMythologicalSource, Kojiki]
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A.
Saikō-Saibansho
Saikō-Saibansho is the highest judicial authority in Japan, serving as the nation’s court of last resort and overseeing the constitutionality of laws and government actions.
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B.
Song of the Three Holy Youths
Song of the Three Holy Youths is an ancient biblical canticle, traditionally associated with the Book of Daniel, that recounts the praise of God by three youths miraculously preserved in a fiery furnace.
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C.
High Courts of Japan
The High Courts of Japan are intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from lower courts and handle certain serious criminal and administrative cases within their respective jurisdictions.
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D.
Imperial Household Law
The Imperial Household Law is the Japanese statute that governs the structure, succession, and internal affairs of the Imperial Family.
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E.
Heian period
The Heian period was a classical era of Japanese history (794–1185) marked by an imperial court-centered culture, flourishing literature such as The Tale of Genji, and the development of a distinct Japanese aesthetic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kojiki Target entity description: Kojiki is Japan’s oldest extant chronicle, compiling Shinto myths, legends, and early historical traditions about the origins of the Japanese islands and deities.
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A.
Saikō-Saibansho
Saikō-Saibansho is the highest judicial authority in Japan, serving as the nation’s court of last resort and overseeing the constitutionality of laws and government actions.
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B.
Song of the Three Holy Youths
Song of the Three Holy Youths is an ancient biblical canticle, traditionally associated with the Book of Daniel, that recounts the praise of God by three youths miraculously preserved in a fiery furnace.
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C.
High Courts of Japan
The High Courts of Japan are intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from lower courts and handle certain serious criminal and administrative cases within their respective jurisdictions.
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D.
Imperial Household Law
The Imperial Household Law is the Japanese statute that governs the structure, succession, and internal affairs of the Imperial Family.
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E.
Heian period
The Heian period was a classical era of Japanese history (794–1185) marked by an imperial court-centered culture, flourishing literature such as The Tale of Genji, and the development of a distinct Japanese aesthetic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese chronicle
ⓘ
historical text ⓘ mythological text ⓘ primary source on Shinto mythology ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Record of Ancient Matters
ⓘ
surface form:
Records of Ancient Matters
|
| basedOnOralTraditionsCollectedBy | Hieda no Are ⓘ |
| centralTheme | divine origin of the Japanese imperial house ⓘ |
| compiledInPeriod | Nara period ⓘ |
| compiler | Ō no Yasumaro ⓘ |
| contains |
Shinto myths
ⓘ
genealogies of emperors ⓘ legends ⓘ origin stories of Japanese islands ⓘ origin stories of kami ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfCompletion | 712 ⓘ |
| describesDeity |
Amaterasu
ⓘ
Izanagi ⓘ Izanami ⓘ Susanoo ⓘ Tsukuyomi ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
creation of the Japanese archipelago
ⓘ
Ninigi-no-Mikoto ⓘ
surface form:
descent of Ninigi-no-Mikoto
founding of the imperial line by Emperor Jimmu ⓘ |
| earliestExtantChronicleOf | Japan ⓘ |
| genre | mytho-historical chronicle ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | Japanese culture ⓘ |
| hasModernTranslationsIn |
English
ⓘ
multiple languages ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kamitsumaki
ⓘ
Kamitsumaki ⓘ
surface form:
Nakatsumaki
Shimotsumaki ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificanceFor | Shinto practitioners ⓘ |
| influenced | Nihon Shoki ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom | Nihon Shoki ⓘ |
| language | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 3 ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| patron | Empress Genmei ⓘ |
| preservedAt | Imperial court of Japan (historically) ⓘ |
| purpose | legitimation of imperial authority ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Shinto ⓘ |
| script | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Japanese history
ⓘ
Japanese literature ⓘ folklore studies ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Record of Ancient Matters ⓘ |
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Referenced by (52)
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