saio-dai
E301208
Saio-dai is the ceremonial imperial princess role, traditionally portrayed by an unmarried woman from a distinguished Kyoto family, who leads the procession in the Aoi Matsuri festival.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| saio (imperial princess priestess) | 1 |
| saio-dai canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2828143 — 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: saio-dai Context triple: [Aoi Matsuri, hasParticipantRole, saio-dai]
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A.
Saibai
Saibai was the first wife of Maratha ruler Shivaji and the mother of his son Sambhaji, the second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire.
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B.
DAI
DAI is the commonly used abbreviation for the German Archaeological Institute, a leading international institution for archaeological research and cultural heritage preservation.
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C.
SAU
SAU is an international university established by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in New Delhi, India, focusing on postgraduate and doctoral education and research for students from South Asian countries.
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D.
SAU
SAU is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Saudi Arabia.
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E.
SAOL
SAOL is the authoritative Swedish language dictionary published by the Swedish Academy, providing standardized spellings and basic information on modern Swedish words.
- 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: saio-dai Target entity description: Saio-dai is the ceremonial imperial princess role, traditionally portrayed by an unmarried woman from a distinguished Kyoto family, who leads the procession in the Aoi Matsuri festival.
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A.
Saibai
Saibai was the first wife of Maratha ruler Shivaji and the mother of his son Sambhaji, the second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire.
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B.
DAI
DAI is the commonly used abbreviation for the German Archaeological Institute, a leading international institution for archaeological research and cultural heritage preservation.
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C.
SAU
SAU is an international university established by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in New Delhi, India, focusing on postgraduate and doctoral education and research for students from South Asian countries.
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D.
SAU
SAU is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to Saudi Arabia.
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E.
SAOL
SAOL is the authoritative Swedish language dictionary published by the Swedish Academy, providing standardized spellings and basic information on modern Swedish words.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial role
ⓘ
cultural role ⓘ festival role ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Aoi Matsuri procession
ⓘ
surface form:
Aoi Matsuri parade
|
| associatedPeriod | Heian period ⓘ |
| associatedShrine |
Kamigamo Shrine
ⓘ
Shimogamo Shrine ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Aoi Matsuri ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important symbol of Kyoto court culture ⓘ |
| eventFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| festival | Aoi Matsuri ⓘ |
| genderRequirement | female ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Kyoto intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| historicalModel | imperial princess ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| leads | Aoi Matsuri procession ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kyoto ⓘ |
| maritalStatusRequirement | unmarried ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
unmarried woman
ⓘ
woman from a distinguished Kyoto family ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Shinto ⓘ |
| roleInProcession | procession leader ⓘ |
| selectionBasis |
connection to Kyoto society
ⓘ
prestige of family ⓘ |
| socialStatusRequirement | distinguished family background ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
aristocratic elegance
ⓘ
imperial princess ⓘ purity ⓘ |
| typeOf | Kyoto festival role ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Aoi Matsuri main procession ⓘ |
| wears |
Heian-style court costume
ⓘ
junihitoe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: saio-dai Description of subject: Saio-dai is the ceremonial imperial princess role, traditionally portrayed by an unmarried woman from a distinguished Kyoto family, who leads the procession in the Aoi Matsuri festival.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
saio-dai
this entity surface form:
saio (imperial princess priestess)