Edo Castle
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Edo Castle was the vast fortified residence of the Tokugawa shoguns in Edo (now Tokyo), serving as the political and military center of Japan during the Edo period.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edo Castle canonical | 15 |
| former Edo Castle | 2 |
| Chiyoda Castle (former name of Edo Castle) | 1 |
| 江戸城 | 1 |
| 江戸城北の丸 | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese castle
ⓘ
former shogunal residence ⓘ historical site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chiyoda Castle
ⓘ
Edo ⓘ
surface form:
Edo-jō
|
| architecturalStyle | Japanese castle architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Ōta Dōkan ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Uesugi clan
ⓘ
surface form:
Ōgigayatsu Uesugi clan
|
| capitalOf | de facto capital of Japan during the Edo period ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1457 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Tokugawa clan
ⓘ
Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currentUse |
Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
ⓘ
public parks and gardens ⓘ |
| expandedBy | Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| feature |
gates
ⓘ
inner bailey (honmaru) ⓘ moats ⓘ second bailey (ninomaru) ⓘ stone walls ⓘ tenshu (main keep, now lost) ⓘ third bailey (sannomaru) ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ |
| formerNameOf |
Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo Imperial Palace site
|
| hasPart |
Imperial Palace grounds
ⓘ
surface form:
East Gardens of the Imperial Palace
Fushimi-yagura ⓘ
surface form:
Fujimi-yagura
Hirakawamon Gate ⓘ Kitanomaru Park ⓘ Nijūbashi area ⓘ Otemon Gate ⓘ Sakurada Gate ⓘ
surface form:
Sakuradamon Gate
|
| heritageStatus |
National Historic Site of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Site of Japan
|
| locatedIn |
Chiyoda, Tokyo
ⓘ
Edo ⓘ Honshu ⓘ Kantō region ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| mainKeepDestroyedIn | 1657 ⓘ |
| mainKeepRebuilt | no ⓘ |
| near |
Marunouchi business district
ⓘ
Tokyo Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownership | Imperial Household Agency ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance | Edo period ⓘ |
| rebuiltBy | Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| servedAs |
military center of Japan during the Edo period
ⓘ
political center of Japan during the Edo period ⓘ residence of the Tokugawa shoguns ⓘ seat of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Great Fire of Meireki ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | outer moats extending into central Tokyo ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chiyoda Castle (former name of Edo Castle)
subject surface form:
Fushimi-yagura
this entity surface form:
former Edo Castle
this entity surface form:
former Edo Castle