Convention of Kanagawa
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The Convention of Kanagawa was an 1854 treaty between Japan and the United States that ended Japan’s isolationist policy by opening select ports to American vessels and establishing diplomatic relations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Convention of Kanagawa canonical | 4 |
| Treaty of Kanagawa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3754520 — 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: Convention of Kanagawa Context triple: [Tokugawa shogunate, signedTreaty, Convention of Kanagawa]
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A.
Treaty of Shimoda
The Treaty of Shimoda was an 1855 agreement between the Russian Empire and Japan that established formal diplomatic relations and defined their borders in the Kuril Islands and surrounding regions.
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B.
Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Treaty of Shimonoseki was an 1895 peace agreement between Qing China and Japan that ended the First Sino-Japanese War and marked Japan’s emergence as a major imperial power in East Asia.
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C.
Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation
The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that sought to resolve lingering issues from the American Revolutionary War and normalize trade and diplomatic relations.
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D.
Treaty of Ouchy
The Treaty of Ouchy was the 1912 peace agreement between Italy and the Ottoman Empire that ended the Italo-Turkish War and led to Italian control over Libya and the Dodecanese Islands.
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E.
Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
- 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: Convention of Kanagawa Target entity description: The Convention of Kanagawa was an 1854 treaty between Japan and the United States that ended Japan’s isolationist policy by opening select ports to American vessels and establishing diplomatic relations.
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A.
Treaty of Shimoda
The Treaty of Shimoda was an 1855 agreement between the Russian Empire and Japan that established formal diplomatic relations and defined their borders in the Kuril Islands and surrounding regions.
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B.
Treaty of Shimonoseki
The Treaty of Shimonoseki was an 1895 peace agreement between Qing China and Japan that ended the First Sino-Japanese War and marked Japan’s emergence as a major imperial power in East Asia.
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C.
Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation
The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that sought to resolve lingering issues from the American Revolutionary War and normalize trade and diplomatic relations.
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D.
Treaty of Ouchy
The Treaty of Ouchy was the 1912 peace agreement between Italy and the Ottoman Empire that ended the Italo-Turkish War and led to Italian control over Libya and the Dodecanese Islands.
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E.
Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ international agreement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity
ⓘ
Convention of Kanagawa ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Kanagawa
|
| changedPolicy | ended strict sakoku isolation toward the United States ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Japan
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1854-03-31 ⓘ |
| effect |
ended Japan’s isolationist policy toward the United States
ⓘ
established a U.S. consulate in Japan ⓘ granted protection and good treatment for shipwrecked American sailors ⓘ initiated the opening of Japan to Western powers ⓘ opened Japanese ports to American ships ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Harris Treaty of 1858
ⓘ
surface form:
Harris Treaty
Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
gunboat diplomacy
ⓘ
late Edo period ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent unequal treaties between Japan and Western powers ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| legalStatus | unequal treaty ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Matthew Calbraith Perry
ⓘ
surface form:
Matthew C. Perry
Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| openedPort |
Hakodate
ⓘ
Shimoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | opening of Japan ⓘ |
| precededBy | arrival of Commodore Perry’s Black Ships in Japan ⓘ |
| providedFor |
appointment of a U.S. consul at Shimoda
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most-favored-nation treatment for the United States in Japan ⓘ supply of coal and provisions to American ships ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish diplomatic relations between Japan and the United States
ⓘ
to open Japanese ports to American vessels ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| relatedToPolicy | sakoku ⓘ |
| signatory |
Japan
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Matthew Calbraith Perry
ⓘ
surface form:
Commodore Matthew C. Perry
representatives of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| signedIn |
Japan
ⓘ
Kanagawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedOnBehalfOf |
Tokugawa shogunate
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
diplomatic relations
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trade access ⓘ treatment of shipwrecked sailors ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1854 ⓘ |
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Subject: Convention of Kanagawa Description of subject: The Convention of Kanagawa was an 1854 treaty between Japan and the United States that ended Japan’s isolationist policy by opening select ports to American vessels and establishing diplomatic relations.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Treaty of Kanagawa