Jisaburō Ozawa
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Jisaburō Ozawa was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, known for commanding the fleet in several major Pacific battles and for his role in Japan’s final large-scale naval engagements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jisaburo Ozawa | 8 |
| Jisaburō Ozawa canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T256136 — 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: Jisaburō Ozawa Context triple: [Battle of Leyte Gulf, commanderJapanese, Jisaburō Ozawa]
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Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
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B.
Iwane Matsui
Iwane Matsui was a Japanese general of the Imperial Japanese Army, best known for leading forces in the Second Sino-Japanese War and being held responsible for atrocities such as the Nanjing Massacre.
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C.
Jirō Minami
Jirō Minami was a Japanese general and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Korea during the later period of Japanese rule.
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D.
Rikichi Tsukada
Rikichi Tsukada was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led Japanese forces during World War II, including in the later stages of the Pacific War.
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E.
Hasegawa Yoshimichi
Hasegawa Yoshimichi was a Japanese colonial administrator who served in a prominent governmental role in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jisaburō Ozawa Target entity description: Jisaburō Ozawa was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, known for commanding the fleet in several major Pacific battles and for his role in Japan’s final large-scale naval engagements.
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A.
Kakuei Tanaka
Kakuei Tanaka was a powerful and controversial Japanese prime minister and political kingmaker who dominated postwar politics through his influence within the Liberal Democratic Party.
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B.
Iwane Matsui
Iwane Matsui was a Japanese general of the Imperial Japanese Army, best known for leading forces in the Second Sino-Japanese War and being held responsible for atrocities such as the Nanjing Massacre.
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C.
Jirō Minami
Jirō Minami was a Japanese general and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Korea during the later period of Japanese rule.
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D.
Rikichi Tsukada
Rikichi Tsukada was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army who led Japanese forces during World War II, including in the later stages of the Pacific War.
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E.
Hasegawa Yoshimichi
Hasegawa Yoshimichi was a Japanese colonial administrator who served in a prominent governmental role in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy officer
ⓘ
Japanese admiral ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| battle |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
ⓘ
Marianas campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Marianas
Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ Battle of the South China Sea ⓘ |
| commanded |
First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Mobile Fleet
Japanese carrier task forces ⓘ decoy carrier group at Leyte Gulf ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| era |
Showa era
ⓘ
surface form:
Shōwa period
|
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | Admiral ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Navy Air Service
|
| militaryRank | Admiral ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the last Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
ⓘ
commanding Japanese carrier forces in late World War II ⓘ commanding the Japanese decoy carrier force in the Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ commanding the Japanese fleet in the Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ leadership of Japanese naval aviation forces ⓘ participation in Japan’s final large-scale naval engagements ⓘ service in Japan’s final naval operations of World War II ⓘ use of carriers as a decoy force to draw off U.S. Third Fleet ⓘ |
| occupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the First Mobile Fleet
ⓘ
Commander of First Air Fleet ⓘ
surface form:
Commander of the Mobile Fleet
Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet ⓘ Vice Chief of the Naval General Staff ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Imperial Japanese Navy officer corps ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Jisaburō Ozawa Description of subject: Jisaburō Ozawa was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, known for commanding the fleet in several major Pacific battles and for his role in Japan’s final large-scale naval engagements.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.