Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu

E472431

Japanese imperial prince admiral diarist member of the Japanese imperial family naval officer

Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu was a Japanese imperial prince, naval officer, and younger brother of Emperor Shōwa who played a notable role in Japan’s early Shōwa-era history.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Prince Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu	2
Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4815655 — 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: Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu
Context triple: [Prince Takamatsu, fullName, Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu]

A. Prince Hisahito
Prince Hisahito is a Japanese imperial family member and the only grandson of Emperor Naruhito’s younger brother, widely regarded as a key future heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
B. Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito
Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito was a Japanese imperial prince and high-ranking naval officer who became one of the most senior leaders in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
C. Prince Kuni Asahiko
Prince Kuni Asahiko was a prominent Japanese imperial prince and military leader of the late Edo and early Meiji periods, known for founding the Kuni-no-miya collateral branch of the Imperial Family.
D. Prince Masahito
Prince Masahito was a Japanese imperial prince of the Shōwa era, known primarily as the only son of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun who died in infancy.
E. Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino
Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino, is the younger brother and heir presumptive to Emperor Naruhito of Japan and a senior member of the Japanese imperial family.
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: Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu
Target entity description: Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu was a Japanese imperial prince, naval officer, and younger brother of Emperor Shōwa who played a notable role in Japan’s early Shōwa-era history.

A. Prince Hisahito
Prince Hisahito is a Japanese imperial family member and the only grandson of Emperor Naruhito’s younger brother, widely regarded as a key future heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
B. Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito
Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito was a Japanese imperial prince and high-ranking naval officer who became one of the most senior leaders in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
C. Prince Kuni Asahiko
Prince Kuni Asahiko was a prominent Japanese imperial prince and military leader of the late Edo and early Meiji periods, known for founding the Kuni-no-miya collateral branch of the Imperial Family.
D. Prince Masahito
Prince Masahito was a Japanese imperial prince of the Shōwa era, known primarily as the only son of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun who died in infancy.
E. Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino
Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino, is the younger brother and heir presumptive to Emperor Naruhito of Japan and a senior member of the Japanese imperial family.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese imperial prince ⓘ admiral ⓘ diarist ⓘ member of the Japanese imperial family ⓘ naval officer ⓘ
archive	Takamatsu-no-miya Diary NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived	Order of the Chrysanthemum NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Golden Kite NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Rising Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate	1905-01-03 ⓘ
birthPlace	Akasaka Palace, Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace	Toshimagaoka Imperial Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
deathDate	1987-02-03 ⓘ
deathPlace	Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
education	Gakushūin Peers’ School NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Naval Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	Shōwa period NERFINISHED ⓘ
father	Emperor Taishō NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
graduationYear	Imperial Japanese Naval Academy 1925 ⓘ
hadNoChildren	true ⓘ
honoraryMilitaryRank	marshal admiral (ceremonial seniority) in Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
house	House of Yamato NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	role in early Shōwa-era imperial politics ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
marriageDate	1930-02-04 ⓘ
memberOf	Imperial House of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranch	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
militaryRank	admiral ⓘ
mother	Empress Teimei NERFINISHED ⓘ
name	Nobuhito NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeName	高松宮宣仁親王 NERFINISHED ⓘ
nobleFamily	Japanese Imperial Family NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	criticizing aspects of Japan’s wartime leadership in private ⓘ keeping a detailed wartime diary ⓘ
occupation	member of the House of Peers of Japan ⓘ naval officer ⓘ
posthumousReputation	source for historians on Emperor Shōwa and wartime decision-making ⓘ
religion	Shinto ⓘ
residence	Takamatsu-no-miya residence, Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ
royalTitle	Prince of Takamatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ
servedIn	Second Sino-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
sibling	Emperor Shōwa NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse	Princess Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ
style	His Imperial Highness ⓘ
titleCreated	Takamatsu-no-miya NERFINISHED ⓘ
titleCreationDate	1913 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prince Takamatsu → fullName → Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu ⓘ

Princess Nagako of Kuni → motherOf → Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prince Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu

Princess Nagako of Kuni → child → Prince Nobuhito of Takamatsu ⓘ