Sanjo Sanetomi
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Sanjo Sanetomi was a prominent Japanese court noble and statesman of the late Edo and early Meiji periods who played a key role in the Meiji Restoration and early modern government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sanjo Sanetomi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4446981 — 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: Sanjo Sanetomi Context triple: [Daijō-daijin, notableOfficeHolder, Sanjo Sanetomi]
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A.
Hara Sankei
Hara Sankei was a Japanese businessman and art patron best known for creating and developing the historic Sankeien Garden in Yokohama.
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B.
Tatsuno Kingo
Tatsuno Kingo was a prominent Japanese architect of the Meiji era, best known for pioneering Western-style brick architecture in Japan and designing landmark buildings such as Tokyo Station.
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C.
Andō Rikichi
Andō Rikichi was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served in prominent leadership roles in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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D.
Kabayama Sukenori
Kabayama Sukenori was a Japanese naval officer and statesman of the Meiji era who became the first Japanese colonial administrator of Taiwan following its cession from Qing China.
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E.
Sesshū Tōyō
Sesshū Tōyō was a preeminent Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and ink painter renowned for his powerful monochrome landscapes and profound influence on the development of Japanese ink painting.
- 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: Sanjo Sanetomi Target entity description: Sanjo Sanetomi was a prominent Japanese court noble and statesman of the late Edo and early Meiji periods who played a key role in the Meiji Restoration and early modern government.
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A.
Hara Sankei
Hara Sankei was a Japanese businessman and art patron best known for creating and developing the historic Sankeien Garden in Yokohama.
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B.
Tatsuno Kingo
Tatsuno Kingo was a prominent Japanese architect of the Meiji era, best known for pioneering Western-style brick architecture in Japan and designing landmark buildings such as Tokyo Station.
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C.
Andō Rikichi
Andō Rikichi was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served in prominent leadership roles in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
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D.
Kabayama Sukenori
Kabayama Sukenori was a Japanese naval officer and statesman of the Meiji era who became the first Japanese colonial administrator of Taiwan following its cession from Qing China.
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E.
Sesshū Tōyō
Sesshū Tōyō was a preeminent Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and ink painter renowned for his powerful monochrome landscapes and profound influence on the development of Japanese ink painting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese court noble
ⓘ
Meiji period politician ⓘ daijō-daijin ⓘ kugyō ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| advisorTo |
Emperor Kōmei
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emperor Meiji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chōshū Domain leaders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Satsuma Domain leaders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1837-03-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Kyoto, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kyoto, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clan | Fujiwara clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1891-02-18 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early Meiji period
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late Edo period ⓘ |
| familyName | Sanjo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Sanetomi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honour | Marquess (kōshaku) in the kazoku peerage ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf | court nobility of Kyoto ⓘ |
| name | Sanjo Sanetomi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 三条 実美 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Sanjo family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped establish the Meiji government
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key role in overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership in early modern Japanese government structures ⓘ |
| notableWork | participation in the Meiji Restoration ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Boshin War (as court leader)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | sonnō jōi movement supporter ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Realm
NERFINISHED
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Daijō-daijin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Minister of the Left NERFINISHED ⓘ Minister of the Right NERFINISHED ⓘ President of the Council of State ⓘ head of the Daijō-kan ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto (court tradition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnedToKyoto | 1867 ⓘ |
| roleInNewGovernment | one of the leading court nobles in the early Meiji cabinet system ⓘ |
| successorAsDaijoDaijin | Kuroda Kiyotaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | restoration of imperial rule ⓘ |
| wasExiledTo | Chōshū Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfExile | 1863 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sanjo Sanetomi Description of subject: Sanjo Sanetomi was a prominent Japanese court noble and statesman of the late Edo and early Meiji periods who played a key role in the Meiji Restoration and early modern government.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.