Yayoi people
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The Yayoi people were an ancient population of the Japanese archipelago, known for introducing wet-rice agriculture, metalworking, and other key cultural and technological advances during Japan’s Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE–300 CE).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yayoi people canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5036542 — 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: Yayoi people Context triple: [Koreans, relatedEthnicGroup, Yayoi people]
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Kawaiisu people
The Kawaiisu people are an Indigenous Native American group traditionally inhabiting the southern Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains of California, known for their Uto-Aztecan language and rich basketry and rock art traditions.
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B.
Nakanai people
The Nakanai people are an indigenous ethnic group of central New Britain in Papua New Guinea, known for their distinct Austronesian language and rich coastal and rainforest-based cultural traditions.
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C.
Chimariko people
The Chimariko people are an Indigenous group native to northwestern California, historically living along the Trinity River and known for their distinct language and traditional riverine lifeways.
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D.
Hambukushu people
The Hambukushu people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of northwestern Botswana and neighboring regions, traditionally known as riverine farmers, fishers, and hunters with a rich cultural heritage closely tied to the Okavango waterways.
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E.
Mikasuki people
The Mikasuki people are a Native American group of the southeastern United States, closely related to the Seminole and known for preserving their distinct Muskogean language and cultural traditions.
- 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: Yayoi people Target entity description: The Yayoi people were an ancient population of the Japanese archipelago, known for introducing wet-rice agriculture, metalworking, and other key cultural and technological advances during Japan’s Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE–300 CE).
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A.
Kawaiisu people
The Kawaiisu people are an Indigenous Native American group traditionally inhabiting the southern Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains of California, known for their Uto-Aztecan language and rich basketry and rock art traditions.
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B.
Nakanai people
The Nakanai people are an indigenous ethnic group of central New Britain in Papua New Guinea, known for their distinct Austronesian language and rich coastal and rainforest-based cultural traditions.
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C.
Chimariko people
The Chimariko people are an Indigenous group native to northwestern California, historically living along the Trinity River and known for their distinct language and traditional riverine lifeways.
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D.
Hambukushu people
The Hambukushu people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of northwestern Botswana and neighboring regions, traditionally known as riverine farmers, fishers, and hunters with a rich cultural heritage closely tied to the Okavango waterways.
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E.
Mikasuki people
The Mikasuki people are a Native American group of the southeastern United States, closely related to the Seminole and known for preserving their distinct Muskogean language and cultural traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient population
ⓘ
archaeological culture ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| ancestralTo |
Yamato people (partial)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern Japanese population (partial) ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteType |
burial mounds
ⓘ
moated hilltop settlements ⓘ paddy fields ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Yayoi period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Jomon hunter-gatherers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Yayoi culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing and hunting
ⓘ
millet cultivation ⓘ wet-rice agriculture ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
long-distance trade
ⓘ
warfare between communities ⓘ wet-field irrigation ⓘ |
| expandedTo |
eastern Honshu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Honshu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kofun-period people ⓘ |
| geneticComponent | East Asian farmer ancestry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bronze technology
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dolmen-like stone burials ⓘ introduction of wet-rice agriculture ⓘ iron technology ⓘ jar burials ⓘ large raised-floor granaries ⓘ metalworking ⓘ moated settlements ⓘ paddy-field rice cultivation ⓘ settled village life ⓘ social stratification ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Japonic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Japanese archipelago ⓘ Kyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratedTo | northern Kyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Toro site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yoshinogari site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Japan ⓘ |
| possibleOrigin |
Korean Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yangtze River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ mainland East Asia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Jomon people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produced |
bronze bells
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bronze mirrors ⓘ bronze weapons ⓘ distinctive Yayoi pottery ⓘ iron tools ⓘ |
| region |
northern Kyushu core area
ⓘ
western Japan ⓘ |
| religion |
animistic beliefs
ⓘ
ritual use of bronze bells ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
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c. 300 BCE–300 CE ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
bronze
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iron ⓘ pottery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yayoi people Description of subject: The Yayoi people were an ancient population of the Japanese archipelago, known for introducing wet-rice agriculture, metalworking, and other key cultural and technological advances during Japan’s Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE–300 CE).
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.