Kenseikai
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Kenseikai was a major early 20th-century Japanese political party that advocated constitutional government and moderate liberal reforms during the Taishō democracy era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kenseikai canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5124057 — 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: Kenseikai Context triple: [Ōkuma Shigenobu, politicalParty, Kenseikai]
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A.
Yushima Seidō
Yushima Seidō is a historic Confucian temple and former educational center in Tokyo, Japan, known as a key site for Confucian learning during the Edo period.
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B.
Taishin-in
Taishin-in was Japan’s prewar highest judicial body, serving as the nation’s supreme court under the Meiji Constitution before being replaced by the modern Supreme Court of Japan.
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C.
Chokusaisha
Chokusaisha are a select group of Shinto shrines distinguished by receiving imperial envoys for special rites, reflecting their high religious and historical importance in Japan.
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D.
Kaishintō
Kaishintō was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political party advocating constitutional government and liberal reforms.
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E.
Nikai school
Nikai school is a political faction or group associated with the Nikai faction, likely centered around the leadership or ideology of a figure named Nikai.
- 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: Kenseikai Target entity description: Kenseikai was a major early 20th-century Japanese political party that advocated constitutional government and moderate liberal reforms during the Taishō democracy era.
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A.
Yushima Seidō
Yushima Seidō is a historic Confucian temple and former educational center in Tokyo, Japan, known as a key site for Confucian learning during the Edo period.
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B.
Taishin-in
Taishin-in was Japan’s prewar highest judicial body, serving as the nation’s supreme court under the Meiji Constitution before being replaced by the modern Supreme Court of Japan.
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C.
Chokusaisha
Chokusaisha are a select group of Shinto shrines distinguished by receiving imperial envoys for special rites, reflecting their high religious and historical importance in Japan.
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D.
Kaishintō
Kaishintō was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political party advocating constitutional government and liberal reforms.
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E.
Nikai school
Nikai school is a political faction or group associated with the Nikai faction, likely centered around the leadership or ideology of a figure named Nikai.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | early Shōwa period ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | Taishō period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advocated |
civil rights protections
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constitutional government ⓘ expansion of suffrage ⓘ moderate liberal reforms ⓘ strengthening of the Diet ⓘ |
| competedWith | Rikken Seiyūkai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dissolvedOn | 1927-06-01 ⓘ |
| era | Taishō democracy ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Chūseikai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rikken Dōshikai NERFINISHED ⓘ independent Diet members ⓘ |
| foundedOn | 1916-10-10 ⓘ |
| hadMainBase |
professionals and intellectuals
ⓘ
urban middle classes ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Tokyo ⓘ |
| heldOffice | Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
forerunner of prewar Japanese liberal parties
ⓘ
major party of Taishō democracy ⓘ |
| ideology |
constitutionalism
ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| leader |
Hamaguchi Osachi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inukai Tsuyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ Katō Takaaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Wakatsuki Reijirō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Rikken Minseitō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePrimeMinister |
Hamaguchi Osachi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inukai Tsuyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ Katō Takaaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Wakatsuki Reijirō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
bureaucratic authoritarianism
ⓘ
genrō oligarchic control ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
centre
ⓘ
centre-left ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Chūseikai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rikken Dōshikai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatsInDiet | House of Representatives of the Imperial Diet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Rikken Minseitō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
reduction of military influence in politics
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universal male suffrage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kenseikai Description of subject: Kenseikai was a major early 20th-century Japanese political party that advocated constitutional government and moderate liberal reforms during the Taishō democracy era.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.