Takasugi Shinsaku
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Takasugi Shinsaku was a key late-Edo period samurai and political reformer who helped drive the Meiji Restoration by modernizing military forces and leading anti-shogunate activities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Takasugi Shinsaku canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6656623 — 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: Takasugi Shinsaku Context triple: [Chōshū Domain, notableFigure, Takasugi Shinsaku]
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A.
Sakakibara Shōzō
Sakakibara Shōzō was an Imperial Japanese Army general who served as a senior military commander during World War II, including in the Pacific theater.
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B.
Enomoto Takeaki
Enomoto Takeaki was a Japanese naval officer and statesman who led the Tokugawa navy during the Meiji Restoration and later served in high government posts under the new imperial regime.
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C.
Kuroda Kiyotaka
Kuroda Kiyotaka was a Meiji-era Japanese statesman and former samurai who served as the second Prime Minister of Japan and played a key role in the early development of Hokkaido.
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D.
Ugaki Kazushige
Ugaki Kazushige was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as a prominent imperial administrator during Japan’s pre-World War II expansion.
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E.
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.
- 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: Takasugi Shinsaku Target entity description: Takasugi Shinsaku was a key late-Edo period samurai and political reformer who helped drive the Meiji Restoration by modernizing military forces and leading anti-shogunate activities.
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A.
Sakakibara Shōzō
Sakakibara Shōzō was an Imperial Japanese Army general who served as a senior military commander during World War II, including in the Pacific theater.
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B.
Enomoto Takeaki
Enomoto Takeaki was a Japanese naval officer and statesman who led the Tokugawa navy during the Meiji Restoration and later served in high government posts under the new imperial regime.
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C.
Kuroda Kiyotaka
Kuroda Kiyotaka was a Meiji-era Japanese statesman and former samurai who served as the second Prime Minister of Japan and played a key role in the early development of Hokkaido.
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D.
Ugaki Kazushige
Ugaki Kazushige was a Japanese military officer and politician who served as a prominent imperial administrator during Japan’s pre-World War II expansion.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese historical figure
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military leader ⓘ political reformer ⓘ samurai ⓘ |
| activeIn | Bakumatsu period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 27 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1839-09-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hagi, Chōshū Domain
NERFINISHED
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Nagato Province NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| clan | Chōshū samurai ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | statues in Hagi and Shimonoseki ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1867-05-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Shimonoseki, Chōshū Domain
NERFINISHED
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present-day Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domainAllegiance | Chōshū Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Shōka Sonjuku academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Edo period ⓘ |
| familyName | Takasugi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Shinsaku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | sonnō jōi ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Western military organization
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Yoshida Shōin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anti-shogunate activities
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founding the Kiheitai militia ⓘ modernization of military forces ⓘ role in the Meiji Restoration ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| memorial | grave in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture ⓘ |
| militaryInnovation | mixed-class militia system ⓘ |
| militaryUnitFounded | Kiheitai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Meiji Restoration movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Takasugi Shinsaku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 高杉晋作 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Chōshū civil conflicts
NERFINISHED
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Chōshū expeditions against the shogunate ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | anti-Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Japanese historical dramas ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Chōshū Domain
NERFINISHED
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western Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Confucian-influenced Japanese beliefs ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | leader in Chōshū’s resistance to the Second Chōshū Expedition ⓘ |
| socialReform | breaking samurai monopoly on military service ⓘ |
| teacher | Yoshida Shōin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Qing China
NERFINISHED
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Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Takasugi Shinsaku Description of subject: Takasugi Shinsaku was a key late-Edo period samurai and political reformer who helped drive the Meiji Restoration by modernizing military forces and leading anti-shogunate activities.
Referenced by (3)
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