Nagato Province
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Nagato Province was a former administrative region of Japan located in what is now western Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nagato Province canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1894194 — 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: Nagato Province Context triple: [Yamagata Aritomo, birthPlace, Nagato Province]
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A.
Kaga Province
Kaga Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now southern Ishikawa Prefecture, known for its wealth, powerful feudal domain, and rich cultural traditions.
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B.
Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture in central Japan known for encompassing Lake Biwa, the country’s largest freshwater lake, and for its historical towns and proximity to Kyoto in the Kansai region.
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C.
Etchū Province
Etchū Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now Toyama Prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan.
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D.
Mie Prefecture
Mie Prefecture is a coastal prefecture in central Japan known for the Ise Grand Shrine, scenic coastal landscapes, and traditional pearl cultivation.
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E.
Ishikawa Prefecture
Ishikawa Prefecture is a region on Japan’s central Honshu island, known for its historic castle town Kanazawa, traditional crafts, and scenic coastline along the Sea of Japan.
- 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: Nagato Province Target entity description: Nagato Province was a former administrative region of Japan located in what is now western Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
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A.
Kaga Province
Kaga Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now southern Ishikawa Prefecture, known for its wealth, powerful feudal domain, and rich cultural traditions.
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B.
Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture in central Japan known for encompassing Lake Biwa, the country’s largest freshwater lake, and for its historical towns and proximity to Kyoto in the Kansai region.
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C.
Etchū Province
Etchū Province was a historical region of Japan located in what is now Toyama Prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan.
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D.
Mie Prefecture
Mie Prefecture is a coastal prefecture in central Japan known for the Ise Grand Shrine, scenic coastal landscapes, and traditional pearl cultivation.
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E.
Ishikawa Prefecture
Ishikawa Prefecture is a region on Japan’s central Honshu island, known for its historic castle town Kanazawa, traditional crafts, and scenic coastline along the Sea of Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative region
ⓘ
historical Japanese province ⓘ |
| abolishedInReform | Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Iwami Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sea of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Suō Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dissolvedDuring | Meiji period reforms ⓘ |
| existedDuring |
Edo period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamakura period NERFINISHED ⓘ Muromachi period NERFINISHED ⓘ Nara period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Chōshū
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagato no Kuni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Hagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastalOrientation | north-facing toward Sea of Japan ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Sea of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalPosition | western end of Honshu ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalFunction | administrative division of Japan ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRegionType | province of Japan ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | center of anti-Tokugawa activities ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalStatus | dissolved province ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 長門国 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorCastleTown | Hagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernSuccessorEntity | Yamaguchi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | “long gate” in Japanese ⓘ |
| hasNotableDomain | Chōshū Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableShrine |
Hofu Tenmangū
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumiyoshi Shrine (Nagato) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegionCodeInGokishichidō | San'yōdō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isWesternmostProvinceOn | Honshu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūgoku region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honshu ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Yamaguchi Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Yamaguchi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganizedInto | Yamaguchi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesTerritoryWith |
modern city of Hagi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern city of Shimonoseki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasControlledBy | Mōri clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasImportantIn | late Edo period politics ⓘ |
| wasKnownFor | maritime trade and coastal routes ⓘ |
| wasPartOf |
Chōshū Domain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
feudal Japan ⓘ |
| wasReplacedBy | modern prefecture system ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | Kanji ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nagato Province Description of subject: Nagato Province was a former administrative region of Japan located in what is now western Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.