Itō Sukeyuki
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Itō Sukeyuki was a Japanese admiral who became prominent as a leading naval commander during Japan’s early modern wars and the country’s rise as a maritime power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Itō Sukeyuki canonical | 4 |
| Sukeyuki | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T399373 — 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: Itō Sukeyuki Context triple: [First Sino-Japanese War, commander, Itō Sukeyuki]
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A.
Sanae Takaichi
Sanae Takaichi is a Japanese conservative politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who has served in several ministerial posts and is known for her bids for party leadership and advocacy of hawkish security and traditionalist social policies.
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B.
Shōhō
Shōhō was a Japanese light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, notable for being the first Japanese carrier sunk in the war during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
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C.
Gotō Shinpei
Gotō Shinpei was a prominent Japanese statesman and colonial administrator known for modernizing Taiwan’s infrastructure and governance during early Japanese rule and later serving in top government posts in Japan.
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D.
Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Governor-General of Taiwan, playing a key role in establishing Japanese colonial administration there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Sojin Kamiyama
Sojin Kamiyama was a Japanese actor of the silent film era, best known for his prominent roles in early Hollywood productions.
- 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: Itō Sukeyuki Target entity description: Itō Sukeyuki was a Japanese admiral who became prominent as a leading naval commander during Japan’s early modern wars and the country’s rise as a maritime power.
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A.
Sanae Takaichi
Sanae Takaichi is a Japanese conservative politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who has served in several ministerial posts and is known for her bids for party leadership and advocacy of hawkish security and traditionalist social policies.
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B.
Shōhō
Shōhō was a Japanese light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, notable for being the first Japanese carrier sunk in the war during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
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C.
Gotō Shinpei
Gotō Shinpei was a prominent Japanese statesman and colonial administrator known for modernizing Taiwan’s infrastructure and governance during early Japanese rule and later serving in top government posts in Japan.
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D.
Kodama Gentarō
Kodama Gentarō was a Japanese general and statesman who served as Governor-General of Taiwan, playing a key role in establishing Japanese colonial administration there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Sojin Kamiyama
Sojin Kamiyama was a Japanese actor of the silent film era, best known for his prominent roles in early Hollywood productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
ⓘ
admiral ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| awardReceived |
Order of the Chrysanthemum
ⓘ
Order of the Golden Kite ⓘ Order of the Rising Sun ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Aoyama Cemetery
|
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1843-05-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1914-01-16 ⓘ |
| education | Naval training in the Satsuma Domain ⓘ |
| era |
Meiji era
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji period
Taisho era ⓘ
surface form:
Taishō period
|
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Itō ⓘ |
| givenName |
Itō Sukeyuki
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sukeyuki
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| hasHonorificPrefix | Marquis ⓘ |
| influencedBy | modern Western naval tactics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Kagoshima Domain
ⓘ
surface form:
Satsuma Domain
|
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | admiral ⓘ |
| name | Itō Sukeyuki self-link ⓘ |
| nativeName | 伊東 祐亨 ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Count
ⓘ
Marquis ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Weihaiwei
ⓘ
Battle of the Yalu River ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Yalu River (1894)
|
| notableCommanderOf | Combined Fleet ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributing to Japan’s rise as a maritime power
ⓘ
leading Japanese naval forces during Japan’s early modern wars ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Boshin War
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First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ Russo-Japanese War ⓘ Satsuma Rebellion ⓘ |
| partOf | kazoku ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain, Japan ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Tokyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo, Japan
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| positionHeld |
Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
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Fleet commander of the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| residence |
Tokyo
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surface form:
Tokyo, Japan
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Itō Sukeyuki Description of subject: Itō Sukeyuki was a Japanese admiral who became prominent as a leading naval commander during Japan’s early modern wars and the country’s rise as a maritime power.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sukeyuki
subject surface form:
伊東祐亨