Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
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The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers is one of Japan’s highest honors, awarded for exceptionally distinguished contributions to the state and public.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers canonical | 4 |
| Grand Cordon | 1 |
| Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T534934 — 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: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers Context triple: [Yasuhiro Nakasone, awardReceived, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers]
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A.
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun is the highest class of one of Japan’s most prestigious national orders, awarded for exceptional merit in international relations, culture, and public service.
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B.
Grand Cordon
The Grand Cordon is the highest and most prestigious class of the Belgian Order of Leopold, typically reserved for heads of state and other distinguished figures.
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C.
Order of the Chrysanthemum
The Order of the Chrysanthemum is Japan’s highest and most prestigious order of chivalry, traditionally awarded by the Emperor to members of the imperial family and distinguished foreign heads of state.
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D.
Order of the Rising Sun
The Order of the Rising Sun is a prestigious Japanese honor established in 1875 to recognize distinguished achievements in international relations, culture, and public service.
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E.
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star is a high-ranking Japanese honor awarded by the government for distinguished achievements in international relations, culture, and public service.
- 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: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers Target entity description: The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers is one of Japan’s highest honors, awarded for exceptionally distinguished contributions to the state and public.
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A.
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun
The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun is the highest class of one of Japan’s most prestigious national orders, awarded for exceptional merit in international relations, culture, and public service.
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B.
Grand Cordon
The Grand Cordon is the highest and most prestigious class of the Belgian Order of Leopold, typically reserved for heads of state and other distinguished figures.
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C.
Order of the Chrysanthemum
The Order of the Chrysanthemum is Japan’s highest and most prestigious order of chivalry, traditionally awarded by the Emperor to members of the imperial family and distinguished foreign heads of state.
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D.
Order of the Rising Sun
The Order of the Rising Sun is a prestigious Japanese honor established in 1875 to recognize distinguished achievements in international relations, culture, and public service.
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E.
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star is a high-ranking Japanese honor awarded by the government for distinguished achievements in international relations, culture, and public service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of merit
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state decoration ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Imperial Seal of Japan
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Japanese honors system ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
Emperor of Japan
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Government of Japan ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
exceptionally distinguished achievements in administration
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exceptionally distinguished achievements in diplomacy ⓘ exceptionally distinguished achievements in politics ⓘ exceptionally distinguished achievements in public service ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
Japanese nationals
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non-Japanese nationals ⓘ |
| awardingBody | Cabinet Office of Japan ⓘ |
| awardingFrequency | biannual ⓘ |
| awardingOccasion |
autumn honors
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spring honors ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| decorationType | neck decoration with sash ⓘ |
| eligibility |
civilian
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foreign nationals ⓘ military personnel ⓘ |
| fieldOfRecognition |
international relations
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public service ⓘ state affairs ⓘ |
| grade |
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Grand Cordon
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| hasComponent |
badge
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sash ⓘ star ⓘ |
| higherAward | Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ |
| honorificCategory | national order ⓘ |
| inception | 2003 ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | 桐花大綬章 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Japanese honors system reform of 2003 ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun ⓘ |
| namedAfter | paulownia tree ⓘ |
| orderInPrecedence |
above the Order of the Rising Sun
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below the Order of the Chrysanthemum ⓘ |
| partOf | Order of the Paulownia Flowers ⓘ |
| precededBy | Order of the Paulownia Flowers ⓘ |
| purpose |
recognition of exceptionally distinguished contributions to the public
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recognition of exceptionally distinguished contributions to the state ⓘ |
| rank | one of the highest decorations of Japan ⓘ |
| replaces | Order of the Paulownia Flowers ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | purple ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbol |
paulownia flowers
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paulownia leaves ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers Description of subject: The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers is one of Japan’s highest honors, awarded for exceptionally distinguished contributions to the state and public.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
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Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Grand Cordon
Order of the Paulownia Flowers
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lowerRankThan
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Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
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this entity surface form:
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum