Katō Tomosaburō
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Katō Tomosaburō was a prominent early 20th-century Japanese naval officer and statesman who rose to become a leading admiral and later served as Prime Minister of Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Katō Tomosaburō canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T417169 — 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: Katō Tomosaburō Context triple: [Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notableHolder, Katō Tomosaburō]
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A.
Yamashita Tomoyuki
Yamashita Tomoyuki was a prominent World War II Japanese general best known for leading the successful 1942 conquest of Singapore, earning him the nickname "The Tiger of Malaya."
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B.
Matsui Iwane
Matsui Iwane was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army best known for commanding Japanese forces during the invasion of China and being held responsible for the Nanjing Massacre, for which he was later convicted and executed as a war criminal.
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C.
Mutaguchi Renya
Mutaguchi Renya was a Japanese general best known for commanding the ill-fated Imphal offensive in Burma during World War II.
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D.
Terauchi Masatake
Terauchi Masatake was a Japanese military officer and statesman who served as the first Governor-General of Korea and later as Prime Minister of Japan during the early 20th century.
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E.
Hasegawa Yoshimichi
Hasegawa Yoshimichi was a Japanese colonial administrator who served in a prominent governmental role 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: Katō Tomosaburō Target entity description: Katō Tomosaburō was a prominent early 20th-century Japanese naval officer and statesman who rose to become a leading admiral and later served as Prime Minister of Japan.
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A.
Yamashita Tomoyuki
Yamashita Tomoyuki was a prominent World War II Japanese general best known for leading the successful 1942 conquest of Singapore, earning him the nickname "The Tiger of Malaya."
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B.
Matsui Iwane
Matsui Iwane was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army best known for commanding Japanese forces during the invasion of China and being held responsible for the Nanjing Massacre, for which he was later convicted and executed as a war criminal.
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C.
Mutaguchi Renya
Mutaguchi Renya was a Japanese general best known for commanding the ill-fated Imphal offensive in Burma during World War II.
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D.
Terauchi Masatake
Terauchi Masatake was a Japanese military officer and statesman who served as the first Governor-General of Korea and later as Prime Minister of Japan during the early 20th century.
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E.
Hasegawa Yoshimichi
Hasegawa Yoshimichi was a Japanese colonial administrator who served in a prominent governmental role in Taiwan during the period of Japanese rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prime Minister of Japan
ⓘ
admiral ⓘ human ⓘ naval officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| birthDate | 1861-04-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Aki Province
ⓘ
Hiroshima Prefecture ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stomach cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1923-08-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Tokyo ⓘ |
| education | Imperial Japanese Naval Academy ⓘ |
| era |
Meiji era
ⓘ
surface form:
Meiji period
Taisho era ⓘ
surface form:
Taishō period
|
| familyName | Katō ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Tomosaburō ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Count ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership of the Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
naval disarmament policies ⓘ service as Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| memberOf | kazoku ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Admiral ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Emperor Taishō ⓘ |
| name | Katō Tomosaburō self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 加藤 友三郎 ⓘ |
| nobilityTitle | hakushaku ⓘ |
| notableWork | participation in Washington Naval Conference ⓘ |
| occupation |
naval officer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
First Sino-Japanese War
ⓘ
Russo-Japanese War ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief of the Naval General Staff
Toshimitsu Motegi (as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan) ⓘ
surface form:
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
Minister of the Navy of Japan ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ member of the House of Peers ⓘ |
| predecessor | Takahashi Korekiyo ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism (inferred, not certain) ⓘ |
| successor | Yamamoto Gonnohyōe ⓘ |
| termEnd | Prime Minister of Japan: 1923-08-24 ⓘ |
| termStart | Prime Minister of Japan: 1922-06-12 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Katō Tomosaburō Description of subject: Katō Tomosaburō was a prominent early 20th-century Japanese naval officer and statesman who rose to become a leading admiral and later served as Prime Minister of Japan.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.