Murasaki Shikibu
E82443
Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese noblewoman and writer best known as the author of *The Tale of Genji*, often considered the world’s first novel.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Murasaki Shikibu canonical | 19 |
| Lady Murasaki | 2 |
| Murasaki Shikibu began writing The Tale of Genji at Ishiyama-dera | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T682775 — 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: Murasaki Shikibu Context triple: [Heian period, significantPerson, Murasaki Shikibu]
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A.
Itō Sukeyuki
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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B.
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe was a prominent Japanese naval officer and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Japan in the early 20th century and played a key role in modernizing the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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C.
Nakae Chōmin
Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
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D.
Isogai Rensuke
Isogai Rensuke was an Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded forces in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including at major engagements such as the Battle of Taierzhuang.
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E.
Okamura Yasuji
Okamura Yasuji was a senior Imperial Japanese Army general who played a leading role in Japan’s military campaigns in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- 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: Murasaki Shikibu Target entity description: Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese noblewoman and writer best known as the author of *The Tale of Genji*, often considered the world’s first novel.
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A.
Itō Sukeyuki
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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B.
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe
Yamamoto Gonnohyōe was a prominent Japanese naval officer and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Japan in the early 20th century and played a key role in modernizing the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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C.
Nakae Chōmin
Nakae Chōmin was a prominent Meiji-era Japanese political thinker, journalist, and translator who helped introduce Western liberal ideas to Japan and became a leading advocate for democracy and civil rights.
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D.
Isogai Rensuke
Isogai Rensuke was an Imperial Japanese Army general who commanded forces in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War, including at major engagements such as the Battle of Taierzhuang.
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E.
Okamura Yasuji
Okamura Yasuji was a senior Imperial Japanese Army general who played a leading role in Japan’s military campaigns in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heian-period person
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Japanese writer ⓘ court lady ⓘ noblewoman ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kyoto ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | classic of Japanese literature ⓘ |
| child | Daini no Sanmi ⓘ |
| clan | Fujiwara clan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| court |
Imperial court of Japan (historically)
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surface form:
Imperial Court of Japan
|
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 973 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath |
circa 1014
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circa 1031 ⓘ |
| era | Heian period ⓘ |
| familyName |
Fujiwara clan
ⓘ
surface form:
Fujiwara
|
| father | Fujiwara no Tametoki ⓘ |
| floruit |
early 11th century
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late 10th century ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
diary literature
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monogatari ⓘ waka poetry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese literature
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world literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoring The Tale of Genji
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being one of the earliest novelists ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Classical Japanese
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Japanese ⓘ |
| movement | classical Japanese literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Murasaki Shikibu Diary
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surface form:
Murasaki Shikibu Collection
Murasaki Shikibu Diary ⓘ The Tale of Genji ⓘ |
| occupation |
courtier
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lady-in-waiting ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kyoto
ⓘ
surface form:
Heian-kyō
Kyoto ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kyoto
ⓘ
surface form:
Heian-kyō
Kyoto ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| servedAtCourtOf |
Emperor Daigo
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Ichijō
Empress Shōshi ⓘ |
| spouse |
Fujiwara no Tametoki
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surface form:
Fujiwara no Nobutaka
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| workDescribedAs |
The Tale of Genji
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surface form:
The Tale of Genji is often considered the world’s first novel
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| writingStyle |
detailed court life description
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psychological characterization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Murasaki Shikibu Description of subject: Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese noblewoman and writer best known as the author of *The Tale of Genji*, often considered the world’s first novel.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lady Murasaki
this entity surface form:
Murasaki Shikibu began writing The Tale of Genji at Ishiyama-dera
this entity surface form:
Lady Murasaki