Daijō-daijin
E96311
Daijō-daijin was the highest ministerial post in Japan’s ancient imperial government, effectively serving as the head of the Daijō-kan (Great Council of State) under the ritsuryō system.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daijō-daijin canonical | 9 |
| daijō-daijin | 2 |
| Daijin | 1 |
| Daijō Daijin | 1 |
| Daijō-daijin (Chancellor of the Realm) | 1 |
| Daijō-daijin (Chancellor) | 1 |
| Dajō-daijin | 1 |
| daijō daijin | 1 |
| daijō-daijin (Chancellor of the Realm) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T788332 — 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: Daijō-daijin Context triple: [Naikaku Sōri Daijin, precededByOffice, Daijō-daijin]
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A.
Hachiman
Hachiman is a major Shinto deity revered as the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people, especially warriors.
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B.
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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C.
Jōkō
Jōkō is the Japanese honorific title traditionally given to a retired emperor who has abdicated the throne.
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D.
Fujiwara no Yorimichi
Fujiwara no Yorimichi was a powerful 11th-century Japanese court noble and regent who dominated Heian-period politics and famously sponsored the construction of the Byōdō-in temple at Uji.
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E.
Obihiro
Obihiro is a mid-sized city in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, known for its agricultural production, horse racing, and cold, snowy winters.
- 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: Daijō-daijin Target entity description: Daijō-daijin was the highest ministerial post in Japan’s ancient imperial government, effectively serving as the head of the Daijō-kan (Great Council of State) under the ritsuryō system.
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A.
Hachiman
Hachiman is a major Shinto deity revered as the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people, especially warriors.
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B.
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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C.
Jōkō
Jōkō is the Japanese honorific title traditionally given to a retired emperor who has abdicated the throne.
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D.
Fujiwara no Yorimichi
Fujiwara no Yorimichi was a powerful 11th-century Japanese court noble and regent who dominated Heian-period politics and famously sponsored the construction of the Byōdō-in temple at Uji.
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E.
Obihiro
Obihiro is a mid-sized city in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, known for its agricultural production, horse racing, and cold, snowy winters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
ⓘ
imperial Japanese court title ⓘ political position ⓘ |
| abolishedInPractice | Meiji period reforms ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Imperial court of Japan (historically)
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Court of Japan
House of Yamato ⓘ
surface form:
Yamato court
|
| appointedBy | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
court aristocracy
ⓘ
kuge ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| equivalentOffice |
chancellor
ⓘ
prime minister ⓘ |
| governmentSystem | ritsuryō system ⓘ |
| hasHigherRankThan |
Udaijin
ⓘ
surface form:
Naidaijin
Sadaijin ⓘ Udaijin ⓘ |
| hasLowerRankThan | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | highest ministerial post in the Daijō-kan ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | declined in political importance with rise of shogunate ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
coordination of other ministers
ⓘ
oversight of state administration ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| literalMeaning |
Chancellor of the Realm
ⓘ
Grand Minister of State ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kyoto
ⓘ
surface form:
Heian-kyō
Kyoto ⓘ |
| memberOf | imperial court nobility ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Fujiwara no Kamatari
ⓘ
Fujiwara no Mototsune ⓘ Fujiwara no Yoshifusa ⓘ Prince Ōtomo ⓘ Sanjo Sanetomi ⓘ Toyotomi Hideyoshi ⓘ |
| partOf |
Daijō-kan (Council of State of Japan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Daijō-kan
Great Council of State ⓘ |
| replacedBy | modern office of Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ |
| role |
chief minister of state
ⓘ
head of the Great Council of State ⓘ |
| selectionBasis |
high-ranking court noble
ⓘ
member of powerful aristocratic clan ⓘ |
| status | largely ceremonial in later periods ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| transliteration | Daijō-daijin self-link ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Yamato period
ⓘ
surface form:
Asuka period
Heian period ⓘ Nara period ⓘ early feudal Japan ⓘ |
| writingSystemOfName | kanji ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daijō-daijin Description of subject: Daijō-daijin was the highest ministerial post in Japan’s ancient imperial government, effectively serving as the head of the Daijō-kan (Great Council of State) under the ritsuryō system.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ministers of State (Japan)
this entity surface form:
Daijin
this entity surface form:
Dajō-daijin
this entity surface form:
daijō daijin
subject surface form:
Imperial court of Japan
this entity surface form:
Daijō-daijin (Chancellor of the Realm)
this entity surface form:
Daijō-daijin (Chancellor)
this entity surface form:
daijō-daijin (Chancellor of the Realm)
this entity surface form:
Daijō Daijin
this entity surface form:
daijō-daijin
subject surface form:
Fujiwara no Michinaga
this entity surface form:
daijō-daijin